Pity the Poor Parisians on Advertising and Courage
Washington essay reviews French advertising, censorship, and society through Pierre-Francois Divier, a 27 year old ad man turned lawyer. The piece questions government control of media, bans on alcohol ads, and Napoleonic gender limits while mocking the allure of Divier and the glamour of Paris.
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Pierre-Francois Divier
Divier
Ralph Nader
Jaanes
France
President Pompidou
le Monde
de Gaulle
Unesco
Uruguay
Iceland
Paris
Dublin
Monsieur Pompidou
Letters to the Editor Defend Berkshire Motorcycle Event
A Banner readers’ letter challenges Catharine O Foster on Damage from Motorcycles. It argues the Berkshire Six Days Trials were organized by the FIM with the AMA sponsoring, not a manufacturer demonstration, noting many bikes are privately owned.
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Catharine O. Foster
Berkshire
ISDT motorcycle trials spark debate over safety and environment
Danby letter defends ISDT event in Vermont praising international sport and minimal local harm while criticizing Mrs. Foster for misdirection. The writer cites environmental repairs by organizers, argues motorcycles damage little compared to new roads, and cites officials supporting motorcycle use to curb gasoline use.
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Eames
Catharine O. Foster
Cycle World
ISDT
Foster
Bennington
Vermont Woods
Route 7
Rogers C.B. Morton
Bennington District annex project costs debated
The building committee reports the annex financing via federal grant and loan will cost poll tax payers 7 to 8 cents yearly per person. The $80,000 loan interest will drive the per capita repayment, with the overall project costs tied to the high school expansion.
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Bennington
Norman Himes
Cone Building
Himes
Ben
Defending the Six Days Trial against Cathy Foster
Douglas F Holley of North Bennington defends the International Six Days Trial against Catharine O Foster’s column in the Banner. He notes the ISDT is a long standing FIA event since 1913, run over a 1000 mile six day course with rider maintenance, uses a closed nightly enclosure, and attracts 12 six man teams and 15 four man teams from many nations.
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Catharine O. Foster
London
Nixon
ISDT
Dalton
Mass
AMA
Europe
Amtrak figures shared with The Banner criticized
A reader letter to The Banner argues that official Amtrak data should shape coverage after many unofficial figures circulate in the press. The writer encloses Xerox copies of pages from Amtrak reports to support the call for basing stories on official figures.
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Amtrak
Homework Clinic Opens for Grades Four to Nine
Community notice announcing a homework clinic by the Manpower office and Bennington Tutorial Assistance Center starting Tuesday Sept 25 at 439 Main St. Hours Tue Wed 2 30 5 00 p m and Tue 6 30 9 00 p m. Free tutoring and quiet study space for grades 4 9. Call 442 8686 for student needs or transportation help.
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The
Manpower Office
Bennington
Main St
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Washington
L’oreal
Pollu
Harikari
Michelin
Napoleon
Josephine
Leon Blum
FIM
Federation Internationale Motorcycliste
American Motorcycle Association
U.S
Danby
Ington
Bennington College
Quinlan
Ray C. Quinlan
Norman Thomas
Woodford
Hoff
Woodford Park
Burton Island
Lake Champlain
J. Duncan Campbell
Rice Lane
Republican Town Committee
James B
Dash
Gibney
Philadelphia
United States
Federation Internationale Motocycliste
Vermont
Massachusetts
Hill and Dale
Catharine
Douglas F. Holley
North Bennington
Busman
Rails
Mary Abbersold
National Railroad Passenger Corp
Montrealers
Washingtonian
R.F. Thompson
Vermont Transit Co. Inc
Burlington
Bankamericard Shoe Clubs
Bennington, VT
Mr. Ronald V. B. Sinclair
Elm Street
Carver Childs
Sheraton
Sheraton & Spool
Chippendale
Francis van Buren
China
Childs
Ruth Dewey
Joyce Hall
Berkshire Plaza
North Adams, Mass
Bankamericard
Roberts
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