Battle over York County budget tests public record rules
Opinion says the budget fight continues after legislative approval and transfer to county commissioners. Chairman Clement Auger refuses to share a budget copy, citing public access concerns. Delegation restored 252,087 for social services and elderly programs over objections, raising potential lawsuits and questions about jail construction and funded services.
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York County
Commission
Clement Auger
Auger
Journal
Paul Reay
Donald Cote
French Pressure On Israel From Paris Despite Oil interests
In a private Paris interview President Giscard d Estaing urges a plan to guarantee any peace by major powers halting arms to sides breaking agreements. He backs returning to 1967 borders with a neutral settlement framework and warns Israel faces limited terms while Europe seeks a broader settlement.
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James Reston
Paris
France
Middle East
Israel
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Giscard
Soviet Union
Jerusalem
United States
State Kissinger
Sadat
Griscard
Lebanon
Eisenhower
Britain
U.N. Security Council
Security Council
Ford
Egypt
Rabin
Western
Europe
Kissinger
U.S. Senate
Washington
New York Times
Quotes For Today and Wayward Sayings Gathered
A collection of quotations attributed to Franklin P. Jones Dr Harold Smith Dorothy B Robbins Jim Bishop Thomas Jefferson and others includes wry observations on names trouble the present and truth. Publisher W Foster B F C Whitehouse and Gladys M Whitehouse hold roles in the sourcing and editing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin P. Jones
Harold Smith
Dorothy B. Robbins
Jim Bishop
CIA crimes and pennies stir Capitol alert
Washington reports the Justice Department faces decisions on prosecuting CIA led illegal acts, with questions over whether top leaders or agents should be charged. A separate note questions EPA drinking water standards as the Environmental Defense Fund calls them a travesty, while Capitol Hill pennies go missing amid speculation on future values and Secret Service involvement.
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Les Whitten
Washington
Justice Department
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
My Lai
G. Gordon Liddy
E. Howard Hunt
Bar
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Defense Fund
Senate
House Banking Committees
Capitol Hill
Brooks
Secret Service
Mint
Democracy at work in Washington by Baker
Russell Baker tours the Capitol and White House satire on how Congress passes bills then unpasses them through presidential vetoes and disunpasses. The guide claims democracy thrives on unpassed bills as a vehicle for electioneering, while the narrator questions the system’s purpose and sanity.
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Russell Baker
Washington
Capitol
Congress
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Ford
Farley Defends Voting Record On Environment And Bottles
State Rep. Robert Farley D Biddeford outlines his votes on Saco River Corridor bills and returnable bottle legislation. He cites committee reports and amendments, explains bids for energy resources funding, and argues against piecemeal measures while stressing local waste and litter concerns. He calls for fair editorial consideration of Biddeford interests.
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Robert Farley
Biddeford
York County
Journal
Farley
Saco River
Lake Arrowhead
House
Energy Committee
Office of Energy Resources
Saco
Augusta
Mixed rugby debut signals uneasy compromise in South Africa
In Cape Town at Newlands a visiting French team played a South African side with John Noble, a coloured player, scoring the first try. The event, praised as a sign of possible harmony, underscored ongoing racial separation and cautious government approval. South Africans see sport as a bridge to the world, driven by outside pressure and global opinion.
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Anthony Lewis
Cape Town
South Africa
Newlands
Capetown
Die Burger
Rapport
John Noble
Oornhof
Jackie Robinson
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Thomas Jefferson
Wm. E. Foster
Ba W. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Jack Anderson
EPA
Congressional
U.S. Mint
Mary Brooks
Ms. Hudson
SAD 71
Pentagon
Political Forum
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