St Francis students sandbag Seacoast area to protect homes
The editorial lauds St Francis College students for aiding neighbors on the Saco River by filling sandbags and stacking them to shield houses from rising floodwaters. Rep Peter Kyros’s remarks echo admiration for campus solidarity and traditional values, noting the contrast with other campuses. The piece credits youth energy channeled into helpful action, praising brotherhood in action.
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Peter Kyros
St. Francis College
Saco
Presidents and budgets show poor arithmetic in history
Virginia Payette argues presidents consistently miscalculate budgets, with spending outpacing receipts from Wilson through Johnson and Nixon. The piece traces historic deficits, surpluses misjudged by leaders, and escalating totals from the 1910s to 1960s, noting a pattern of optimism followed by red ink.
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Virginia Payette
White House
Congress
Three Minutes A B C S of Plumbing Explained by Clerk
A hotel clerk explains basic plumbing terms to a guest in eastern Stucky. A call from Louisville asks about an overnight reservation. The piece stresses clear two way communication as essential and frames it as outward expression of love guided by faith in God.
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Stucky
Louisville
Supreme Court to hear El Paso gas case tomorrow
High court eyes a landmark antitrust dispute over El Paso Natural Gas with potential conflicts of interest tied to Nixon era officials and Mormon business links. The case involves Pacific Northwest Gas assets and Utah state actions, with multiple government and private actors named in the unfolding proceedings.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
el Paso
Justice Department
John Mitchell
Nixon Law
Richard Nixon
el Paso Natural Gas
Nixon
Erwin Griswold
Supreme Court
Griswold
United States
William Bennett
California Public Utilities Commission
Ronald Reagan
Bennett
Fas
California
Rocky Mountain States
Pacific Northwest Gas
Kennedy
Continental Illinois National Bank
George Eccles
First Security Bank of Utah
George
Pacific Northwest
el Paso Natural Gas Company
Marriner Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
John A. Redding
Continental Illinois Trust
Glenn E. Nielson
Husky Oil
Northwest Pacific Gas
Chilson
Colorado
Utah Public Service Commission
Pacific, Northwest Pipeline Co
Pacific Northwest Pipeline
Utah
Colorado Interstate
Ger
Alvin Rampton
Northwest
Gentral
Impress
U.S. Steel
Provo
U.S. Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Public Service Commission
Vernon Romney
HUD
George Romney
Calvin Rampton
Socially significant draft tale in one office
A columnist recalls a young office worker who avoids draft evasion after a hippie girlfriend argues the social duty of serving. She convinces him that enlisting saves another less privileged person from military service. The piece ends noting his eventual enlistment and a pun on classroom discipline and student protests.
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Canada
O.K
Draft Board
Vietnam
Nixon Suburban Losses Tied to Wallace Vote, Nixon Analyst Says
Washington News Analysis contends Nixon’s 1968 suburban losses, excluding Old South states, came mainly from George Wallace in 35 largest metro areas. The report cites substantial Wallace totals in California, Ohio, Illinois, and Pennsylvania suburbs and raises questions about the Agnew effect on northern suburbs.
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Alps
LBJ
Johnson
Nixon
George Washington
Bruce Biossat
NEA
Washington
Republican National Committee
Old South
George Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
GOP
Wallace
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
California
Ohio
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Los A
Long Beach
Chicago
Detroit
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Baltimore
Newark
Maryland
Washington State
Humphrey
To The Point Columnist Advises Novice Writers
Russell Kirk recounts his writing formation and endorses reading, imitation of great authors, and continual practice for freshmen. He stresses early exposure to imaginative literature, extensive reading, careful punctuation, and regular writing, plus studying model works and translations to build style.
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R Arthur
Sewerd Review
Kenyon Review
ESP and mind sight in Buxton forum urges education
The article discusses forming an ESP association in Buxton, stressing ESP as factual and educative, and notes a belief that such insight comes from genes and nature rather than education. It ends with Best Wishes to the association and a plea about Maine's implied consent law and safer driving, attributed to Winnifred M. Dyer Eliot.
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E.S.P
Buxton
Maine
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher And Editor Notice
Biddeford Saco Journal, published daily except Sunday, lists Paul Casavant as publisher and Pengalls as managing editor. Includes editorial and business contact numbers and subscription rates in advance, with Maine post office entry notes and Associated Press affiliation.
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Biddeford
Paul Casavant
Pengalls
Telephone Business
Associated Press
Post iOffice
Maine
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