Jalbert Pushes 18-Year Vote in Maine Legislature
State Representative Louis Jalbert D Lewiston outlines a plan to lower the voting age to 18 during the 1969 session. He proposes a bi partisan National Youth Commission to study campus issues and deliver a strong practical report. He spoke to Biddeford High School students and to the Maine Students for Legislative Action.
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Louis Jalbert
Lewiston
Biddeford High School
Carl Sheltra
Biddeford
Jalbert
Margaret Hawley
20Th Century
Maine Students For Legislative Action
Maine
Lewiston Democrat
Kentucky
Georgia
Steam powered autos may comeback if air pollution falls
A Resources for the Future study suggests modern steam cars could be developed quickly into fullsized, efficient vehicles with instant reverse, minimal water use, and no water stops. Hydrocarbon fuels and a monotube boiler could cut pollutants and avoid heavy emissions.
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Washington
Resources For
Robert A. Ayres
RFF W
Ayres
Hudson Institute
Croton
Hudson
N.Y
Nixon to Submit Significant Programs Soon to Congress
President Nixon plans to send a broad legislative agenda to Congress within weeks. Arthur Burns, newly named White House counselor, says proposals include domestic policy measures and executive actions, with options for a State of the Union style address or several special messages. Burns also notes nine urban affairs panels will propose quick action items and Mayo signals changes to the Johnson era budget. Moynihan adds that urban affairs work continues to focus on poverty and reform.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
White House
Arthur F Burns
Democratic
Burns
Council of Urban Affairs
Robert P. Mayo
Johnson
Office of Economic Opportunity
Daniel P. Moynihan
Nixon Eyes Department Realignment and Chase of Johnson Picks
President Nixon proposes moving functions into established departments where CEO led successes occurred. He also withdraws all Johnson era nominations pending in the Senate, including ambassadors five judges and 141 postmasters. Burns, a Columbia economist, said his role is to maintain a continuous inventory of plans for legislative and executive action.
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Nixon
Senate
Johnson
Burns
Columbia University
White House
Trenton Warned Over Proposed $160 Million Plant
Residents vote on a pro industrial complex amid air pollution concerns. An EH officer cited a study showing damage up to five miles from the plant and cattle affected two to three miles away. He noted the plant spent 6 to 8 million on pollution controls and urged further protection within a quarter mile.
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Trenton
Maine
Edmund S. Muskie
Francis Aliser
Durram
N. C
Asrtment
Health, Education and Welfare
Chemical En Ineer
Aliser
Civil rights leader Bevel to defend Ray in King slaying case
Rev James Bevel, top aide to slain Dr Martin Luther King Jr, says he will defend James Earl Ray. Abernathy backs the move as Bevel meets Ray in Shelby County Jail with Ray’s attorney. Bevel says he is convinced of Ray's innocence and aims to move nonviolence to a new dimension in American life.
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Memphis, Tenn
Martin Luther King Jr
James Earl Ray
King
Ray
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
James Bevel
Bevel
Abernathy
SCLC
Osee
Dbr
Shelby County
Houston
William N. Morris Jr
Foreman
National Council of Churches
Reverend Robert E. Lee Transferred to Portland Parish
Rev Robert E Lee of Most Holy Trinity Church Saco is named pastor of St Dominic s Parish Portland by Bishop Gerard. He previously served as assistant director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith and will develop new pastoral programs for the 613 families in the parish. He was born in Portland and trained at Holy Cross Preparatory Seminary Dunkirk Grand Seminary Montreal and Our Lady of the Angels Niagara University. He was ordained June 4 1955 and has served at St Christopher s Peak s Island St Athanasius Rumford and St Dominic s before moving to Most Holy Trinity Saco in 1966.
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Portland
Robert E. Lee
Most Holy Trinity Church
Saco
St. Dominic's
Peter L. Gerety
Society For the Propagation of the Faith
Father Lee
South Portland
Maine Central Railroad
U.S. Air Force
Holy Cross Preparatory Seminary
Dunkirk
N.Y
Grand Seminary
Montreal
Our Lady of the Angels Seminary
Niagara University
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
St Christopher’s Parish
Peak’'s Island
Hickel Confirmed as Interior Secretary amid Senate Watch
The Nixon administration wins confirmation of Walter Hickel as secretary of the interior by 73 to 16. Democrats promise close scrutiny of Hickel’s moves after his White House swearing in. Also approved was David Packard as deputy secretary of defense by 82 to 1, amid ethics questions over his stock holdings.
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Washington
Nixon
Walter Hickel
Senate
Congress
Alaska
White House
Hickel
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
California
David R. Packard
Tennes
Albert Gore
Packard
Defense Department
Edward M. Kennedy
Fred R. Harris
National Democratic Committee
Edmund S. Muskie
Eugene J. McCarthy
Senate ‘Armed Services Committee
John H. Chafee
The
Robert C. Seamans Jr
Air Force
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Stanley R. Resor
Army
Pueblo Skipper Tells Of Mental Torture
Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher testified at a Navy court of inquiry that North Koreans tortured him mentally during the Pueblo seizure, provoking a confession and a near suicide by drowning in a water bucket. He described an ultimatum and the fear of his crew, with his wife Rose present in court scenes.
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Coronado
Calif
Pueblo
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Navy
Bucher
Frank L. Johnson
U.S
Japan
Johnson
North Korea
United States
CIA
Super Colonel
Rose
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United Baptist Church
Main ST. Saco
A&p Super Market
Biddeford & Saco
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City Hall
Pueblo Skipper
Maine Linoleum Co
Alfred Street
Sneider's Discount Foods
Elm St
Mary C. Tousignant
Chimar Realty
Old Orchard Beach
Mayflower Restaurant
Alfred St. Biddeford
General Electric
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RCA Victor
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