City Council funds mayor study trip without debate
The Biddeford City Council approved a 1245 expenditure for Mayor Gilbert Boucher to attend a three week Europe study mission this summer with Lausanne Paris London Moscow and Leningrad named. The editorial questions the lack of discussion and whether studying Moscow aids Biddeford operations and suggests spending the money in Washington instead amid federal cuts.
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Gilbert Boucher
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Boucher
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Switzerland
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London
Moscow
Leningrad
Meat prices blamed on consumer demand, not farmers
A Penn State economist argues rising meat costs come from consumers buying more meat than supply can meet. He notes per capita beef consumption rose to 116 pounds in 1972, up from 71 in 1960, and says bidding up the available supply raises prices.
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Penn State
H. Louis Moore
Moore
Pack your own lunch for Capitol tours says reader
Virginia Payette urges Congress to skip 60 million dollars for new toilets restaurants and offices at the Capitol. She argues budget cuts would save money for tourists and reduce unnecessary expansion while lawmakers push for space and agencies.
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Virginia Payette
Congress
Capitol
Washington
Commission
Grossman
Samuel Stratton
Andrew Jacobs
Carl Albert
Health, Education and Welfare
Labor
Environmental Protection Agency
Senate
Senate Chamber
Washington fund raising scandals odor traces back to ITT era
Washington Merry Go Round flags a long history of political fundraising scandals tying ITT and other donors to Nixon era campaigns. It notes large cash pledges, airline transfers, and ad hoc payments that funded the 1972 re election effort, and argues for taxpayer financed campaigns via a federal checkoff to curb private contributions.
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Jack Anderson
I. Eee
ITT
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Nixon
Walter Duncan
Texas
Robert Allen
Vesco
Duncan
Allen
Strauss
Robert Strauss
White House
Saigon Expels UPI Chief and NBC Reporter in Press Crackdown
Washington view notes Saigon authorities expel United Press International chief Donald Davis and NBC journalist Ron Nelsen amid a broader crackdown on American reporters. The piece condemns Saigon for silencing coverage of alleged tortures and cease-fire violations, arguing the move harms U S credibility and reflects insecurity in the South Vietnamese government.
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Joint Military Commission
Los Angeles Times
New York Times
Agence France-Presse
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Vietnam
South Vietnam
Saigon
Helping Hand Aims to Make Streets Safer for School Children
In Indianapolis Citizens Forum launches Helping Hand with 5000 volunteers, led by Mattie Coney. The program asks two neighbors per block to become Children Watchers to deter bullying and vandalism, assist in accidents, and report dangers to schools or parents while coordinating with police if needed.
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Citizens Forum
Mattie Coney
the Forum
Anomey
North Illinois St
Helping Hand
Biddeford Saco Journal masthead and rates
The Biddeford Saco Journal from Biddeford Maine lists Wm E Foster Alta W Foster B F C Whitehouse and W Paul Casavant as publisher and editor with Gladys M Whitehouse as president and treasurer. It includes business office numbers 283 3625 and 37 1535 and subscription rates of 3.00 per month 18.00 for six months and 36.00 for a year. The paper is a daily except Sunday and is a member of the Associated Press.
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Biddeford
Saco Journal
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
THE
Associated Press
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