Maine press urged cooler tone as Longley era begins
An Augusta opinion piece urges Maine readers to expect less partisan fighting between Republicans and Democrats, warning Gov James Longley to develop thicker skin and focus on state duties. The column defends the Fourth Estate while calling for responsible reporting and timely comment on governance before winter, stressing taxpayers as the central concern.
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James Longley
Senate
Blaine
Longley
Augusta
Maine
Gov. Longley
Sen. Conley
Blaine House
Associated Press
Maine Press
Lewiston
Horatio Alger
Will Report After the rains What then
George F. Will critiques President Ford's push for 222 million in aid to Cambodia, arguing the justification rests on a dubious commitment. He says the administration cannot prove success or define clear criteria, and warns that such aid would create a perpetual obligation. He cautions against vague language about friends and allies.
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George F. Will Washington
Napoleon
Duke of Wellington
Ford
Cambodia
Mr. Ford
State Kissinger
Defense Schlesinger
Indochina
U.S
United States
Dwight Eisenhower
White House
Obituary Lineage of Foster Whitehouse Casavant Sutton
Alta W. Foster and B F C Whitehouse, with years 1891 1971 and 1889 1972, are listed beside W Paul Casavant as publisher, Charles C Sutton as managing editor, and Gladys M Whitehouse as president and treasurer, indicating a staff or memorial notice for a newspaper or family business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Nixon assassination plot by KGB tied to Khrushchev
CIA debriefing of Anatol Golytsyn, a former KGB major who defected to the United States, claims the Soviet leadership plotted to kill Richard Nixon if elected in 1960. The defector described Khrushchev’s volatile stance, and the tale links to broader Cold War espionage and notable spy cases.
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Washington
Nixon
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
KGB
Richard Nixon
CIA
Anatol Golytsyn
United States
Helsinki
Finland
Golytsyn
Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Rudolf Nureye
Nureyev
Peter Jeriabin
Britain
Kim Philby
Sweden
Stig Eric Wennerstrom
Germany
France
NATO
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Virginia
John McCone
California
Golystyn
U.S
Shaw Hillmen
Lester Wolff
D.N.Y
House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Wolff
Morgan Murphy
Prcs
J. Herbert Burke
Fla
Turkey
Question of Death Penalty Reopens at Supreme Court
The Nation notes the Supreme Court will revisit capital punishment after Furman, as states hedge around the ruling. It cites California's 1972 decision that the death penalty is unusual and argues the system may be racially discriminatory or inhumane given long appeals and uncertainty.
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Tom Wicker
New York
Supreme Court
Furman
California Supreme Court
California
Federal Supreme Court
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
North Carolina
Holshouser
Legal Defense Fund
South
National Alliance Against
United States
Pennsylvania
Charles L. Black Jr
Yale
Black
Observing the Nursing Home Gold Rush and Age Exploitation
Russell Baker argues against exploiting the elderly for profit in nursing homes. He critiques scandals, calls for age limits, and notes how youth and middle age become commodities in a market economy. He recalls The Graduate era satire and warns of generational wealth dynamics.
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Russell Baker
New York
Riviera
Xerox
Parenthood
Dustin Hofmann
Dustin
James Thurber
Old Orchard Beach readers push for ideal council slate
In Biddeford Saco Journal letters, residents question local elections in Old Orchard Beach. A 40 member printing group named Love Thy Neighbor urges five flawless candidates, while critics defend current councilmen and grumble about tax money spent on lawyers.
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Biddeford
Mrs. Belair
Old Orchard Beach
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Biddeford-Saco Journal
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
New York Times
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