Panic at Statehouse Over Private School Aid
Editorial argues that rush to fund nonpublic schools raises constitutional and fiscal issues. It criticizes Senator Harrington and supporters for triggering a panic, urging patience and thorough study by the Nuciforo commission before any legislation. The piece stresses that school closings are unlikely and questions standards, scope, and safeguards for any aid program.
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Statehouse
Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Kevin Harrington
State Senate
Maurice A. Donahue
Nuciforo
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
Springfield
Nucifora Commission
Volpe pushes relocation rules for federally funded road projects
Secretary Volpe demands replacement housing be in place before approving land acquisition or construction with federal funds. He cites 1968 highway law but adds teeth by withholding funds until assurances exist. He hints using the Highway Trust Fund to finance new housing where shortages are acute, potentially aiding Route 7 bypass in Pittsfield.
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Pittsfield
Action For Opportunity
Washington
Volpe
AFO
Federal Highway Trust Fund
West Stockbridge wins rate rollback and local civic notes
The state DPUs order rolls back local water rates in West Stockbridge a rare regulatory win. Nearby items note Susan B Anthony birthday signals a milestone for Middlefield’s first woman assessor and a Monterey bypass debate amid local civic plans and a proposed church minister salary-plus-commission plan.
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West Stockbridge
Department of Public Utilities
Mse
Susan B. Anthony
Middlefield
Dean P. Amidon
Monterey
Amidon
DPW
Eagle
Unitarian Church
Snowmobile debate centers on Mt Greylock plan
At a New Ashford meeting of the Mt Greylock Advisory Council, snowmobile rules sparked clash as the DNR moves to update the 1968 management plan for Mt Greylock Reservation. Proposals split trails into snowmobile and foot paths with age limits opposed by the Berkshire County Snowmobile Association. Advocates urge balance to protect ski trails and privacy while keeping snowmobiles.
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Mr. Greylock
Tme
New Ashford
Mt. Greylock
DNR
Mt. Greytock
Berkshire County Snowmobile Association
New Vermont Club officers named for the year
The Vermont Club announces officers with Jesse Carpenter as president H L Carey first vice president H L Bates second vice president N A Andrews secretary and treasurer. Executive committee members include Fred A Burt Mrs F W Welsh Mrs E Y Ranney Mrs G H Emerson and Mrs W H Wiley. Morris Jones elected chaplain.
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Vermont Club
Vermont memories and Quaker truths from Mrs Wing
Notes and recollections from 1900 era Vermont as told by Mrs Bernice Wing, 94, author of Verona Miscellany. She recalls a root fence on her grandfather Proctor farm, Quaker honesty, a child adopted by a childless couple, and mentions George Balanchine receiving the Handel Medallion in 1965. The item also notes the 24th Amendment ratified January 23 1964 and a playful remark about a girl’s stairway.
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Bernice Wing
Vermont
Pittsfield
Proctor
Letters urge continued snowmobile debate on environment
Readers discuss snowmobiles and environmental impact, criticizing noise and trash. Letters accuse some readers of apathy, defend diverse opinions, and urge civic action from president to local levels. Other letters address farming subsidies, school spending, and party labeling amid a climate of public interest.
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Marlene Rhodes
Scrooge
Samuel Sass
Crane Ave
Pittsfield
Chickens Speak on Santa Congress and Tax Giveaways
Us chickens denounce Congress for raising personal exemption from 600 to 750 and boosting Social Security payments by 15 percent as a hidden tax. The writer predicts higher paycheck deductions and warns spenders will be voted out at the next election. Letter from U G Moseley of Glendale California.
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Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
the Eagle
de Welt
Santa Claus
Congress
New York Opinion on Student Aid Funds and Federal Loans
A New York piece argues that United Student Aid Funds once boosted access with college guarantees and bank loans, while 1965 federal guarantees undercut it, steering banks, colleges, and students to a costly program. It cites $214 billion outstanding loans and looming taxpayer costs, urging simple reforms under a Nixon era emphasis on social energy.
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Indianapolis
John Birch Society
United Student Aid Funds, Inc
United
USAF
Allan D. Marshall
General Dynamics
Uncle Sam
Higher Education
Gresham
Congressional Committee
Marshall
Congress
Little artist draws God in full detail
Humor Anglican Digest recounts a child who concentrates on a drawing and replies that people will know what God looks like when she finishes, prompting a motherly exasperation and a witty retort from the girl.
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Anglican Digest
Lille
Tam
Boston Globe
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