Minimum Standards Not Enough at Biddeford Nursing Home
Dozens of second shift orderlies and aides walked off at Good Shepherd Villa Nursing Home in Biddeford over pay and conditions. Health officials say the license is in jeopardy and an audit has been ordered as the home carries high Medicaid reimbursements. Officials gave one month to correct deficiencies or public assistance payments will be halted. Issues cited include unclear job descriptions, lack of staff orientation, insufficient second-shift staffing, and weak staffing records, with complaints about food service and restraint use, though most minimum standards are met. The situation risks patient care and underscores the need for improved staffing and procedures.
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Good Shepherd Villa
Biddeford
Department of Health and Welfare
Women train to fight back against rape in martial arts schools
Paul Harvey argues for women defending themselves through martial arts and self defense training. He highlights Miss Susan Murdock who runs classes at New York City and other colleges, teaching a fighter mentality to deter attackers, while police advise noncombat self defense methods.
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Chambers St
New York City
Susan Murdock
Brooklyn College
Sarah Lawrence College
Miss Murdock
Iss Murdock
Nixon plays out a satirical mock drama on a possible comeback
Russell Baker envisions a staged sequence at San Clemente and New York where Nixon plots a return to power through pardons and political maneuvers. The piece lampoons the Watergate era by weaving fictional scenes with Reagan Rockefeller Goldwater Ford and Kissinger as players.
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Russell Baker
New York Times
NEW York
Richard Nixon
San Clemente
Los Angeles Times
Abplanalo
Rebozo
Mitchell
the Times
Karloff
Nixon
Lazarus
Watergate Gang
Fifth Avenue
Nelson Rockefeller
United States
Rockefeller
Nelson
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Violence on kiddie shows still aired on Saturday mornings
Washington reports that despite reform promises, networks push violence in children’s programming. Analyzed Tedious 3.5 minute aggression rate per hour on NBC leading with 46 percent of on screen hostility across Bugs Bunny Pink Panther Speedy Buggy and Wheelie and the Upper Bunch.
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Les Whitten
Washington
NBC
ABC
CBS
America
Evel Knievel
Bonnie and Clyde
Federal Communications Commission
Richard Wiley
Wiley
Media Action Researc Center
Descriptions of Wisdoms From Notable Thinkers
A compact quotation collection comparing warnings about liberty after dark, English pragmatism, Seneca on anger, and Alfred Armand Montapert on action. The remarks span warnings, patience, and encouragement to challenge limits with resolve. Includes references to Beecher Mencken and Montapert as sources of insight.
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Henry Ward Beecher
H.L. Mencken
Seneca
Alfred Armand Montapert
France's Delicate Balance at NATO Summit
At the NATO summit France maintains an anomalous yet pivotal role. Paris stays outside the integrated command while honoring NATO obligations. Giscard D Estaing attends King Baudouin's dinner, signaling proximity to allies without full integration. France strengthens ties with SHAPE, naval cooperation, and Mediterranean deployments, keeping strategic autonomy intact.
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C.L. Sulzberger
Brussels
France
NATO
North Atlantic Alliance
Giscard D'Estaing
King Baudouin
Giscard
Ford
Jance
Martinique
United States
Casteau
Belgium
North Atlantic Council
Lance
Britain
Mediterranean
Baudouin
New York Times
Alta W Foster and Whitehouse Family Obituary In Memoriam
Alta W Foster linked to B F C Whitehouse 1891 1971 and 1889 1972 appears in a family obituary noting W Paul Casavant publisher Charles C Sutton managing editor and Gladys M Whitehouse president and treasurer in a local memorial notice.
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W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
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White House
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McNaught Syndicate
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Rome
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Alta W. Foster
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