May 29 1935 Bennington news brief highlights and plans
Kenneth Knapp loses a building and 900 chickens to fire. Repertory Playhouse Associates will not base in Bennington this summer. Old toll blackboard from Peru turnpike now in the museum. Ward 1 school board re election bid by J Goodall Hutton. Memorial Day plans complete with Rev Benedict Dudley as orator and Col James Holden marshal. Sally White wins Miss Farmer essay trip to Boston. Memorial items close with notable local mentions.
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Kenneth Knapp
East Arlington
Repertory Playhouse Associates Inc
New York City
Bennington
D.E. Moore
Chamber of Commerce
Peru Turnpike
J. Goodall Hutton
Elm Street
Benedict J. Dudley
O.F .M
Siena College
James S. Holden
Sally White
Boston
Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery
Bendi
German unions key to postwar boom says Schmidt
West Germany prospers despite division through a unified labor movement. Chancellor Helmut Schmidt credits a single strong trade union federation, limited rival unions, and higher real wages from negotiated settlements. He notes productive cooperation with government and broad social gains over 25 years. The piece contrasts Germany with Britain, Italy, and Belgium, and comments on strike restraint and worker rights.
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C.S. Sulzberger
N.Y. Times
Bonn
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Helmut Schmidt
Schmidt
Hamburg
Europe
Italy
Belgium
Britain
Germany
Ford Campaign Strategy Underscores Unclear Foreign Policy
President Ford begins a long summer and autumn of foreign policy talks ahead of a policy reappraisal and Congress budget authority. Senate pressure grows as 76 senators urge Israel support. Israel side negotiates with Congress amid White House requests for new proposals. The core issue remains where U.S. money goes, with Europe and the Middle East in focus and no settled priorities.
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Ford
Congress
Europe
Asia
Middle East
Panama
Cuba
Israel
Sadat
Kissinger
Terence Smith
The
New York Times
Senate
U.S
Cemetery caretakers praised for Memorial Day preparations
Arthur E. George of Pownal commends Oak Hill Cemetery caretakers Charles F. Mason and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Chaffee for their hard work in preparing the grounds for Memorial Day, expressing public recognition and gratitude.
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Pownal
Charles F. Mason
Norman Chaffee
Arthur E. George
Fluoridation debate in Bennington water policy
In a provocative column Robert S. Morton argues for fluoridating Bennington water led by Dr. William F. Burnham while warning of coercive medical use via water supplies. He suggests potential future additives and political, commercial pressures, even joking about bourbon in water on New Year’s Eve.
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VFF
Joel T. Whittemore
The
County Aviation Corp
Bennington
Globe Union Inc
Caracciola
Joseph J. Caracciola
Hunt Street
William F. Burnham
Burnham
Vermont Dental Association
Help for the dyslectic Advocates seek support for dyslectic education
Parents of dyslectic children urge meeting with other families to push for better school aid and funding. They note public schools lack targeted programs and request collective action through the summer to prepare for September. Contacts: Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hart Sr Box 403 Castleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Hart Sr
Old or elderly term deserves plain meaning says Goshen man
Louis Tonetti 72 of Goshen Conn writes to Torrington Register condemning euphemisms for age. He argues old or elderly are honest clear descriptors and should be used as respectful titles in place of senior citizen retiree or golden ager.
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Louis Tonetti
Goshen, Conn
Torrington Register
Ford travels Europe to reassure allies and pursue Middle East path
President Ford heads to Europe to reassure Western allies on NATO ties and potential Spain alliance, while urged to aid Portugal’s new military junta to curb communism. He seeks to project leadership in foreign affairs and listen to Sadat’s peace formula.
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Ford
Pentagon
Spain
NATO
U.S
Portugal
Gerald Ford
Europe
America
Sadat
Middle East
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Richard Nixon
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U.S.A
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Anwar el Sadat
Egypt
al Hawadess
Soviet Union
United States Senate
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South Korea
Indochina
Ferdinand Marcos
Philippines
Manila
Marcos
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Robert S. Morton
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