Commissioners or landscape Painters?
City commissioners turn on conservation by disbanding the Saco Conservation Commission and proposing a new seven member panel limited to open areas. Members must be 100 percent commissioners with no other posts and come from distinct professions. Approval limits power, risking oversight of soil water and pollution issues.
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Saco City
Counci
Saco Conservation Commission
Commission
Saco
Conservation Commission
Soil Conservation Board
The
Planning Board
Analysis Common Market Online in England
ALVIN SHUSTER reports from London on the British referendum on staying in the Common Market. A yes vote appears likely, which would bolster Harold Wilson but risk strife within Labour and possible constitutional issues if Parliament ignores the public. The outcome hinges on party discipline and opposition support.
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Alvin Shuster
London
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Labor Party
Spee
Britain
Edward Heath
New York Times
From Quotes on Money and Nationality in Society
A collection of social observations on money, national pride, time use, and personal behavior. Notable remarks from Somerset Maugham Ralph Waldo Emerson and Robert Hutchins critique wealth, nationalism and leisure.
Cachet of Biddeford Saco Journal Leaders
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists Wm. E. Foster 1881 1963 and B F C Whitehouse 1891 1971 among past and present staff, with W. Paul Casavant as publisher and Charles C. Sutton as managing editor. Gladys M. Whitehouse serves as president and treasurer, reflecting long service in the paper’s leadership.
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Biddeford-Saco Journal
Wm. E. Foster
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Mystery of Cambodia's displaced and Khmer Rouge horror
Washington reports a vast, unverified toll from Cambodia as three million people are driven from cities into backcountry under Khmer Rouge control. Analysts fear starvation and possible genocide while no international body has demanded accountability. Also, aerosol sniffing among youths is rising as a dangerous solvent abuse issue, with cases of memory loss, mood changes, and even death cited across multiple states.
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Les Whitten
Washington
Southeast Asia
United States
Cambodia
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Khmer Rouge
United Nations
Red Cross
Ford
Philip Vargas
The
Drug Abuse Council
New Mexico
Colorado
Tucson
Tyke
Letters to the Journal attack local council actions and bias
A reader laments Monday night’s council vote to abolish the Conservation Commission and accuses five members of vendetta and error, urging reason and public forgiveness. The letter condemns coverage of a Wells homosexual demonstration, calls for punitive measures, and comments on Old Orchard Beach politics, ethics, and town management under Jerome Plante.
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U.S
America
Old Orchard Beach
O.C.B
Old Orchard
Belair
Plante
C.C.B
Jerome Plante
Big Four
Peter Kyros
Wgan-Tv
Department of Housing and Urban Development
State Board of Realtors
Mr. Plante
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Ba W. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
Jack Anderson
Chase Manhattan Bank
Council
Berton Saco
Wells
Biddeford Saco Journal
National Socialist
Germany
York County Counseling Service
YCCS
Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Vachon
King St. Biddeford
Marion Stickney
Trull Nursing Home
Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Good Shepherd Sisters
St. Joseph School
Good Shepherd Villa
Sarto Sasseville
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