Inside the cozy world of bankers and insiders
In a New Hampshire town, Gramper Lang, president of the Newmarket National Bank, recalls banker culture and overdraft debates from Bert Lance era to Pecora inquiries. He contrasts fair dealing with favoritism, noting how insiders prosper while outsiders suffer, and reflects on trust, debt, and communityimage plans amid Washington politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gramper Lang
Boston and
Maine
South Lee Depot
Plummer
Jack
B.F. Lang
RFD
Benjamin Franklin
Dover
Zeno
Bert Lance
Newmarket National Bank
New Hampshire
Susie
Newmarket Bank
Calhoun Bank
Georgia
Washington
White House
Randletts
Randalls
Pipers
Harveys
Bert
Teddy
Panama
Concord
Grammie
Wall Street
Calhoun
Newmarket National
Vermont National
Vermont
Mark Rudd and Weathermen Face New Book's Take on Terrorist Image
The article notes Mark Rudd surrendering to old protest charges and contrasts his appearance with a past radical. It reviews Walter Laqueur’s Terrorism, praising its historical breadth and claims the Weathermen had minimal long term impact. It argues terrorists are a recurring, not uniquely modern, threat across eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little, Brown
Walter Laqueur
Weathermen
Bernadine Dohrm
Palestine
Persia
India
Laqueur
Henry James
Princess Cassamassima
Which way the wind blows in our era of radical dissent
A compact critique of terrorism and civil disobedience, arguing that real courage and responsible action are blurred by sensationalism and violent extremism. The piece questions modern heroes and the moral limits of protest, referencing Rennie Davis and Mark Rudd as symbols of shifting leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laqueur
Black Knight
Rennie Davis
Mark Rudd
Looking Back at Local News From Past Years
The column recalls events from 1967 including Miss Majory Smith and Charles Bartlett heading to Middlebury College and the American Legion convention trip by Mr. and Mrs. William Dailey. It notes Frank E. Howe II speaking on his Boy Scout Jamboree experiences and a remarkable cat named Sylvester pictured in swaddling clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majory Smith
Observatory Street
Charles Bartlett
West Street
Middlebury College
William Dailey
North Bennington
American Legion
Frank E. Howe II
Katherine F. Young
Washington
Leon Whitmans
Sylvester
Admiral Turner Faces Oddities in CIA Clean Up
A hearing on CIA abuses reveals retired operatives recounting Mk Ultra experiments with little remorse and evasive testimony. Admiral Turner insists the agency was corrected, while Deanne Siemer from the Pentagon clarifies that Defense acted for CIA in the projects. The piece portrays elites shielded by secrecy and old guard politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Rhodes
Graham Greene
Kennedy
American Psychological Association
Rhodes
Defense
CIA
Defense Department
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T.R.B
Gramper
Clark Clifford
Banks
FDR
J.P. Morgan
Pecora
Morgan
Senate
House of Morgan
Allegheny
John W. Davis
Calvin Coolidge
Bernard Baruch
Raskon
Lindbergh
William Woodin
Hag
Columbia University
Chicago
Rudd
Moms
Pops
Deans
Bank of America
Boston
Joseph Conrad
Secret
Agenco
Charles W. Tobey
Rn.h
Lillian Compton
Bennington
Elm Tree Inn
Pownal
Ben Mont Avenue
Ernest Burdick Sr
George A. Mathers
Robert Griffin
West Main Street
Griff
Bennington Flats
Lewis C. Watt
Alice Haswell
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Vietnam
Polly
LeJeune Marine Base
N.C
Robert Gilroy
LeRoy Mizener
Orlando, Fla
Mizener
England
Stephenson
Warsaw
Poland
Syria
United Arab Republic
Spiro Agnew
Fienberg
Main ST
Bennington, VT
Monument Plaza
Mary McCrory
Boston Globe
ADM
Stansfield Turner
Edward Kennedy
Philip Goldman
Daddy Warbucks
Robert Lashbrook
Mk-Ultra
Ultra
Sidney Gottlieb
Gottlieb
Frank Olson
PRG
the Extraordinary Bank
Main Street
Putnam Square
School Streets
Wilmington
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