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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1975
Page
5
A humorous essay recounts Little Monster the semi-retired tomcat and his owner who claims ESP exchanges. The narrator, a librarian, notes a rise in paranormal interest among youths, contrasts the cat's sending versus receiving, and describes playful miscommunications and mutual affection. The piece ends musing on the cat’s stronger mind.
New York reports the Ford administration tries to court Solzhenitsyn and other famed writers to bolster its literary image, but dossiers reveal absurdly unsuitable picks. Henry James is deemed political dynamite, Marcel Proust socially impossible, Dickens opposed to welfare ideas, and sundry midnight meetings deemed impractical. A memo warns against inviting Proust.
T.R.B. from Washington, Clinton Vetal of North Bennington elected Commander of Bennington Post at the annual meeting. The Bennington Garden Club awarded the silver McCullough cup to Mrs. George M. Hawks for 74 points. The Howitzer Co. under Capt. Paul A. Buttrick arrives after Pine Camp training. Flooding hits town as selectmen wrap flood control talks. Arthur Poulin and wife move from Sunderland to Chiselville.
A satirical account describes the President weighing writers and public figures for influence on policy and image. It cites Henry Kissinger as a sought after writer, with debates over Tolstoy Twain Mailer and Faulkner among others, highlighting political theater and media manipulation.
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