McCarthy’s New Hampshire push reshapes 1968 race
The Bennington Banner highlights Senator Eugene McCarthy as the decisive national figure, crediting his New Hampshire challenge to President Johnson with triggering a chain of events. Kennedy, Humphrey, and Rockefeller responses followed, and McCarthy’s campaign energized student political involvement.
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McCarthy Triumphs in Oregon Primary Signals Shift
McCarthy delivers a resounding Oregon primary win that stuns Kennedy supporters and challenges the conventional wisdom of other candidates. The result suggests voters want a new leadership style and may pressure Humphrey to adopt a steadier foreign and domestic policy approach as campaigns head toward California and the national convention.
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Law and Order
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Mount Anthony Union district meets again over costs
Editor notes the high expense of a second MAU meeting with taxpayers funds likely covering uniforms for board staff and bus drivers. Calls for public explanation from the BTPA on budget ballot refusal and student presence protests. Also congratulates Russell Barber for Presidential Scholar honors and notes Gov Hoff’s plan to invite 400 Harlem youths to Vermont for a summer program.
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Vermont Lions name Cy Bluto district governor
A Vermont Lions district selects Cy Bluto of North Bennington as district governor for the coming year. The piece notes local politics, budget petitions, and optimism for youth programs while praising Bluto's upcoming duties overseeing Lions Clubs statewide.
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These Days Pedantry and Indoctrination Make College Education Fraud
John Chamberlain argues modern colleges suffer from bureaucratic Behemoth II and indoctrination. He recalls 1940s experiences and notes students regurgitate taught views for grades while learning little independent thought. He cites faculty publishing pressures, large student–professor ratios abroad, and calls for student faculty boards to reform policies.
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Little Rockford College
Illinois
John Howard
Little Rockford
Behemoth U
Lighter Side Satirizes Voodoo in Vietnam Policy
Dick West mocks Defense Department social research funding, citing a Congo study on witchcraft and a faux plan to use voodoo pins to disrupt North Vietnamese troop movements. He ridicules Senate doubts, White House restraint, and campus dissatisfaction with higher education and war aims.
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Campaign Strategies RFK Woes the Alienated Hubert the Adjusted
An analysis of presidential campaign tactics notes three key factors: issues strategies and personalities. It argues Kennedy aims at the alienated while Humphrey targets the adjusted, with Nixon mixing in black capitalism as a new plank. It contemplates convention showdowns and possible unifying tickets for both parties based on current strategies and demographics.
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America
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Eugene McCarthy
Syrup Salt and Vinegar What Rhymes With Hubert
A light column discusses political slogans and fashion tricks from 1968 campaigns. A Vermont reader recalls dress trends linked to Hubert Humphrey and other candidates, noting the power of catchy nicknames and media buzz in shaping opinions and popular memory.
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