Maine state troopers deserve better pay and conditions
In Maine the state police are among the lowest paid in New England and endure 24 hour shifts six days a week with no overtime. Beginning troopers earn about 169.70 weekly for 50 hours, leading to real wages that have fallen about 25 percent in four years. High divorce rates, rising costs, and retirement fund withdrawals push veterans to leave for municipal posts. Recruitment dwindles as pay stagnates. The piece argues the next legislature must address trooper pay and conditions as a public safety and cost issue for all Mainers.
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United States
Maine
New England
James Longley
Letter to the Journal Editor Styles Balanced Banking Coverage
A citizen defends Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution against sensational Truth-in-Lending claims. He praises bank fairness and privacy while urging fuller reporting, direct interviews, and perspective from John Quinn and publisher The Journal. He notes 1827 bank history and invites readers to consider complete context.
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Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution
John Quinn
Consumer Protection
Journal
Quinn
Larry Stains
the Journal
William Deans
Saco
Deans
Saco & Biddeford
Stains
Roy B. Fairfield
Bayberry
Biddeford
Maine
Commerce Department aids Arab boycott
Officials at the Commerce Department allegedly advised top U S business leaders how to comply with or avoid reporting Arab boycott requests against Israel linked firms. A secret March meeting of the Business International Roundtable discussed evading rules through foreign subsidiaries middlemen or trading houses. The memo urges using Arab insurers and certifying goods as made in the U S A to dodge stricter reporting. Congress moves to stiffen rules as Rep Scheuer seeks inquiry into how the boycott operates.
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Washington
Petrodollar
Israel
Commerce Dept
Business International Roundtable
United States
Commerce
U.S
Commerce Department
U.S.A
Congress
James Scheuer
D.-N.y
John Moss
D.-Calif
Republican Congressional Committee
Phil Burton
D.calif
John
South Africa in turmoil signals change ahead
South Africa faces intensified unrest as black demonstrations shutdown Johannesburg and Soweto. Police violence, detentions, and vigilante clashes leave many dead, while concessions from the government spark new tensions and raise questions about the future of apartheid.
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Tom Wicker
New York Times
South Africa
Johannesburg
John F. Burns
The
Soweto
Burns
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Robert Agabe
Lazy teachers hurting the school system
Paul Harvey argues that despite higher spending, better facilities, and improved teacher credentials, U.S. schools show eroding literacy and math skills. He blames lazy teachers, insufficient discipline, and weak standards, citing the Hudson Institute findings and calls for performance-based pay and stricter authority. The piece notes upcoming Los Angeles Board of Education efforts to require reading proficiency for the class of 1979.
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Paul Harvey
Los Angeles Times
Our Nation
Hudson Institute
Los Angeles Board of Education
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Alta W. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
Ddeford
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Alfred Read
Gladys M. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Rhodes
House
Burton
Theeneral Accounting Office
Comptroller General
Nina- Ann Coleman
Labor Department
Medias. Politicans
Lebanov
S. Africa
College Board
Kotter
Frank Armbruster
Hudson
Armbruster
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