Wicker Gas Tax View Needs Local Transit Supports
A New York Times column argues higher gasoline taxes could curb consumption and reduce oil dependence while protecting the environment. It overlooks Maine's transit gaps and urges coupling any tax hike with real subsidies for improved public transport to avoid penalizing commuters who must drive.
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New York Times
Tom Wicker
United States
Wicker
Maine
Buxton
Maremont
Portland
Biddeford
Trailways
Greyhound
Saco
Kennebunk
Brunswick Transportation Line
Delta
Boston
Air New England
New York
Ford
U.S
Griffin
Philadelphia
Houston
Birmingham
Reader defends sports editors over Little League politics
Albert Coulombe of WMEB FM in Biddeford objects to Little League Headquarters expelling Taiwan and other foreign teams from its World Series. He argues the move is political and biased, urging a rule-based, fairer approach and defending the sport as a noble ideal.
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Ted Clegg
Mr. Clegg
Cleggs
United States
Wmebfm
Orono
Little League Headquarters
Little League
Taiwan
Biddeford High School
L.L
Gary
Indiana
Major League Baseball
Hebert
Lemire
Clegg
Sullivan St
Biddeford
Wmeb-Fm
State Department pampers traveling poohbahs in Washington
Washington profile on congressional junkets abroad. The State Department coordinates lavish itineraries for lawmakers and aides, including hydrofoil trips to Capri and visits to Tivoli Gardens. Notable cases include Rep. Benjamin Gilman arranging a bar mitzvah for his son in Jerusalem with GOI help, and Aramco handling logistics for Rep. James Howard in Saudi Arabia. Directory cables reveal requests for tickets, schedules, air conditioning, and pictorial coverage as part of trip planning.
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Washington
Congress
Capri
Rhine
Benjamin Gilman
R-N.y
State Department
Western Wall
Jerusalem
Frank Annunzio
D-Ii
Banking Committee
Europe
Zurich
Imusic
Austraia
Copenhagen
Ivoli Gardens
Imperial Palace
Barber
Seville
U.S
Vienna
Tivoli Garden
Hamlet
Bonn
Naples
Gulf of Naples
Cologne
Rome
Capitol Hill
Rep. Gilman
Mideast
GOI
Government of Israel
Gilman
Aramco
Saudi Arabia
James Howard
D-N.y
Arabian
Rep. Howard
Saudi
State
Dan Kuykendall
Rtenn
Martinique
Marjorie Holt
R-Md
Washington needs a steadier course amid economic fears
A New York Times opinion piece argues half of Washington avoids harsh facts while the other half inflates gloom, urging calmer reflection on inflation, deficits, and policy. It cites Emerson, warns against panic over automation and Sino Soviet tensions, and calls for responsible action to adapt to higher oil and goods prices.
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Nixon
America
Gerald Ford
Congress
Ford
George Meany
Emerson
Richard Nixon
White House
New York Times
Gas tax debate grows as Dunn urges higher levy
The Nation reports Tennessee Governor Winfield Dunn pressuring President Ford to consider a higher gasoline tax to curb consumption amid the energy crisis. Supporters cite carpool programs and economics as motives, while critics warn of tax hardship but acknowledge sacrifice may be needed.
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New York
Winfield Dunn
Tennessee
Republican Governors Association
Ford
St. Louis
Dunn
Quotations on Sunday And the Spirit of the Age
A collection of aphorisms from Beecher Richter and Holmes about Sundays, sin, the age, self focus, and the limits of talking. The remarks probe moral posture, history, and self reference with wit and caution.
Biddeford Saco Journal Masthead and Staff Listing
Publisher Wm. E. Foster 1881 1963 Alta W. Foster B F C Whitehouse 1891 1971 1889 1972 W Paul Casavant Charles C Sutton Gladys M Whitehouse Business Office Editorial Department 283 3625 282 1535 Published Daily Except Sunday At 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine 04005 Second Class Postage Paid At Biddeford Maine 04005 Member Of The Associated Press Subscription Rates Payable In Advance One Month 3 60 Six Months 21 60 One Year 43 20 The Associated Press Is Entitled Exclusively To Use For Republication Of All Local News Printed In This Newspaper As Well As All AP News Dispatches National Advertising Representatives Mathews Shannon Cullen Inc 757 3rd Ave New York City NY
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Alta
W. Foster
B. F. C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Associated Press
Mathews-Shannon-Cullen Inc
3Rd Ave
New York City
N. Y
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C. W. Griffin Jr
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
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