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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1975
Page
5
In a Banner article John Gould recalls boys games from Maine and New York City including chase a basepath game with a hydrant home, stoopball using a brownstone step, and solitary stick ball with a makeshift ball. The pieces reflect spontaneous play and local street culture of bygone days.
The article recalls boys playing hit the peg with a broomstick, street baseball with one base, shinny hockey on sidewalks, and improvised crafts like scooters and soapbox racers. Games were self organized with no coaches or uniforms, emphasized fun over winning, and included roller skating and East River swimming amid rougher street clashes.
The piece argues that government funded universal medical care is financially unsustainable. It cites Rockefeller and British NHS as examples, notes infinite demand versus finite resources, and warns rationing will emerge under any national health scheme. It references New Scientist critique and U S efforts with health maintenance organizations.
William Lapinsky narrowly avoids death after a truck loaded with apples collides with a Boston and Maine freight train near the Brownell Arbour farm in North Pownal. The recall notes broader historical items and a local mill strike affecting Holden Leonard Co. remains a separate entry within the column.
In a Capitol Hill briefing room Mrs. Alice Rivlin, director of the Congressional Budget Office, argues the United States is emerging from the worst recession since the 1930s but warns unemployment and high prices may persist. The piece contrasts liberal economists and administration stance on deficits, taxes, and spending as Ford opposes expansionary measures amid global efforts to stimulate growth.
A neutral analyst presents two rival forecasts one for expansion and one for contraction both implying ongoing high unemployment. The discussion remains tense with a subdued mood as the debate proceeds and doors creak at the venue.
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