Who Pays for Education and Why
An editorial argues that school taxes rest on the American belief in universal public education dating to Washington and Jefferson. It traces the legal and moral grounds for funding from 18th and 19th century New England to 1872 Supreme Court validation, stressing education as a public duty that underpins liberty and self-government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republic
Jefferson
New England
Massachusetts
Vermont
Supreme Court
Common School
New England fishing fades amid global competition and subsidies
The article laments the decline of the New England fishing industry as unemployment rises on aging docks while nations like Japan and Denmark flood markets with subsidized fleets. It argues against heavy U.S. subsidies and calls for removing old restrictions to allow modern, overseas-built vessels to compete.
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Newneland
Bunker Hill
Boston
Portland
Japan
China
Peru
Soviet Union
Denmark
Gloucester
New England
U.S
Massachusetts
Maine
United States
Britain
Iceland
Norway
Deluge of ghoulish reporting clouds highway safety progress
Fountain Colorado Ad emphasizes real gains in automobile safety from 11.5 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles in 1945 to 5.1 in 1961. Calls for calm, factual public education over sensational horror stories to further improve safe driving and reduce crashes.
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Fountain
Colo
America
Summers and the changing face of world summits
The Kennedy Macmillan meeting signals a shift toward more frequent informal summits with Russia, sparking a debate on whether rapid, less formal gatherings can replace high drama. Officials note ministers may precede or be bypassed, keeping doors open while avoiding false Stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Khrushchev
Cowles
Kennedy-Macmillan
Macmillan
Russia
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Andrew Johnson Life Painted From Tennessee Tailor to President
In Greeneville Tennessee visitors can see the tailor shop where Andrew Johnson learned to read while building a political rise from alderman to mayor, congressman and senator. The house, park service shielded shop, and Johnson era artifacts illustrate the 17th president's frontier honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeneville, Tenn
United States
Congress
Andrew Johnson
Greeneville
Tenn
Abraham Lincoln
U.S
Tennessee
Eliza McCardle
Johnson
U.S. Senate
Union
Lincoln
South
Edwin M. Stanton
Senate
Margaret Patterson Bartlett
Park Service
North Carolina
Elizabethton
When Life Was Golden
New York AP recalls a bygone era with nostalgic vignettes of workless parents funding education, depots and conductors, coal stove biscuits, icy car curtains, cold winter temperatures, frozen milk, bike rides, pawnshops, and cedar hope chests marking youth and aspiration.
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New York
Letter to The Banner praises newspaper quality
James L. Whitcomb of Sarasota Florida commends The Banner for its superior world and local news coverage, clear printing, and sharp pictures, saying the paper sets a higher standard than many national dailies.
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James L. Whitcomb
Sarasota
Fla
Teenagers Are Normal The Quiet Side Of Youth
The article highlights positive teen activity from Vermont and beyond, noting school music, church trips, and community cleanups. It reports on the State Mathematics and Science Fair with about 80 students from grades 7 through 12, praising faculty judges, student projects on light, radioactivity, and birds, and the role of teachers in sparking interest while celebrating normal, curious youths.
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Burlington
Vermont
Vermont Headmasters Association
Vermont Department of Education
Admiral Rickover
University of Vermont
Rutland
UVM
Otter Valley Union School
Brandon
Montpelier
Off-track betting becomes NY gubernatorial issue
Albany reports legalized off-track betting could shape the November governor’s race. Democrats back licensing to fund schools while Wagner promotes the revenue angle. Rockefeller opposes betting as a decisive issue though open to discussion. Comptroller Levitt criticizes GOP profits over growth and hints at a Dem ticket shift.
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Albany
New York State
Robert F. Wagner
Gov. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Ing
Associates
Arthur Levitt
Levitt
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The
Bennington Banner
Gardner Cowles
United Press International
Hal Boyle
Elizabeth Dwyer
Kirtland I
GOP
Upstate
New York City
Wagner
Republican Party
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