Bennington Banner Guest Editorial
A Bennington Banner guest editorial reflects on local issues in Vermont. The piece notes community concerns and civic engagement within Bennington and surrounding areas, emphasizing the role of readers and the newspaper in public discourse.
Big Power and Aesthetic Loss in River Valley Debate
Howard W. Mitchell argues against large scale aerial power lines along the Connecticut River between Vernon and Hinsdale New Hampshire. He urges government or public action to prevent environmental and scenic damage, advocating submarine or underground transmission as feasible alternatives to preserve the landscape of Vermont and neighboring areas.
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Brattleboro
Bellows Falls
Vt. Electric Power Co
Vernon
Hinsdale
N.H
Connecticut River
New Jersey
Long Island Sound
Hudson and
Niagara Mohawk Territories
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation
New Haven
Cornwall
Consolidated Edison
Hudson Highlands
New York City
Con Ed
Storm King Mountain
New York Metropolitan Area
Vermont
New York
Mario Procaccino
Procaccino
Howard Samuels
Robert F
Wagner
Kosygin En Lai Meeting Tests Moscow Peking Rift
In the years since China fell to communism American policy split on China and Russia. Kosygin's Peking visit near the Ribbentrop Molotov anniversary prompts questions about renewed Sino Soviet cooperation or temporary accord. Strong entities like Moscow and Peking may clash yet seek limited cooperation on shared aims.
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Mainland
China
Russia
Moscow-Peking
Alexei Kosygin
Peking
Moscow
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Brezhnev
Mao Tse-tung
Soviet Union
Japan
Indonesia
Germany
Europe
United States
Chi
Reconciliation May Be An Unexpected Possibility
The piece argues possible rapprochement between Moscow and Peking amid ongoing Sino Soviet tensions. It weighs outcomes from limited accommodation to potential shifts in global propaganda and power balance, noting Western observers consider both conflict and détente as possibilities.
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Moscow
Peking
Travel in the jet era promises comfort and chaos
Aviation Daily notes the 1970s bring spacious widebody cabins and new jumbo jets like the Boeing 747, with 360 to 370 seats in varied configurations. Ground delays stem from funding and planning gaps as airports struggle to expand. Future planes include the Lockheed 1011 Tristar and DC-10 with high ceilings, and supersonic Concorde aims to cut transatlantic trips dramatically.
The Little Red Book and the World War That Might Be
A columnist contrasts Mao Zedong's Quotations with Ripley cartoons and Soviet fears, arguing China’s population and ideology shape a potential Russo Chinese war. He notes China's propaganda, the book’s spiritual role, and the danger to the free world if atomic conflict erupts, while pondering global perspectives from Czechoslovakia to Vietnam.
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Kremlin
Robert
Ripley
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
High Command
China
Carl Crow
U.S
Marx
Cornell
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Israel
Vietnam
Indonesia
Philippines
Supersonic jets spark debate and 1980s rollout
The SST revolution promises much faster air travel led by British-French Concorde and Soviet Tu-144, both about twice the speed of sound with roughly 130 seats. In the U.S. Boeing works on an American SST, but funding is uncertain and 1980 remains a loose target.
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Pan American World Airways
Boeing Company
John J. Burns
Burns
Charles Lanigan
GOP
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