Politics of business and elected officials clash in 1968 survey
A National Industrial Conference Board survey of 1 033 companies finds 80 percent urge workers to register and vote but only 41 percent support political party contributions and 30 percent back running for office. Many firms view politics as not their business, yet some executives argue citizen indifference causes problems. The piece notes New Jersey Bell's 1966 hiring of numerous local officials ended in scandal.
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Head Start Group Elects New Advisory Board
A Biddeford Head Start Parents Group meeting at Goose Rocks Beach included a cookout and games. An election for the Head Start Advisory Board named Michael Richard Mrs Ber nice Gillespie and Mrs Joan Cleary. The next meeting will be August 26 at Kennedy School with Edward J Haggery Jr as guest speaker.
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Honduras Competing Claim to Swan Islands Dates to Spanish Conquest
Honduras asserts its claim to the Swan Islands traces to the Spanish conquest, while the United States has never recognized that claim and has long treated the islands as American since 1893.
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