From Columbus to Vietnam and the we vs. them
A column decries xenophobia in America from historical prejudice against Indians, Irish, Italians, Jews, and Blacks. It links past and present bias to today’s attitude toward Vietnamese refugees, recalling figures like Columbus, Sheridan, Cochise, Emerson, McCall, and Masaoka, amid local notices about insurance anniversaries and state officials.
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APA
American Protective Association
San Francisco
Thomas Beer
California
Washington
Beer
John McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Bennington Chooses New Town Manager Paul H Hermann
Bennington announces Paul H. Hermann begins duties as town manager this morning. Shaftsbury district approves adding a kindergarten article to the annual warning. Economic Opportunity Office in Bennington County, centered at Bennington College, receives 6691 dollars for Operation Headstart involving 35 children. Unification Study Committee meets Brattleboro and Springfield managers to study consolidated town and village government operations.
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Bennington
Paul H. Hermann
Bennington County
Economic Opportunity Office
Bennington College
Headstart
Shaftsbury
Brattleboro
Springfield
Notable events on this date in history
On this date Christopher Columbus dies in 1506 in Spain. Charles Lindbergh begins his solo New York to Paris flight in the Spirit of St Louis, landing 33 hours later. The Supreme Court rules sit-ins legal in 1963. Judge Sirica orders Nixon to turn over Watergate tapes and records in 1974. Recycle this paper.
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Charles Lindbergh
New York
Paris
John Sirica
Nixon
White House
Goldwater and Ford Courtship Shapes 1976 Outlook
The Goldwater factor dominates GOP circles as Ford seeks support from the Arizona icon. Goldwater says he will not back a conservative third party bid, but remains likely to back Ford in 1976, citing personal rapport, shared distrust of deficits, and Keynesian concerns. He dislikes Rockefeller’s appointment and the size of the tax cut, yet values Ford’s straight talk and handshake.
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Ford
U.S
Ronald Reagan
Arizona
Goldwater
Gerald Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
White House
Reagan
Reagan Camp
California
Atlantic contest and Goldwater on Ford Reagan
The Atlantic invites readers to nominate the 10th dumbest thing in America for its contest while listing nine items and noting the believability of the prize. Barry Goldwater aligns with Ford and Reagan on issues, remains a powerful voice, pressures openness from Reagan, and may keep Ford’s presidency under cautious scrutiny.
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Washington
UPI
Atlantic Magazine
America
the Atlantic
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Tom Donnelly
The
Washington Post
Columbus
San Salvador
Spain
Philip Sheridan
Cochise
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Atlantic
Boston
Ursuline Nuns
IDA Solomon
Bing Crosby
USO
Bing
Los Angeles
L.A
Ben Frank Masaoka
442Nd Regiment
Masaoka
al Smith
JFK
Jessie Loomis
Pacific Ocean
Ethel Burke
William H. Wills Insurance and Real Estate Agency
Jesse T. Watson
Atkins Jewelers
Christopher Columbus
U.S. Supreme Court
Barry Goldwater
CBS
Sen. Goldwater
Richard Nixon
By Dick West
Congress
Empire State Buildings
Census Bureau
Iself
Melvin Laird
Bryce Harlow
Christian Science Publishing Society
Ciro Pines
Mre Grurryt
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