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Died. Ralph E. Flanders, 89, former U.S. Senator from Vermont, from 1946 to 1958, and a leader in the fight against Joe McCarthy; of heart disease; in Springfield, Vt. More than once lawmakers chuckled at the homespun Flanders, who occasionally voted "yes or no-as the case may be" on Senate motions and once upbraided Ike for relaxing tariffs on imported clothespins. But there was no laughter in 1954 when he risked his career by becoming the first Republican to challenge the feared Wisconsin Senator. Charging that he belonged to "a one-man party whose name is McCarthyism," Flanders introduced...
...Vergennes, Vt., churchgoers can charge their donations on a credit card, and in Denver women can use their cards to charge a visit to a gynecologist. In Phoenix, the accused can arrange bail on a card, and citizens of Walnut Creek, Calif., can charge at least three dozen city fees, from business licenses to civic theater tickets. Last week the last word in the credit-card way of life was announced: in ten states, U.S. income taxes up to $500 can now be charged on either a BankAmericard or Master Charge card where banks are willing to cooperate...
...late December at Lyndonville, Vt., Ferner easily won class B. and, as a result. was invited to the national training camp at Lake Placid...
This past weekend, the Crimson slopemen kept up their pace. Carter finished in the top ten in the Louise Orvis meet in Bromley, Vt. where the best two of a skier's three runs count. Willie Draper, one of the stars of last year's squad, also finished...
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