October's Final Days Elegy in The Banner
A quiet October meditation describes upland brown mullein and thistledown drifting through haze. The poem recalls distant mountain peaks, rustling trees, and clouds like white city walls, portraying half sad half joyful days with pastoral brooks, vivid fall colors, birds, crickets, and dragons in motion.
Bennington political race and local arts notes span decades
Claire Williams leads Bennington Better Times with 21 000 votes and a 3000 edge over Mildred Cronin in a local election update. Theatre Guild stages Shaw’s Major Barbara at Bennington College Theatre while Pownal Center School hosts a spooky Halloween party.
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Claire Williams
Bennington
Mildred Cronin
Barbara
Bernard Shaw
Theatre Guild
Bennington College
Pownal Center School
Charlotte Dorman
Hallowe’en
John Foshier
Irving Holland
The Peril of the Bombs by Sen Stuart Symington
A. Symington urges the UN General Assembly that nuclear proliferation threatens humanity. He cites six current nuclear powers, warns of rapid stockpile growth since SALT, and notes rising reactor plutonium production and uranium enrichment capacity worldwide.
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D-Mo
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Washington Post
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
United States Congress
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Europe
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Folies Bergere Nude Revue Hinted for Boston Bicentennial
France’s Folies Bergere may bring a risqué Parisian revue to Boston during Bicentennial celebrations. Dates and venue undecided, with possibilities including the Colonial or Shubert and perhaps the Auditorium. The act promises a playful, champagnelike contrast to pageantry and speeches.
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Colonial
Shubert
Auditorium
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Heaven
Quotes on policy power and profits from 1980s voices
A collection of opinions from David B. Wilson, Thomas P. O’Neill Jr., Sen. James L. Buckley, and Otto Eckstein. They critique protein consumption ethics, congressional reform, federal subsidies, and a middling recession outlook with cautious economic speculation.
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David B. Wilson
Boston Globe
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
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Sen
James L. Buckley
N.Y
Forbes balloon crossing turns bold transatlantic bid
Malcolm Forbes, editor of Forbes magazine, plans a transatlantic balloon flight with Dennis Fleck and Mark Hidalgo. Their craft Roberta, a 55 foot diameter craft built by Raven Industries, uses 12 propane balloons and carries radio for safety. The venture costs about 700000 and follows a prior 33 day continental crossing with his son.
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Forbes Magazine
Atlantic
California
Robert
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Bob Sparks
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Canadian Coast Guard
Thomas Gatch
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Dennis Fleck
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S.D
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