Maine Senate blocks hit hitchhiking repeal editorial
The Maine Senate votes 17 to 15 against a House approved repeal of the law banning hitchhiking, leaving many with limited travel options and risking arrests for riders. The editorial criticizes obstructionist senators who also blocked other bills, including the Equal Rights Amendment and measures on land access, public space, and eight-man juries. It urges voters to note the Senate track record ahead of re election.
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Maine
House
Senate
Maine Homebuilders Fight Saco River Corridor Bill
The Homebuilders Association of Maine opposes a proposed Saco River Corridor bill that would create a commission to regulate river use and development along 200 miles. They warn it raises multiple state agency hurdles, raises lot sizes, increases land costs, and could be an involuntary land seizure without compensation, arguing for minimal regulation.
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Augusta
Maine
Saco River
New England
Russ Edwards
Homebuilders Association of Maine
Health and Welfare
Environmental Protection Agency
State Planning Office
Regional Planning Commission
Edwards
Saco
Dwards
Natural Resources Committee
Biddeford Snace Journal Notices and Staff Details
Publisher W. Paul Casavant with Charles C. Sutton as Managing Editor and Gladys M. Whitehouse as President and Treasurer. Editorial and business offices listed with local contact numbers. Publication cadence daily except Sunday from 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine 04005. Subscription rates shown and AP member notice included.
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Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
F. C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Associated Press
Congressional Golf Tour gifts raise ethics concerns
Washington lawmakers and lobbyists exchanged gifts during the First Annual Congressional Golf Tournament. Rep Burt Talcott and Rep Roger Zion oversaw prize collection from industries they oversee, drawing windbreakers, golf bags, toys, and decorous bribes from Abbott Labs, Lockheed, Goodyear, and others. Some officials urged limits, yet gifts continued amid a gala hosted by lobbyists.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Burt Talcott
Rcalif
Salinas
Talcott
John Hunt
Rn.j
Anderson
Abbott Labs
American Can
Celanese
Fairchild Industries
General Tire
Goodrich
Goodyear
Gulf Oil
Humble Oil
Japan Air Lines
Lockheed
Magnavox
Marriott Hotels
Northrop
Northwest Orient
Olin
Ralston Purina
Raytheon
Squibb
Uniroyal
American Standard
New York
Roger Zion
R-Ind
Amiable Zion
Zion
House
William Dickinson
R-Ala
Russell Company
Paul Fannin
R-Ariz
Ping Manufacturing
Wiley Mayne
Lown
Wilson Sporting Goods
Mayner
Wilson
John Rousselot
Calif
Ford
Spencer Oliver
Sea One
Death Penalty for Library Fines Proposed in Satirical Column
A satirical column argues the Nixon administration toys with the idea of the electric chair for overdue library books, noting no formal bill exists yet. It quotes librarians stance on deterrence and suggests milder penalties might be explored instead.
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Don Maclean
Nixon
Congress
American Library Confenders Society
Library of Congress
Ted Kennedy
Kennedy Anger Over Fake Cables Linked to Watergate Scandal
Washington Senator Edward Kennedy reacts to a forged cable suggesting JFK involvement in the Diem assassination. The piece notes Kennedy’s campaign posture, past Chappaquiddick tragedy, and the broader impact of Watergate on 1976 politics as he travels with aides, meets mayors, and navigates a busy schedule.
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Nixon
Pat Buchanan
Washington
Buchanan
Oliver
Bruce Boss
NEA
Edward Kennedy
Howard Hunt
John F. Kennedy
Ngo Dinh Diem
Kennedy
Chicago
Thej
Mroud
Chappaquiddick
Nixon White House
Mayor Daley
Watergate
Shannon Rovers
To The Point Population declines In anxious times
Russell Kirk examines the falling birthrate and fears for America in 1973. He cites a 2.08 reproduction rate, rising abortion and contraception, urban decay, inflation, and social strain. Yet he argues love of children may yield a resilient response despite gloom.
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George Orwell
Orwell
America
Morris L. Ernst
Ernst
Morocco
Alaska
United Nations
Damocles
God
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