Busting The Senate Over Texas State Split Referendum Idea
Opinion against a 1976 Texas referendum to divide the state into up to five states arguing it would unbalance the Senate by adding eight more senators. The piece warns such power shifts threaten constitutional checks and regional balance and cites possible parallel by other states.
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Texas
Fred Agnich
Dallas
Robert Gammage
Houston
Congress
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
Maine
Observer warns of ominous political rift and looming crises
Russell Baker surveys a broad, ominous swirl of political unease from Kissinger to detente, the Kennedy faction, and the coming bicentennial. He warns of deep divides in the GOP, rising social tensions, and the chance that quiet shifts could reshape national policy and mood.
Ambassador Martin Accused of Favoring Thieu Regime
The piece questions Graham Martin the American ambassador to South Vietnam asking if he serves the United States or Thieu’s government. It cites his pro Thieu stance, blocked access to prisoners, and tense clashes with Congress over reports of political prisoners. It also covers a separate IRS dispute involving an 88 year old widow Helen Loan over estate tax payments and a computer error.
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Les Whitten
Washington
Graham Martin
South Vietnam
United States
Gen
Nguyen van Thieu
Martin
Legndary
Congress
Thieu
State Department
Ted Kennedy
Dmass
GVN
Government of Vietnam
Europe
Mam
Fraser
Robert Boettcher
Boettcher
Haden
Hemmed
Hawed
Saigon
Internal Revenue Service
Helen M. Loan
Lake Soap, Wash
IRS
Dick Whiteman
Detente under fire as Brezhnev and Kissinger clash in Indochina
George F. Will critiques Brezhnev's Budapest visit and Kissinger's stance on Vietnam, arguing detente funds North Vietnamese aggression. He accuses Kissinger of vacillating between backing detente and supporting South Vietnam, leaving the United States morally and politically unsettled.
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George F. Will Washington
Leonid Brezhnev
Budapest
Khrushchev
Brezhnev
Janos Kadar
Communist Party
Kadar
Eace
Tooscow
South Vietnam
Voice of the West
U.S. State Department
Henry Kissinger
U.S
North Vietnam
Kissinger
Vietnam
Indochina
The
Washington Post
Obituary details for Foster family and Whitehouse
Biographical notice lists William E. Foster 1881 to 1963 and Alta W. Foster 1889 to 1972 along with B F C Whitehouse 1891 to 1971 and W. Paul Casavant, publisher, Charles C. Sutton editor, Gladys M. Whitehouse president and treasurer.
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W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Community input urged on Webber Hospital site choice
A letter urges public engagement in selecting a site for a new Webber Hospital. Proponents favor the Notre Dame site owned by the hospital association due to space, impact, and proximity to highways, with a April 3 deadline for views. The writer also criticizes GI housing loan denials and VA benefit issues, citing a reply from the Veterans Administration Center at Togus.
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Webber Hospital
Notre Dame
Webber Hospital Association
Old Orchard Beach
Saco River
Pool Road
United States
G. I
G.I
U.S
C. A. Roberts
Veterans Administration Center
Togus
Veterans Loans and Civic Pride Obscured by Local Potholes
A letter discusses GI loan challenges due to 8 percent mortgages while some lenders fear 7.4 percent CDs. It then shifts to a satirical critique of Biddeford streets and trash handling, praising civic service and loyalty as the nation marks Loyalty Day and 200 years of independence.
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Biddeford Street
Lincoln Street
Upper Main Street
Lower Elm Street
Clifford Street
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Senate
Division OF
Russell Baker
New York
Republican Party
Kennedy
Lord Acton
Pentagon
Ford
Rockefeller
C.I.A
Africa
America
Middle East
Ways and Means Committee
California
Benjamin Franklin
Georgetown
New York Times
Jack Anderson
Amnesty International
Ministry of Interior
House
Don Fraser
D.minn
Bella Abzug
Millicent Fenwick
R.-N.j
Huynh Tan Mam
Moscow
San Clemente
Noxon
Laos
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
Notre Dame Hospital
G.I. Loans
Stephen Corey
Mr. Corey
V.F.W
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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