Digging Down for ETV in Vermont
A year long study led by Prof. William J. Lewis at the University of Vermont outlines the potential and cost of educational television in Vermont. Estimated initial facilities around 1.5 million and annual operating costs 230000 to 320000 with possible federal matching funds up to 1 million. The piece argues strong public benefits and citizen control, plus a side note on FM radio facilities possible for about 50000.
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William J. Lewis
University of Vermont
Vermont
UVM
Lewis
ETV
U.S
World CourtToying with UN Peacekeeping Costs
The Hague advisory case asks whether all UN members must share the cost of special peace-keeping operations. A ruling could empower the UN to actively peace-make or leave it a debating body, depending on whether future operations are treated as regular expenses borne by members.
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Court of International Justice
Hague
United Nations
International Court
U.N
Russia
Middle East
Congo
Soviet Bloc
France
Belgium
Ter
General Assembly
France and the Nuclear Stalemate and Western Strategy
The author argues Western Alliance tensions over nuclear power and Britain’s role in Europe. He notes de Gaulle’s push against U.S. monopoly, outlines France’s planned independent force as a deterrent, and discusses how this shifts nuclear decision making away from Washington.
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Western Europe
Western Alliance
Greater
Britain
Europe
France
Germany
Soviet Union
Berlin
de Gaulle
Dr. Adenauer
Washington
Fishermen Meet Guide Who Understands Seasonal Rates
Two sportsmen arrive in a wilderness town for a week of fishing and seek guides. A local guide asks $25 a day, joking that during hunting season he charged $50 because no one mistakes him for a fish.
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Family Weekly
The Multiplying Cake Ordeal Reappears In Norfolk Tale
A Norfolk woman faced a bafflingly growing bill from a department store after a cake purchase in 1961. The store blamed a new billing system and a series of double payments, revealing the balance now owed the customer as $18.56 and confirming the cake was paid, with extra funds saved for a spring dress.
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Norfolk
Ledger
SEC Probes Seek Tough Stand Without Hurting Mood
The SEC is testing a hard hitting public probe into securities practices with five days of hearings and a resumed inquiry. Milton H. Cohen says testimony is not evidence of typical industry behavior while SEC lawyers avoid highlighting key revelations and Bache Co. officials deny irregularities amid conflicting sworn statements.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Congress
SEC
Milton H. Cohen
Bache Co
Bache
Seattle
Harold L. Bache
SEC. Commission
One More Hour Sleep and Open Air Walk Advocated
A humorous New York column asserts that an extra hour of sleep and a daily mile outdoors could reduce anxiety and improve wellbeing. It humorously critiques everyday habits and social quirks, noting common foibles from gift giving to dating, while poking fun at adult life and aging.
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New York
Corsica Aims to Revive Economy and Tourism
Corsica seeks revival of its faltering economy through modernization of farming, afforestation, and boosted tourism. The island, birthplace of Napoleon in 1769, faces population decline from 280000 to about 140000 since 1930, with ambitions to attract foreign currency via hotels and beach facilities.
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Corsica
Napoleon
Mediterranean
National Geographic Society
France
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Bennington Banner
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Main Street
Bennington
By Walter Lippmann
Commonwealth
Great Britain
Atlantic
England
English
United States
European Community
Gen. de Gaulle
Rhine River
Rhine
Asia
Ajaccio
Genoa
Baron Theodor von Neuhoff
Theodor
Adlair B. Stevenson
Robert Frost
Forbes Magazine
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