Opinion: Will Maine recall stand or fall in Old Orchard Beach
The Maine Supreme Court dismisses an Old Orchard Beach recall petition for lack of standing, leaving the dispute unresolved. About 1,000 DOB voters supported recalling four councilors tied to the Rita Belair firing. The council resists and may face later AG involvement or a mandated recall. The piece urges a town recall vote to avoid further costs and to let voters judge six months into office.
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Maine Supreme Court
Sidney Wernick
Orchard Beach
Rita Belair
Belair
Justice Wernick
DOB
Nixon
DOB Council
Critics claim Saco Conservation Commission draft is a puppet stage
Maynard and Catherine Cousens of Buxton Road Saco oppose the proposed ordinance for a Conservation Commission, arguing it would restrict powers, set a seven member limit, bar state or federal positions, and silence public input while offering only advisory function. They contend the measure would hinder scrutiny of local environmental issues and waste public funds.
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Conservation Commission
Saco Council
Commission
Planning Board
Zaitlin
SMAPC
Veteran seeks relief after VA disability delay
Norman M Beaulieu of Bay View Road recounts September 1974 relief from duties at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard due to service related disability. He applied for total disability at VA, faced a denied appeal over misplaced service records, reapplied, and after Togus examinations was informed disability grant but never received payment. He asks where to turn and notes delays of ten months.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Veterans Administration
V.A
Togus
Pinetree Legal Aid Society
French group Le Guai Lurons entertains Good Shepherd Villa residents
On May 15 the French group Le Guai Lurons performed at Good Shepherd Villa Nursing Home 173 South Street Biddeford with Ray Leblanc and Adrien Coulombe among the members. Residents praised the show and urged a return while enjoying refreshments at the end.
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Les Guai Lurons
Good Shepherd Villa
Ray Leblanc
Adrien Coulombe
Alloulette
Ralph Dante
Millie Hobbins
Oliva Belair
Bruce R. Provencher
Good Shepherd
Wang Home
South Street
Biddeford
Joint Chiefs expenses expose lavish perks and perks
Washington notes reveal the Joint Chiefs of Staff receive a $36,000 annual salary plus $650 million in tax free benefits, personal money allowances, five enlisted aides, chauffeurs, and access to VIP flights and luxury resorts, with pensions and retirement perks continuing after service. The piece argues taxpayers subsidize a lifestyle far beyond stated pay, including mansions and extensive base facilities.
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Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
George S. Brown
JCS
Pentagon
David C Jones
Air Force
Andrews Air Force Base
Defense Department
Hawaii
Makarios
Central Intelligence Agency
Fidel Castro
CIA
Rockefeller Commission
Kennedy era plans framed Castro murder as national policy
The text discusses President Kennedy's possible order or approval of Castro's assassination, noting anonymous planning within the Kennedy administration and CIA circles. It cites Maj. Gen. Lansdale, Nick Horrock, and Richard Helms, with Rockefeller Commission material and George Smathers’s recollections. It questions moral accountability for contemplating political murder.
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Tom Wicker
John F. Kennedy
United States
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Edward G. Lansdale
Robert Kennedy
John Kennedy
Castro
Nicholas M. Horrock
New York Times
Lansdale
C.la
Cuba
Ngo Dinh Diem
South Vietnam
C.ia
C.I.A
Havana
Richard Helms
Associated Press
Rockefeller Commission
Robert McNamara
McGeorge Bundy
Ford Foundation
White House
George Smathers
Florida
Kennedy Library
Richard J. Walton
Pps
South America
Maine Tightens Right-To-Know Law With New Open Meetings Bill
Maine Legislature strengthened public access by voting to require public votes for secret meetings and listing seven valid reasons to close doors. The measure, sponsored by Rep. James McMahon, directs public officials to disclose more records and adds a citizen appeal process for covert sessions. A companion bill tightens access to confidential documents and expands oversight, while a third “Common Cause” proposal failed. The article notes ongoing informal openness in committee rooms and highlights broader reforms to government transparency.
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Maryline White
Maine
Kennebunk
James McMahon
McMahon
Bruce Reeves
Pittston
Legislative Committee
Augusta
Doctors' Dilemma in San Francisco Strike
Paul Harvey argues strikes by professionals including doctors risk public harm yet patient protection via limited malpractice suits remains vital. He notes legal barriers, rising insurance costs, and calls for medical grand juries to evaluate claims as a broader social disease and potential remedy.
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Paul Harvey
San Francisco
Owever
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Francois ‘Papa
Doc’ Duvalier
Larry Stern
Cyprus
Stern
Foreign Policy Magazine
Glafkos Clerides
U.S
Eric Neff
Athens
Nikos Sampson
United Feature Syndicate
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
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