Ten Years On Berkshire Echoes and the Plantain Pond Horse
A Berkshire columnist reflects on his 1936 Plantain Pond stay and the coming large pumped storage hydroelectric project. He warns of ecological and social impacts, questions local readiness, and urges measured study before embracing or resisting the megaproject.
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Plantain Pond
Mount Washington
Schencb Brook Swamp
Blue Water Lake
Tanglewood
Letters to the Editor Celebrate Greylock Athletics
Agnes Stillman praises Mt. Greylock Regional High School boys for their spirit and resilience in defeat and asserts athletics build character and personal growth beyond scoreboard success. The second letter contends about school integration and busing, recounting a Florida town’s segregated past, noting forced changes after integration and the enduring impact on students and staff.
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Mt. Greylock
Agnes Stillman
Mt. Greylock Regional
Myrtle St
Pittsfield
Florida
Bias in White Incomes Driven by Discrimination Not Training
Government studies show racial wage gaps mainly stem from discrimination rather than education. Officials debate shifting emphasis to anti discrimination measures versus training and education programs amid a slowing economy and rising manpower spending. Researchers warn training alone cannot close the gap long term.
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Nixon
Johnson
Charles B. Markham
Department of Trousing and Urban Development
Office of Economic Opportunity
Lester C. Thurow
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mr. Thurow
A. L. Nellums and Associates
Thurow
Philadelphia
Mr. Markham
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Markham
New York Times News Service
Washington Insight. Pompidou and the Gaullist Legacy
The author argues Pompidou should pursue an honest French foreign policy beyond Gaullist legacy. He notes France remains split between reformist cabinet members seeking modernization and loyalists defending Gaullist aims. The Libyan Mirage deal highlights limits of France’s independent policy and the need for clearer U S France alignment.
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Georges Pompidou
Pompidou
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Nixon
Pompido
Nance
Valery Giscard
Libya
Defense
Debre
Israel
United States
Near East
Paris
Law and Crime Link Drug Treatment to Street Crime Drop
Judge Iain B Sivainson of Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit says 80 percent of criminal cases in a three month period tied to drug dependency and argues treating addicts could cut street crimes by 50 percent. Ellsworth Bunker warns of enemy plans for a new spring or summer offensive in South Vietnam addressing the American Chamber of Commerce in Saigon.
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Iain B. Sivainson
Wayne County Circuit Court
Detroit
Ellsworth Bunker
U.S
South Vietnam
American Chamber of Commerce
Saigon
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