Editorial Page In Our Opinion Politics plays part In Maine oil matter
In Our Opinion a heated dispute over the federal oil import program centers on Occidental Petroleum's $145 million refinery plan in Maine. The proposal, to process 300000 barrels daily using largely foreign crude, could alter quotas and impact domestic oil, drawing support from regional leaders while provoking heavy political pressure from varied interests. The decision by Interior and Commerce departments hinges on balancing economics, energy policy, and regional politics.
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New England
West
Occidental Petroleum Co
Los Angeles
Commerce and Interior Departments
Maine
Occidental
Rockies
Edmund Muskie
Connally
Texas
Love
Colorado
McKeithen
Louisiana
Udall
Congress
Interior Dept
Impressions of Inez Illegitimate Babies and Paris Ball
The piece mixes social critique with a columnistic voice. It cites Willie Brown in Tunica County Mississippi as a symbol of poverty despite war on poverty, noting two illegitimate babies funded by welfare checks. It contrasts this with Le Bal de l Amitie in New York, a high priced charity ball. the author calls for limiting affluence while highlighting Franco American ties amid hardship.
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Charles Dickens
Wall Street Journal
le Bal de l'Amitience
Paris
Dixie
Tunica County
Miss
Willie Brown
Tunica, Miss
Mr. Brown
Brown
le Bal de l'Amitie
Waldorf-Astoria
Ccchambeau
Marquis 2 de Lafayette
George Washington
New York
General de Gaulle
France
United States
Marianne
U.S.A
Soviet troop buildup risks of invasion threaten Romania and Yugoslavia
Washington notes Soviet forces massing on the Romanian border with a secret U.S. estimate that Russia could seize Romania in 48 hours, while Yugoslavia may resist with naval support. Britain and the United States bolster Mediterranean fleets as Kremlin threats widen across satellites. Nixon wealth disclosures spark scrutiny over real estate gains and timing of campaign funds. Weber faces overdue expenditure reports under the Corrupt Practices Act.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
U. S
Romania
Yugoslavia
U.S
Russia
Britain
Mediterranean
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Richard Nixon
Wall Street
Nixon
Paul Trousdale
Sunset Strip
Sunset Strip,ixon
Hollywood Highlands
California
Fifth Avenue
Daniel E. Weber
Congress
New York
Republican
Weber
Robert Hurt
Twin Industries
Hurt
Great Debate over Nixon Humphrey Debate Debated
Washington column by Don Maclean critiques the 1968 Great Debate over whether Nixon and Humphrey should meet on air. Muskie calls debates nonsensical but favors equal time for minor candidates. Wallace could gain from debates while Nixon leads. McCarthy is noted as distant from astronauts. a surprise NFL result is mentioned.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Nixon
Humphrey
Alon
Sen
Edmu S. Muskie
Senate
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
United States
Harvard
Jfk
Keny
Wallace
Humphrey seeks Liberal funds for final campaign push
Washington reports vice president Humphrey and aides press New York and California liberals to provide seven million dollars to air nationwide radio and TV spots in the closing weeks. They blame polls and McCarthyite sympathies for the resistance and warn a large shortfall could doom the campaign. Muskie criticizes nonparticipants and the party fears a November disaster without the money.
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Bruce Biossat
NEA Washin
Washington
Humphrey
New York
California
Eugene McCarthy
New York-California
Asd
McCarthy
Winter finches may winter farther south due to food shortage
Northern finches including pine siskins and crossbills may move into southern New England this winter as food is scarce across New England. Audubon officials report very poor northern seed crops. some species have already appeared in Massachusetts and Marblehead while others show no invasion yet.
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Wayne Hanley
New England
Connecticut
Robert Smart
Audubon Society of
New Hamshire
Smart
Newark
Massachusetts
Allen H. Morgan
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Marblehead
Alfred L. Hawkes
Rhode Island
Robert Kunz
Connecticut Conservation Association
Appalachian
Georgia
Christopher M. Packard
Maine Audubon Society
David Priest
Lincoln Center
Maine
Stockholm
Curtis Cooper
Lewis Bissell
Maine Forestry Department
Orono
Packard
New Hampshire
Elm St
Portland
Voters weigh Wallace Wallace LeMay in 1968 choice
In a reader contribution the editor notes support for George Wallace and General LeMay in November amid protests on campuses and chaos, arguing no vote is wasted and urging end to the Vietnam War. The piece criticizes student riots, “unwashed leaks,” and calls for strength and law and order in national policy.
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George Wallace
Curtis
LeMay
Wallace
Vietnam
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher Details
Biddeford Saco Journal lists W Paul Casavant as publisher and E P Ingalls as managing editor. It notes telephone numbers for business and editorial departments and outlines subscription rates payable in advance for one month two dollars sixty cents six months fifteen fifty and one year thirty one dollars. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with rights to local news and AP wires.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Associated Press
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