Maine Leads in Water Cleanup Efforts Across New England
State officials cite Maine as a regional leader in reversing water pollution trends.EPA briefing notes Maine ranks first in New England and third nationally for water cleanup, with 100 treatment plants built or planned, though federal funding shortfall limits further progress. Maine faces a remaining $22 million in state funds after a $131 million investment since a Supreme Court ruling halted federal funds.
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Maine
United States Environmental Protection Agency
New England
EPA
U.S. Supreme Court
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Congress
Arone
Pine Tree
Saco
Showdown assured in Kansas City
Ronald Reagan's Texas primary triumph likely sets a protracted battle for the Republican nomination, extending to the Kansas City convention. The piece urges Gerald Ford to resist politically driven military decisions, to challenge Reagan's “Number One” rhetoric, and to center debate on practical military options beyond nuclear policy.
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Tom Wicker
New York Times
NEW York
Ronald Reagan
Texas
Kansas City
Reagan
Gerald Ford
Ford
Congress
Pentagon
House Armed Services Committee
James R. Schlesinger
Defense
Soviet Union
Schlesinger
United States
Asia
Europe
Sen. Leahy
Vermont
Moscow
Hughes political favors linger in posthumous donations
Investigative notes recount Howard Hughes using cash from his Las Vegas casino to back political candidates and officials across parties. Key figures included Tom Bell, Jimmy Snyder, and Sen. Alan Bible, with payments extending to Sen. Howard Cannon and Nixon campaigns. The piece links Hughes to strategic support intended to keep power friendly to his empire, even as reform rules cap contributions.
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Jack
Hughes
Nevada
Tom Bell
Jimmy the Greek Snyder
Chester Smith
Alan Bible
D.-Nev
Internal Revenue Service
Dre
IRS
Smit
Hughes Sere
Smith
Las Vegas
Bob Owens
Bible
Hughes Organization
Robert Maheu
Richard Nixon
Richard Warner
Nixon
Key Ene Ee Fla
San Clemente
Calif
Maheu
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
White House
Cannon
Hughes’ Summa Corporation
Chester Davis
Summase
Nadine Enley
Frank W. Gay
Summa
Walter Kane
Perry Lieber
Edward P. Morgan
Richard Danner
Hughes Active Citizenship Fund
Sens
Birch Bayh
D.-Ind
Edward Brooke
R.-Mass
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Joseph Montoya
D.-N.m
Frank Moss
D.-Utah
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
John Tower
General Accounting Office
Open Letter Questions Saco Officials On City Projects
A reader urges Mayor Zaitlin and city bodies to explain stalled plans for a bicycle path from Saco to the ocean beach. The letter contrasts a cost free path funded by Rotary with a costly water line project and questions delays by the planning board and how funds may be used or reimbursed.
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Samuel Zaitlin
Saco
John Dexter
Saco City
Rotary Club
Ferry
Sacoa
Buxton Road
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State of Maine
Senate
Larry O’brien
O’brien
Los Angeles Times
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
Biddeford
Journa
L.f.c. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
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