Delayed action in York County DA case sparks debate
After months of investigation the Maine AG replaced York County District Attorney William Donahue and two assistants under a 1951 statute. The governor and council may remove the DA after due process while Brennan seeks a court ruling on the takeover’s legality. Charges against Donahue remain unsettled as salary questions and pending appeals loom.
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Attorne General's
Yor County
York County
Atty
Joseph Brennan
William Donahue
T. A. Fitanides
Biddeford
James Dineen
Kittery
Brennan
State AG
Donahue
Council
Donahue and Company
Maine
Superior Court
Harry Glassman
Pauline Berry
Power worship and presidential myths in two new books
George F. Will critiques Theodore White and John Hersey for idealizing the presidency. White argues the office refines leaders, a view Will labels myth and applesauce. He contrasts this with Founders' checks and Ford era impressions in Hersey's minute-by-minute portrait.
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George F. Will
Washington
Theodore White
Atheneum
Nixon
White
Supreme Office
Millard Fillmore
Jackson
van Buren
Polk
Pierce
Buchanan
Tyler
Taylor
Grant
Hayes
Eee
Kite
Founding Fathers
America
John Hersey
Hersey
Gerald Ford
Knopf
Ford
Oval Office
Christ
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Westbrook Pegler
Fdr
West
Pegler
Frank
The
Washington Post Co
Obituary and staff credits for Whitehouse era newspaper
Obituary sketch notes Alta W. Foster and 1891 1972 lifetime alongside Whitehouse era leadership at the B F C Whitehouse publication with W Paul Casavant as Publisher Charles C Sutton as Managing Editor and Gladys M Whitehouse serving as President and Treasurer, outlining key figures.
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W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Thieu seeks permanent U S residence amid Vietnam fallout
Washington cables reveal Nguyen Van Thieu eyes settling in the United States, despite U S diplomats’ efforts to deter the idea due to potential demonstrations. Thieu, in exile in Taiwan, longs to join the South Vietnamese community in America, with CIA and Bell System wiretap questions also noted. The piece also profiles Helen Delich Bentley’s travels, perceived mismanagement, and gifts from ship christenings affecting her Federal Maritime Commission tenure.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
U.S
Aang
Taiwan
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
Vietnam
Thieu
Saigon
Taipei
America
Central Intelligence Agency
Latin America
CIA
Bell System
Rockefeller Commission
Russia
China
World Traveler
Igal
Helen Delich Bentley
Federal Maritime Commission
Geneva
London
Paris
San Francisco
Reno
Federal Maritime Com
Nashville portrait by Altman mirrors vulgar American culture
A New York Times interview with Robert Altman on Nashville depicts a neurotic country star in hospital, a domineering husband, and a sprawling critique of American life. Altman blends country music and politics to suggest a culture clinging to value while embracing vulgarity, with dark, lasting impressions rather than a simple plot.
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Tom Wicker
New York
Colonel Sanders
Nashville
Robert Altman
Altman
Roy Acuff
Hank Williams
Geraldine Chaplin
Karen Black
Henry Gibson
Keith Carradine
Ronnie Blakley
Thomas Hal Phillips
Mississippi
Howard K. Smith
L.B.J
Nixon
Babe
New York Times
Saco School Bus Patrol Thanks Readers For Tag Day Support
A letter from the Saco School Bus Patrol praises area residents for contributing to the Tag Day that funded a trip to Boston to see the Red Sox. The note commends patrol members, printers Hall and Hall, Father Joseph Carrier, Jenny Cook, and 2,500 tags. It recalls Saco history around 1894 and early 1800s shipping on the Saco River, mentioning Col. Thomas Cutts and local landmarks as context for the community heritage.
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Saco
Saco-Biddeford
Boston
Red Sox
Richard McLoy
Hall and Hall Printing
Father Joseph Carrier
Notre Dame Church
Jenny Cook
Main Street
Pepperell Square
The
Journal
J. Quinn Sawyer
Saco River
Thomas Cutts
Indian Island
Cutts Island
Col. Cutts
Col
Gordon
Casseloon
Thompson
Custom House
Marion Gordon — Co
Villa's Name Misleading Says Spirit Of Nuns Missing
A reader letters to the Journal argue that The Villa nursing home should not use the Good Shepherd nun’s order name. They urge Dr Sasseville to focus on humanitarian care over profits and to treat elderly patients with dignity regardless of finances. The writer calls for dropping the Good Shepherd name to reflect true mission and stresses staff pay, diet, and proper distinction of care levels.
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St. Joseph’s School
the Good Shepherd
Sasseville
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Biddeford-Saco Journal
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
Sion
Clarence Morse
Ashton Barrett
Bentley
Morse
Commission
Ms. Bentley
Avondale Shipyards
MR. Polat
Ranan Lurie
Villa
Spirit of Nuns
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