People Patterns Progress and preservation-a little of both
Frank L. Oktavec argues that most Americans hold mixed views on conservatism. He distinguishes economic and social aspects, noting conservatives seek individual freedom yet accept government aid, while social conservatives push moral and cultural preservation with support for limited public programs. He concludes few are pure ideologues, valuing both progress and preservation.
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Frank L. Oktavec Shaftsbury
Hillside Color and Campaign Echoes Across Bennington
A 1936 item notes Vermont fall color traffic and a roaming bull moose near Shaftsbury. 1951 announces Stanley Pekalski named Bennington postmaster after Senate confirmation. 1966 reports Gov Hoff campaign stops with fall foliage, architecture honors, and a discussion of Ford and Nixon era politics.
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Bennington Laundry, Inc
Vermont
Burlington
Bennington County
Shaftsbury
William Canates
North Bennington
Lawrence Inn
Bennington
Stanley J. Pekalski
Greenfield
Mass
Pekalski
U.S. Senate
North Bennington High School
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Columbia University
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
Arlington
Manchester
Benjamin Thompson
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Williams College
New England
American Institute of Architects
Raymond Galusha
Eagle Square Mfg. Co
Ford Risks Power Amid Falling Voters and Party Rifts
The piece analyzes Ford facing a declining economy with rising poverty, while projecting he remains a symbol of secular stability. It notes Democratic liberals wavering, Carter’s party divisions, and wary gesturing from urban Catholics and Jews as the campaign narrows to three weeks.
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Europe
Gov. Carter
White House
Democratic Party
Tip O’neill
Massachusetts
House of Representatives
Jerry Ford
Ford
United States
Air Force One
Carter
Hubert Humphrey
Nixon
South
Tamarack hackmatack roots and the dooryard lore
The article traces the tamarack hackmatack, its naming across regions, and its uses in Maine and Atlantic Canada. It explains its evergreen-to-gold seasonal shift, wood properties, and value for porches and ship knees. It notes Indians used fibrous roots for bark canoes and knees for ship timbers.
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New
Longfellow
No 'inner club' in Senate, Mansfield says
Mike Mansfield, Senate majority leader with 34 years on Capitol Hill, comments to U.S. News & World Report that there is no inner club in the Senate anymore and that this is as it should be, with no one dictating others' actions.
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Ford
Richard Nixon
Vietnam
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
John Connally
Texas
Congress
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Nelson Rockefeller
Robert Dole
Kansas
United States
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Capitol Hill
U.S. News & World Report
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Ransom Gore Jr
Shadowbrook Road
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Hoboken
N.J
Thomas Alva Edison
John XXIII
St. Peter’s Basilica
Rome
Washington
Ford Administration
Dunham’s Carpet
Armstrong
Gulistan
Galaxy
Rmiture Inc
Elm ST
H. Greenberg Incorporated
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ACME
Catamount Dyers
Ben Mont Avenue
Cheerios
Walker
Marcer
Henry Wadsworth
Deering
Hack
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North
Ameri Kee
John Gould
Friendship, Maine
Christian Science Publishing Society
U.S. Secretary of Labor
Vermont Department of Employment Security
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