Bearded Washington judge Halleck faces reappointment
A profile of Charles W. Halleck Williams 51 a bearded DC judge whose 1965 DC appointment by Lyndon Johnson and later tenure raise questions of judicial temperament. The piece recounts custody and probation cases, clashes with police, and the judicial commission review ending with tentative approval as qualified awaiting presidential decision.
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Beta Theta Pi House
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Rip van Winkle
Robinson Crusoe
Lyndon Johnson
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Everett Dirksen
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Gerald R. Ford
Wee
Commission On
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Black Bar Association
Legal Aid Society
The
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Judicial Commission
U.S
Judah Best
Spiro
Vermont gasoline tax receipts rise in eight months
Receipts from Vermont's four cent gasoline tax exceed last year's eight month total by over sixty two thousand dollars, aligning with a record August. The Motor Vehicle Department announced the uptick as visitors greet senior editor Frank E. Howe on his 80th birthday and 55th wedding anniversary.
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Banner
Frank E. Howe
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Bennington Mills
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Lowell
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New York journalism era reflections by Bob Considine
Bob Considine recalls a vintage 1937 press scene at an Overseas Press Club event. He notes New York papers shrinking to three or four, praises today’s educated reporters, contrasts crime coverage, television’s impact, and asserts newspapers remain essential to public discourse before confirming his death after a long Hearst career.
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Toots Shot
Earl Wilson
Jack O’brian
Mike Claffey
City Hall
Hearst
Letter to editor regarding Grange views in Vermont
A reader in Friendship Maine forwards a Bennington Banner clipping by John Gould dated September 15 1975. The letter expresses irritation toward the Grange but urges respectful, measured criticism and suggests there may be misunderstandings about the Vermont State Grange influenced by a clipping from Shirley Matteson of Arlington Vermont who lectures there.
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State Dept. of Highways
Banner
John Gould
Friendship
Maine
Grange History and Demeter Link in Patrons of Husbandry
The Grange remains the nation’s largest farm group with growth across the east and west while Washington leads state membership. It traces to manor roots, links to the Eleusinian Mysteries, and the High Priest of Demeter as top ritual officer. C Jerome Davis invites renewed Grange connections and a chance for Thankful Whetstone to rejoin.
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