Dutremble Tackles Airport Conflict With Aggressive City Action
The Biddeford Journal applauds Mayor Lucien Dutremble for addressing a cloud of suspicion after his re election. It notes former airport commission member Edward Gaulin and city solicitor Philip Gadbois acted imprudently in airport area land dealings while in office. The paper urges vigilant, equal scrutiny of all municipal issues over the next two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Lucien Dutremble
Edward Gaulin
Philip Gadbois
Journal
Dutremble
Retirement Rights Clash With Age Rules in Courts
Paul Harvey notes a civil rights push to end mandatory retirement based on age. He cites Massachusetts State Police retirements at 51 as unconstitutional and highlights support from the AMA and geriatrics experts that competence, not age, should determine retirement. A Boston federal panel ruled age discrimination unconstitutional, with Supreme Court review anticipated.
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Emingway
Congress
State
Supreme Court
Robert Murgia
Massachusetts State Police
Boston
American Medical Association
Irving Wright
American Geriatrics Society
Cyril Brickfield
American Association of Retired Persons
Edicine
Thankful Local Citizens Praise Zayre Partners for Holiday Shop Event
A Biddeford School Department letter praises Zayre’s Department Store in Saco for an annual Christmas program. Students in the trainable mentally handicapped program shop with a “Zayre Friend,” then enjoy cake and soda, an event described as priceless and a cherished holiday tradition. The note extends season's greetings to Zayre staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Charles Coughlin
Zayre
Roger J. Raymond
Maplewood Avenue
Maine
Richardson plea saved Agnew from jail in 1973
Suppressed papers reveal Attorney General Elliott Richardson pressured prosecutors and met with George Beall and Walter Hoffman to avoid Agnew's imprisonment. The Oct 7 1973 session favored a no prison outcome, leading to Agnew’s resignation and a $10,000 fine after a nolo contendere plea.
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Jack Anderson
Ith
Les Whitten
Washington
Spiro Agnew
Atty
Elliot Richardson
Agnew
Richardson
Baltimore
U.S. Atty
George Beall
William Ruckelshaus
Henry Petersen
Nixon
Senate
Beall
Alexandria
Walter Hoffman
Nolo Contendere
Hoffman
Justice Department
Sai
Roy
Paver
Maryland
Alex
Nuclear power costs and federal liability debate in the Senate
The Nation reports escalating costs and risks of nuclear power, questioning federal subsidies under Price Anderson. The Act sets a 560 million liability ceiling with public funding for the rest, despite claims of potential billions in damages. Senate amendments seek to restore public rights to sue beyond the cap while industry defends protection for rapid expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Wicker
Washington
Senate
Wrestlin
Pos
Ralph Nader
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Congress
Nader
Mike Gravel
Peoria audience cheered Cannons dark political vision
Russell Baker argues Cannon shows inject crime into the Justice Department as plausible fiction, reflecting a public ready to accept Washington corruption. He notes television and politics feed a mass audience in Peoria as Watergate fallout reshapes trust and fiction’s targets. The piece critiques the era’s cynicism and forecasts harsher campaigns next year.
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Cannon
Sam Spade
United States
Sharon Tate
Nixon Peole
Peoria
Nixon
Washington
Justice Department
Fellows
CIA
FBI
Uncle Sam Gang
Mister Big
Moscow
Potomacland
Obituary and staff credits for Foster Whitehouse Casavant
Notice lists William E. Foster 1881 1963 and Alta W. Foster 1891 1971 alongside B F C Whitehouse 1889 1972 and W Paul Casavant publisher with Brian C Thayer executive editor and Gladys M Whitehouse president and treasurer.
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Alta W. Foster
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
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Francis Manduca
John Litwinett
Richard Marsha
Thomas Lee Sr
E. Emerson Cummings
Cummings
Armendaris
White House
Office
Minority Business
U.S. Mint
Capitol Hill
Mary Brooks
Peoria Ites
Russell Baker
New York
Department of Justice
Efrem Zimbalist Jr
Zimbalist
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
CBS
Pentagon
Biddeford -Saco Journal
Wm. E. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
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