Morality play at Old Orchard Beach on CETA issues
The opinion argues CETA mismanagement at Old Orchard Beach led to eight of 30 local workers being reassigned amid incidents. It cites lax supervision, improper work-hour reporting, and falsified documents, questioning the program’s impact on youth welfare and urging focus on genuine outcomes over paperwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Public Works Department
Peter M. Dunn
York County
Ceta
Dunn
Vietnam
Jerome Plante
Understanding Garbage by George F Will
This column argues liberal urban governance relies on wasteful spending and federal aid. It cites 1968 New York and 1974 San Francisco strikes, noting payouts to garbagemen, rising salaries, and the stalled push for private collection as a critique of revenue sharing and urban policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Will
Washington
New York City
New York
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
San Francisco
Fragrant Bay
NBC
Meet the Press
Joseph Alioto
Alioto
Spanish succession sparks generational rift in royal circle
In Madrid the Spanish succession debate centers on a young Juan Carlos and his father Don Juan. Franco's grip and royal plans collide as Don Juan hints at a liberal monarchy while Juan Carlos eyes reform. The estrangement widens amid muted hopes for a democratic path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.L. Sulzberger
Madrid
Spain
Don Juan
Count
Barcelona
Prince Juan Carlos
Juan Carlos
Franco
Europe
Alfonso XIII
Washington
U.S
Carlos
Arias
Majorca
Estoril
Portugal
Washington police gadgets push spurs gadgetry drive
LEAA chief Richard W. Velde pushes high tech gear for cops including a Personal Fitness Monitor wristwatch, 300 new shoes, 20 prototype patrol cars and goats used for protective gear tests costing 1.5 million. Auditors question priorities while officials quarrel and slow spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Richard W. Velde
Justice Department
General Accounting Office
Velde
Dick Tracy
Flatfoot
Army
Edgewood
LEAA
Pronto
U.S
Maine letter urges NASA to study red tide with Apollo-Soyuz link
An open letter to NASA Administrator James C. Fletcher praises his support for Maine in red tide research. The writer notes Dr. Charles Yenitsch of Bigelow Laboratory in Boothbay was named co principal investigator and involved in the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. The author urges printing the letter as an open editor’s letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Fletcher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Maine
Fletcher
Charles B. Yenitsch
Bigelow Laboratory
Boothbay
Yentch
Apollo Soyuz red tide study linked to Maine coast
A Maine appeal praises NASA and the Apollo Soyuz Test Project for including a red tide study off the Maine coast and in England as part of historic space cooperation. The letter urges support to protect shellfish industries while outlining federal price controls and arguments on oil deregulation and market costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Fletcher
Soviet Union
Maine
Soyuz
Apollo
England
NASA
Apollo-Soyuz
Fletcher
Jack Anderson
American Petroleum Institute
Anderson
Federal Energy Administration
United States
FEA
John Dingell
Dmich
U.S
Dingell
Congressional
Stephen P. Potter
Washington, D.C
Publisher and editors listed in Biddeford-Saco Journal masthead
The Biddeford Saco Journal presents the masthead noting Wm. E. Foster 1881 1963 Alta W. Foster 1891 1972 B.F.C. Whitehouse publisher W. Paul Casavant managing editor Alta W. Foster Gladys M. Whitehouse president treasurer names listed in the publication header.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. E. Foster
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
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Beame
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Lurie
American Express
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General Electric
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FBI
Secret Service
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ring
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Alta W. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
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