Pocket money and peanuts
Washington columnist William Raspberry playfully questions how President Ford and his wife could live on 225 to 637 dollars per year in 1972. He imagines everyday expenses from beer to bus fare, cigars to caddies, urging Ford to reveal how they managed with so little and noting the need for personal budgeting guidance.
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IRS
Ford
Carter
Tiger
James L. Oakes
Williamstown
Williams College
William C. Madden
Williams
Richard A. Snelling
Barbara
Bennington Lanes
Bennington Main Street Beauty Tweak Echoes Abroad
A Letter to the Editor discusses a photograph from the Christian Science Monitor showing a Dutch city scene with bicycle lanes and pedestrian friendly sidewalks. It contrasts Bennington recent improvements on Main Street with tree planting and brick facade cleaning, noting forward looking communities curb congestion and boost safety.
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Christian Science Monitor
Bennington
Putnam
Holland
Main Street
Parking on Main Street and new bicycle lanes debated
The letter discusses surplus parking behind Main Street buildings and urges surveying users and merchants about removing parking space to open Main Street for bicycle lanes and better sidewalks. It references public input and urban planning ideas.
Dow, World Series, and Dow Theory Predict 1976 Race
The piece notes that the Dow, World Series index, and a political predictor from Don Gropman point to mixed outcomes for the 1976 election. It lists historic exceptions for FDR and Nixon, recalls Carter’s odds tied to the Reds and other quirky signals, and cites a 1976 paperback collecting various futures with Carter largely unseen.
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Franklin D
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Don Gropman
White Sox
Joe’’ Jackson
Dow
FDR
Carter
Cincinnati Reds
Gerald Ford
Whimsy Farm Guernsey leads September dairy output in Arlington
Harold Best reports the Whimsy Farm Guernsey herd of Arlington ranks first in milk and butterfat production and lowest costs for September with each cow averaging 962 pounds of butterfat. George N. Mattison’s North Bennington herd follows with 932 pounds of milk per cow.
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Arlington
Harold Best
Mt. Anthony
George N. Mattison
North Bennington
James A. McKee
Bennington County
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