Old Orchard Beach voters face high stakes in council race
Last year Frank Manduca and John Litwinetz led a council that opposed acting town manager Jerome Plante. This year Christopher Kent has broad support, and five new councilors will decide Kent’s replacement. Voters must pick among 12 candidates to shape a united government and address a comprehensive plan traffic upgrades and solid waste disposal.
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Old Orchard Beach
Frank Manduca
John Litwinetz
Jerome Plante
Christopher Kent
Kent
Old Orchard
Sports owes it all to instant replay
The piece argues that television transformed sports into a major vocation, expanding leagues and hours of programming. It notes rising athlete incomes, the spread of telecasted events, and the rise of instant replay as a spectator aid, crediting TV for widening participation and stadium innovations.
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Paul Harvey
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Babe Ruth
United States
Olga Korbut
Bobby Riggs
Billie Jean King
Abc-Tv
LeRoy Neiman
Hawaii recruiter aids Maine marine to warrant officer status
Pfc Guy Beaulieu of Biddeford recounts how Sgt Gil Bouchard, a Biddeford recruiter, intervened to push his warrant officer application in Hawaii after bureaucratic delays. Beaulieu credits Bouchard with advancing his career, praising the recruiter as a top representative who inspired Maine residents.
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Waiiawa
Hawaii
Maine
Guy Beaulieu
Biddeford High School
Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute
Gil Bouchard
Biddeford
Bouchard
Army
Sgt. Bouchard
Sgt
United States
Pfc
Helms in Tehran Press Drive Reveals CIA Ties
Washington reveals that former CIA Director Richard Helms aided Iran in pressing U.S. officials to shut down the Iran Free Press. Officials say no legal steps exist to curb the newspaper unless federal law is violated, while Afshar’s background is being reviewed. The cables show Helms turning the embassy into an Iran ministry channel and seeking more information on Afshar, an American citizen.
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Jack Jane Ason
Les Whitten
Washington
United States
Tehran
Iran
State Department
CIA
Richard Helms
Helms
Iran Free Press
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Afshar
U.S
FBI
Albatross to Whale How Press Frames Carter Transition
George F. Will critiques press overreaction to the Carter administration as a cloud on the horizon, comparing coverage to Hamlet and Polonius. He argues that much journalism fixes on trivial details and paints grand narratives, while real political change comes slowly as presidents learn and adjust post election.
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George F. Will
Washington Post
Washington
Carter
Polonius
Hamlet
New York Times
Jack Watson
Watson
Ford
Kennedy
Ile Paia
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Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
Saco
Journali
Alfred Roan
B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
International Oil Interests
Interforces
Pacific
Palau
Middle East
Mideast
Japan
Port Pacific
Panero
Interior Department
Fred Zeder
Interior
Environmental Defense Fund
Ralph Nader
New Disability Rights Center
California
Deborah Kaplan
Partia
Abe Lincoln
Caldwell Butler
R.va
Library of Congress
Butler
Boston
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