Bennington sewer project funded by federal aid planned
Twenty five men began work on a sanitary sewer on Morgan Street funded with 12000 federal dollars. The Civil Works Administration money was allocated to Bennington to aid the unemployed and shared among the three villages and township. Due to project timing, the funds were reassigned to the village of Bennington.
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Morgan Street
Bennington
Civil Works Administration
Old Bennington
North Bennington
Magellan’s Pacific Voyage Marks Milestone in 1520
On this date in 1520 Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean becoming the first European to sail from the Atlantic into the vast western sea. In 1958 the United States tested an intercontinental ballistic missile at full range for the first time, signaling a new era in strategic weapons development.
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Ferdinand Magellan
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
United States
Two Presidents and two generals rise to power lessons
The piece recalls Truman’s Wake Island clash with General MacArthur in 1950 and compares Lincoln’s handling of McClellan to Truman’s, noting Lincoln’s humility and pragmatism. It contrasts Civil War fears with Cold War authority while reflecting on leadership, power, and the oil shortage stance. It also critiques Nixon’s World War II rhetoric and examines Arab relations as fashioning a costly misreading of sacrifice.
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Harry S Truman
Merle Miller
Truman
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Wake Island
General MacArthur
Mr. Truman
United States
Benjamin P. Thomas
Lincoln
Seward
John Hay
Hay
McClellan
White House
Harry Truman
Abraham Lincoln
National Security Council
Joint Chiefs of Staff
CIA
Abe Lincoln
Oval Office
Secret Service
Republic
Nixon
Sulkers Hold Line Amid Oil Shortage and Scandals
The piece contrasts three responses to oil scarcity. Some cheat and profit from shortages, some boycott grapes and resist black markets, while sulkers choose quiet grievance. It argues sulkers represent the foot soldiers of crises, essential yet overlooked, as authorities urge sacrifice and resilience.
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Hitler
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Rose Haflin
Manchester
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Louis Suita
Putnam St
Suita
New York
Mr. Suita
Poland
Anna Krawczyk
Arlington
State Fish and Game Department
Sunderland
Earle H. Hill Jr
East Arlington
Eric
Paul J. Hill
Fischetti
Washington
By Tom Wicker
New York Times News Service
George B. McClellan
Napoleon
London
Rudolph Valentino
Federal Reserve
Croesus
Grandmother’s
Florida
Bronx
Roberta Cé
Parliament
Yale Blue
Roberts
Berkshire Plaza
North Adams
Mass
Drysdale
Coats
Drysdales
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