The false myth that communism will bring a millennium
A 1975 Christian Science Publishing Society commentary argues the belief that any Communist rise can stamp out capitalism is a dangerous fallacy. It traces decades of Communist rule in the Soviet Union Eastern Europe and China, noting persistent economic gaps corruption and class stratification while urging Western readers to recognize capitalism’s resilience and the limits of communism.
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Portugal
Soviet Union
Europe
China
Mao Tse-tung
Poland
Yugoslavia
West
Boston
Baltimore
Rangers
Angels
When a TV switch trips and Maine misses the signal
A Maine reader recalls a local cable mishap from the Mount Washington repeater that silenced pictures for days. He reflects on TV snobbery, family life, and the quirks of remote viewing, noting how a house full of radios and books can still entertain without the screen.
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Friendship
Maine
Mount Washington
Chuck Williams
Chuck
Squirrel dies on high tension wire near state line
In 1935 a grey squirrel fell victim after balancing on a bolt near the line between New York and Vermont, while Harvey McKee of West Arlington hurt his arm cranking his car. Other notes mention local fire, a forest festival skit, a corn contest, and regional public works and school district updates.
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Harvey McKee
West Arlington
New York State Line
Adams
Mass
North Bennington
Bennington
Shaftsbury
William Kelley
Sycamore Lane
Smokey Rangers
North Benn
Bennington County
Vermont
State Armory
The Children Return Home in Quiet Rebellion
A family scene unfolds as adult cautionors face returning grown children in a Roosevelt era style home. Barney resists change while Cora Sue enforces discipline and hygiene. Little Franz pesters with dental and Iliad demands. The kids judge their parents, yet reveal shared flaws and ambitions, ending with a pointed Alice Roosevelt Longworth philosophy.
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Franz
Cora Sue
Rolling Stone
Republican Party
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Charles Lindsey
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10 Ears Flint
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10 Ears Dent
James McCabe
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Arlington
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Dorothy Sayers
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Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Quote Magazine
STAR
Sylvania
Sylvania Stereos
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