Letters on History and the bicentennial in Bennington
A reader argues Vermont relies on tourist trade, praises early Bennington history, and condemns Bicentennial planners. The letter lists seven claims about outsiders, stamp issues, battlefield control, and parade plans, urging a bigger, nationally significant event for Bennington and Vermont. The author cites talks with Mrs. DuHamel and concludes with a call to action at Monument Ave.
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America
Vermont
Bennington
Ticonderoga
Hubbardton
New York
Grandma Moses
Eagle Bridge
Green Mountain
Arlington
Francis J. Cone
New England Police Chiefs Assoc
New Castle
N.H
Manchester
Rattlesnake Telegram Calls Ford to Resign or Impeach
Mary D. Lauzon of Woodford says in a telegram to President Ford that Nixon's pardon links Ford to Watergate and urges the president to resign or be impeached. She compares Ford to a crooked Texas rattlesnake in the message.
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Gerald R. Ford
Richard Nixon
Watergate
Bennington Club to Kick Off Fall With Social Tonight
Several local items are noted including the Bennington Girls Club fall program opening at 7 30 with Miss Janet Adams new director present to greet members and friends. The day also highlights Vermont marble destined for the Supreme Court building and community canning efforts.
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Bennington Girls’ Club
Janet Adams
Vermont Hills
Danby
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Energy sense Life saving with your speedometer
The Federal Energy Administration urges strict adherence to the 55 mph speed limit to save gas and lives. It notes cars use less fuel at 55 than at 70 and cites major holiday fatality reductions and ongoing petroleum shortages. It links speed control to Project Independence and a shift toward coal nuclear and solar energy.
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Washington
Federal Energy Administration
America
Alaska
Great Paper Clip Pinch Hits Global Paper Needs
The Oregonian notes a shortage ripple across economies as steel production shifts away from low grade material used for clips. Plants run below capacity, orders backlog months, and experts urge cutting bureaucracy at the source to ease pressures and yield broader benefits.
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Oregonian
Muggeridge in Waxworks to write wartime memoirs
Paris postwar treachery, spies and celebrities populate Malcolm Muggeridge’s second volume The Infernal Grove. He roasts Bulglars like Burgess Philby Darlan Laval and de Gaulle, savages Picasso and Hemingway, and chronicles his wartime World War II secret service days with cutting wit and scorn. He rails against Kissinger’s Nobel Prize and hints at a religious conversion, all while lampooning figures from Chanel to Stein.
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Malcolm Muggeridge
Washington
London Daily Telegraph
Punch
Madame Tussaud
Twiggy
Burtons
London
Albany
Graham Greene
Ted Heath
Muggeridge
Britain
Bob Haldeman
Guy Burgess
Kim Philby
Adm
Darlan
Premier Laval
DeGaulle
Arnold On Laski
Paris
Boulevard Suchet
Chevalier
Sacha Guitry
Coco Chanel
Coco
Picasso
Gertrude Stein
Hemingway
Kissinger
Yeats
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Saratoga
Monument Ave
Mary D, Lauzon
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Frank H. Daigneault
Ralph A. Foote
Middlebury
Philip H. Hoff
House
Bendi
Brandywine
John Tyler
Daniel Webster
Indian Airlines
New Delhi
Salvador Allende
Western Hemisphere
John C. Sawhill
Federal
Quinlan
Main St
Bennington, Vt
U.S
George G. Connelly
Keene, N.H
Beatrice Webb
Harold Laski
Holmes-Laski
Clement Attlee
Laski
Thurmond
Spain
Franco
Andre Gide
Gide
Steinbeck
John
Paar
Cavett and Carson
Esquire
James Michener
BBC
Charles Colson
Swifts Premium
Ai-Dee
Viva Towels
Coum
Underwood
Kraft
Einz
Allpork
River Valley
River Valley Orange Juice
Pepperidge Farms
Wanbireir
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