Editorial Page Calls for Lead Paint Protections
Our opinion urges action to shield children from lead base paint as Maine faces a serious poisoning risk. The piece cites 240 abnormal blood levels among 2,800 children screened since July 1972, notes hospitalizations, and supports a bill to restrict lead base substances, require warnings, mandate physician reports, and empower the Health and Welfare Department to remove or replace hazardous paint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
State Department of Health and Welfare
Legislative Health and Institutional Services Committee
Health and Welfare Department
Welfare reform and abuse highlighted in Paul Harvey broadcast
Paul Harvey notes welfare costs, abuses, and program changes with state efforts to require work or training. He cites California reclassifications, job outcomes, and rising relief costs while urging continued action and enforcement. He mentions court rulings, dependent claims, and efforts to track child support and reduce duplications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Venice
Health,ucation, and Welfare Department
California
Cial
New York City
Residents Protest U S Vietnam Reconstruction Cost
A reader argues Americans should oppose funding to reconstruct North Vietnam, blaming Russia and China for the war and criticizing U S diplomats. The letter urges accountability and references veterans and amputees.
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Journal
America
Washington
North Vietnam
Russia
China
Yalta
U.S
Paris
Sas
Vietnam
Spies trained in Maine by CIA book publishers probe
Ex CIA adviser Prouty describes covert efforts to obtain an advance copy of The Secret Team and alleges CIA training of agents in the Maine woods, flights to Norway and operations in Vietnam. He records a bookstore discussion about the galleys and distances himself from CIA plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cloak and Dagger
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Air Force
L. Fletcher Prouty
Pentagon
Kramer
White House
Prouty
Eas
Maine
Norway
Russia
South Vietnam
Allen Dulles
United States
James McCord
Kennedy
Joint Chiefs
Vietnam
Victor Marchetti
Wallace
Alabama
George Wallace
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fdr
Magic is a habit in Williams closing line
Washington columnist reflects on Tennessee Williams play Out Cry and its closing line magic is a habit. He argues sustaining magic comes from lighting up life with ceremony and curiosity, facing hardship with constructive effort and duty to help others.
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Bruce Biossat
Washington
Tennessee Williams
Churchill
Williams
Mac's World Quizzical Uncle Sam Likes Questions
Satirical column by DON MACLEAN in Washington proposing humorous government form questions. The piece riffs on federal bureaucracy and ends with jokes about airport searches and political digs.
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Sam
Biddeford Saco Journal Editorial Notices and Address
Biddeford Maine newspaper masthead listing staff including publisher William E Foster and editor B F C Whitehouse. Includes offices at 11 Adams Street with phone numbers and subscription rates 3 monthly 18 biannual 36 yearly. Local news credited to Associated Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta W. Foster
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Associated Press
Ational Advertising
Mathews-Shannon Jenine
8Rd Ave
New York City
oMennen
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Paul Harvey News
Annette DesRoberts
Policy For Letters
By Jack Anderson
Fred Harris
Aluminum Company of America
Alcoa
Harris
Harris’ Tax Action Campus
Office of Management and Budget
Barry Gold_water, Jr
Washington News
Mac's
Don Maclean
Bureau of Engraving
Social Security
G.I
Nixon
Bisdeford
Saco Journal
Li ‘Eeaa
Wm. E. Foster
B. F. C. Whitehouse
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