US urged to end dependence on foreign materials
An editorial notes a National Research Council panel warns the United States must boost home based resource use to avoid economic strain. The interim National Commission on Materials Policy calls for incentives and controls to raise domestic production and pursue long term no growth stability amid foreign reliance.
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United States
National Research Council
U.S
U.S. National Commission On
White Paper Biddeford Saco area draws political big guns
Michael Spath reports campaign activity surges in Old Orchard Beach Saco and Biddeford with visits by Margaret Chase Smith and Edward Kennedy. Riders include Hathaway Danton Braley Hobbins Gagnon and local races for state senate house seats and a Saco school bond, signaling a heated final stretch before November 7.
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Michael Spath
Journal
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Maryline White
Margaret Chase Smith
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Smith
Robert Porteous
York County
Republican Organization
Trudeau
Ted Kennedy
Biddeford
William Hathaway
Kennedy
Portland
Hathaway
Sen. Smith
Mike Rube
Cochairman
Saco Young Democrats
Gill Boucher
Legislature
Berton Braley
Patrick Caporino
Thomas Gagnon
Barry Hobbins
Pete Danton
Hobbins
Braley
Danton
Guy Marcotte-Plato Truman
New York City Falls From Grace in Virginia's Viewpoint
Virginia Payette laments a crime plagued, congested New York City. She cites muggings near Columbia University, rampant corruption, overcrowded courts, and failing public services from police to sewers. The tone mocks city life and its famed glamour amid decay.
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Virginia Payette
New York
Fun City
Hizzoner
Manhattan
Letter to Editor Critiques Biddeford Westbrook Game
Lucie Boucher of 306 Alfred St Biddeford writes to defend the school band and condemn football players for mocking the band during halftime. She cites the state champion band achievements and argues football players should respect all school groups and rights.
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BHS
Westbrook
Biddeford
Lucie Boucher
Alfred St. Biddeford
Adams Street
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Business
Associated Press
Bible to convene hearings on stolen goods fences network
Senator Alan Bible plans three days of hearings next February to probe a coast-to-coast network of fences who move stolen goods. The crackdown targets retailers knowingly buying stolen items and would empower civil suits for treble damages and civil injunctions to shut down habitual offenders.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Alan Bible
D-Nev
America
Senate
Stern
Nevada
Bible
Justice Department
Three Minutes A Day Seeks Tiny Civic Rescue
A Memphis civic appeal outlines a plan to wipe out a 705000 deficit by asking residents to contribute 1.10 each. A donor offers 6.60 noting 3.30 covers his family of three and 3.30 another family. The text urges civic responsibility and frugality in public finances.
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Columbia University
Ilean
New York Post
Funsville
Memphis
Tenn
Republicans for McGovern search ends with Democratic Museum notes
Washington writer Don MacLean reports fruitless hunt for a group called Republicans for McGovern. He learns he will join the Democratic Museum board as exhibits and memorabilia ideas emerge, including thumper stickers and campaign buttons. Arthur Schlesinger Jr. may write a party history to 1968. The Watergate space hosts VDP exhibits.
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Don Maclean
Washington
McGovern
Democratic Museum
White House
G.O.P
Nixon
Bush
Harvard
Goldwater
Eagleton
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Democratic Party
VDP
Watergate
Curious document portrays Mao accused by Lin Piao’s son
The column reports a circulating document by Lin Li ku o son of Lin Piao that alleges Mao Tse tung betrays allies and uses divide and rule. It cites Lin Piao’s loyalty, party intrigues, purges, and strict security, and ponders Mao's motives amid shifting Moscow Washington ties.
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Ray Cromley
NEA
Washington
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Lin Li-kuo
Lin Piao
Chinese Communist Party
Yenan
Chou En-lai
Chu Teh
Peng Hehuai
Lei Shao-chi
Lin
Peking
Moscow
Political bridesmaid may not become the bride in 1976 race
Russell Kirk argues that vice presidents Spiro Agnew and Sargent Shriver face uncertain paths to the presidency. He notes past vice presidential success does not guarantee nomination, lists possible Republican contenders, and predicts a lively 1976 contest without an inevitable outcome.
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Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Harry Truman
United States
Spiro Agnew
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
William Miller
Senator Goldwater
Miller
Agnew
Charles Percy
McGovern
Percy
Goldwater
Nixon
Johnson
John Connally
Texas
Robert Griffin
Michigan
Senate
Richard Lugar
Indianapolis
John Lindsay
Gerald Ford
Congress
William Milliken
Ronald Reagan
California
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