Opinion on Delays in York County D A Controversy
The state attorney general took over York County District Attorney operations two months ago and delays follow as ex DA William Donahue fights to keep his post while Atty. Gen. Joseph Brennan winds down his case. A pending petition alleging conflict of interest faces the governor and council, but no hearing is set as legal questions linger. Taxpayers fund Donahue's $23,500 salary while suspended, as Maine Supreme Court input now looms on statutory questions and proper forum for a trial.
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Innisfree Village Pioneers Caring For Mentally Handicapped
The Washington Post essay highlights Innisfree Village in Virginia as a 400 acre community aiding about 30 handicapped adults with work in a woodshop bakery dairy and crafts. It argues private effort can model public policy while noting limits and moral value beyond government funding.
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George F. Will
Innisfree
Virginia
Shenandoah National Forest
Blue Ridge Mountains
Crozet
Chartres
William Butler Yeats
The Paris Encounter of Carrillo and the Franco Era
In Paris Santiago Carrillo secretary general of the Spanish Communist Party surfaces with a new identity after two decades with false papers. He speaks of clandestine plans for multiparty socialism in Spain and cooperation with diverse groups, including monarchists, under a future democratic framework. He notes Franco’s end and envisages a constitutional monarchy or republic with amnesty and a referendum.
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Cunhal
Soares
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Juan Carlos
CIA monitored mail with secret chemical loophole revealed
William Colby testified before a House subcommittee that the CIA once opened and read first class mail using a secret chemical, including mail from Miami linked to the Bay of Pigs era. He said such actions violated the law and involved a New York East Coast Project, with clerks and foreign subjects examined and presidents possibly aware at most indirectly.
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Les Whitten
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New York City
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Washington Scene Ford puppet to big oil
Washington opinion piece argues the oil problem is political, not economic, blaming Ford for aligning with major oil companies and calling for price stabilization at 7.50 a barrel. It urges stronger U.S. policy against Saudi Arabia and Iran and a move to curb cartel prices through conservation and taxes.
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U.S
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Iran
World Oil Cartel
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