Elderly Maine Study Says Poverty Remains Widespread
Karen Schroeder reports that despite many government programs, poverty affects Maine’s elderly. A Department of Labor figure updates the minimum annual income for a basic living, while 44 percent of Mainers aged 65 plus earn under 2000 yearly. The Ross Community Center in Biddeford hosts the Biddeford Senior Citizens program serving York County. The piece notes seniors cut back on medicine and shelter due to limited resources.
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Ion Gantora
NeoFsie
Ross Community Center
Biddeford
Maine
U.S. Department of Labor
Nixon Discusses Watergate Coverup In Transcripts
The House Judiciary Committee released a transcript showing President Nixon telling a trusted aide he would not admit approval of the Watergate break in even if he had, and he criticized Dean and Magruder for lying in the cover up. He argued Mitchell would not take responsibility, and reflected on potential consequences.
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Washington
Nixon
John W. Dean
Dean
House Judiciary Committee
Ronald L. Ziegler
White House
Jeb S. Magruder
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Watergate
Turkey Invades Cyprus as Greece Mobilizes Troops
Bloody fighting rages in Cyprus as Turkey launches sea and air invasion. Greece mobilizes and moves troops toward the Turkish border while UN forces and NATO hold in Brussels. Evacuation plans and heavy air raids raise concerns of wider conflict across the region.
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Turkey
Cyprus
Greece
Nicosia
Associated Press
Mediterranean
Makarios
Bulent Ecevit
Ecevit
Kyrenia
Lydia Palace
United Nations
U.N
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
Athens
U.S
Royal Air Force
Washington
Cyprus Radio
Old Man vs I-93 Battle Looms in New Hampshire
Concord reports NH seeks court challenge to block Interstate 93 section from Littleton to St. Johnsbury that would carve through Franconia Notch State Park. Save the Old Man founder Lindsay Fowler vows legal action within two months as federal approval clears segment. Officials say bridge work could begin in September while assurances keep alternatives under review.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
Franconia Notch State Park
Littleton
St. Johnsbury
Department of Transportation
Lindsay Fowler
Twin Mountain
Save the Old Man
Notch
Fowler
Connecticut River
Franconia Notch
Martin Convisser
the Depatment of Transportation
Office of Environmental Affairs
Convisser
John McGlennon
The
Environmental Protection Agency
Highway Department
McGlennon
Impeachment Articles Hold Nixon Responsible
House Judiciary Committee weighs articles accusing President Nixon of direct involvement in the Watergate cover up. Special Counsel John Doar presents evidence of illegal intelligence gathering misuse of agencies tax fraud and contempt of Congress while Democrats push for a committee vote by next Saturday. Public sessions and televised deliberations precede any full House action leading to a Senate trial and potential removal if two thirds vote for conviction.
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Washington
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
John Doar
Doar
Congress
Senate
Ronald L. Ziegler
Republican Committee
Caldwell Butler
Rva
David Dennis
R-Ind
White House
Inside The Journal Cartoons and Classifieds Mix
A light page notes sections from cartoons and the classifieds along with the crossword and a playful item about The Mini Page. It defines a Joser as a guy whose junk mail comes postage due in this quirky insert.
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Joser
Webber Expands Emergency Service Trial Launch
The Webber Hospital Association begins a six week trial to extend emergency out patient coverage to 24 hours seven days a week through Labor Day. Administrators cite 16 hours daily prior coverage and plan to evaluate feasibility at period end.
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Kenneth FE. OQ Omundson
Webber
Meredith Russell
Portland
Maine Medical Center
Russell
Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania
Richard Chandler
Hahnemann Medical College
Philadelphia
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Chester
LPN
Priscilla St. Ours
Webber Hospital
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