Whale spotting project seeks volunteers along Atlantic coast
College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor hosts Allied Whale network spotters for a Maine coast whale, porpoise, and dolphin study. In its first season May to November, there were 127 sightings totaling 332 marine mammals across six whale types. Researchers seek more volunteers to extend coverage from Provincetown to Cape Sable.
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College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor
Maine
Provincetown
Mass
Cape Sable
Nova Scotia
Allied Whale
Human side to legislature reveals joy and tragedy
Augusta column recalls a snack bar operator awaiting family evacuees from Vietnam and a veteran lawmaker celebrated with a giant birthday cake. The piece also notes a shift from hand filing to computer systems in the legislature and previews a hitchhiking bill the governor may sign, reflecting personal history and ongoing reforms.
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Maryline White
Augusta
State House
Augusta Lions Club
Natalie Matthews
Vietnam
Marshall Islands
Saigon
Marshalls
South Vietnam
Tim Wilson
Matthews
California
Anh
Florida
Bangor
What Other Papers Say
A collection of humorous, satirical quotes from newspapers and writers on social life and current events. The snippets lampoon divisive politics, economics, and human folly with brisk witticisms. The tone reflects mid century humor and editorial variety across regional papers.
Foster Whitehouse Editor Trio and Publisher Names
Obituary card noting Alta W. Foster 1891 1971 B F C Whitehouse and 1889 1972 dates with W Paul Casavant publisher Charles C Sutton editor Gladys M Whitehouse president treasurer.
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W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis a Life of Luxury and Controversy
Washington Merry Go Round surveys Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis lifestyle after her marriage to Aristotle Onassis. It contrasts her public image as First Lady with alleged private extravagance, lavish spending, and detours from public service, citing interviews, private papers, and anecdotes about spending, gifts, and a proposed wealth transfer to Christina Onassis.
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Jack Anderson
Ith
Les Whitten
Washington
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
America
Mary Todd Lincoln
Eleanor Roosevelt
White House
Ublic
Camelot
Dallas
Coretta King
Aristotle Onassis
Manhattan
Jackie
Onassis
Christina
Jacqueline
New York City
Bloomingdale's
Onassises
Nancy Akerman
New Jersey
Ms. Tuckerman
New York
Fifth Avenue
Union Square
Tehran
Iran
Exa Fallah
Kennedy Onassis
Deliverance and danger in Korea after Saigon pullout
The Washington Post editorial argues the U S withdrawal from Saigon foreshadows limits on future Asian interventions. It warns North Korea may test the lesson, and notes a rising Congressional minority opposed to further U S force in Asia, questioning Korea’s worth in American blood.
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George F. Will
Washington
U.S
Saigon
Ashington Post
Cambodia
South Vietnam
U.S. Congress
Asia
Neville Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
South Korea
Korea
Congress
Will power and willfulness shape U.S. stance on Asia
An opinion piece questions whether U.S. power equals political will amid conflicts on the Korean peninsula and broader Asia. It argues congressional dynamics may push for evacuations and critiques reliance on deterrent postures while noting nations like South Korea Japan Pakistan and Israel might pursue nuclear weapons regardless of nonproliferation talks.
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U.S
Indochina
South Korea
South Vietnam
Korea
Louisville
North Korea
38Th Parallel
Congress
Washington Post
Japan
Freedom at stake in tax dollars and defense
Letter argues taxpayers deserve clarity on spending, warns that immigration, crime, and weak defense threaten freedom. Cites 10 million illegal aliens, joblessness, and Soviet influence as factors. Urges strong national defense, shipbuilding, missiles, and domestic job growth to protect America’s heritage.
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United States
Soviet Union
Southeast Asia
Russia
Indian Ocean
Japan
New Zealand
Australia
Delay and controversy surround Saco Conservation Commission plan
Mayors warning about waiting for a new ordinance proves prescient as the City Council delays a first reading to June 2 and potentially pushes adoption into July or August. Major issues include nitrate contamination groundwater problems and treatment plant reliability while public input and radio airing are criticized as strategic delays. Maynard and Catherine Cousens Buxton Road Saco
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Berton Braley
Saco
Maine
Citi
Ward
Conservation Commission
Maynard and
Catherine Cousens
Buxton Road
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Oklahoma
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Biddeford-Saco Journal
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
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Lurie
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