Hobbins Votes His Conscience in Saco Politics
Councilor Raymond Hobbins bucked party lines on several key issues in Saco. He backed funding for the Saco River Corridor Commission and supported a local candidate for police chief, Amoroso, arguing for merit and local ties. He faced party criticism yet continued voting for what he viewed as common sense and city interests.
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Saco
Raymond Hobbins
Hobbins
Saco River Corridor Commission
Saco River
Samue Zaitlin
John Dexter
Portland
Francis Amoroso
Dexter
Amoroso
Hobbins Re
Council Democrats
Barry
Maine
O'Neil LeBlanc
Ray Hobbins
With all this why aren’t people happy
This column by Paul Harvey reflects on the era’s perceived paradoxes. He notes strong economic growth, declining inflation, stable politics, education shifts, and cleaner environment, yet laments persistent unhappiness and media focus on crime and error. He questions what future historians would think about the era's mood.
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America
Tom Jefferson
Jefferson
Dumas Malone
Maine
Russia
Gilbert Boucher
Plato Truman
Biddeford-Saco
Defense Department
Storm warnings up for Rep Hinshaw
Washington reports ethics concerns rain down on Rep Andrew Hinshaw California Republican elected in 1972. A bribery conviction and pending conspiracy case loom as allies defend him while the House Ethics Committee remains cautious. The probe cites improper staff raises and use of mail cover data to aid his defense.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Rep
Andrew Hinshaw
R.calif
Andy Hinshaw
California
Richard Nixon
House Ethics Committee
Hinshaw
Orange County
Ethics Committee
Congress
Chip Cleary
Geraldine Ford
Treasury
Joan Smith
Ms. Smith
James Adams
FBI
Clarence Kelley
Adams
Richard Thornburgh
Neil Benson
Benson
Cleary
Bahamas
Nassau
Longley
Genevieve K. Gelder
Augusta
Maine State Housing Authority
Gelder
MSHA
Home Builders Association of Maine
Maine
Farmers Home Administration
Fmha
Balan
John McIlwain
State Planning Office
U. of Maine, College of the Atlantic
Department of Environmental Protection
Saco
John Dexter
Citizens push for local chief from within Saco force
Readers urge city to promote a capable internal officer as police chief, noting the administrator and a new chief hailed from Portland. A taxpayer critic calls for truth in candidate campaigns and questions housing and utility policy.
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Saco
Portland
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W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Dolores Letellier
Maple St
Mr. Kyros
Bob Varney Lyman
Housing Authority
Executive Council
Pat Hennin
Shelter Institute
James B. Longley
Daniel Perreault
Calef Ave
Cousens
Stanley Rowland
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