Panama Treaty Debates Test Carter Leadership in Senate
The article recalls Lodge’s 1919 defeat of a treaty and warns that Carter faces a two thirds vote hurdle in ratifying the Panama Canal treaty. It cites Wilson, Thurmond, Byrd, and Lodge, noting Latin American reactions, historical precedent, and the high stakes for U S leadership and policy.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Grandfather Lodge
Massachusetts
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Senate
Pan American Building
Congress
Panama
Ellsworth Bunker
Lodge
League of Nations
China
Wilson
Jimmy Carter
Woodrow Wilson
League
Wilson Democrats
Pan American Union
Carter
Jerry Ford
Henry Kissinger
Ronald Reagan
Strom
Thurmond
Communist Party
Rural ads promise scent men cannot deliver
A skeptical reader recounts trying masculine perfumes advertised as woodsy leather and earthy. He notes farm life odors, horse tack, soil, and wood smoke clash with ads claiming irresistible attraction. He prefers a single flower scent in a city setting.
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Cinnamon
Japan
Noel Perrin a Dartmouth English professor
Noel Perrin serves as a professor of English at Dartmouth College, contributing to the university through literary scholarship and teaching.
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Noel Perrin
English
Dartmouth College
Hoosick Falls Area Marks Shifting Marriage Laws And Local News
A look back highlights new rules limiting Massachusetts and Vermont couples from quick marriages in Hoosick Falls amid border activity. The piece notes local crime reports, civic events, and noting figures like Fletcher Hall’s election as president of the Pownal Center Church board and actress Phyllis Thaxter’s polio treatment in Portland. It recalls historical moments from 1813 Uncle Sam to 1969 Dirksen’s death, threading local life with broader history.
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Hoosick Falls
New York
Massachusetts
Vermont
Open windows in postwar offices spark air and energy debate
The Christian Science Monitor notes a California project for the first big postwar office building with operable windows using heat pumps instead of radiators. Engineers face air-leak challenges, balancing efficiency with fresh air, noise, and birdsong as open windows regain a practical office role.
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San Francisco
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