Betty Ford under fire for frank public statements
The September McCall's interview and a Safer 60 Minutes session put First Lady Betty Ford at the center of a political and cultural storm. Critics warn her comments on sexuality, marijuana, and abortion risk damaging the Ford presidency and party unity as 1975 politics loom in New Hampshire.
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Betty Ford
National Review
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Robert Hartmann
Bob
United States
Morley Safer
60 Minutes
White House
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Supreme Court
National Organization of Women
Republican
New Hampshire
Letters to the Editor on Vermont parking policy
A readers letter responds to the Aug 28 Banner editorial criticizing Vermont highway curb parking limits under the TOPICS program. It argues space for motor vehicles is scarce in dense business districts and discusses how curb parking reflects the competition between moving traffic and parked cars.
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Vermont Department of Highways
Central Business
Parking policy analysis urges regulated on street and off street use
Transportation planner Na wazish A Salaria of the Bennington County Regional Commission argues for preserving streets for travel while permitting parking where feasible. He cites surveys showing underused curb and off street spaces and endorses TOPICS no parking proposals to boost capacity and safety in Bennington downtown.
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Bennington
Bennington Street
Looking Back Across Years in Bennington and Beyond
A collection of notes from Bennington area life and events: Maxwell begins as pastor in North Bennington. Moore family moves to Arlington. Pope Pius XI elevates James D. Shannon to monsignor. local auctions andmail service updates. Roaring Branch flood threat near Brooklyn village. Bennington bypass plan discussed by regional planners. local business blaze reopens. historical milestones from 1783 Paris treaty to Verdun and WWII dates. political observations on George Wallace as a potential presidential factor influencing Ford era politics.
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Pope Pius XI
Castel Gandolfo
James D. Shannon
P.R
St. Francis de Sales Church
Bennington
Brooklyn Village
Roaring Branch
Wallace favorable to Ford in 1976 race clash
Wallace blocs appeal to blue collar Democrats and conservative Republicans. Laird notes Wallace could win the Democratic nomination, possibly blocking a Reagan surge. Wisconsin GOP data cited, with cross over voting seen as aiding Ford, while a later GOP challenge may emerge but likely too late.
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Alabama
Jerry
Old George
Wallace
Deep South
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Wisconsin
Jackson
Carter
Muskie
Udall
Laird
Reapportionment Doubts From Former Mt Anthony Charter Author
John H. Williams of Bennington comments on Lawrence Harrington's Banner letter from August 29 and his conflict over district reapportionment after a federal ruling. He muses on the so called college crowd, his old poker buddy Moe labeling enemies, two college professors who outmaneuvered him, and ponders what he would do if Moe does not seek reelection next June.
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Moe
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