Reagan Ford Carter clash reshapes 1976 race insights
The piece analyzes how Reagan has pressed Ford to shift right, boosting his national campaign profile while pressuring Ford with bold defense and diplomacy moves. It notes Carter's outsider stance from Georgia, appeal to Southern defense concerns, and potential to unify in a conservative mood, while questioning Ford's steadiness and Carter's unifying vision.
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Hubert Humphrey
Carter
Washington
Georgia
Deep South
Jimmy Carter
America
Reagan
Ford
Record Trout Of Opening Season At Battenkill
Bennington Banner notes Paul M. Reed of West Road pulled a record brown trout from the Battenkill during opening fishing, a 25 percent inch long fish weighing nearly seven pounds with an eight inch girth. Col H Nelson Jackson of Burlington announces his GOP gubernatorial candidacy for the September primaries. Twin State Gas and Electric Co installs a 31 ton transformer arriving by flat car at Woodford Station in Rutland.
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Bennington
Battenkill
Paul M. Reed
West Road
H. Nelson Jackson
Burlington
Woodford
Twin State Gas and Electric Co
Rutland Railroad
Reagan gains ground as Ford suffers political drubbing
The analysis argues Reagan leads Ford in the 1976 contest by reframing the race as a test of national pride and moral strength. It notes Ford’s missteps, including Kissinger’s Dallas visit and criticisms abroad, while urging Ford to pivot to foreign policy and economic achievements. It also calls Reagan to drop baggage and present a clear cause of defending freedom.
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Gerald Ford
Ford
Mr. Kissinger
Dallas
Texas
Reagan
America
Jingo
United Nations
Soviet Union
Panama Canal
Congress
California
Sexism and Language in The Torrington Register
A reflective critique of gendered language and feminist diction in English usage. The piece humorously contrasts writerly stature of McCarthy Oates Spark and Didion with patronizing labels while noting NCTE efforts to purge male generic forms. It argues clear prose over sociopolitical language and defends women writers' craft against linguistic reform zeal.
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National Council of Teachers of English
Shakespeare
Milton
Pope
Faulkner
Clifton Fadiman
The
NCTE
Desegregation and Integration Seen as Uneven by Jencks
Christopher Jencks argues in Inequality that experts find desegregation unpredictable, depending on initiation and implementation and participants' views. Desegregation means black and white students share a roof while integration means forming a single social community. Outcomes hinge on true integration or lack thereof.
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St. Joseph College
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Hoisington
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