Shadow Over City Affairs in Bid for Post Office Renovation
The Biddeford City Council weighs a $166,469 bid by Philip Gadbois to convert the Washington Street post office into a district courthouse. Eight other contractors paid for specs but didn’t bid, citing vague details and fear of deals. City officials tied to Gadbois through OSP Associates face questions of conflict of interest as the council considers bids and potential guidelines to avoid such ties in city projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadbois
Edward Gaulin
Ralph Ross
Gaulin
OSP Associates
Ney Hall Veel
Letters to the Journal Defend CETA Beach Cleaners
A reader disputes accusations about supervision and record falsification by six CETA Public Work workers at Old Orchard Beach. The letter defends supervision ratios, asserts forms were completed timely, denies directing falsified hours, urges fair treatment, and calls for the workers’ return to beach cleaning for the town’s residents and taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CETA
Old Orchard Beach
Ceta Public Work
Jerome Plante
Armand St. Hilaire
Joe Wood
Biddeford
Saco
Plante
Wood
Public Works Department
Veterans and Systems Fail to Help Returning Servicemembers
A discussion on how veteran welfare programs often fall short after discharge, leaving many honorable servicemen and women in poverty and societally rejected. The writer cites ongoing nationwide groups aiding veterans and urges citizen participation to fix injustices affecting current and former service members. The Journal’s letters policy requires signed submissions with a street address and city, under about 300 words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Biddeford Saco Journal Auto-Info Chief Editors
Wm E Foster 1881 1963 and Alta W Foster 1891 1971 listed with staff roles and years. The Biddeford Saco Journal notes W Paul Casavant publisher and Charles C Sutton managing editor with Gladys M Whitehouse as president and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Wm. E. Foster
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Coast Guard Rockwell deal details spark congressional probe
Washington alleges a $500 million Coast Guard aircraft purchase favored Rockwell International through noncompetitive bidding and biased specs. Rep. John Murphy seeks full competition, while high officials defend fairness amid conflicting memos and procurement culture. The column notes related government procurements and industry ties including Grumman and Krause Lauhoff allegations.
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Les Whitten
Washington
Coast Guard
Rockwell International
Congress
John Murphy
D.N.Y
House Coast Guard
U.S
Grumman
Rep
Murphy
Falcon Jet
Gates
Lear Jet
Cessna
Department of Transportation
Rockwell
Adm
Chester Bender
Owen Siler
Agriculture Department
General Accounting Office
Krause Milling Co
Milwaukee
Lauhoff Grain Co
Danville
From jungle to jungle Portugal's AFM rules after coup
Foreign Affairs observes that Portugal's armed forces, shaped by Indochina and Africa wars, ousted the dictatorship with General Spinola's coup but are now the dominant power. The AFM's Revolutionary Council governs, detaching from parties and promising three to five years of control. The piece contrasts with France's army mindset after Indochina and Algeria.
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C.L. Sulzberger
Lisbon
France
Indochina
Mao Tsetung
Ho Chi Minh
Orient
Algeria
Iad
de Gaulle
OAS
Portugal
Spinola
MacArthur
Guinea-Bissau
Mozambique
Samora Machel
Frelimo
Naguib
Farouk
Nasser
Armed Forces Movement
AFM
Metooism and the press in Ikle’s push for secrecy
The Nation column reviews Dr. Fred Ikle's push to criminalize publishing certain monitoring information in the nuclear age. It critiques the feasibility and dangers of narrow legislation, warning such a measure could spur broader secrecy and erode public checks on government. It notes prior restraint debates and the burden of justification, while stressing publication's role in national accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Wicker
New York
Fred S. Ikle
United States Disarmament Agency
Ikle
Ike
House
Informa
Tion
Johnson
Nixon
Byron White
Pentagon
Congress
The
New York Times
Looking Back at Truman and Modern Presidents
Paul Harvey argues that public memory inflates modern leaders while undervaluing Harry S. Truman. He cites past scandals and media exposure of presidents but contends Truman's administrative deeds endure, suggesting future historians will see today’s leaders less clearly than those of yesterday.
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Truman
Nixon
Harry Truman
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Alta W. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
Jack Anderson
James Schlick
Agriculture
Lauhoff
Rause
Schlick
Krause
Washington Whirl
Bella Abzug
D.-N.y
Red China
China
Department of Interior
Jacques Cousteau
Interior
Cousteau
National Indian Youth Council
Foreign Affairs
Metooism
Paul Harvey News
Paul Harvey
Harry Vaughn
John Maragon
White House
Williamsburg
F.D.R
J.F.K
FBI
L.B.J
Scandal
Boss Pendergast
Jackson County
President Truman
Margaret
H.S.T
Gerald Ford
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