Banks and state push for uniform mortgage recall policy
Three state agencies back consumer interests in negotiations with Pepperell Trust Co by cancelling rate hikes on over 200 home mortgages. The Bureau of Banks will hold hearings on demand mortgages to craft clear rules for recalls, guiding banks and protecting borrowers. Local banks in Biddeford Saco differ in practice, prompting calls for regulation and a statewide policy review.
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Pepperell Trust Co
Bureau of Banks
Biddeford-Saco
Ores
Journal
Pepperell
Consumer Protection Co
Consumer Fraud Division
Attorney General's Office
Eekrac
Democrats Run A Convention Without Much Zeal This Year
A sharp critique of the 1972 Democratic convention contrasts past excesses with a muted, pragmatic mood. It notes reduced primary turnout, fewer enthusiastic speeches, and a party identity centered on unity over vigorous debate as delegates gather to crown a candidate.
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Ae F. Will
New York
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Cheshire Cat
Roger D. Branigin
Indiana
Robert Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
Branigin
Wabash
Paree
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Alexander Bickel
Ambrose Bierce
Carter
Talleyrand
Democratic Party
Cracky
Government health warning sparks energy and pollution debate
Washington reports two federal agencies may allow dangerous chemicals to taint food water and air. ERDA rushes energy research while EPA delays nitrosamine monitoring citing funds and priorities. White House study urges caution until health impacts are weighed, noting cancer risks from nickel compounds and nitrosamines.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
United States
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
White House
President's Council On Environmental Quality
The Boil Breaks on Nixon Era Scandals and Congress
Paul Harvey argues that the Nixon White House burglary was only a symptom of broader decay in Congress. He cites bank stockholding on committees, lawyers in office, lavish perks, rising costs, and lobbyists using women to influence lawmakers, calling for reform from the public at large.
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Paul Harvey
Los Angeles Times
Nixon White House
Congress
Capitol Hill
Rome
House Banking Committee
War Ways and Means
House
The
Wall Street Journal
Ziegfeld
Senate
Goldwyn
Washington
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Republican Party
Republic
David Fine
Baltimore
Belle
W. Va
Andrew Maguire
D.N.J
Boston
New York City
New Jersey
Council On Environmental Quality
Jimmy Speakin
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
Biddeford
Saco
B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
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