Kennebunk Watches Levitt Plan Change For 158 Units
Levitt and Sons presented a revised sketch reducing planned living units from 250 to 158 after a town concerns study. 55 residents attended as officials reviewed a new plan featuring a 250 foot setback and density conforming to one acre per four units while pledging adherence to ordinances.
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Levitt and Sons
Kennebunk
Planning Board
Levitt
Howard Watts
Watts
Russ Bodwell
Bodwell
Kennebunk Planning Board
Upper Town Hall
ITT
Boston and Maine
Summer Street
Kennebunk River
Riverfront Park
Wonderbrook Park
Biddeford High School awards overseas diplomas to airmen
About 400 servicemen stationed abroad earn Biddeford High School diplomas through a NEETS program funded by the Veterans Administration. Biddeford was chosen for its strong adult education, with ongoing inspections by John Simpson to ensure standards. Diplomas cover 16 Carnegie units, with credits tailored for airmen who dropped out earlier.
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Biddeford
Biddeford High School
United States Air Force
New England Educational Training Service
Maine Department of Educational and Cultural Services
Veterans Administration
NEETS
John Simpson
New England Educational Training Services
Maine
Simpson
Europe
Wiesbaden Air Base
West Germany
United States
Naval Disciplinary Command
Portsmouth
N.H
Biddeford High
White House Spy Plan Revealed in Watergate Context
Sources tied to the Watergate inquiry describe a White House plan to spy on domestic radicals. Hoover reportedly resisted, but the plan later saw partial implementation with undercover teams from multiple federal agencies. They allegedly intercepted mail tapped telephones audited tax returns and planted informers.
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Washington
White House
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Nixon Plans Iceland Talks Amid Western Tensions
President Nixon flies to Reykjavik to meet Georges Pompidou for talks on an Atlantic charter approach. Emphasis on economic, defense, and foreign policy goals as U S concerns about possible coercive bargaining surface.
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Washington
Nixon
Iceland
Georges Pompidou
Uncle Sam
Europe
Pompidou
Reykjavik
Henry A. Kissinger
France
European
United States
Western Europe
The Pauper’s Funeral Costs and Shifting Attitudes
The article notes changing views on paupers and burial, detailing how destitute deaths were handled in the 19th century and how modern society toward the poor has evolved. It cites local funeral directors Bibber, Sansoucy, Dennett and Craig reporting about six indigent deaths annually in the area, and explains that public aid and Social Security often cover most costs when kept under 525 dollars, with remaining funds from relatives or veterans programs.
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Bibber
Kennebunk
Sansoucy
Biddeford
Dennett
Craig
Saco
Veteran’s Administration
Veterans Organizations
Richard Martel
Nixon plan to spy on radicals and Watergate links
Nixon described withdrawing a July 1970 spying plan after Hoover objected and a December Intelligence Evaluation Committee formed to coordinate domestic intelligence. Sources say it soon became a cover for a secret police operation, using a national security blueprint known to insiders. McCord and Barker testified the Watergate break in had top aide approval. Cushman, then Marine commandant, testified on Ehrlichman and Hunt involvement in the Ellsberg case.
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Whie House
John W. Dean II
CIA
Nixon
Watergate
Robert E. Cushman
E. Howard Hunt
Hunt
Hoover
James W. McCord Jr
Bernard L. Barker
Democratic
Cushman
Marine Corps
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
Ellsberg
Mr. Hunt
Senate moves to cut all funds for bombing Cambodia
In a 55 to 21 test vote the Senate signaled support for an Eagleton antibombing amendment. The measure would bar any congressionally appropriated funds from being used for U S military actions in or over Cambodia or Laos, affecting Nixon administration policy and peace efforts. Senate leaders hope final action may come soon.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Cambodia
John G. Tower
R-Tex
GOP
Hugh Scott
Mike Mansfield
Nixon
Thomas F. Eagleton
Eagleton
Congress
Southeast Asia
Spence
Laos
Inland Promotion Expands Maine Tourism Inland
Portland AP reports Maine launches inland tourism push to spread summer visitors. DCI promoting package tours to steer travelers from coast to inland activities like hiking, fishing, and canoeing. Examples include Buckhorn Camp trout trips for 240 dollars and a seven day Kennebec River cruise with Acadia National Park stops.
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Portland
Maine
Kittery
Roger N. Woodcock
Department of Commerce and Industry
DCI
Pine Tree
Outback
Buckhorn Camp
Jo-Mary Lake
Allagash River
Bangor International Airport
Kennebec River
Acadia National Park
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Normand Duguay
Lionel Tellier Jr
Paul Stebbins
Dick Danforth
BHS
Christopher
Toto
Selectman
Fred Trumbull
Witl
Douglas Roeper
Trumbull
Roeper
Kennebunks
Eritchny
Inside the Journal
Abby
Levitt & Sons
Elisberg
Los Angeles
Queen Elizabeth II
Mark Phillips
Badminton
Associated Press
Phillips
Princess Anne
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