Swiss Discipline Starts at Home Keeps Crime Low
Nini Le Rollo, writing from Rome, examines Swiss family life and schooling as keys to low juvenile crime. He praises parental authority, collective work, respect for elders, and trusted teachers, noting a rare absence of lawlessness in a diverse Alpine nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kippel
Lotschental
Murmonm
Otto
Thay
Europe
Switzerland
Nini le Rollo
Rome
Big Veha
Euro
United States
King Rides By in Bennington Play Parade
A horse drawn coach will roll through Bennington streets as Bennington High students premiere The King Rides By. Kenneth A. Mehan, Grane Mass baseball captain, is fatally injured after being struck by a pitch in a Charlemont Mohawks game. Dr. Francis Lt. Herrick joins Henry W. Putnam Memorial Hospital to lead anesthesia. Central Vermont Public Service files rate hikes with state commissions. A sugar price shift follows a 1963 peak as markets adjust to global trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Bennington High School
Kenneth A. Mehan
Grane
Mass
Charlemont Mohawks
Francis Lt. Herrick
Henry W. Putnam Memorial Hospital
Department of
Anesthesia
Notable U.S. events on mid 20th century dates
A chronology noting 1917 draft registration by over 9.5 million Americans aged 21 to 30 for World War I, 1934 FDR signing to end the gold standard, 1968 Robert Kennedy assassination in Los Angeles by Sirhan Sirhan, with Kennedy’s killer serving a life sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gene Ceman
Robert Kennedy
Los Angeles
Sirhan Sirhan
Retirements and the quest for a graceful sendoff
A humorous meditation on retirement rituals critiques maudlin or extravagant parties. It jokes about a lavish Air Force farewell and imagines a Hollywood fadeout style exit, with playful mock quotes from Yale and cemetery officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Air Force
Tecenly
Hollywood
Truth through justice in Watergate hearings debate
A column argues the Ervin committee prioritizes exposing truth over punishing offenders. It defends the judiciary’s role, warns against granting immunity, and urges justice to stay central to investigations and prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Sam Ervin
Novocain
D.C
Ervin Committee
Justice Department
Justice
Archibald Cox
Cox
Ervin
Senula
Senate
Jimige Sirica
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Ninglo Bello Kippel
Peek-A-Boo
A Whittie
First National Stores
Swift
Brattleboro & Bennington
Girl Scouts
Willow Park
Donald Langlois
John Bowen
Mountain View Trailer Park
Vermont and New Hampshire
Junie
By Dick West
Theffice
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Yellur
Mirniur
Academe
Kingman Brewster
Yale
John F. Philbin
Chicago
Supreme Court
Sam Sheppard
Mst
Jwlicks
Congress
Henry George
Ates le Conswreet
Mecmonheric
Amerlcan Express
Chetutes
TE Lend
Ataton
County National Bank
Bennington and
Arlington
Mimiber Federal Depgeit Instrauct Corporation
sGarrossi Lender
Meerssk Scn Eee
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