Local government furor over abolished conservation commissions
The Saco City Council killed the Conservation Commission by a 4 to 3 vote and ordered a new ordinance, amid accusations of premeeting planning. Old Orchard Beach and Iddeford face similar friction as politicians clash over appointments and funding, raising concerns about governance standards.
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Will Warped Rescue Plan Sparks Debate Over Orphan Airlift
The piece criticizes a Washington Post commentator and pilot for attempting to airlift about 57 Vietnamese orphans to the United States from Saigon aboard a DC-8. It highlights safety concerns, regulatory clashes, and calls for government action to better aid homeless children amid Vietnam turmoil.
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Edward Daly
Daly
New York
Rockies
Indochina
World Airways
United States
Saigon
U.S
Indo-China
South Vietnam
North Atlantic
America
Ken Healy
Remembering the good old days and changing times
A collection of quips from various papers on Hoover era salary recall, brides and meat prices, Amtrak track joke, and fatigue from growling. The note lists Alta W. Foster, B F C Whitehouse, W Paul Casavant, and Gladys M. Whitehouse as staff.
Debate over U S highway safety program amid CIA flying saucer notes
Washington Merry Go Round reports a critical Center for Auto Safety study faulting the 1973 highway safety push as misused funds and lagging progress. It cites only small obligatons for rail crossing surveys and high hazard road work, with funds lagging and unclear federal leadership. The piece then shifts to CIA notes from 1953 predicting limited public gullibility and proposing Disney and Arthur Godfrey to quell saucer excitement.
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Les Whitten
Washington
Congress
Center For
Auto Safety
Ralph Nader
Federal Highway Administration
America
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Earth
Soviet Union
Arthur Godfrey
Walt Disney
Why We Failed in Vietnam The Nation Review
The Nation essay by Tom Wicker argues Rostow’s North Vietnamese invasion idea shows U S Vietnam policy fixated on force. It questions how South Vietnam can endure without American military rescue and whether a non Communist nation could arise from refugee flows and reform. It cites Samuel Popkin on corruption and the perverse effects of intervention.
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Tom Wicker
Dallas
Walt W. Rostow
Johnson
Henry Kissinger
University of Texas
South Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Dallas Times Herald
Rostow
Southeast Asia
Ford
State Kissinger
North
Richard
Nixon
Haiphong Harbor
Texas
Samuel Popkin
Vietnam
America
Sam Popkin
New York Times
Letters to the Journal Mention of Degree Notice and Cartoon Praise
Readers discuss Jerome Plante’s University of Maine degree and access to certification while Conrad Boisvert praises Kimball cartoons and the TV schedule. Rhoda Holtz suggests adding a hospital patient column for public notices.
Recessions reteach resourcefulness in 1975
Paul Harvey notes how dairy farmers in Wisconsin shrink from 84 000 to 53 000 amid price pressures and how Wisconsin researchers propose turning barns into walleye and yellow perch farms. He cites solar panel tech and a Vermont home built solar heater, a Florida wind turbine firm claims 50 percent efficiency, and an Arkansas town rebuilding a required school with community aid and donated materials.
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Paul Harvey
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Middlesex
Peter Hood
Florida
Oakland
Ark
When People Have Nothing to Do They Do It
A reflective quote card contrasts Forbes on idle time at others’ expense with Lin Yutang on contentment. It stresses avoiding envy and finding satisfaction in one’s own lot rather than pursuing unattainable desires.
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Lin Yutang
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Charles C. Sutton
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