Mount Anthony debaters excel at Vermont Festival
Mount Anthony Union High School's debate program, three years in, earned runner-up novice team honors and two individual speaking awards at the Vermont State Debate Festival in Burlington on March 7 and 8, 1975. The novice team lined by Paula McCann Lisa Dickinson Steven Brown and Ted Carpenter. Paula McCann also placed third in novice speaking and Carol Minke third in varsity speaking.
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Mount Anthony
Vermont
New England
Burlington
Paula McCann
Lisa Dickinson
Steven Brown
Ted Carpenter
Carol Minke
University of Vermont Debate Institute
United States
Montpelier
Otter Valley
Chelsea
Dartmouth College
Boston College
University of Vermont Waterman
The best gardens bloom in March in Friendship Maine
The article notes Mr. Burpee reports strong seed demand in 1974 and promises ample supplies for spring. It contrasts March gardening, with calm preparations indoors, against later months when frost and pests threaten. It urges keeping March gardens full and fertile despite shortages and price worries.
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Mr. Burpee
March Gardens and Mr Burpee’s Overtures from Bennington
A patchwork of local items notes a village wage raise proposal under article nine, state funds for a new Mt Anthony high school, a courthouse project in Bennington, and a large hospital gift. It also reports LP gas delivery for Utilgas and reflections on March garden dreams with Mr Burpee. The column blends civic notices with seasonal gardening commentary and editorial flourishes from 1975.
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N. Bennington
Frank Green
Vermont House
Bennington
North Street
Meyer
Samuel Margolin
Generation in a TV trance
A critique of TV’s impact on children, arguing most programs push violence and addiction. It chronicles long viewing hours, calls for clearer guidelines, and warns of media’s power to shape behavior and selfhood. The piece weighs government studies, industry tactics, and societal responses while urging caution.
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Sen. Estes Kefauver
No-fault insurance debate reaches Vermont Senate
In The Banner letters Senator Herbert G. Ogden argues over S.73 no fault proposals shielding up to 500 dollars for medical costs and lost wages. He notes legal costs, lawsuits, and changes to liability rules, urging uniform rates and possible license suspension for careless drivers. He lists committee members and invites public input.
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Vermont’ General Assembly
Departments of Public Safety and Motor Vehicles
Judiciary Committee
Sens
Robert Bloomer
Robert Cummings
Jack O’brien
Graham Newell
Russell Niquette
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MAU Bulletin
Hillside Junior High School
Mt. Anthony Junior High School
Winchester, Mass
Mt. Anthony
Faure
John Barnes Chance
Vaclav Neshybel
Hovhaness
Mussorgsky
Berlioz
MENC
Mount Anthony Union High School
Arthur Person
New Hampshire
Maine
University of New Hampshire
Arthur
Roaring Branch
South Stream
Dewey Brook
Hillside Junior High News
Winchester
Tved
Friendship, Maine
Burpee
Mt. Anthony Union
Mary Grace Cole
Sacred Heart School
Henry W. Putnam Memorial Hospital
Irene Heinz
John LaPorte
Given Foundation Inc
Vermont Gas Corp
Utilgas Corp
Argentina
Juan Peron
la Prensa
Israel
Jordan
March
Darien
Christian Science Publishing Society
Generation
By Melvin Maddocks
Boston
Douglass Cater
Stephen Strickland
Russell Sage Foundation
Surgeon General
FCC
Department of
Vietnam
Charles Manson
Lewis Carroll
Senate
Arlington Lions Club
Phil Elwell
Dorothy K. Rutken
Shaftsbury
Sen
Herbert G. Ogden
Windsor County
Hartland
BMW
Volvo
Audi
Saab
Saab Ems
Bennington Ford
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