Editorial Page In Our Opinion Crime in prison Must be stopped
The Massachusetts case highlights a U S Justice Department strike force charge against top security inmates at Walpole and related deaths from prison gang activity. The piece questions why hardened criminals are housed together and whether isolation is possible, urging nationwide review of prison population management.
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Massachusetts
U.S. Justice Department
New England
Walpole
Norfolk State Prison
Battle shapes up between tenants and landlords over rental rights
Paul Harvey outlines a polarized clash as tenant groups including the National Tenants Organization and United Planning Organization push for stronger protections. He notes landlords are mobilizing via the National Apartment Association while warning of potential punitive laws and public utility treatment of rentals.
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National Tenants Organization
National Tenants Information Services
National Welfare Rights Organization
Washington, D.C
United Planning Organization
Neighborhood Legal Service Program
Neighborhood Consumer Information Center
A!l
Blind X-ray trainees build skills in four week program
A sightless instructor leads a four week course teaching blind men and women to perform useful work in X-ray processing. One trainee says they want a job they can do, not pity, highlighting a drive to contribute rather than rely on others.
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Ives
Nixon and Hughes Boost Image by Staying Away
In 1972 Richard Nixon found popularity at home by spending much time abroad Howard Hughes kept himself in the public eye by avoiding appearances Henry Kissinger’s 1972 travels spread peace to many regions as part of U S diplomacy worldwide remains the focus of the era
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Richard Nixon
Howard Hughes
Henry Kissinger
William S. White
Washington
Henry
Cafe Society
Paris
William Rogers
Rogers
Kissinger
Peculiar travel patterns and quirks noted in transit
The excerpt cites odd travel trends from Massachusetts to national topics. It mentions hijackers on planes and children on buses, contrasts with an optimist wheeling three hat boxes, jokes about a boss's son doll, and questions how junior executives once carried lunches before briefcases.
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Main Street
U.S.A
Massachusetts
George McGovern
ITT weighs women in top posts amid reform push
ITT executives debate mandating more women into 34 key posts as part of an affirmative action drive. A leaked December memo condemns the move as overreaching while insiders say normal transfers will replace displaced male incumbents. The shakeup accompanies a broader corporate reform under new president Francis Dunleavy to improve public image.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
Dita Beard
ITT
Harold S. Geneen
Denver
William R. Merrian
Europe
Francis J. Dunleavy
Tim
Park Avenue
New York City
John Hanway
Frank J. NcCabe
Hanway
McCabe
R.W. Pausig
Aibel
Howard J. Aibel
HSG
Gene
LTT
South Vietnam
Thieu
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
State Department
Bob Strauss
Edward Bennett Williams
Watergate
Senate
Walter Mondale
D-Mich
Adlai Stevenson
Dill
Senate Finance Committee
Fred Harris
D-Okla
Rockefeller Public Service Awards
Lawrence N. Woodworth
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Rockefeller
Lapel flags could smooth all international travel
An opinion argues travelers should wear tiny lapel flags to signal national courtesy. It contends polite conduct boosts goodwill abroad, reduces friction over travel hassles, and could improve worldwide relations during trips and flights.
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U.S
Kennedy’s centrist pivot noted in Nixon era
Washington analyst Bruce Biossat discusses Ted Kennedy’s restrained early stance after Nixon’s 49 to 1 victory margin. Kennedy aims for pragmatic cooperation, citing voter will and past Kennedy family reactions, choosing acceptance over partisan carping to shape early Congress.
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Bruce Biossat
NEA
Washington
Sen
Ted Kennedy
Nixon
Congress
Kennedy
John
Dwight J
Kissinger Falls From Washington’s Favor As Vietnam Peace Hopes Fade
The column argues Henry Kissinger loses public glamour as North Vietnam reneges on a peace deal. It blames Washington cliches and courtiers for inflating his stature, then collapsing with the myth. Kissinger is portrayed as a skilled official undone by political myth and actions beyond his sole control.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Vietnam
Kissinger
Politburo
North Vietnam
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher and staff credits
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists William E. Foster Alta W. Foster B F C Whitehouse and W Paul Casavant as publisher and editors with Gladys M. Whitehouse as president treasurer. Contact details for editorial and business offices are 283 3625 and 282 1535. Subscription rates are shown and the paper is a member of the Associated Press.
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Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
Associated Press
Mathews-Shannon-Cullen Inc
3Rd Ave
New York City
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