Uniform liquor pricing proposed by Maine Editorial Page
In Our Opinion the State Liquor Commission plans to open a fancy news store on this side of the Placataquis River and offer comparable bottle prices. Maine stores would match New Hampshire prices, 25 percent higher than Maine, to prevent unfair cross border profits and end tax disparities.
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E State Liquor Commission
Plannin
Placataquis River
Kittery
Maine
New Hampshire
Circle
New
State Liquor Commission
Interpersonal tests mock office executives in Futures al chart
A magazine chart ridicules evaluation jargon by ranking adults from outstanding to unsatisfactory across traits like quality and timeliness. The piece notes the humor exposes ridiculous office expectations and pokes fun at bosses and teachers alike while cautioning about misused assessments.
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Virginia
Johnny
Arch
God
One Woman mobilizes 1100 for Lake Allatoona cleanup
Eleanor Babcock inspired 1100 volunteers to clear 121 tons of rubbish from 270 miles of Lake Allatoona shore in a single day at a cost of 33.13 labor dollars. She challenged officials to enlist the Army Corps of Engineers and organized a community clean-up effort with scout troops garden clubs and civic groups.
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Georgia
Lake Allatoona
Lake Shore
Eleanor’ Babe
Army Corps of Engineers
Washington Merry-Go-Round Vultures after Agnes
Washington columnist Jack Anderson critiques disaster relief after Hurricane Agnes. He accuses officials led by Frank Carlucci of mismanagement and malfeasance, citing FBI probes and misused funds. The column lauds Truman and LBJ’s legacies while noting Patman’s pressure for disaster legislation.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Frank Carlucci
White House
Carlucci
Wilkes-Barre
U.S
FBI
Alegedy
Penny a book idea sparks library royalties debate
A column weighs England and U S moves to pay authors a penny per loan from libraries. It notes potential $500 royalties on 20 000 checkouts, compares publisher pricing, and cites Ian Fleming and Harold Robbins as contrasting outcomes. The piece flags tax and market pressures and ends with a string of light digressions.
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Don Maclean
Washington
England
U.S
Harold Robbinses
Ian Fleming
Hanoi
Paris
Continental drift explained as a global mystery and its impact
In this Washington column Bruce Biassot discusses Roberto Clemente and a Managua earthquake, linking seismic tragedy to the new theory of plate tectonics. The piece explains that the earth's crust is made of about 20 moving plates, contradicting the old rigid crust view and noting Pacific and Latin American movements that help predict earthquakes. It asks readers to consider how these discoveries affect daily life and disaster preparedness.
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Vietnam
LBJ
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
LRBJ
Texas
Bruce Biossat
Washington
Pittsburgh
Roberto Clemente
Ooty
Puerto Rico
Managua
Nicaragua
Pacific Rim
America
Australia
South America
Africa
Atlantic
Pacific
Latin American
Mangua
Mexico
Chili
Capital Scene State colleges shift toward vocational training
Russell Kirk argues that state and private colleges move toward vocational tracks for economic reasons and campus pressures. He cites unemployment among liberal arts and education majors, student power undermining core requirements, and policies canceling small classes as drivers of the change. He notes concerns about turning colleges into trade schools and questions the value of calculating worth by enrollment.
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Amon
California State College
Dominguez Hills
Ronald Reagan
Wen
S.J. Hayakawa
Academe
Gresham
Kirk
Liberal Arts
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