Two Samoas Are Now Worlds Apart
A long split between American Samoa and Western Samoa has deepened as each side pursues different paths. Americans lean toward increased goods and a cash economy, while Western Samoa preserves traditional life and rejects much outside aid. The divides show in budgets, land use, policing, and views on progress and identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Samoa
Western Samoa
Ple
United States
Germany
New Zealand
John M. Haydoh
Fiame Mataafa
Samoa
Tutuila
Oace
Hawaii
California
East Coast
Vietnam
States
Shaeffer
United Nations
Gambler Bernie P finds recovery in Gamblers Anonymous
Bernie P, once $62,000 in debt and jailed twice, credits GA with turning him from a compulsive gambler into a reformed man. He now runs a dress business, supports GA efforts, and reconnects with his son and grandchildren while detailing a life of addiction and redemption. He notes GA helps diverse members from priests to a 73-year-old jockey, and emphasizes shared struggle as therapy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Park Avenue
Gamblers Anonymous
Bernie P
Bernie
William Bruns
Bronx
Long Island
Reach Your Legislator Contacts Listed By City
A compilation of state and national legislator contact details including addresses and phone numbers for State Senators Peter Danton and Guy Marcotte, state representatives from Biddeford Saco Kennebunkport and Arundel, and U.S. senators Hathaway Muskie and representative Kyros with mailing addresses in Augusta and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Danton
Beach St
Saco
Guy Marcotte
May St
Biddeford
Armand Fecteau
Poo. St
Robert Farley
Myrtle St
Carl Sheltra
Granite St
Ext
Barry Hobbins
Promenade Ave
Kennebunkport
Arundel- Elmont Tyndale
Beachwood Road
Kennebunk
James McMahon
Grove St
Old Orchard Beach
Leatrice Morin
Adelaide Road
State Senate
State House
Augusta
State Representatives
House of Representatives
William D. Hathaway
Edmund S. Muskie
U.S. Senate
Washington
D.C
Peter N. Kyros
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C
Peace Corps Volunteer's Mixed Life in Southern Philippines
Paul Saliba, a 25 year old Peace Corps volunteer from Milford Michigan, describes marriage to Tayang a 18 year old Moslem woman in Jolo Sulu Philippines. He details bridewealth, family life with son Omar Nasser, and shifting values amid a modest income and local medical practices. Saliba plans to use more than 4600 dollars saved from five years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolo
Philippines
Peace Corps
Paul Saliba
Sulu
Saliba
Milford
Mich
Isam
Tayang
Rade
Omar Nasser
Bashir
Iman
Manila
Peace
Wayne
State University
Detroit
Corps
Kitty
Prison inmate runs law firm inside Trenton State Prison
Henry Mosiello, a convicted murderer, heads Inmates Legal Associates inside Trenton State Prison. The jailhouse firm assists convicted clients, drafting briefs and studying law via correspondence, while Mosiello works on his own appeal and a challenge to New Jersey grand jury procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N.J
Henry Mosiello
Trenton State Prison
Inmates Legal Associates
New Jersey
Mosiello
Hank Mosiello
ILA
Danny Obstein
Hap Laws
Hank
Arnold Melk
Public Defender's Office
William Fauver
Fauver
Law Librar
Appellate Division
Superior Court
Trial Court
Hudson County
West Point Cadet Endures 19 Months of Silence
James J. Pelosi, newly commissioned, says a class of 1974 cadet faced 19 months of silence at West Point. Pelosi described isolation, weight loss, and vandalism during the penalty, which stemmed from a quiz incident and amid ongoing legal questions about the honor code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Hempstead
N.Y
West Point
James J. Pelosi
Pelosi
Sto
William A. Knowlton
Honor Committee
Texas
Florida
California
Ft. Benning
Europe
James V. Pelosi
Young Pelosi
Academy
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Ocean Park
Henri's Restaurant
Route 1
Wells
Maine
Henri
San
Thra Thur
Towle’s Travel Agency
Main St. Biddeford
Youland Bldg
Goodwins Mills
Ed Pierce
Phil Pierce
THE
AL Halle Company
Harvard ST
Portland, Maine
New England
Bird & Son
Is. Line
West Pointer
TPK
Saco Motel
Alfred
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