Political clash over 4.9 million Maine human services budget
The Democratic House and GOP Senate override Gov. Longley’s veto of a 4.9 million supplemental human services budget. Lawmakers defend funding for elderly care, alcoholism and drug programs, health and education services, while criticizing the governor’s spending stance and calls for consolidation. They urge an independent review to curb waste without harming vulnerable residents.
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House
Senate
Longley
Rey
Rep
John Martin
Maine
Letters To The Journal Denounce Gun Trade And Inflation
A Biddeford reader attacks gun deals and discount rates tied to Moscow era wheat and oil prices. She criticizes high heating costs and Social Security, urging Mr. James K. Schlesinger to address Maine’s economic ills and avoid being ignored.
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Peter
Paul
Maine
Russia
James K. Schiesinger
U.S.A
Group Letter Voices Opposition to M-60 Buy From Belgium
A group letter signed by 425 people questions Maine unemployment impact and rising benefits, warns against arming with a Belgian M-60 contract amid oil dependence, notes Maremont production shift costs, debates political influence in defense sourcing, and recalls governor’s industry promises as defense leadership.
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Belgium
Maremont
Peace Corps Is Working As A Force For Good
Jack Anderson critiques the column on the Peace Corps arguing the program remains vital after 14 years with 7 300 volunteers in 68 nations and 62 000 alumni. He defends its mission noting volunteers endure modest pay and recognition while fostering cultural understanding and development through wells bridges roads and training.
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Jack Anderson
Peace Corps
Somalia
U.S
Sahel
Nepal
Nicaragua
Land shift on Kofa Range fuels developer push
Washington insiders report Interior officials overruled advisers to place the Kofa Game Range under the Bureau of Land Management to appease Senator Paul Fannin. Environmentalists fear increased mining and development, while Rep. Dingell probes the decision noting staff favored continuing Fish and Wildlife control.
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Les Whitten
Washington
Rogers Morton
Hn Sen
Paul Fannin
R-Ariz
Kofa
Arizona
Fish and Wildlife Service
Bureau of and Management
BLM
Morton
John Dingell
D.mich
Interior Department
Fish and Wildlife
Interior
Fannin
New Orleans
Carlos Marcello
Azores view flavoring the Lisbon upheaval in wartime balance
James Reston notes Terceira and Santa Maria as strategic American bases shaping a cautious influence amid Lisbon turmoil. He portrays Azores society as quiet, conservative, and island-focused while Washington maintains air and sea reach, with 1500 servicemen and a 13.8 million dollar annual payroll. The piece highlights the potential realignment if Lisbon shifts toward communism, and suggests officials may visit the Azores en route to Europe.
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James Reston Lajes
Terceira
Azores
Lisbon
Atlantic
Ponta Delaga
Sao Miguel
Erskine Wigley
U.S
Bill Buckley
Long Island Sound
Mediterranean
John Kenneth Galbraith
Harvard
P.P.D
Providence
R.I
New Bedford
Martha’s Vineyard
Mass
Angra
Santa Maria
United States
Pentagon
Wigley
Quigley
Islands
Cuba
Goncalo Velho Cabral
Pedro Alvares Cabral
Brazil
Joyce
Douglas
Washington
Europe
New York Times
Curbing the tappers by Tom Wicker
The Nation argues Ford pledged no illegal spying but Levi reports 148 warrantless taps in 1974 surpassing five year averages. A DC Court of Appeals ruling limits taps on domestic groups without warrants, sparking debate over executive power and need for court orders in surveillance.
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Tom Wicker
New York
Ford
Rockefeller
Congress
Edward Levi
Justice Department
U.S. Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
Appeals Court
Supreme Court
Jewish Defense League
Washington
J.D.L
J. Skelly Wright
Levi
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Department of Justice
Executive Branch
Gerald Ford
Foster obituary notices and staff credits listed
In the Biddeford-Saco Journal staff and family memorials, Wm. E. Foster 1881 1963 Alta W. Foster 1891 1971 B.F.C. Whitehouse 1889 1972 W. Paul Casavant Publisher Charles C. Sutton Managing Editor Gladys M. Whitehouse President Treasurer.
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Biddeford-Saco Journal
Wm. E. Foster
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
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Pike St. Biddeford
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Broussard
Beach Quarter
Carlos
Joe Marcello
United States Department
Marcello
Elmwood Plantation
Ashington
Sohip
Nelson Rockefeller
Spiro Agnew
Annapolis
Agnew
Secret Service
Hollywood
White House
Robert Redford
Redford
CIA
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Defense
James Schlesinger
Julian Price
Army Air Force Exchange
Securities and Exchange Commission
O Securities
Internal Revenue Service
Lurie
Hirohito
Washington Scene
Alta W. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
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