Trails on abandoned Maine rail lines proposed for public use
The editorial notes Maine has over 1000 miles of abandoned railroad rights of way, many unsuitable for trails. Two student interns logged 600 miles of rights of way and 350 miles of abandoned electric lines, finding poor condition and private ownership complicating preservation. It urges localities to pursue easements or agreements to preserve these assets for public trails.
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State of
Maine
Bureau of Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation Bureau
Conservation Commissions
Public money for private estates in Watergate echoes
Washington hearings on 10.2 million dollars spent at President Nixon homes in Key Biscayne and San Clemente probe use of public funds for private property. They raise questions on security costs and possible executive privilege beyond limits, with shuttleboard court and loose authorization cited as examples.
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Washington
Nixon
Key Biscayne
San Clemente
Calif
House
Senate
Aso
Congress
White House
Congressional Investigating Committee
Arthur F. Sampson
General Services Administration
Government Housekeeping
G.S.A
Secret Service
Herbert Kalmbach
Subcommittee
Jack Brooks
D-Tex
United States
Biddeford Saco Journal Staff and details
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists Alta W Foster 1891 1971 and Wm E Foster 1881 1963 with B F C Whitehouse 1889 1972 and W Paul Casavant publisher Charles C Sutton editor Gladys M Whitehouse president and treasurer. Office numbers 283 3625 282 1535 published daily except Sunday at 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine 04005. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with national advertising reps Mathews Shanson Cub Len Inc New York City.
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Wm. E. Foster
B. F. C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Associated Press
Mathews Shanson Cublen Inc
3Rd Ave
New York City
Nixon White House Landscaping Costs Flash Hidden Taxpayer Bills
Washington inquiry reveals White House and GSA managers steered lawn care and payrolls at San Clemente and Key Biscayne retreats to bill taxpayers. Documents show contract shifts, a Secret Service custodian, and higher costs despite Proxmire’s calls for accounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
San Clemente
Key Biscayne
Nixon
White House
General Services Administration
White Landscaping Company
GSA
William Proxmire
D-Wis
White Landscaping
Kalmbach
Secret Service
Garcia
Coast Guard
John F. Galuardi
Galuardi
Kenneth K. Kammeyer
White
Jack Brooks
Texas
House
Barnet Construction Company
Robert Clark
James Perdue
Nixons
Manuel Yero
Yero
Haldeman
Nixon moves to curb investigation and assert DOJ control
The Nation reports Nixon ordered his whitewash and reasserted political direction of the DOJ. Cox inquiry is undermined as Nixon may fire investigators. White House tactics and Sen. Ervin and Sen. Baker responses are described as power plays. A House impeachment inquiry possibility is urged to challenge Nixon.
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Tom Wicker
New York Times
Washington
Richard Nixon
Department of Justice
Nixon
Justice Department
Cox
White House
Sirica
Sen. Ervin
Sen. Baker
Senate
John Stennis
Stennis
Archibald Cox
Rep. B. F. Sisk
California
House of Representatives
House
Committee of Inquiry
Price controls harm more than they help say critics
Paul Harvey argues price controls raise shortages and inflation. He cites meat and egg prices, calls for ending controls, notes farm income rising and farmers buying machinery, and warns export limits could hurt the balance of trade. He says higher prices on scarce goods spur production and stabilize markets.
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Paul Harvey
Ear
Buzz
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
National Assn
Herb Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
Pennsylvania
Richard Schweiker
Congress
We are people not factories in Blue Haven Mobile Park
Erwin H. York of Blue Haven Mobile Park in Saco argues that 227 mobile home families deserve rubbish pickup funded by taxes. He counters an ordinance restricting service and warns against treating residents as private-property drop sites. He estimates local school impact and urges equal city services.
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Journal
Michael Spath
Blue Haven Park
Saco
Rt. 1
Erwin H. York
Clayton Dr
Blue Haven Mobile Park
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Philip Sharecoff
New York Times News Service
Policy For Letters
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Alta W. Foster
By Jack Anderson
H. R. Haldeman
San Clemente Estate
Proxmire
Stern
Brigido Damian) Garcia
Justice Dept
Elliot Richardson
Andichardson
Paul Harvey News
Chile
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