Parlaying A State Job sparks Maine ethics reform
Opinion notes Maine taxpayers lacked protections against state employees taking outside work. A senator exposed Maurice Williams for joining a computer firm he contracted with, earning $18,000 yearly and in talks for two years prior. A law now bars state officials from accepting jobs with firms they dealt with for one year after last paycheck.
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Maine
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Maurice Williams
Observer Good News Not In Cities
Russell Baker argues that journalism highlights rosy rural and small town life while neglecting cities where most Americans live. He notes urban decay costs states budgets and worsens national problems, urging a balanced view and federal leadership to redefine urban taxation amid limited funds.
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Russell Baker
New York
Nixon
America
Brunswick
Maine
42Nd Street
Red Oak
Iowa
Williamsburg
Snake River
Oregon
Columbia River
Pacific
Little River
Calif
Manchester
Frankfurt
Naples
Massachusetts
Washington
Maryland
Virginia
Jack
Feds
New York Times
Foster family memorial includes editors and publisher
The notice lists Wm. E. Foster 1881-1963 B F C Whitehouse 1889-1972 Alta W. Foster 1891-1971 W Paul Casavant publisher Charles C. Sutton managing editor Gladys M. Whitehouse president and treasurer. The entry honors these individuals and their roles in the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta W. Foster
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Floating spy bases to replace Turk facilities
Washington column reports the Pentagon quietly weighing a flotilla of floating spy bases to replace Turkey’s intelligence posts expropriated after Congress blocked arms. The plan would reuse mothballed ships for interdicting Soviet tests from international waters while lawmakers decide on Ankara aid.
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Turk
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Pentagon
Turkey
U S
Congress
Soviet Union
Ankara
Castro Focus on Countryside Growth and Soviet Ties
Washington Scene reports Fidel Castro guiding Mexican President Echeverria through Cuba highlighting fish farming milk cattle breeding and education as Cuba builds a strong rural base. The piece notes a first party congress a draft constitution and the push to institutionalize the revolution while Cuba remains financially tied to the Soviet subsidy and seeks Latin American technological exchanges.
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James Reston
Havana
Fidel Castro
Echeverria
Mexico
Cuba
Americas
Castro
Soviet Union
Japan
Spain
Baltimore’s
Picadora
Ramon
Latin America
Tropics
New York
Moscow
United States
Ussr
Western Hemisphere
New York Times
Reagan versus Ford shaping 76 race by George Will
The Washington Post columnist argues Reagan’s underestimated strength shapes the 1976 Republican race. He notes Reagan’s strong California wins and primaries strategy, Ford’s fragile delegate count, and the new $100 million preconvention spending cap that could favor Reagan. He cites precinct caucuses and early states like New Hampshire and Florida as pivotal in securing delegates.
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George F. Will
Washington
Ford
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Florida
Mississippi
Nixon
Michigan
Barry Goldwater
George McGovern
New Hampshire
Howard Callaway
John Sears
Hunter
Citizens For Reagan
Harry Truman
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
Truman
Kefauver
Lyndon Johnson
Wisconsin
Eugene McCarthy
Johnson
Ohio
The
Washington Post Co
Letters To The Journal From Mrs Anne DesRoberts Biddeford
A reader describes a child abduction incident witnessed in her past and offers reflections on her daughter starting school. The letter, signed Anne DesRoberts of Biddeford, discusses coping with fear and urges parental reassurance while noting the paper’s policy for signed letters with full address under 300 words.
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Samuel Goldwyn
Jehovah
George Bernard Shaw
Benjamin Franklin
Biddeford
Sete
Journel
Wm. E. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
U.S
National Highway Taffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
General Motors
Carillac
Cadillac
Center For Auto Safety
Aan
Milton Aret
Mr. Butz
Washington Scene
Reagan Vs. Ford
C.C.B
Mrs. Anne DesRoberts
Bald Ave
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