Call to Cut Fuel Use Sees Leaders Swapping Rides
An essay argues that gasoline shortages offer a chance to curb official pomp by reducing federal vehicle use. It cites vast fleets, costs, and time wasted, urging leaders from the president to mayors to swap luxury cars for public transit or economize travel while stressing symbolic sacrifice to reconnect with the people. The piece notes a Pentagon helicopter save and calls for Mideast-style frugality in government transport.
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New York City
Abe Beame
Gracie Mansion
City Hall
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York State
Nixon
Air Force One
Jefferson
Stafford comments on amnesty for draft resisters
Letters to The Banner quote Senator Robert Stafford who co sponsored a Senate bill on amnesty. He says reconciliation is needed and that it is time to offer draft resisters a path to reunite with society.
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Banner
Robert Stafford
Senate
United States
Stafford Hte
Amnesty conference on forgiveness in Montpelier draws diverse views
Frances Ross promotes a Montpelier conference on amnesty to heal national divisions. Louise Ransom, a Gold Star mother, will speak about amnesty from a wartime loss perspective, while Dr Dale Turner urges a spirit of forgiveness and charity as Americans seek unity.
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Bethany Church
Montpelier
American Friends Service Committee
Louise Ransom
Vietnam
Dorset
Frances Ross
Looking Back From Putnam Hospital After Motor Accident
East Arlington resident Winifred Montgomery is in Putnam Memorial Hospital with injuries from a Sunday morning crash at Mead Hole Bridge when a car collided with a Ward Bus Lines coach driven by Ray Watson. The report also notes a postponed Red Cross canvass and other regional happenings from the week.
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Winifred Montgomery
East Arlington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mead Hole Bridge
North Bennington
Ward Bus Lines
Ray Watson
Red Cross
Arthur Murphy
Humility as remedy for Nixon credibility argues Lincoln echoes
Godfrey Sperling Jr notes GOP leaders urge humility from Nixon amid Watergate anger. A Monitor survey finds calls across regions for restraint and candor to restore trust, contrasting Nixon’s claims of coolness with Lincoln quotes about accountability and public fate.
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Nixon
Monitor
Letter to Sen Aiken praises earthier tone and recalls past remarks
A Vermont reader writes to Sen George D Aiken praising his earthy comments on recycled horse manure and recalling his 1941 Senate speech against the Land Lease 1776 bill. The writer notes concern over recent actions but reaffirms faith after reading the senator s remarks and criticizes environmental do gooders while referencing Chicago Seven transcripts.
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George D. Aiken
Sen. Aiken
Aiken
George Aiken
Henry Kissinger
U.S
Senate
Movietone
Guy
Vermont
Chicago Seven
A new respect for the unborn by Margaret Mead
In a Redbook piece anthropologist Margaret Mead argues that abortion has become a declaration of rights for some women. She warns abortion could become an end in itself and that viewing the fetus as a developing individual may reduce abortion rates as pregnancy is reevaluated in modern adulthood.
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Harold C. Sylvester
Burlington
Vermont Supreme Court
Sylvester
Benjamin N. Hulburd
Hulburd
James S. Holden
Bennington
New York City
Ithaca
N.Y
Glastonbury
Conna
Ford Foundation
Margaret Mead
Redbook Magazine
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