Old Orchard Beach weighs Public Safety Commission fate
Voters face whether to abolish the Public Safety Commission overseeing fire and police in Old Orchard Beach. Supporters warn abolition concentrates power with the town council and manager, while defenders cite stability, morale, and insulation from volatile council elections. The issue hinges on desired government size and effective supervision before November.
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Old Orchard Beach
Public Safety Commission
Commission
Seca
Council
Old Orchard
Public Safety Commissioners
Fire Department
John Luginetz
Letters To The Journal Editor On Cystic Fibrosis Awareness
A Maine reader urges public awareness of cystic fibrosis CF as prevalent as cancer in children and a leading cause of death. The writer offers contact contacts for interviews and support from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Downcast Chapter in Waterville and requests coverage by Southern Maine media.
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Maine
United States
Bert Johnson
Burnt Mill Road
Wells
Johnson
Sharpr Ean
Agnew Pro Arab Ties Under Justice Probe
Justice Department probes Spiro Agnew for possible Foreign Agents Registration ties to pro Arab and anti Israeli activities. Read about his Education for Democracy foundation and whether Arab funds or direction influenced newsletters, deals, or advisers.
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And
Washington
Justice Department
Spiro Agnew
Education For Democracy
Agnew
U.S
Ronald Eagan
Maurice Stans
John Wayne
Joseph Coors
Bryce
Harlow
Sen
Strom Thurmond
Atch
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Lebanon Divided by Lines and Conflicts A View From 1958
Paul Harvey recalls his 1958 Lebanon experience and analyzes the civil war divisions within the country. He notes Christian and Muslim sects, Palestinian influence, economic disparities, and the absence of overt American intervention, arguing that the nation risks partition and that the U.S. should mind its own business.
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Paul Harvey
Los Angeles Times
Eisenhower
Lebanon
Connecticut
Aie
Mideast
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OOB
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
Biddeford
SACC
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
United Feature Syndicate
Gerry Jackson
Philadelphia
Frank Zarb
David G. Hanes
Kansas City
Hanes
Zarb
Orcas Island
Puget Sound
Waas
Gorman Smith
Alaska
Smith
Friendly Oil Retail Association
Crescent Lake
Martin D. Howell
Howell
GOP
Zark
Boston
Damascus Road
Tripoli
Bekaa Valle
Beirut
East Germany
West Germany
Christian
Germany
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