Private Morality as a Major Switch Issue in Elections
Washington report notes that private morality, including views on pot pornography and premarital sex, has long shaped voting behavior and remains a key switch issue in U S elections. It cites Kennedy Ford and Rockefeller as examples and warns that approval of misconduct hurts electability.
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George McGovern
McGovern
Rockefeller
Sen. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick
United States
Parents urge action on Sunderland school repairs
A Sunderland mother writes to The Banner warning that the elementary school is structurally unsafe with a leaky roof and fallen ceiling tiles. She urges a community meeting on Oct 2 at 7 30 pm to vote on options including a bond for repairs, transferring students, or canceling winter plans, stressing the need for action. The letter is signed by Linda Drunsic and co‑signers Lynn Williams Joan Bort Edna Deitz.
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Sunderland
Lynn Williams
Joan Bort
Edna Deitz
Bennington 1935 hunting season opens with many sportsmen
Looking Back 40 YEARS AGO column notes that the 1985 hunting season starts with many Bennington sportsmen heading out, led by James Bent who bagged a partridge limit and four grey squirrels. Also mentions Myers and Whitaker returning from Quebec with trout, local politics, and historical notes from 1846 to 1974.
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James Bent
Bennington
William H. Myers
Earl C. Whitaker
Quebec
St. Michel
G.A. Russell
Arlington
Homosexual headlines and a hero’s quiet privacy
President Ford praised Oliver Sipple for stopping an assassin but public scrutiny tied to his rumored homosexuality sparked debate. The piece notes Sgt. Leonard Matlovich’s discharge ruling, argues morality, privacy, and civil rights shape the battle over homosexuality in American life.
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Ford
Oliver Sipple
Sipple
Vietnam
San Francisco
Detroit
Leonard Matlovich
Air Force
Armed Forces
Sgt. Matlovich
Mort Sahl
Street Corner Conservative Creed Emerges From Urban Roots
In Arlington Virginia writer William F. Gavin reflects on a late 1940s Jersey City upbringing of diverse neighborhoods and street corner culture. He argues urban conservatives were shaped by simple values, working class life, and a critique of liberal academia and affirmative action.
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Lafayette
Jersey City
Mikolajczyks
Gagliardis
Whiitenours
Greenblatts
Madison
van Horne Street
Woodward Street
ALL Saints Grammar School
United States
All Saints
Archie Bunkers
William F. Gavin
Imagining Pyramids Under Modern Planning Rules
A wry LA Times Syndicate comment notes that even ancient projects would be bogged by modern paperwork. It adds a quip that a fired baseball manager rarely lingers as a lame duck.
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Ethel Smith
Donald
Earl Conlin
Bennington County
Waldo C. Holden
Vermont
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Little League
Union School
Charlestown
Mass
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Neville Chamberlain
Mount Anthony
Richard Nixon
Portugal
Antonio de Spinola
U.S. Senate
Turkey
Cyprus
N.Y. Times
Arlington, Va
Tivoli Movie Theater
Westinghouse Corporation
Pacific Avenue
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Catamount National Bank
Catamount
North Bennington
Bennington Plaza
Putnam Square
Brattleboro
Manchester Center
Pownal
West Dover
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