Arms and hunger amid a costly arms race in 1976 report
The Arms Control Association report, cited in 1976, warns that world military spending nears 300 billion dollars annually while vast populations face hunger and illiteracy. It highlights the United States and Soviet Union as major spenders, notes arms as a countercyclical industry, and calls for cooperative action to reduce conflict drivers. Iran exemplifies how military outlays far exceed education budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arms Control Association
Archibald Ss. Alexander
Albania
Zambia
Iran
U.S
Soviet Union
United States
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ruth Siward
Earth
Energy Policy Act allows right on red to save gasoline
Federal Energy Administrator Frank G. Zare explains that the Energy Policy and Conservation Act signed by President Ford requires energy labels on many appliances and sets targets for efficiency. It includes a state program to cut energy use 5 percent by 1980, funding, and mileage and procurement standards. A key change allows right turns on red after a full stop, expected to reduce delays and save up to four million gallons of gasoline daily if adopted nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Ford
America
FTC
FEA
Communist Expansion Threatens Western Europe
Opinion essay argues communism spreads via democratic means, threatening Italy France and potentially Spain Yugoslavia. It blames Moscow for manipulation, claims NATO must oppose any Communist government and warns U S restraint risks NATO expulsion and loss of troops if nations choose communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Italy
Communist Party
France
Spain
Oriana Fallaci
K.G.B
Ford
NATO
U.S
Old Bennington notes flood retreat and Local items
Bennington reports streams and flooded areas receding after floods, with H E Bradford mill badly flooded to ground level. The Banner’s Write An Ad contest continues with a winner. Political letters urge NATO unity against Communism. Community notes include new garage Central Motors, teacher pay averages, and town charter vote set for April 26. Officials discuss landfill operator posts and Manchester police staffing. Historical recaps recall Patrick Henry and wartime relocation, plus Gus Grissom and John Young space milestone.
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Polly Ridlon
H.C. Ridlon
Old Bennington
Child Life
Child Life Hobby Club
Bennington
H.E. Bradford
Selectmen
Theophile LaFlamme
Manchester Selectmen
Dana L. Thompson
Letter to the Editor on solidarity and Vietnam within duty
A Vietnam veteran writes in The Banner rebutting Herbert Douglas’s call for solidarity. He recalls 1966–67 service, defends dissenters’ rights, and questions the impact of desertion on war effort. Letters must include sender's signature and address and run under 200 words unless libelous or in bad taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Douglas
Vietnam
Mr. Douglas
Fair weather friends in Vietnam era rhetoric
A reader criticizes deserters and antiwar dissenters for weakening national solidarity during Vietnam. The letter denounces draft evasion, compares it to GI sacrifices, questions amnesty and public service options, and urges accountability for those who fled or opposed the war. The writer laments perceived impacts on Southeast Asia policy and urges unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portain
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Cambodia
Thailand
G.i.s
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By Richard L. Strout
Washington
U.S.S.R
Christian Science Publishing Society
Frank G. Zare
Federal Energy Administrator
Moscow
Lenin
Proletariat
Yugoslavia
Tito
Central Motors
North Street
Reis Company
Vermont
Senate
The
American Legion
Cranston W. Howe
Poultney
Americanism
A. Luke Crispe
Brattleboro
Patrick Henry
Virginia
England
Pacific Coast
Virgil
Gus” Grissom
John Young
Cape Kennedy
Fair Weather
Saab
Scot Sport Motors
North St
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