Leap Year Guesswork on 1968 Presidential Betting
Mr Politigan New York argues that about 40 percent will vote for one of two write-in Christian males backed by parties with waning influence. He warns bets on longshots, cites 1968 examples like Romney Rockefeller and Johnson, and suggests rule one is to bet on the improbable, with Ford and Humphrey as focal points amid a shifting field.
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Political wagering and town notices collide in Bennington
A speculative guide to presidential odds weighs improbability toward Simon and Udall amid warnings about lunatics and elections. Local notices announce a November Town Meeting on a courthouse, $5,000 site provision, and bonded debt repayment plans. Fire crews respond to a Beech Street chimney fire as Bennington voters await tomorrow's General Election races.
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Bennington
Looking Back Highlights From Town Politics And History
The item recalls Thomas Haley and Alexander Drysdale contesting town representation, a Community Chest total near 20 000 with 7 950 to go, and local fire crews extinguishing a blaze linked to ornament storage. It notes a bid opening for a state aid bridge, and historic dates from Lincoln and Eisenhower to Walker.
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Thomas Haley
Alexander Drysdale
Ford Reagan in Florida as 1980 race heats up
In Palm Beach Florida Gerald Ford aides hedge on naming a running mate while Howard Callaway touts Ford as ready to face Democratic rivals. The piece notes Reagan as a strong early opponent and highlights shifts in the administration, including Kissinger’s changed role and Schlesinger’s firing, amid rising Florida unemployment and a political climate wary of Ford’s veto record.
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Howard
Bo” Callaway
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Callaway
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
New Hampshire
Florida
Engineering approach to saving home heating costs
An engineer outlines how households spend heating dollars across chimney losses ceilings walls windows and cracks and how actions from storm windows to insulation can cut costs. It covers payback periods for investments and low cost measures like lowering the thermostat and sealing leaks while noting practical comforts and a personal anecdote.
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Hase
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