Maine safety group seeks public vote to halt nuclear plants
Safe Power for Maine has launched a petition to force a public referendum on stopping nuclear plant construction in Maine for seven years. The group argues insurance gaps, radiation hazards, and unproven cooling systems threaten safety, while critics say no viable energy alternatives exist to reduce oil dependence.
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OPEC
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington Scene Breach and the Nation's Common Good
James Reston argues that televised conflict and economic strain obscure a deeper fracture in American public life. He warns of rising factionalism, lack of a shared national philosophy, and a breach between youthful energy and aged experience threatening national cohesion.
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James Reston
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New York City
Kentucky
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White House
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Washington
New York
America
Walter Lippmann
Letters contesting bid awards on gg equipment in Saco
Raymond J. Cota Jr. the Saco Finance Director rejects the editorial claim about bid submissions. He states Fred re submitted bids on three of fifteen items, not a majority, and notes the information is public record. He also says they will consider advertising in a larger market area.
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Fred Re
Seal skin fur trade under scrutiny amid brutal seal hunt report
Washington's fur import policy faces review after a Humane Society observer described a brutal seal slaying off the African coast. The Commerce Department may ban inhumanely killed fur imports. a hearing is planned. A separate probe into political hirings at the General Services Administration faces resistance and resignations as lawmakers press for civil service reform.
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Sue Pressman
Toae
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Civil Service Soonieton
Tegan
General Services Administration
Joseph
GSA
Huey Long remembered as a ruthless regional Caesar
George F. Will recalls Huey Long as an absolutist leader who used state power to punish enemies and reward friends. He built a machine that controlled Louisiana politics, exploited patronage, and sought rapid redistribution while dismissing due process. Long’s 1935 rise to U.S. Senate and death framing left a lasting memory of power and fear among Louisiana’s poor.
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Tom Sawyer
Huey Long
Long
Louisiana
Aren Eee
the Jones
Pope
Virginia
John Calhoun
Louisiana State University
Wallace
Sap
Long Machine
Standard Oil
Earl
Huey
Long Suorter
U.S
White House
Capitol
Ford's Dilemma as Reagan Challenges Raf in 1976
In The Nation Ford faces a conservative Reagan bid and urges moderates to back Ford to win over independents. Ford, a veteran conservative by background, fears alienating voters while strategists weigh California and New Hampshire dynamics and the likely Democratic opponent.
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Tom Wicker
New York
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Eee
California
Reagan
Sen
Charles Mathias
Maryland
Mathias
Baltimore
Barbara Mikulski
Jacob K. Javits
Harlem
Ramsey Clark
Edward Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
William Safire
New Hampshire
Florida
Wisconsin
White House
Nelson Rockefeller
Gerald Ford
Barry Goldwater
Herbert Hoover
Arry Truman
Eisenhower
New York Times
Obituary Notes for Foster Whitehouse Casavant Editorial Team
Be Wm. E. Foster 1881 1963 Alta W. Foster B F C Whitehouse 1891 1971 1889 1972 W. Paul Casavant Publisher Charles C. Sutton Managing Editor Gladys M. Whitehouse President Treasurer
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Alta W. Foster B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
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