Editorial Page Exposes Government Waste In Budget Games
An editorial laments the ongoing practice of leaving funds unspent to preserve future budgets. It cites Adm Elmo Zumwalt Jr sending guidance to Navy procurement about meeting outlay targets and notes officials’ denial as proof of systemic inefficiency in public agencies without a profit motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Adm
Elmo Zumwalt Jr
Naval Operations
Navy
Isaac C. Kidd
Naval Material
Marijuana fad endures 4709 years in view of Virginia
Virginia Payette notes how the presidents commission on marijuana discusses keeping marijuana illegal yet permissible at home under limits. It cites 24 million have tried it and 8 million still use casually while 500000 are heavy users. Historical references trace use to 2737 B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Payette
Congress
Commission
Shen Nung
Sumeria
England
Brunel
India
Malcolm
Muggeridge
Austallia
Perth
Amboy
Africa
Ann
America
If This Is Progress Then Go For The City Council Will
A reader laments changes to Saco Main Street and coastal town charm amid highway widening and trees being cut. She urges preserving historic streets, brick sidewalks, and pace of life, arguing against creating tar slicked runways and widespread development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longfellow
Portland
Maine
Saco
New England
State Highway Department
Main
NTA chemical row swirls around Procter Gamble
The Washington Merry Go Round reports Procter Gamble faced health risk questions over NTA used as a phosphate substitute in detergents. Bryce Harlow allegedly pushed White House influence to shield NTA, while HEW appointees review risks and internal company studies warn of potential zinc bone increases and need for long term testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
Proctor & Gamble
Bryce Harlow
Richard Nixon
White House
Harlow
Capitol Hill
Health, Education and Welfare Department
NTA
Charles Colson
James Whittaker
Peter Flanigan
HEW
Merlin DuVal
Arthur D. Little, Inc
History spoof lampoons world wars and colonial myths
In Maclean's playful history sketch, famous names like Gordon, Livingstone, Rhodes, and Nightingale appear in a satirical tour of colonization, wars, and inventions. The piece jarringly mixes dates, places, and nicknames to parody historical narrative and pop culture references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Maclean
Washington
France
Waterloo
Gordon
Khartoum
Clove
India
Ernie
Golders Green
George Best
Manchester United
Permanganate
Yemen
Cecil Rhodes
Rhodesia
Cecelia
Dr. Livingstone
Panama Canal
China Restores Old Guard Amid Kultur Revolution Reversal
Washington reports a bloodless counterrevolution in China as top officials purged during the Cultural Revolution regain power. Liu Shao Chi remains missing while cadres at county levels and below are reinstated, and critics label opponents as ultra leftists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Cromley
NEA
Washington
China
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
Hong Kong
Mao
Yenan Caves
Liu Shao-chi
Peng Te-huai
Lin Piao
Chen Yi
Chen
Hsu U Hsian-chien
Chinese
Communist Party
Central Military Affairs Committee
Central Committee
Liao Cheng-chih
Yel
Liu
To The Point About Children and a Code for God
Russell Kirk reflects on his daughters Monica Cecilia and Felicia learning norms and reverence through playful codes. He notes their moral talk and improvisations about God and the devil, plus poems and prayers shaping their understanding of purpose in the universe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sted
Monica
Cecilia
God
Felicia
Annette
Edmund Burke
B. Shaw
Heartbreak House
States urged to ratify equal rights amendment debate
The piece argues against changing women's legal status despite the 26th Amendment granting 18 year olds rights. It questions a proposed amendment to ensure equality and suggests concerns about downgrading womanhood and the notion of a man’s world.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Virginia
People’s Forum
Journal
E Journal
Iare
Sylvia Goss Lace
NTA _ itself
Monsanto Chemical
Jesse Steinfeld
William Ruckelshaus
Monsanto
Mankind
Mac's
Maginot Line
Russia
Turkey
Crimea
Florence Nightingale
Lord Cardigan
Prince Wellington
Duke of Wanteset
Campbell Macintosh
George Balaclava
Rimea Sny
Dean Martin
Scotland
Washington News
Chu Teh
National Peoples Congress
Nieh Jung
By Russell Kirk
Harold Coffin
Saco Journal
Adams Street
Biddeford
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Business
Associated Press
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!