On the Contrary Good buddies by Robert Smith
Berkshire Eagle columnist reflects on kindness found among truck drivers and courteous motorists versus one bad encounter with a phone company worker. He notes multiple acts of helpfulness by drivers and operators, contrasting broader negative stereotypes with personal positive experiences. Also mentions community events and local notices about gatherings and business appointments.
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Robert Smith
Berkshire Eagle
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
General Motors
Route 495
Tollbooth
Look Back Sales at 2nd Annual Exhibition Reach Over 11000
Art Center officials report more than 240 canvases from gallery display were purchased by 5100 visitors during the 2nd Annual Exhibition by Southern Vermont Artists. Miss Harley of Moorestown NJ returns after summer with her parents in Congress Street. Fires gut Hathaway's Shopping Center in North Hoosick. Richard V. Perrott again protests the Friday peace vigil in Putnam Square. Mrs. Rose Waytkus of Hoosick Falls opposes Little Brother doll and sends a petition to Norwood Ohio committee. Historical notes include events from 1847 Mexico City occupation, 1901 McKinley death, 1963 quintuplets, and 1975 Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton canonization.
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Southern Vermont
Art Center
Harley
All School
Moorestown
N.J
Lee F. Armstrong
Congress Street
Hathaway’s
North Hoosick
Richard V. Perrott
Vietnam
Putnam Square
Hoosick Falls
Rose Waytkus
Mexico City
William McKinley
U.S
Aberdeen
S.C
Andrew Fischer
Elizabeth Ann Seton
The Panama Canal Treaty Debate and U S Rights
Senator Strom Thurmond argues against ratifying a treaty ceding Panama Canal Zone sovereignty by 2000, warning the canal remains U S property. He cites sovereignty, national security, and economic stakes, criticizing Torrijos and Panamanian instability while urging Senate rejection.
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Republic of Panama
Carter
Senate
Panama
Panama Canal Zone
Canal
Panama Canal
United States
Canal Zone
Supreme Court
Wilson
Alaska
Torrijos
Soviet Union
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Chapel of the Meadows
Lord and Lady Gosford
Shaftsbury
Norman P. Dare
St.Peter’s Church
Frank Hurley
Elks
Dwyer
Shaftsbury Hollow
Joe Rudd
John Ryan
Flick Wirasnik
DeLaval Dairy Supplies
Maranville & Wassick
Corner Depot
Hunt Streets
North Adams
Elizabeth Arden
England's
Cosmetics
Downtown
Illendale
Strom
Burlington Free Press
Boston Globe
Wall Street Journal
Bulova Accutron
Shultz Jewelers
American Gem Society
Main Street
Bennington
Vermont
Strom Thurmond
Boston
Ellsworth Bunker
Omar Torrijos
Castro
Chiefs of Naval Operations
State Department
South Carolina
Christian Science Publishing Society
Broyhill
Dupont
Scotchgard
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