The liberal GOP vanishing force in Connecticut politics
The text traces the decline of liberal Republicans from 1960 to 1972, noting Weicker and others reconsidering party alignment. It cites Kansas City convention disillusionment, Rockefeller’s marginalization, and progressive figures dwindling in nomination, platform, and rules battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
William Scranton
Rockefeller
Ford Administration
Kissinger
Liberal Republicans urge Ford allies to pull party toward renewal
The piece argues liberal Republicans should press for influence within Ford’s campaign and warns that if Ford wins they may gain a few cabinet spots but lose a voice in the vice presidency, while a loss could push conservatives to seize control of party leadership and push independent options. It notes Mathias, Reed, and other moderates facing pressure as the GOP shifts toward 1980.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Charles McC. Mathias
Maryland
Ford
Mathias
Ronald Reagan
New Hampshire
Walter Peterson
Robert Reno
Victoria Zachos
Paul McCloskey
William Cohen
Reagan
Richard Ogilvie
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
William Milliken
Michigan
Texas
Indiana
Mary Louise Smith
GOP
Weicker
Meet the Press
Republican Party
Pete
Gally
Maine
Britain
Donald Seth
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Smersh
KGB
Harry Truman
CIA
Leonid Brezhnev
Bella Abzug
Vanderbilt gift to aid children through school property plan
Supt. Grant communicates with F. Ellwood Allen of New York and Old Bennington on a plan to develop the college town’s school property into a modern play area. Bennington County’s Forest Festival chair is William H. Meyer of Rupert. Barbara Jean Lawrence starts nursing training in Pittsfield after BCHS and Guild scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilt
Francis V. Grant
F. Ellwood Allen
New York City
Old Bennington
College Town
William H. Meyer
Vermont Forest and Farmland Foundation Inc
Rupert
Vermont
Bennington County
Ardis Edgerton
James M. Edgerton
West Arlington
Arlington Memorial High School
Elks
U.S
Boston
Maine
Central
Golden Road in Maine Shows Native View of Timber Roads
A traveler describes a summer drive along Maine’s Golden Road from a state highway to the West Branch Logging Road. The author notes the timber industry, the ultra-fast logging trucks, and the pride locals feel in accessing scenery few outsiders ever glimpse, ending at Seboomook Dam and stressing native access to these wonders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Belmont
Storrow Drive
Seboomook Dam
War talk on Egypt Libya and murder in politics
This column argues that the danger of war in the Middle East grows with Muammar Qaddafi’s regime funding terrorism and subversion. It contrasts Egyptian military strengths with Libyan threats and comments on assassination debates, dictators, and U.S. intelligence secrecy and critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
CIA
Jack
Middle East
Egypt
Libya
Muammar Qadaffi
Ireland
Philippines
Anwar Sadat
Anderson
Opinion: Nuclear power faces delays in New England
The piece argues that anti nuke action targets New Hampshire and Vermont plants including Seabrook and Vermont Yankee. It predicts court battles will stall construction but urges business to back rapid nuclear build, claiming Seabrook would create 3000 jobs yearly for seven years and lower energy costs through the 1980s and 1990s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
New Hampshire
Vermont
Vermont Yankee
Seabrook
N.H
New England States
Yankee
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New Haven, Conn
Connecticut
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Kansas City
New York
Bob Dole
Lord
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Oregon
Clarke Reed
Mississippi
Mary Louise Packard
Esther Davis
Bennington
Susan B. Anthony
F. Howard Ferguson
Williamstown
William H. Vanderbilt
George Finckel
U.S. 7
Squaw Hill Road
London
Hitler
Florida
Everett Dirksen
Friendship
Iowa
Idaho
Kittery
Riight
Pete Lawrence
Golden Road
Mount
Katahdin
Christian Science Publishing Society
By Gerald Raftery
Sunderland
el- Qadaffi
Idi Amin
Uganda
Amin
Courts
Armed Forces
FBI
Nuke
New England Council For Economic Development
Main St
FDIC
Gladstone
Naturals
Gladstones
Burlington
Upper Church
ST. Albans
North Main St
Barre
Newport
Rutland
Rutland Plaza
Winooski
West Canals
Plattsburgh
Pyramid Mall
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