Hunger crisis prompts AFSC actions worldwide
The American Friends Service Committee urges policy work on global hunger while detailing aid efforts in Mali Chile Mexico Guatemala and Bangladesh era programs. It highlights nomadic to sedentary shifts in West Africa emergency feeding in Rajah Thana flood response and child nutrition centers in Chile and broader regional agricultural and education initiatives.
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Pitfalls of politics by Tom Wicker
New York by Tom Wicker. Analyzes 1970s presidential race dynamics. Rockefeller's bid faces Senate rules and party conflicts while Ford's re election hinges on reducing unemployment. Jackson struggles post trade bill, Meany critiques, and Kennedy pressures emerge as parties unite behind a candidate with broad appeal.
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John Tower
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Reagan
George Meany
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Meany
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Dwight Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Edward Kennedy
Postmaster hopefuls named for Bennington race
Three candidates are listed for Bennington postmaster, Walfrid Wahlquist Leonard Morrison and John Proud. Morrison returns from Windsor while Wahlquist Morrison and Proud are among Washington dispatched eligibles. The town faces unemployment as Bennington District designated emergency R area and a village dog control ordinance threatens fines for howling and dangerous animals.
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Bennington
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Leonard W
Diet for a Small Planet screening at Bennington
The Bennington Friends sponsor a showing of Diet for a Small Planet on Monday March 17 at 7 30 p m to address world hunger. A brief talk by Ed Lazar peace education secretary for the New England AFSC will follow. The public is invited.
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