Editorial Page Calls For School Union 8 Reform
The editorial urges reform of Maine's School Union 8 after the resignation of David Majercik. It praises Majercik’s efforts, cites Arundel's support, and calls for state law changes to allow larger towns more control, urging quick legislative action and a smooth search for a new superintendent.
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Old Orchard Beach
David Majercik
Majercik
School Union 8
Arundel
State Commissioner of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Is it progress for women asks Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey reflects on Women’s Lib and gender roles with a mix of humor and critique. He notes gains in employment and legal rights yet questions if the shift truly equals progress, citing unisex policing and public depictions of nudity. He cites Golda Meir and various opinions, concluding some social changes are beneficial while others are muddled.
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Paul Harvey
Angel Lane
London
Los Angeles
Pennsylvania
Jeanne Knoerle
St. Mary-of-the Gods College
Golda Meir
Ublic
Biddeford Ato Journal details 1971 staff and rates
The Biddeford Alt a W Foster 1891 1971 issue lists W Paul Casavant publisher Charles C Sutton managing editor Gladys M Whitehouse president and treasurer with office and editorial departments. It notes Atlantic Street Biddeford Maine 04005 post and Associated Press membership and subscription rates 3.00 monthly 18.00 six months 36.00 yearly.
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W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Atlas Street
Biddeford
Maine
Associated Press
Dirty tricks fly as Colson tally fuels Finch rift in California
Washington editors report GOP leaders accuse Charles Colson of spreading whispers about Robert Finch’s mental health in 1970. Jesse Steinfeld denies any breakdown. A Colson memo to Caspar Weinberger is cited as a partisan attack tool amid California governor race talk.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Charles Colson
White House
Robert Finch
Jesse Steinfeld
Finch
Colson
California
Rennenecke
Reagan
Ronald
Nofziger
Lynn
Capitol Hill
Cap Weinberger
Eindeger
Bob Finch
Agnew Press Conference Stands Up for Truth in Watergate Era
Vice President Spiro Agnew defends himself amid a Justice Department investigation, denying bribes and influence peddling while calling for transparency. He rejects executive privilege and promises to share documents, signaling a shift toward frank official accountability in the Nixon era.
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Washington
Justice Department
Agnew
Nixon
Wold
United States
Evan
Elliott Richardson
Ichardson
Congress
Department of Justice
Rsons
Kharsdon
Ervin Committee
White House
Candor
Assion
Letters to the Journal On Biddeford Charter Referendum
A reader from Rockland praises Biddeford High School Band at the annual Seafood Festival and asks the Journal to publish public remarks by Mayor Boucher about the new City Charter. The letter notes the Sept 17 referendum and includes personal ties to Biddeford and Seabee High School.
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Journal
Cicero
Boucher
Charter Commission
Biddeford
Cher
Rockland
At Home Abroad The bombing in Indochina ends?
Anthony Lewis reflects on the long Indochina war and the Cambodia bombing. He argues the U S acted with arrogance lawlessness and inhumanity from the start and questions how Americans could accept such actions and bureaucratic denial. He cites Nixon Johnson and McNamara reactions and calls for reflection on war ethics.
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Anthony Lewis
New York Times
Indochina
Cambodia
Richard Nixon
United States
Cabodia
Nixon
David Opfer
Neak Luong
Ofer
Johnson
Vietnam
Laos
Hannah Arendt
Robert McNamara
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Paul Harvey News
Policy For Letters
Ato Journal
Alta W. Foster
Ted Press
National Aqveststng Nee Cig. Mathews-Shannanfutken Inc
3Rd Ave
New York City
Steinfeld
Pentagon
Navy
Fort Belvoir
Army
Aitonss
Washington Scene
Spiro Agnew
Hurray Tigers
Biddeford High
Seanee High
Tigers
Mrs. Ann-Marie Beebe
T. Rockland, Maine
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