Two Senators Advise Conservative Electoral Reform Approach
The piece outlines Senate debate after Voting Rights Act on the Bayh amendment proposing presidential winner by national popular vote if 40 percent or more, with runoff. Eagleton and Dole offer a federal system plan blending electoral college and popular vote to curb third parties and avoid ideologue fragmentation.
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Senate
Harrold Carswell
Birch Bayh
House
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
House of Representatives
Sens
Thomas Eagleton
D-Mo
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Eagleton
Bayh
Dole
Washington
Myron Curran
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The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Main Street
Bennington
Vermont
Muskie Press Club Speech Challenges Media Criticism
Senator Muskie at the National Press Club argues that Nixon Vietnam policies are not fully debated and that press mollification helps sustain the war. He contends quiet media pressure and a reticent Congress shield policy flaws, urging a national debate as Vietnam risks widening to Laos.
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Muskie
Maine
Hardhitting
National Press Club
Washington
Congress
Laos
Green Up Day in Vermont Sparks Hope and Hurdles
The editor praises Green Up Day on April 18 as citizens cleanup efforts boost the state’s appearance while warning it won’t fix deeper pollution issues. It blasts bureaucratic delays on Roaring Branch flood wall in Bennington and questions Country Living’s Main Street site plans, urging preservation of two remaining Main Street trees.
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Vermont
Country Living
Bennington
YMCA
Main Street
Trust and respect for teachers amid low pay and high duties
Readers urge reflection on teacher treatment and parental trust as Charles Williamson of Mt. Anthony Junior High voices concern over long hours, heavy workload, and a $6,300 salary while parents’ support shapes student behavior. Manfred Ehrich Jr comments on Lt Governor Tom Hayes, urging resignation to preserve party integrity.
Bennington teachers seek 10,000 Title III continuation
A Grade 3 teacher at Bennington Elementary appeals to the school board to continue Title III funding. She cites 33 students in her class who have benefited, noting Title III enriches learning, fosters discovery, and develops individual potential. She urges the board to maintain the program to avoid losing it and making many children happy.
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IBM
Abe Lincoln
Bennington
DDT and DDE risks from a Washington conference report
SUNY professor Dr. Charles F. Wurster outlined alarming DDT and DDE effects from a Washington conference on the environment. Residues accumulate up the food chain, reducing photosynthesis, thinning eggshells in birds, and threatening fisheries. studies from Woods Hole to Patuxent show eggshell thinning and embryo deaths, with notable impacts on herring gulls, mallards, and ring doves. The Vermont pesticide control bill delays action to end of 1971.
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SUNY
Charles F. Wurster
Washington
Woods Hole Biological Laboratories
Dan Anderson
Patuxent
Cornell University
Wisconsin
New York
Ontario
Alberta
New Zealand
Alaska
Japan
Vermont
House Appropriations Committee
Secret Primary Petition Drive Aimed At Expansion Of Voting
Rep. Raymond Poquette of Alburg Vermont urges support for a secret primary bill designed to boost participation. The measure, bottled up in the Senate Government Operations Committee, would let Freemen vote according to conscience without fear of political favors. Individuals are asked to request petitions from Poquette at the Statehouse in Montpelier to circulate.
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Senate Government Operations Committee
Raymond Poquette
Dist
Alburg
Statehouse
Montpelier
Iron Horse Moves Toward the Buffalo Fate in Rail Talk
In The Nation, critique targets Penn Central and the Interstate Commerce Commission for abandoning passenger service between Chicago and Harrisburg. The piece argues railroads pursued profits by shedding passenger routes, aided by federal subsidies to air and highway travel, and warns this erodes national transportation. It cites altered accounting that hid losses, the Metroliner success, and the need for an integrated system with safer, faster intercity service.
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Penn Central
America
Chicago
Harrisburg
Lydon
I.C.C
Christopher Lydon
Metro
New York
Washington
Seabord Coast Line
Florida
Miami
Metroliner
Senate Commerce Committee
Buffalo
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Charles Williamson
Mt. Anthony Junior High School
Scott St
Hayes
the Banner
Tom Hayes
Manfred W, Ehrich JR
Arlington
Joy Bischof
Bennington Elementary School
North Bennington
Bermuda
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