Tuesday Charter Day urged for Bristol voters
Editorial urges Bristol taxpayers to vote on a charter framing commission and a $2500 expense appropriation. It praises nine qualified candidates and stresses studying their training character and time commitment while noting some absences at a public meeting and highlighting youth residency concerns.
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Bristol
Reynolds School
B.T.A. Hall
Messrs
Canario
Pierce
Charter Commission
Robert N Gilbert
Soldiers face lenient French justice amid tensions
In a Bristol Times report from June 21 1957, critics claim American troops in France receive unusually lenient treatment. A case in Fountainbleau involved an Air Force private who stabbed a Frenchman during a dispute over a girl, receiving six months and permission to see the girl while imprisoned. Similar reports suggest Japan favors U.S. personnel as well, with local sentiment questioning U.S. court-martial outcomes for servicemen like the Girard boy.
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Phoenix
U. S
France
Air Force
Fountainbleau
Japan
Girard
CBS
Volney D. Hurd
Paris
Christian Science Monitor
Fraternal ties and world order in postwar justice
Volney D. Hurd cites a Paris Monitor report on American soldiers facing lighter Japanese cour t punishment and argues for a fraternal association of English speaking peoples. He outlines strategic links with Britain Canada and other Commonwealth nations, urging joint defense bases and mutual study while aligning with world organization goals.
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British Commonwealth
Empire
United States
Dominion of Canada
Destiny
World Organization
Canada
Portugal
Architeseen
United Nations
Churchill
Funeral of Katherine L Gyllinsvard in Pittsfield
Funeral services for Katherine L Gyllinsvard who died Saturday in Pittsfield follow a long illness. She had lived in Pittsfield for 45 years and was in her 20s. The record notes she was a 1895 Colt Memorial High School graduate with four classmates in attendance, leaving one living member.
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Pittsfield
Collecting coins grows in popularity across the United States
The hobby draws many enthusiasts who track scarce and historic pieces. Lincoln pennies can fetch up to 120 dollars, Confederate currency over United States notes, and a plain five cent piece as high as 6500 dollars. Value hinges on rarity, condition, beauty, and history rather than intrinsic metal value. A 1914 Denver minted penny can command 120 dollars while 1861 quarter eagles vary from 17.50 to 5000 dollars depending on mint origin and marks.
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Near East
B.C
China
Denver
Colorado
Philadelphia
Charlotte
N. C
Dahlonega
Smithsonian
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