Pokey and the livery stable in a car-ruled era reminiscence
A 1977 Christian Science Publishing piece recalls Pokey Ridgeway and a livery stable through a turn of a century gaze. It contrasts horse drawn travel with rent a car services, noting Pokey's duties, rates, and quaint social scenes. The narrator muses on future pleas for fuel and licenses while imagining Pokey and Mrs Mooney meeting modern credit.
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Pokey Ridgeway
Pokey
Leslie Bigger
Leslie
Dr. Goodwin
Doc
Broodway
Titcomb
Birch Hill
Mrs. Mooney
Cuba and Vietnam relations move toward normal ties
The Carter era edges toward full diplomatic relations with Cuba and Vietnam, despite hurdles. Vietnam faces missing Americans and doubts about postwar aid, while Cuba’s new interest sections hint at broader ties. A joint focus on missing personnel, trade credits, and a hemispheric role suggests a sober, practical shift in the Cold War landscape.
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Carter
Cuba
Vietnam
Bay of Pigs
Nixon
Washington
Congress
America
Angola
Ethiopia
Fidel Castro
Hemisphere
South Korea
Manchester fishermen face grave problem with pond goldfish
A few years ago a man dumped delicate goldfish into a large pond stocked with trout and now the goldfish, over a foot long, are eating the trout. The note highlights local events from Bennington to Burlington including a homemaking conference, Catamount concerts, flood threats, teacher certification debate, school renovations, and notable historical and national items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Bessie Pleasants
Bennington
Burlington
Barbara Geannelis
Frances Wager
Florence Bridge
Dorothy Buss
Barbara Powers
Lorana Watson
Catamount
Yellow Barn
Old Bennington
Leon Barzin
National Orchestral Association
Julian DeGray
Robert McBride
Bennington College
Kenya Bans Big-Game Hunting to Save Wildlife
The Christian Science Monitor endorses Kenya’s immediate ban on all big-game hunting in its East Africa region. While lodges fear loss of guide revenue, wildlife supplies dwindle and the move follows similar bans in Tanzania and Uganda. Strong poaching remains a major threat that Kenya must curb with tougher enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenya
East Africa
Nairobi
Tanzania
Uganda
Africa
Government study on cooking wastes money and time
A Washington Star column mocks a National Bureau of Standards kitchen study where 58 women cooked meals under surveillance to gauge energy use. The piece quips the experiment proved little beyond waste and questions the value of such government studies while recapping a bear joke used by GOP figureheads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bureau of Standards
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Christian Science Publishing Society
New York
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Havana
Castro
Moscow
E-Z
Vernon Gage
Gage St
Vermont
F.S. Rice’s
Depot St
Roaring Branch
Rutland
Union School Board
Bendi
Gerald E. Morrissey Inc
Edith Craig Reynolds
Hoosick
Russell
Sage College
Camden
N.J
Europe
Rhodesia
Patricia Hearst
San Francisco
Dixie Lee Ray
Pacific
Bennington Pool Supply
Bennington Pool Supply, I
Pacific Pools
Morgan Street
Christian Science Monitor
Arthur
Yesteryear
GOP
Robert Dole
Dole
Cole
Martha Angle
The
Washington Star
Wraoelrvertin Nn Sng
Monument Plaza
Northside DR
Bennington, VT
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