Memorial roll honors Maine and York County war dead
In memoriam lists 334 Maine and 30 York County service members who died in World War II and Southeast Asia. The piece names next of kin addresses across Biddeford, Berwick, Sanford, Saco, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Wells, York and other communities, noting ranks from private to major and ending with Churchill’s line. The war memory endures as the text closes with the famed pledge that the debt to the dead is never repaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Southeast Asia
Maine
York County
PFC
Robert Lee Baker
R.F.D
Alfred
John Wallace Knight
Berwick St
Berwick
Cornelius V. Spillane, Jr
Spillane Hill
Raymond Arthur Borduas
Graham St
Biddeford
Robert Normand Dechene
Granite St
LCPL
Herve Joseph Guay
Lafayette St
Roger Edward LaBonte
South St
LCFL
Norman Gerald Joseph Poitras
RFD
David Marius Duranceau
Rte
Hollis Center
Vaughn Shaw Morgan
Milan Elmer Whitten
Robert Emery Wills
West Buxton
Lester Berry
Cat Mousam Rd
Kennebunk
Terry Francis Crown
RFC No
Kennebunkport
Larry A. D’entremont
Kittery Point
Paul Edward Belanger
Temple St
Saco
Joseph Everett Lavigne
Pleasant St
David Harold Alexander
High St
Sanford
Richard Paul Claude
Fairview Drive
Paul Leo Cyr
Riverside Ave
Michael Richard Pickles
School St
James William Cleary
Main St
South Weast
Raymond Lyn Collier
Old South Road
Southerwick
William Robert Batchelder
Hanson Ridge
Springvale
Wayne Robert Elkins
Post Road
Wells
Miles Robert Gregoire
Lloyd Burton Haskell
North Waterboro
Thomas Wayne Bazemore
West Newfield
Ronald Allen Parsons
Lindsay Road
York
News Thrown Away By Paul Harvey
A Paul Harvey column recalls discarding AP items about a Wheaton killer and five Florida bank robbers, then reusing them to argue news value. He contrasts sensational crime reporting with routine police work and notes letters to the journal require signatures and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Harvey
Associated Press
Wheaton
Ill
Florida
FBI
Bellingham
Wash
Hillyard
Carterville
Nixon blocks rent decontrol despite rising city rents
Washington notes President Nixon opposes Congress plans to reimpose metropolitan rent controls. A study predicted soft rents after decontrol, yet actual rents surged, prompting a political risk assessment. Senate override of White House objections signals ongoing tug of policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
White House
Nixon
Congress
The
Senate
House
Brok
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Housing and Urban Development Department
Office of Economic Opportunity
California
Texas
Antipoverty
Philip Sanchez
Mass Transportation
Carlos Villareal
Ser
San Antonio
Donald Nixon
Vivisection in Schools Provokes Public Push to End It
Readers urge congressional action to ban vivisection in elementary and secondary schools. They note psychologists and scientists oppose classroom animal experiments and cite pending bills H R 4685 and S 932, urging constituents to contact representatives. Maine already has a prohibitive state law, but vigilance remains vital. Also praise for Sen. Hathaway’s mobile home safety standards proposal to reduce insurance costs and injuries nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Biology Teachers
National Academy of Sciences
U.S
Jerome Waldie
James Abourzek
Maine
Charlotte Parks
York
Sen
William D. Hathaway
Sen. Hathaway
Biddeford
Mobile Home Dealers Association
Toys That Don’t Care Warns of Hidden Toy Hazards
An Edward Swartz critique urges parents to inspect toys for sharp edges sharp parts and choking risks. It advises checking flame retardant labels avoiding loud noises flimsy wiring and dangerous dart or arrow games. It cites Consumers Union and urges enforcement and action to protect children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Swartz
Consumers Union
Watergate era fuels distrust of voters and politicians
Washington correspondent Bruce Biossat argues Watergate amplified voter distrust toward politics, warning that the episode may foster conspiratorial views among liberals and intellectuals while many reporters still see politicians as honest and essential. He notes Nixon's campaign edge in 1972 and criticizes the spy and sabotage plan as foolish and self serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricardo Montalban
United Businessmen of
San Antonio
Sanchez
Villareal
Ser
United
Nixon
Sixth Armored Cavalry Regiment
Gary Graves
Graves
Inspector General
Fort Meade
Bruce
U.S
John Bunzel
America
Capital Scene Unity Fight Inflation
William S. White argues inflation shifts from worry to danger for nation and Nixon. He critiques a two legged policy with market conservatism and big labor ties, urges Congress to cut federal spending and resist partisan demagoguery, noting welfare costs impact the poor most.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. White
Washington
Nixon
Big Labor
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Vietnam
Iit
Congress
White House
George McGovern
One Auto Per Two People in Soviet Union
The piece lampoons Soviet car scarcity noting only one auto for every two plus people. It claims teens walk, Kosygin walks, and Brezhnev often reaches cars first, while the ratio shrinks due to more cars and more driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Kosygin
Leonid Brezhnev
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul Harvey News
Policy For Letters
Saco Journal
B. F. C. Whitehouse
Alta W. Foster
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Adams Street
Fecosietes Oets News
Richard Armstrong
Daniel
Peter ‘Truman
Washington News
Watergate
Harold Coffin
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!