Is the family obsolete in an inflationary era
Melvin Maddocks argues that rising costs of raising children, lost wages, private college bills, and psychological pressures render family life financially and culturally unsustainable. He notes soaring divorce rates, social concern, and a White House conference, predicting a future where marriage and family are diminished yet culturally supported by a shifting Zeitgeist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Population Reference Bureau of
Washington, D.C
Sup- Ad Pee
Arie Bronfenbrenner
Cornell
Dr. Bronfenbrenner
Jonathan Swift
Margaret Mead
Christian Science Publishing Society
Nest in a bluejay’s pine tree in Our Backyard
A reader reports a bluejay nesting in the top of a tall pine in a local grove. A gray squirrel uses nearby yards, and the homeowner notices thorn-apple twigs and nylon string around the nest likely to deter predators. The find is shared with neighbors and Mrs. La Bombard, a local teacher, for bird education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Street
Marge
la Bombard
Pownal
Unusual jay nest and watchman birds in the forest
Leonard J. Black recalls a bluejay nest and its securing string, noting jays as wardens and planters of seeds. Mrs. La Bombard mentions trees planted in burnt forests, while Black reads about jays in National Geographic. He urges readers not to take nests unless birds discard them.
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Warner
Feel Good Debate and a School Reading Drive
Russell Baker lampoons the feel good movement while noting relief at not always feeling upbeat. He describes a government reading program for kids and a Student Council donation of 675 dollars, praising student commitment to reading before signaling the column’s end for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Baker
New York Times
Action on Postal Service letters urge congress to disband
A Letter to the Editor from Mrs. Robert Toone Arlington urges Bennington County residents to write Congress in opposition to the Postal Service creation and to support HR 19 returning control to Congress. She cites rising mail volumes, staffing limits, and critique of profit aims, calling for nationwide protests and public letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Postal Service
Brattleboro
Congress
Bennington County
Community notes and events in Bennington area
Local items include a college life forum hosted by Ben-Hi-Y with Williams College and Bennington College speakers, license changes for barbering, and home construction on Jefferson Avenue. Also reports on school toilets, vitamin donations for Korean orphans, Expo 67 Vermont Pavilion manager’s multilingual outreach, a swampland sanctuary plan in Dorset, and talks by John O Connor at Williams College. Historical dates touch Columbus death, Lindbergh flight, sit in legality, and Nixon tapes order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ben-Hi-Y
Williams College
Bennington College
Hans Winkler
Jacksonville
Vermont
Dorset
Lawrence Pratt
Edwin Swanson
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By Melvin Maddocks
Boston
Earth
White House
Fischetti
Leonard J. Black
Elm St
Blackie
MAU
Jean Wassick Mau Jr
Baker
Powers-That-Be
Washington
Wevehuvventin
Monument Plaza
Northside
Dr. Bennington, Vt
U.S. Postal
National Association of Postal Supervisors
Postal Service
Post Office
Department of Agriculture
Interior
Robert Toone
Arlington
Louise Bump
Marlie Seymour
North Bennington
State Board of Barber Licensing
Mrs
Howard Bowdle
Jefferson Avenue
South Shire Corp
John D. Lane
Bennington
Circle 4
Second Congregational Church
Kendall Adams
Alfred Huston
USDA
Lane Road
South Dorset Crossroad
West Road
John T. O’conner
Christopher Columbus
America
Spain
Charles Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Masland
Main Street
Delicatessen
Main ST
Monthruthurs
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