Nixon crime trends and Kennedy Center debate in national talk
Bennington Banner notes rising violent crime despite lower property crime and FBI shifts in enforcement funding. It cites Nixon promises and warns of a tougher stance needed. Also covers John F. Kennedy Center reception and criticism from Jack Anderson and Washington Monthly about culture funding and elitism.
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Washington
Leonard Bernstein
Jack Anderson
John F. Kennedy
Washington Monthly
Kennedy Center
No Freeze In Crime Rate Papers Push Gun Control
The FBI reports show firearm use in murder rising sharply since 1964 and handguns not adequately restricted. Police officers killed by gunfire and high reoffending rates highlight calls for stricter controls, while critics warn against diverting funds from broader reform.
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United States
Edward Kennedy
FBI
Nixon
Mutual hostility in Sino Soviet powers clash over Washington visit
A veteran observer notes rising Moscow Beijing tension as Washington seeks to normalize ties with China. Pravda and Trud critique Peking policies while Chinese leaders defend labor gains and truth about Soviet goals. Visa hurdles and hotel vouchers complicate travel. The piece concludes that past confrontations color present diplomacy and even makes London seem appealing.
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Washington
China
Moscow
Peking
Communist Movement
Romania
Albania
Poland
Pravda
Trud
West
Nixon
Soviet Union
Japan
London
Letter to the Banner criticizes Bonenti vignette on Route 313
A Banner reader objects to Charles Bonenti's piece Your tax dollars are at work here praising photos of road work along Route 313 in Arlington. The letter argues the three photos imply blame on the highway crew, though no direct accusation is stated, and questions the photographer's perspective on the broken tree and road crack.
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Charles Bonenti
Bonenti
Photographs to fit the crime in Vermont letters
Constance Boden criticizes Mr. Bonenti for using pictures to push a story about soil erosion and water pollution. She urges proving real violations with genuine photographs and warns against photo-motivated impressions shaping editorial content.
Fifteen indicted in counterfeit operation across East Coast
A federal Grand Jury indicted fifteen men for distributing more than $2 million in counterfeit $5, $10, and $20 bills along the East Coast. Bail amounts vary from $1,000 to $50,000, with one release on personal recognizance amid debates on justice and punishment. Gore Vidal comments on honesty, crime, and character.
Endless Vermont Holiday Charm Decays Into Cautious Travel
The piece notes Labor Day crowds fading as thousands of tourists visit Vermont but speed remains a problem on country roads. It highlights campsites at Molly Stark Park filling daily, the new Red Mill Brook National Forest Park near Woodford, and out of state visitors from New York City to Saratoga Springs. It also follows orchard labor and grape vines as September hints at frost, with residents observing cautious garden care and surprising grape yields after an unpruned winter.
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Green
Thruway
Clyde Douglas
Molly Stark
Wilmington
Louie Lyons
Channel 2
Boston
Douglas
California
Texas
Florida
Alaska
Canada
Red Mill Brook National Forest
Woodford
Frederick Reginbald
Reginald
Skylark
Pete
Percey Chaney
New York City
Chaneys
Saratoga Springs
Charlie
Gladys Dix
Searsburg
Dixes
Claremont
Flanew
Noel Place
South Road
Plumley Village East Offered as Worcester LowIncome Housing Model
Worcester's Plumley Village East, a 430 unit project by State Mutual Life, aims to prove a sustainable, locally managed approach to low income housing. It uses Section 36 financing, keeps residents long term, and emphasizes family friendliness with outdoor spaces, a Little League diamond, and careful oversight to avoid HUD foreclosure risks seen at Babar Village.
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Worcester
Mass
U.S
Lyndon Johnson
Wall Street Journal
State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America
Plumley Village East
State Mutual
H. Ladd Pumley
Benjamin Thompson and
Cambridge
Plumley Village
Plumley
Babar Village
Maryland
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Tom Robson
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Ural Mountains
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Smolensk
Brezhnev
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Domino
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Jefferson Hgts
Gore Vidal
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