Maine crime report shows arrests and costs across six months
Maine Law Enforcement Planning and Assistance Agency released the first comprehensive six month crime report for July to December 1974. It shows 17 000 arrests with about a third of juveniles, $5.7 million in property losses of which $2.3 million was recovered, 1 200 cars stolen with 95 percent recovered, and 7 000 burglaries plus 11 000 larcenies. Police say marijuana arrests dominate drug charges, while alcohol and driving offenses remain heavy, and only about 20 percent of offenses lead to arrests. The report highlights gaps in disposition data and questions the effectiveness of the criminal justice process in Maine.
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Maine Law Enforcement Planning and Assistance Agency
Maine
UCR
FBI
Schlesinger Eyes Limited Nuclear War Against North Korea
Defense Secretary James Schlesinger has signaled a warning to North Korea that nuclear retaliation could follow if Kim Ilsung revives the war. He promotes limited nuclear options like tactical strikes if Korean forces cross the 38th parallel, while President Ford avoids public reference to nuclear retaliation and seeks congressional approval before any combat orders.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
James Schlesinger
Pyongyang
North Korea
Kim Il- Sung
Kim
Schlesinger
Pentagon
38Th Parallel
Peking
Moscow
Congress
U.S
Korea
Letter Criticizes AMVETs for Grave Flags in Biddeford
Sylvia Lamontagne of 23 Union St Biddeford writes of deep sadness that an AMVETs member founder received no grave flag for years. She praises American Legion and Disabled American Veterans for active support and recalls aiding in obtaining a grave marker and flag with help from the Farm Store owner.
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Amvet’s Club
Amvet's Club
Biddeford
AMVET
Amvets
Hervey Boulette
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
The
Legion Post
Legion
Sylvia Lamontagne
Union St. Biddeford
Wallace Campaign Persists Through Smears and Truth
The writer argues that Wallace's 1976 presidential bid faces a smear campaign by liberal opponents and Rockefeller Republicans. He claims truth will emerge, condemns opponents for quoting enemies, and asserts Wallace represents the average working man. Bullets failed to stop Wallace in 1972, and smears won’t stop him in 1976.
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Wallace
Alabama
Truman
Rockefeller Republicans
Was School Worth It Or Not at Biddeford High
Reflective message from a Biddeford High principal chats with students about the school year. It weighs selfish views against broader growth in self discipline teamwork tolerance and respect and ends with a blessing for graduates and students heading into summer.
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Biddeford High School
What Other Papers Say Ed Mardell Quotes
A collection of quips from various papers. It includes Jack Rosenbaum in the San Francisco Examiner and St. Louis Post-Dispatch comments about consumer issues and brownouts. It notes humorous lines about ecstasy, aging, and family life from sources like Modern Maturity and Greenfield Free Press.
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Ed Mardell
Jack Rosenbaum
San Francisco Examiner
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Adam
Greenfield
Free
Newspaper staff and dates of service listed
W Foster B F C Whitehouse 1891 to 1971 and 1889 to 197? with W Paul Casavant as publisher Charles C Sutton as managing editor Gladys M Whitehouse as president and treasurer listed in credits.
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W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Monument to reform in Watergate era prodded by Kurland
In The Nation three years after Watergate and Nixon's resignation, Professor Philip Kurland urged structural reforms to curb executive power. He called for a permanent special prosecutor, a public attorney, executive office reform, and restrained intelligence agencies, warning without strong oversight reform the presidency risks unchecked power and politicized security.
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Tom Wicker
New York
Richard Nixon
Democratic National Committee
Nixon
Watergate
Philip Kurland
University of Chicago Law School
Congress
Delaware Bar Association
Kurland
Ford
James Madison
Executive Branch
Senate
Public office hopefuls and the 1976 campaign gaze
A Biddeford Saco Journal column critiques early campaign handouts and PR driven candidate profiles. It argues newspapers should present authentic, personal portraits over bland party messaging, inviting reader feedback and promising a White Paper on poll results.
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Rey
Plato Truman
Sen. Muskie
Smith
Realx
St. Francis College
Lega
Acarincenat
Biddeford
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Schelisinger
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Europe
Ussr
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Kan
Optimist Bulletin
California
Odebolt
Las Vegas
New
Searcy (Ark
Wm. E. Foster
W. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
Houn
White Paper
Maryline White
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