Cocaine craze fuels Beverly Hills conspicuous spending
In Beverly Hills a vivid portrait shows cocaine as a status symbol among the wealthy. Rich consumers buy luxurious goods while turning to cocaine, with prices ranging from 65 to 150 per gram. Dealers vary from professionals to rumored Mafia ties, and some stars reportedly stash vast quantities. The piece notes doctors, payola rumors, and the drug’s perceived exchange value. Reprinted from the Burlington Free Press.
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Nashville
Connally’s Saviors and the Trial Echoes of Lady Bird Johnson
A columnist recalls Lady Bird Johnson testifying for John B. Connally amid a high profile trial. The piece notes Johnson’s character testimony, Barbara Jordan’s appearance, and remarks on Connally’s career from naval service to treasury secretary. It contrasts defense attorney Edward Bennett Williams with prosecutor Frank Tuerkenheimer and reflects on the trial’s rhetoric and jury dynamics.
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Garden Club contest ends with 5801 clusters awarded
The tent caterpillar contest held by the Garden Club concluded last night with the Fair and Square Ranger Pioneers of the First Baptist Church led by John Doucherty winning first place collecting 5 801 clusters. The Bennington village fire trucks will use tires and tubes from bids accepted by the Board of Trustees from G Spencer Lee Healy Bros and W H Eddington Garage out of a total of 12 bidders. A brush and grass fire burned about five acres in the Bennington town woodlot in Pownal before volunteers from Bennington and a rainstorm extinguished the flames. Miss Hilda Smith of Sandgate spent the weekend in Bennington. Mr Meyers from the soil conservation department spoke at Battenhill Grange on youth opportunities in soil conservation praising Arlington youths including Miss Shirley Decker for strong essay efforts. Robert Lindsey Mildred Cheney William Young and Roland Jennings were among 30 donors at Arlington Red Cross blood drive. Longtime Banner correspondent Robert Rob Shuffleton of East Arlington is today. Joseph Carroll of Central Vermont Public Service Corp presented Miss Hilda Peacock a certificate naming her home on Twitchell Hill Shaftsbury all electric. Mr and Mrs Harry Skidmore of Sandgate hosted Dan Settani Bethel Conn John Kernick New Britain Conn and Kernick's associate Sandy Grewar of Dundee Scotland over the weekend. In 1873 penny post cards went on sale for the first time and in 1884 Chicago began work on a 10 story building called a skyscraper.
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Bennington Town
Pownal
Hilda Smith
Sandgate
Bennington
Meyers
Soil Conservation Department
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Arlington
Shirley Decker
Eassys
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Robert
Rob) Shuffleton
East Arlington
Joseph Carroll
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Hilda Peacock
Twitchell Hill
Shaftsbury
All Electric
Harry Skidmore
Dan Settani
Bethel
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New Britain
Kernick
Sandy Grewar
Dundee Scotland
Wrong Way on a One Way Street Debacle in Vietnam
A mixed assortment of quotations from generals aides and politicians traces blame for Vietnam policy missteps. The compiled quotes cover figures from Eisenhower to Nixon and Kissinger, reflecting debate over military strategy political aims and miscalculations. The piece cites sources from The Brattleboro Reformer and Richmond News Leader.
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Clyde Edwin Pettit
Jean Leclerc
Indochina
U.S
Mark Clark
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