Sports and satire blur in a modern microcosm report
A 1976 column surveys how comic strips and the sports page have turned serious. It notes Time magazine on Doonesbury as a microcosm of opinion, laments the sport section’s shift toward politics and big business, and highlights legal and criminal quirks around sports figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie
Time Magazine
Time
Garry Trudeau
Pete Rose
Rod Carew
John W. Oliver
Kansas City
Major League Players Association
Catfish Hunter
Marvin Miller
Alan Eagleson
Bobby Orr
Mushc
Detroit Red Wings
Dan Maloney
Brian Glennie
Mike Marshall
Los Angeles Dodgers
Michigan State
Carter echoes Nixon in Faneuil Hall remarks
Mary McGrory notes Carter’s Boston talk at Faneuil Hall drew Nixonian parallels as he warned that political attacks on him may hurt the country. The column contrasts Carter’s religious rhetoric with the room’s rough political mood and hints at a desire to pause Watergate discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Carter
Faneuil Hall
Carter as Peter Pan and the Carter campaign tone
The piece portrays Jimmy Carter as an outsider who rejects typical political theater while promising decisive leadership. It critiques his aggressive Watergate framing, hints at a potential long campaign in Glasgow, and contrasts his stance with Nixon era restraint and a possible enduring moralizing presidency. It notes Carter’s self view as not a lawyer and his desire to avoid roundtable debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
China
Gerald Ford
Carter
Glasgow
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Peter Pan
Sunday in the Backyard Wagon Question
A boy uses a birthday red wagon for days and questions why Sunday rules apply only on the front sidewalk. Dad calls him to bring the wagon inside for Sunday. The boy asks if Sunday also applies in the backyard. Family Weekly
Looking Back and the Burlesque Bladder Analogy
Arch Lauterer joins the National Theater of Mexico as an unofficial adviser during Bennington College's winter field period. A Bennington County Courthouse construction contract was signed at William H. Wills' office. The piece critiques public tolerance for bad government, comparing leaks to a burlesque bladder used to distract audiences and stall reform efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch Lauterer
Bennington College
National Theater of Mexico
William H. Wills
Bennington County
Legislative
Harpo Marx
Metropolitan Opera
MGM
Harpo
CIA
Ford
Kennedy
Johnson
Vietnam
Maple sugarmakers prepare for tapping season in Bennington County
Maple sugarmakers in Bennington County accelerate preparations as warm weather signals tapping season. A portion of the bush was tapped Wednesday with sap flowing, ahead of a full moon Sunday when veterans say weather hints at peak season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.J. Pinney Co, Inc
Harold P. Radigan
Rutland
PWA
District of
Vermont
Bennington County
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Boston
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Snow White
Christian Science Publishing Society
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The
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Feds
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White House
Family Weekly
New York
Cambodia
Congress
Republic
State Department
Daniel Schorr
Schorr
CBS
Roy C. Denley
Board of Civil Authority
Alma Sausville
North Bennington School
Band Improvement Fund
Music Guild
Marjorie L. Porter
St. John the Baptist Church
North Bennington
St. John’s
Walter L. Miller
Shaftsbury
Extra Ordinary Bank
Vermont National
Fyannes
Main St
Juigs Rator
Bennington’s
Dr. Lt
Whalen
Manchester Center
Bovey Laundry
Hinast
Armour
Boy-Ar-Dee
I. Wv
Laconia
Nashua
Littleton
Claremont
Lebanon
N.H
Bellows Falls
Bennington
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