Vote turnout and politics spark debate on registration
A reader letter critiques efforts to boost voter turnout through automated registration and Latino outreach while warning against seducing voters. It contrasts Carter Ford politics with nonvoter apathy, cites Hart Associates on nonvoter motives, and weighs civic duty against party advantage.
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Washington, D.C
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Jimmy Carter
United States
Carter
Hart Research Associates
America
John F. Kennedy
Fdr
Abraham _eLincoln
JFK
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Mao's Beacon Fades In Retrospect
A veteran historian links Mao Tse-tung to Pearl Harbor as turning points, arguing U.S. wwii aid enabled Mao's mainland conquest and tracing how his wartime actions served revolutionary aims. The piece cites Giscard d Estaing calling Mao a beacon and notes the official tribute praising Marxism Leninism and ongoing party unity.
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Mao
Pearl Harbor
U.S
Japan
China
A.J.P. Taylor
Europe
Germany
Poland
Mao Tse-tung
Chou’ Teh
Republic of China
Marshal Tito
Teng Hsiao-ping
Bennington Clippings Reflect Local News and Sales Echoes
A collage of past items from Sept 23 dates shows a 1936 note offering Rhode Island Red cockerels at 30 cents a pound and oddities like a 1929 Willys Whippet sedan for 49 dollars. 1951 items describe the autumnal equinox and a well baby clinic with talks by doctors. 1966 notes honor a scholarship winner, Hoosick queens, school officers, boxing history, and a motivational quotes segment.
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R.I
W.J. Percey & Sons
Eddington’s
Morrissey’s
Helen Hagmann
Red Cross
Bennington
Philip Hoff
James Robert Keir
Robert G. Keir
South Stream Road
Keir
Bendi
University of Maine
Town of Hoosick
Margaret Bromirski
Debbie Markiewicz
Troy
Mary Lou Jenuskevice
Susan Ganser
Lynn Jenuskevice
Bennington Catholic High School
George Stockman
Brian Maroney
Dianne Haddad
Linda Levine
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William F. Buckley Jr
Torrington Register
Washington
Udall
Mary Hartman
Switzerland
Hobson’s
Ford
Moscow
Lenin
West
Schiller
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Chairman Mao
Hitler
Trotsky
Stalin
Lurie
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Vermont
Clarence Howard
New York
Lupin
France
Middlebury College
Howard
Federal Housing Association
Rutland
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Philadelphia
Madkour
Main ST
Bass Calo
Tut Value
Buying Power
Ne Wai
Americolor
Minwax
Liberty Blue
Sy Pt
Kordite
Martel
Wes
Hannyman
SKU
Tuttle
Progressive Building Supply Center
Depot Street
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