Myth of the New England Town Exposed in Dedham Book
Professor Kenneth A. Lockridge challenges the traditional view of colonial New England towns as honest democratic utopias in his book A New England Town The First Hundred Years Dedham Mass is examined for its 1736 founding four generations of settlement and mid eighteenth century community. The work asks whether the town was democratic equitable mobile or static and who held power and sought it. The critic calls the book controversial and likely to provoke reaction among New England residents.
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New England
Dedham
Mass
New York
America
Kenneth A. Lockridge
W.W. Norton
Lockridge
George Washington
University of Illinois At Chicago Circle
Fairbanks
New England Town
The
Massachusetts Historical Society
London economist rejects saving advice for newlyweds
New York dispatch reports University of London professor Maurice Peston counters standard guidance urging couples to save early. He argues rising real incomes over time justify delaying heavy savings and endorses retirement funding and prudent borrowing for homes when affordable.
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Economist
New York
UPI
London
Maurice Peston
University of London
Peston
BFRC Thanks Bennington for Smorgasbord Fundraiser
Bennington Friends of Retarded Children chairwoman Mrs. Sanford Buxbaum reports a successful smorgasbord dinner and thanks restaurants and stores that donated. Prizes were awarded to Howard Johnson Restaurant Williamstown for fish, MAUHS restaurant class for Swedish meatballs, Heritage House salad, and Rainbarrel dessert. Numerous donors and volunteers assisted the fundraising event.
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Bennington Friends of Retarded Children
Richard Martell
MAUHS
Roderick Humphreys
Ina Damon
Red Brick School
Howard Johnson
Williamstown
Heritage House
Bennington
Paradise
Shirkshire
Benn Pastry
Vermont
Bradford House
W.T. Grants
Don’s Diner
Caslin Grocery
American Coffee Shop
Brasserie
State To Resurface 25 Interstate Miles In Vermont
MONTPELIER The state will repave sections of Interstate 89 between Montpelier and Middlesex and Waterbury and Bolton this year. Northbound closure starts May 4 at Waterbury with traffic diverted to US 2 to Richmond. May 11 brings southbound closure at Middlesex with traffic detoured to US 2 to Montpelier. Completion is targeted around June 15, then reverse traffic patterns until August. L. M. Pike and Son of Laconia NH handles the work costing about 1.08 million dollars, including curb, guard rail, and a glare barrier. About 13 miles total, plus 12 miles on I-91 near the Keene intersection, bid openings May 15.
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Middlesex
Waterbury
Bolton
John T. Gray
Commissioner of
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Mid
Dlesex
U. S
Gray
Massachusetts Line
Keene
Brattleboro
Bank Offers Merchants Check-Cashing Clinic
A free seminar on check-cashing procedures for Bennington businesses and employees is set for Tuesday May 5 at 2 p.m. The event, co-sponsored by Vermont National Bank the Vermont SBA office and the Greater Bennington Chamber of Commerce, will be at the Second Congregational Church Hillside Street Bennington. Fred A. Parker SBA officials and local law enforcement will participate.
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Vermont National Bank
Vermont
Small Business Administration
Greater Bennington Chamber of Commerce
Second Congregational Church
Hillside Street
Fred A. Parker
Arthur Margeson
Montpelier
Vermont Forest Department promotes Hudson to staff assistant
Norman Hudson, long time county forester for Washington County, is promoted to staff assistant to the chief of forest management effective April 13. Director Albert Gottlieb notes his 14 years in service, work in Christmas tree and conservation education, and leadership roles with Audubon Society and local boards. Conrad Motyka, from Rutland district office, will replace Hudson in Montpelier, bringing expertise in forest entomology from the University of Massachusetts.
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School of Forest Resource and Wildlife Management
University of Massachusetts
Central Vermont Audubon Society
Vermont Farm Show
Montpelier
Motyka
Department
Mobile homes seen saving nation's housing goals
The Nixon administration in a housing report to Congress says mobile homes join the 10 year goal of 26 million units. The year starting July 1 targets total production just over 2 million with 1.06 million unsubsidized conventional starts and 475,000 mobile homes.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
Tansitor Names Sales Manager
Raymond E. Wickes named sales manager of Tansitor Electronics Inc a tantalum capacitor maker in Bennington. Wickes will lead sales administration, advertising and distributor relations, replacing former sales admin supervisor and directing reps. He joined Tansitor in 1967 after Norton Company and holds an AAS in electrical technology.
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Raymond E. Wickes
Tansitor Electronics, Inc
Bennington
William A. Prior
Tansitor
Wickes
Norton Company
Watervliet
N.Y
Hudson Valley Community College
FTC Criticizes Late Billings
The FTC warns that mailing bills after the billing date may violate truth in lending law. A shrinking billing period increases finance charges if customers pay after the allotted time begins when the bill is dated, not when received.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Surprise in Lucky Dip Bag Contains Nude Images
In Shildon England seven year old Maureen Ward found a plastic viewer inside a threepence Lucky Dip bag showing 22 colored pictures of naked women. Shopkeeper Ellen MacDermott called the find disgusting and said an immediate investigation would occur and bans may follow if not a mistake.
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Shildon
England
UPI
Maureen Ward
Maureen
Ellen MacDermott
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