Old Orchard Beach Councilor to eat crow over records ban
Opinion argues Thomas Lee Sr erred when he ordered the treasurer to bar citizen access to public records. It cites Right to Know laws and quotes former councilor John Bird saying the move undermines transparency. The piece criticizes the town's culture and questions legality, noting Lee may have to admit fault.
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Old Orchard Beach
Thomas Lee Sr
Lee
Republic
John Bird
Bird
White Paper The press in New Hampshire primary coverage
Political writer notes bias in national and local press coverage during the New Hampshire primary. Critics William Loeb and syndicated columnists are accused of self-glorification, prioritizing bylines over informing voters, with calls for fact checking and journalism serving the people rather than self-interest.
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New Hampshire
William Loeb
Granite State
New York
Washington
Los Angeles
James Reston
Tom Wicker
Anthony Lewis
Sacramento
Reagan
Atlanta
Jimmy Carter
State Senate
Carter
Morris Udall
Interior Committee
St. Louis Dispatch
The
San Francisco Chronicle
National Press Corps
Kissinger monitored as Nixon ordered eavesdropping
Nixon ordered the Secret Service to monitor all Kissinger calls in December 1972 amid fury over bombing North Vietnam. Charles Colson recounts Kissinger being cut off and later reassigned, with Kissinger tipped to leave Harvard but ultimately rising to Secretary of State. The Secret Service denies monitoring claims.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Henry Kissinger
Richard Nixon
Secret Service
Nixon
Charles Colson
North Vietnam
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Kissinger
New York Times
James Reston
Reston
Colson
Henry
Washington Redskins
Palm Springs
California
White House
Joe Kraft
Washington Post
Harvard
H.R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Songng
Dison
Camp David
Issinger
San Clemente
Calif
Angolan policy quagmire threads through U S debate
The Nation argues U S Angola policy cannot resemble Vietnam. Ford seeks cease fire and unity talks but PMPLA backed by Soviet Union and Cuba outperforms rivals. US aid and mercenaries risk entrenching conflict, while recognition favors the Popular Movement.
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Tom Wicker
New York
Gerald Ford
Angola
Vietnam
Ford
Senate
Africa
National Unity
United States
Popular Movement For the Liberation of
Soviet Union
Cuba
Popular Movement
Popular
Azores
Washington
New River Valley faces a fight over preservation and power
George F. Will argues the New River Valley in North Carolina and Virginia preserves old ways while modern power projects threaten its existence. Appalachian Power aims a 430 million pumped storage plant that would flood 40 000 acres and displace 3000 residents, jeopardizing the river’s ecology and historic gravesites. The piece urges Interior Secretary Kleppe to add the river to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System to protect this enduring landscape.
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Washington
New River Valley
North Carolina
Virginia
Veen Irving
Sleepy Hollow
Interior
Thomas Kleppe
Appalachian Power
American Electric Power Co
Blue Ridge Mountains
AEP
Donald Cook
Cook
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Boss
MS. Polit
CGAN
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Ranan Lurie
U.S
South Africa
Michael Kaufman
Portugal
Luanda
National Broadcasting Company
Big Chief
George F. Will
Biddeford -Saco Journal
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
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