Returnables Make Sense In Maine Returnable Bottle Bill Debate
The Returnable Bottle Issue expands in the 107th Legislature with advocates for a returnable system. Opponents include bottling firms grocers and distributors while underfunded citizen groups push for recycling and reduced waste. Proponents cite energy savings land and litter reduction noting Oregon and Vermont experience and central redemption centers could replace curbside drop-offs.
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White Paper Ford opens 76 Campaign in N H
The 1976 New Hampshire presidential primary begins in Concord as Ford visits Manchester and Concord drawing crowds. Gov. Meldrim Thomson backs Reagan while clashing with Ford and publisher William Loeb. Republicans split over strategy as Ford contemplates a national campaign chair and bypassing local party leaders. Potholed road to the White House in New Hampshire looms.
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New Hampshire
Concord
Ford
Manchester
Meldrim Thomson
White House
William Loeb
Manchester Union Leader
Loeb
Thomson
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Kathy Starbuck
Milford
New England
Richard Nixon
Dunkirk spirit drives America forward in slogan flood
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports Kissinger’s view of a near national breakdown, yet the public sends 750000 letters from across the nation urging forward momentum. Readers submit slogans, poems, and songs from Moriches to Indianapolis, praising resilience and unity as the Bicentennial effort grows.
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Jack Anderson
Ith
Les Whitten
Washington
Henry Kissinger
Cambodia
Vietnam
Kissinger
America
United States
Richard G. Brine
Moriches
N.Y
Ing
USA
Washington, D.C
Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles
Calif
Floyd A. Smith
Rockingham, N.C
Swarteet
Wayne Goble
Apple Valley
Horizons
Blairstown
N.J
Allan Walker
Florida
Carl W. Schulmeyer
Frankfort
Ind
Kim Reid
Indianapolis
Copernicus Society
American Motors
Holiday Inns
Washington Scene Reporters Told Truth About Vietnam
James Reston reflects on reporters who stayed in Saigon amid evacuation orders, noting their risks and impact. He lists AP, UPI, NBC correspondents and likens coverage to televised war reporting with limited censorship. He honors fallen and missing war reporters and cites critics who warned against policy failures.
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James Reston
Washington
Saigon
Foreign Service
Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
George Esper
Art Fransola
United Press International
Alan Dawson
Leon Daniel
Dad Huntley
Paul Vogle
NBC
Tune In Cronkite
Chancellor
Howard Smith
Johhny
Vietnam
Robert Capa
Larry Burrows
Charles Eggleston
UPI
Oliver Noonan
Bernard Kollenberg
Wells Hangen
George Syvertson
George Miller
CBS
Bernard Fall
Drug and alcohol abuse prep education bill in Maine
Readers urge passage of S.D. 1081 creating a K-12 drug and alcohol education program called Drugs Alcohol Tobacco and Human Behavior. It would train about 6,000 teachers with funding via a one cent per gallon beer and wine tax totaling $1.4 million over five years, and requires committee support and legislative action on May 7.
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Maine
Keownene
State House
Linda Green Newport
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Don Oberdorfer
Washington Post
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