Gardiner CETA worker fired amid program controversy
A Gardiner administrative assistant earning 10 000 from CETA while his household income exceeds 50 000 was terminated after a Daily News report exposed the situation. State coordinator Peter Damborg cited misusing CETA funds and questioned program safeguards prompting calls to review CETA positions for needy qualifications.
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Gardiner
Peter Damborg
Ruell Patrick Mentall
Damborg
Mentall
Augusta - Gardiner
CETA
Hughes and Wills The Howard Hughes Legacy Tale
A New York Times column recounts Howard Hughes obsession with making wills. From boyhood pencil games to nightly urges, he stacks wills for decades. In a final twist, Hughes drafts a last will to leave his estate to the U.S. government with a small bequest to a confidant, hinting at a dramatic legal ending.
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Russell Baker
New York Times
NEW York
Howard Hughes
Wills
Hughes
Howard
Jane Russell
Ciro’s
United States
Onice
Treasury
Justice Departments
Venice
Rome
Herc
Simon
Pentagon Dreyfus tale prompts questions on promotion tampering
Washington reports allege the Army used a forged promotion list to block lieutenant colonel Wilfred Ebel and push Milner Roberts for ROTC leadership, with Sen. Strom Thurmond driving the delay and Colonel Callaway allegedly recalling the nomination. The saga, echoing Dreyfus, hinges on forged pages, razor blade edits, and White House and Pentagon actions.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Army
Ford
Strom Thurmond
R.S.C
Senate
Defense Department
Justice Department
Thurmond
Justice
Pentagon
Wilfred Ebel
Reserve Officers Association
Sternold Strom
Milner Roberts
Ebel
Capitol Hill
Roberts
Bel
Howard
Bo’’ Callaway
Callaway
Col
Peter Kempf
White House
Strom
Gerald Ford
St. Louis
Frank Bartimo
Frenc
Worker pay and editorial plea for fair wages in Biddeford-Saco
A reader criticizes area employers for low pay and job practices, urging fair wages based on experience and skill. The letter notes unemployment office pressures on educated workers and questions local media support while calling for front-page coverage of labor concerns.
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Ag Labrecque
Vork Packaging
Biddeford-Saco
Labrecque
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Hin
Ee Sranil Tice
Ranan Lurie
Biddeford
SACO
Journal
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
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