Fate of warehouse in Saco hinges on zoning hearing
Editorial urges broad citizen turnout for Planning Board hearing on North Street parcel rezoning from residential to business to approve a $100,000 National Distributing warehouse. Advocates spot zoning scrutiny, notes citywide interest and urges residents to express views for informed board decisions.
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Roebuck Avenue
Boston and Maine Railroad
Paul Harvey on citizen volunteers and reform
Paul Harvey urges Americans to rebuild civic spirit at home before lecturing abroad. He praises volunteer leaders, cites university seminars funded by national groups, and asks if government service could become a civic duty and honor rather than a paid job. He notes youth readiness to identify with a cause if directed.
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Salvation Army Board
United States
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Sears Roebuck Foundation
National University Extension Assn
Washington
Republic
Coalition government needed according to a political opinion
A reader argues for a bipartisan coalition between Democrats and Republicans to address crime and city hall corruption. The writer says Democrats would raise taxes while Republicans would pay them, and insists one party should articulate foreign policy while the other mismanages it. An incumbent is praised by supporters while challengers are alarmed.
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America
GOP
Noted guests unwanted in US prison talks drift
Washington notes two high profile prisoners: Cardinal Mindszenty housed in the American Embassy Budapest since 1956 and Rudolf Hess held in Spandau Prison Berlin guarded by Allied troops. US pressure on the Soviet Union to release Hess fails. Mindszenty refuses Vatican or Hungarian repatriation, remaining inside the embassy compound. Hess, 74, complains about food, while guards and doctors attend him. no release forthcoming.
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T Rovert
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Hungary
Anti
Mac's World Private enterprise take
Washington column samples jokes from politicians and officials about overearnest self praise and public debt. It references Rep. Bob Wilson and others, noting misapplied funds, humorous quips, and a failing political humor streak amid national issues.
Ridicule the insurgents use to destabilize power
The piece argues ridicule shapes revolts across history from Ho Chi Minh to Shakespeare. It explains how mocking elites weakens institutions, erodes trust, and empowers insurgents whether by force, infiltration, or ballots while noting the impact on police, officials, and public confidence.
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Ray Cromley
Nea Washin
Abbie Hoffman
The
Yippies
House UN- American Activities Committee
Jerry Rubin
Chicago
Ho Chi Minh
North
South
Vietnam
To The Point Figures Dont Lie But These Can Confound You
Russell Kirk argues that precise election forecasts are unreliable while offering a humorous yet detailed prediction of the 1968 Nixon Humphrey outcome. He dismisses polls, cites private methods, and crunches numbers to claim Nixon would win about 36.5 million votes and lead by 15,347,017 ballots, basing his math on party splits and historical totals.
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Richard Nixon
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Nixon
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Vito Marcantonio
House of Representatives
House Un-American Activities Committee
Porperet
Alger Hiss
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Mao
Washington
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Wall Street Journal
McKesson Laboratories
Bridgeport
Richard M. Nixon
John Kennedy
Humphrey
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Pennsylvania
Wallace
Heaven
Earth
Hubert Horation
Water from humid winds offers desert relief at Columbia
Two Columbia University scientists claim a cheap way to produce fresh water by condensing humidity from trade winds. They note 300 million gallons of vapor pass daily over each mile of shoreline and say the method could beat desalination costs. The report links progress to better living standards amid ongoing development challenges.
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