Survival as cooperation versus competition in human life
The piece argues survival hinges on either ruthless competition or cooperative effort. It contrasts Darwinian "survival of the fittest" with cooperative living, citing history and ethics, and urges collectivism to maximize fitness, stressing mutual support and social harmony over domination.
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Jeremiah
Patrick Henry
Malthus
Darwin
Spencer
John D. Rockefeller
Hitler
China
U.S.A
Stalin
Nero
Einstein
Pope John the 23d
Socrates
Justice Marshall
Maine
Ainers
Gas Station Blues and the Decline of Small Business
The column argues that independent service stations are vanishing as multinational oil companies expand control, with 26,000 stations closed in two years and averages showing independents far below refiners in sales per outlet. It links this to broader trends of big business influence and fewer opportunities for small entrepreneurs. It also includes reflections on Edward G. Robinson appearing in coffee commercials and the changing culture of celebrity endorsements.
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Benjamin Franklin
Federal Energy Administration
William E. Miller
Miller
Edward G. Robinson
United States
House of Representatives
Laurence Olivier
William Miller
Ford
Curly
Sadie
Jim Humber
Jim
Advertising Giants of Fame Sell Everything
A columnist laments the blending of fame and commerce as notable figures from sports and acting turn to product endorsements on television. He predicts a future where political leaders and presidents become selling faces for consumer goods, crowning a new era: the birth of the salesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe DiMaggio
Robinson
Ronald Reagan
Nelson Rockefeller
Edward Kennedy
Madison Avenue
Eisenhower
Maine Welcomes Trailer Tourists Despite Black Flies
A reader asks if Mainers are unfriendly to trailer campers. The writer counters that locals are intolerant yet black flies are very friendly, noting a 1970s survey favoring settled visitors over transient trailer crowds and recounting Maine’s tourism shift from grand resorts to modest motels and forest camping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Looking Back The Vermont Restaurant records and local lore
Vermont Restaurant in the Margolin Building on North Street files articles of association with the secretary of state in Montpelier. Richard Bahan recalls the origin of the nickname Algier’s for the village and recounts a historic rivalry between Town Hill and Bennington proper.
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Vermont
Margolin
North Street
Montpelier
Richard Bahan
Algier
Town Hill
Bennington
John Warren Taylor
Mary H. Adams
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Shaftsbury
Vincent J. Cino
N.Y. Times
Victor J. Cino
New York
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Cagney
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Joe Namath
DiMaggio
Mickey Mantle
Yankees
Whitey Ford
Fame
House of Lords
England
Muhammad Ali
Bill Russell
Ann Miller
Sen
Mansfield
Montana
Albert
House
St. Joseph College
Southern Vermont College
Ennington, Vermo
Amana
Furniture Inc
Elm ST
Bennington, VT
John Gould
Friendship, Maine
Connecticut
Forestry Service
New London
Penses
Laide Lindstrom
Britt
Christian Science Publishing Society
Robin
Archie King
Park St
Elm
Wallace Mattison Jr
Francis Kervan
Francis Cone
Hermann
Bennington County Humane Society
Battenkill Handle Company
Birch
Arlington
Bennington Graded School Board
Greater Berimington
Albert Fall
Harry Sinclair
Edward Doheny
Wyoming
California
Connie
WESC
Dunham
Roblee
Buster
Main Street
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