Promises for 1976 from area citizens and organizations
A humorous roundup lists resolutions by Biddeford Snow Removal Workers Kennebunkport officials Goose Rocks Beach Fire Company OOB officials and many others. Highlights include vows to curb parking near signs, avoid costly gadgets, limit public squabbles, curb spending on basketballs, improve downtown appeal, and refrain from reckless driving tickets in walking area golf carts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Kennebunk
Kenneth Barrett
Nancy
Goose Rocks Beach
OOB
Jerome Plante
John Bird
Plante
Richard Hebert
Kennebunkport
Charles Sullivan
Sean
Clem Auger
Don Cote
Dick Atremble
Dutremble
OOB Council
Joe Serpico
Saco
Sam Zaitlin
Planning Board
Wallace Reid
Maine Mall
Police Commission
Grace Howard
Port House
Old Orchard Beach
Kennebunkport Selectman
Abbott Prendergast
Italy
California
Saco Council
Buxton Road
Wrestling with the soul a New Year’s hope
The Journal urges readers to wrestle openly with their souls amid moral erosion and world turmoil. It lauds Thomas Carlyle’s era of faith and calls for strong faith to seek peace, defy violence, and find a key to peace that could end the gates of hell and hatred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantine
Samer
Carlyle
Carlyles
Thomas Carlyle
Hell
What Other Papers Say Money Has Gone Silent
An aged reader notes inflation and shrinking attention as money once spoke loudly in headlines but now drifts away. The Marshalltown Times-Republican reflects on changing media finances and the quiet fade of spendable funds in a aging era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Times- Republican
Closest distance between two points under construction
Red Blanchard in Wallace's Farmer notes travel motto about going for a drive. The snippet mentions a concept that the closest distance between two points is under construction, reflecting a playful farming era quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Blanchard
Wallace
Obituary notes and staff listings for Diddford and Saco Journal
The document lists Wm. E. Foster 1881 1963 B F C Whitehouse 1889 1972 Alta W. Foster 1891 1971 W Paul Casavant Publisher Briar C Thayer Executive Editor Gladys M Whitehouse President Treasurer Placeholder for staff and archival record of the Diddeford Saco Journal with key personnel and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta W. Foster
W. Paul Casavant
Briar C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Hoover garbage caper and nuclear notes flashpoint
Washington features reveal J Edgar Hoover guarded trash to hide appetites and used a secret compactor funded by aides in May 1971 while Clarence Kelley discouraged gifts. Nuclear Energy Administration brief questions 1985 needs and moratorium impact on oil, coal, and natural gas costs.
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Hoover
FBI
G-man
Justice Department
New York Post
Tolson
Clarence Kelley
Federal Energy Administration
Ford
United States
FEA
Washington Scene Cold War II Alive in 1975
New York Times columnist argues detente is dead as Cold War II begins. He blames Soviet expansion and U.S. strategic missteps, urging linkage of arms control to economic rewards and strength, to reestablish parity and mutual respect for a new peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Safire
New York Times
Washington
Helsinki
Portugal
Angola
Southeast Asia
Detente
Breese
Theoviet
Berlin
Cuba
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Concorde: a supersonic headache and thorn in U.S. policy
The Will Report argues Concorde, a 2.5 billion Anglo French project begun 13 years ago, is a banal political tactic that is costly, noisy, and wields limited sales. It questions whether the U.S. should permit its use domestically, weighing routes, noise bans, and potential protectionism against commercial and diplomatic implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Will
Washington
Concord
U.S
London
Concorde
British Airways
Air France
Kennedy
Dulles
Miami
Dallas
Britain
France
Also Mentioned on This Page
Diddeford -Saco Journal
Wm. E. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
Jack Anderson
Ith
Les Whitten
J. Edgar Hoover
Cincinnati
Clyde Tolson
Washington Scene
Soviets
New York
North Atlantic
Argigo
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