From Berkshire to Nantucket a Seaward Reverie
A lyrical travel vignette traces a sea longing from Berkshire hills to Nantucket. The narrator contrasts blue-green hills with blue waves, recalling poets Conrad and Masefield and noting Massachusetts to island passage. References to Nantucket and maritime lore frame a coastal muse.
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Conrad
Masefield
Millay
Austerlitz
Maine
Pittsfield
Melville
Nantucket
Massachusetts
Nantucket Whalers, Roof Colors, and Island Independence
An island reminisces on Nantucket’s maritime fame while reporting a Historic District Commission roof color dispute. A local reader laments regulations as winds drive life on the island, recalling Puritan era adventurers and the town’s evolving identity amid sea lore and tourism.
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Nantucket Island
Thomas Mayhew
Historic Commission
Coffin
Ricky’ Lewis
Nantucket
Island
Historic District Commission
New York Know-How On Money And Metrics
A summary of the 1963 Statistical Abstract of the United States highlights postwar foreign aid totals to 106 countries, France receiving the most military aid, and broad social trends. It notes rising state taxes versus federal spending, the prominence of working wives in family income, Nebraska’s tax status, and high TV ownership vs low book reading. The Abstract, priced $3.75, is available from the Superintendent of Documents.
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United States
France
Nebraska
U. S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Census
Uncle Sam
U. S
de Gaulle
Washington, D.C
Goldwater shifts toward center in 1963 reevaluation
The piece traces Senator Barry Goldwater adjusting toward moderation as he distances himself from extreme positions. It notes changes on the graduated income tax, social welfare, education, public power, housing, and civil rights, framing them as a strategic shift to appeal to a broad center while the author argues the system sustains consensus and liberty.
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Sen
Barry Goldwater
U.S. News & World Report
Goldwater
Sen. Goldwater
Republican Party
Castro
Cuba
Gov. Wallace
Sir Echo
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Berkshire
Mount Washington
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America
Sprague & Carleton
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New York
By Walter Lippmann
Washington
Hisenhower
Tobin
Obd Packing Co, Inc
Albany
Albany, N.Y
Deliciomn Dahes
Diameos
Emer
Tom Silver
Dept. WN
Phelps, N.Y
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