The Dangers of Broad Spray Programs Highlighted by Carson
The piece reviews Rachael Carson in The New Yorker arguing against indiscriminate insect spraying. It cites DDT and other chemicals harming birds, insects, and ecosystems, urging narrow spectrum solutions and biological controls to protect life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel R. Ogden
Ogden
Rachael Carson
New Yorker
Miss Carson
Vermont
George J. Wallace
Pleasant Valley Sanctuary
Lenox
Nova Scotia
C.J. Briefer
Blue Ribbon Team Named for New Union District Board
Voters in four area districts nominated a slate for the first Union High School district board. Bennington and Greater Bennington delegates join North Bennington and Shaftsbury nominees to form a team praised for legal know how finances planning and teamwork. The formal election occurs at the July organizational meeting and construction could begin within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Union High
J. Goodall Hutton
John Williams
Bennington
Robert M. Wilson
Walter G. Danish
Greater Bennington
Merritt Hewitt Jr
John McCullough
North Bennington
Arthur S. Faris
Union School
Washington confronts India's drift toward nationalism and war
In a contrast between Gandhi's nonviolence and India’s shift under V K Krishna Menon, a debate on purchasing Soviet MiG fighters highlights rising nationalism. The piece notes Gandhi’s legacy, Nehru's pacifism, and Rajendra Prasad's call for unilateral disarmament during a period of poverty and ethnic tensions in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Gandhi
Soviet Union
Gandi
V.K. Krishna Menon
Menon
West
United States
Nehru
Gandhi Peace Foundation
New Delhi
Kennedy
Pakistan
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
John Foster Dulles
Richard Nixon
Red China
China
Dr Jenney Pleads for Battenkill Fly Fishing Restrictions
Dr Rollin D Jenney urges Battenkill River limits to fly fishing only in Manchester Sunderland and Arlington to reduce out of state fishing pressure and fund better habitat. He proposes a $10 resident $20 nonresident license and talks of wardens and restocking while criticizing spinning rods and live bait use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollin D. Jenney
Washington Avenue
Battenkill
Robert E. Warner
Sam Ogden
Jenney
Vermont
Dr. Jenney
Western States
Newfoundland
Canada
Prentice Estate Plans Stir Williamstown Community
The Prentice estate in Williamstown valued at about 1.97 million with a 57 thousand tax bill may be broken up for sale after Mrs. Prentice’s death. Hospital officials and Williams College express intent to honor the Prentices, guiding decisions as they negotiate with the Prentiss family and Farm Manager Gardner. The vast property includes a 600 thousand dollar mansion, an apple orchard, a sugar bush, cattle, dairy operations, 161 dwellings, and a mouse genetics lab used by Pur due University. hospital plans would affect staff and 35 houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta Rockefeller Prentice
Rockefeller
Rocky) Prentice
Shirley Gardner
Prentice
Gardner
Williams College
Col
Williamstown
Hope
Prentiss
New England
Comment They Hone It Pretty Fine in Keene
The Keene School Board discussed a policy item titled Statement of policy on the development of policies. The gag highlights how bureaucratic phrasing can loop back on itself and questions how students are graded on comprehension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keene
Ket
Quotation Fragments on Leadership and Urban Space
A collection of quotations on leadership strategy negotiation and urban planning. The remarks touch on national leaders choosing conflict over dialogue, decisive timing in speech, and the effect of parking availability on car use.
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Bennington Banner
Banner Publishing Corporation
Main Street
North Adams Transcript
Washington
Marquis Childs
Peiping
Moscow
Rajendra Prasad
Rod and
By Roy Marsden
Fish and Game Department
Louis Moore
North Branch Street
Moore
Aound
Asia
U.S
Congress
Goa
Kashmir
Mt. Hope Farm
Mt. Hope
Berkshires
Mount Hope
Purdue University
Col. Prentice
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Green River
Hubert Goodale
University of Massachusetts
Mass. Agricultural College
Lenox Hill
Keene Sentinel
Harlan Cleveland
Syracuse University
Sir Hugh Casson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!