Palace Guard That Never Left the White House
The piece profiles John D. Ehrlichman as he reflects on his rise to White House counsel under Nixon. It traces how early access and proximity to power shape behavior, policy influence, and perceptions of presidential authority, ending with his views on future openness after Watergate.
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John D. Ehrlichman
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New York
Richard Nixon
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Florida
Opa Locka
White House
the Pierre
Ehrlichman
Howard Hughes
Community notes and a rising political figure in town
Bennington hosts hatch and distribute two hundred fifty pheasants for local residents and clubs. The 100th anniversary of Second Congregational Church is being celebrated with events and a banquet by reservation through Miss Nellie Hathaway. West Street corner project nears completion with plans to remove two corner buildings led by George B. Welling Richard R. Dwyer and Burton L. Bromley. Moe Mentum dominates local political chatter as Cronkite and Chancellor weigh his rising influence. The writer recalls a chance meeting with Mentum who once shared high school Latin class with him in the 1930s.
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Bennington
Bennington County
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Nellie Hathaway
West Street
North Bennington
George B. Welling
Richard R. Dwyer
Burton L. Bromley
Mentum
Moe Mentum rises from sports to politics in quirky career
The piece traces Moe Mentum, formerly Morris Mentumsky, transforming from football and misread Latin to a televised name that drew acclaim. He shifts to politics after a January push by reporters, facing rival Irv Charisma, a fading power figure, and ends with a glance at other local notices and events including engagements, lawsuits, and civic roles.
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Morris Mentumsky
Horace
Maury
Moe Mentum
Moe
Mick Tinglehoff
Mercury Morris
Oakland Raiders
Washington Redskins
Mentumsky
Dorset Village Green Restoration Acknowledgment
The Dorset Board of Selectmen thank Dorset citizens for funding and support, Herbert Simmons for planning, the Village Lighting Committee, adjoining landowners, the Vermont Highway Department and Gus Ayers for survey work, sidewalk superintendents, and Town Manager Vernon Squiers along with road crew Richard Baird Rick Baird Byron Bowen for drainage and grading work. The note praises efforts under poor weather and traffic, urges public cooperation and to keep off the grass.
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Dorset
Vernon
Squiers
Joe King
Richard Baird
Rick Baird
Byron Bowen
Wilmington Seeks Urgent Route 9 Safety Upgrades
The Wilmington Board of Selectmen urge Vermont officials to accelerate safety improvements on Vermont Route 9 Searsburg Mountain after a May 21 1976 crash that killed three. Since 1971 there have been 19 accidents near the curve with six fatalities and over 100000 in property damage, prompting calls to prioritize hazardous roadway fixes and a formal response.
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Vermont
Searsburg
Wilmington
Senior Citizens Puppet Group Thank-You Note
The Shaftsbury based Senior Citizens Puppet Making Group thanks donors who supply materials for sewn puppets and stuffed dogs given to hospitalized children at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Each child staying one night receives a puppet or dog and may keep it on discharge.
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Senior Citizens Puppet Making Group
Putnam Memorial Hospital
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Skip” Hogan
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