Maine Ethnic Groups Move Toward Bilingual Education
Maine lawmakers consider a bill to extend bilingual education through eighth grade for communities with significant ethnic populations. Supporters say the move strengthens minority cultures and builds a bilingual pool of future teachers and emissaries, while opponents fear cultural regress.
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Maine
Boisvert
Edward Cyr
D-Madawaska
America
Cyr
New England
Donald Dugas
Lewiston
Sen. Cyr
Kennebunk Kampground Plan Faces West Kennebunk Protest
Paul Bergeron and Ronald Robinson proposed a 203 space campground on 31 acres in West Kennebunk to the town planning board on October 10. About 50 residents protested, citing fire hazards, zoning conflicts, and road and police protection concerns, while officials noted fire safety improvements and water availability.
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Kennebunk
Paul Bergeron
Ronald Robinson
West Kennebunk
Kennebunks
Lower Town Hall
John Walker
Planning Board
Robert Cyr
Biddeford
Cyr
West
Harry
Orchard Beach
Construction Resumes on Saco River Marina Project
Construction of a Saco River marina off River Lane resumes after Fred J. Pipinias gains verbal Navy Corps confirmation it lacks jurisdiction above the mean high water mark. Kenneth M. Jackson Jr. notes the dike stands about eight feet above the mark and cease and desist order may be void. Residents and lawyers scrutinize permits and city officials study legality amid protests.
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Saco River
River Lane
Saco
Fred J. Pipinias
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Pipinias
Kenneth M. Jackson Jr
Corps Permits Branch
Waltham, Mass
Jackson
Corps of Engineer
Maren
John
Dudley Roever
Gaulin
Corps
Last POW Releases Set at Gia Lam Airport
The Viet Cong and North Vietnamese plan a last release of American prisoners at Gia Lam airport, Hanoi, with 31 named prisoners to be handed to the United States on Thursday and a final group to follow on Sunday. The U S Command counts 147 Americans still held. the final repatriation comes three days before the March 28 Paris peace deadline.
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South Vietnam
Gia Lam
Hanoi
United States
North Vietnam
ITT Attempted Chaos Says Church
Sen Frank Church says ITT tried in 1971 to promote economic chaos in Chile during Allende era and sought U S help to disrupt his government. Testimony showed ITT officials discussed high level contacts in 1970 71 and ITT director John J McCone testified before the Foreign Relations subcommittee. ITT Washington director Jack D Neal defended an 18 point program as pro company and pro U S policies.
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Washington
Frank Church
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Ile
Church
D-Idaho
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
ITT
Salvador Allende
Chile
U.S
Ton
White House
Neal
State Department
Allende
Public concern on Maine elderly care and euthanasia fears
John Kerry urges humane treatment for seniors in Maine, citing isolation in nursing homes and rising costs. He warns society risks “premature obsolescence” and potential acceptance of euthanasia, urging respect and meaningful roles for the elderly.
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Pineland
Kerry
Boston College
Maine
New York
Oregon
Florida
Portland
Biddeford
Inside The Journal Chuckle Sign in a Delicatessen Window
A local gag sign in a deli window reads Having an affair? We ll enter it illustrating a playful misreading of a common phrase. The item captures a moment of light humor on a street storefront.
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