Old Orchard Beach council feud sparks allegations against fellow councilman
At a recent meeting Thomas Lee accused councilman Frank Manduca of a conflict of interest and alleged he owed Bernstein Shur a sum for services. The charges, stemming from an anonymous tip, drew calls for calm and legal review as Manduca consulted counsel.
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Old Orchard Beach
Thomas Lee
Portland
Lee
Frank Manduca
Manduca
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer
Nelson
Beach
Journal
Orchard Beach
Bunk
Council
U S must speak plainly to NATO allies about communism
WILLIAM SAFIRE argues that Western Europe faces a Communist advance through elections and coalitions. He asserts the United States must clearly reject any Communist role in NATO nations and affirm democracy as the alliance’s core.
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William Safire
New York Times
Washington
Europe
United States
Italy
Communist Party
France
Spain
Moscow
Estern
U.S
NATO
Lenin
Uise
West
Yugoslavia
Tito
Oriana Fallaci
KGB
Ford
Torturing political prisoners abroad
A Washington based column by Jack Anderson and Les Whitten reports smuggled accounts of torture in Brazil and India. It details alleged executions, electric shocks, beatings, and other abuses of journalists, lawyers, students, and activists, citing witnesses and officials wary of propaganda.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Brazil
India
Vladimir Herzog
Sao Paulo
Communist Party
Herzog
Rodolfo Konder
Konder
Kander
Jose Ferreira de Almeida
Almeida
Ernesto Geisel
Imilar
Indira Gandhi
Hemart Kumar Vishnui
Delhi
Om Prakash
Narashinha Rao
Bangalore
Andha Pradesh
Idduki
Thangaphan
Parablankaran
Man powered flight aims to lift era with Olympic craft
Joe Zinno of North Providence aims to fly a man powered aircraft called The Olympian. The FAA has certificated it as experimental and an inspector says it could fly if daylight comes. The first hop is planned at Quonset Naval Air Station Rhode Island.
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Paul Harvey
Los Angeles Times
Kitty Hawk
da Vinci
Joe Zinno
North Providence
R.I
Wright Brothers Aeronautical Science
Henry Kremer
Paul Poberezny
Internation Experimental Aircraft Assn
EAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Air Force
Zinno
Olympian
Naval Air Station
Quonset, R.I
United States
Rural post offices face costs and security concerns in Maine
A reader praises press coverage of rural post office closings and outlines concerns about cost effectiveness, security, and service quality. The writer notes testimony planned for April 14 1976 before a House subcommittee, discusses possible reforms, and invites public input while criticizing income tax impacts and University of Maine plans.
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Associated Press
Maine
U.S. Postal Service
Washington
Congress
Postal Service
House Committee On Post Office and Civil Committee
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Urie
Opinio
Gloria Steinem
Biddeford
Saco
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Congressman Emery
Longley
University of Maine
School of Nursing
Law School
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