Maine Offshore Oil Case Could Bring Windfall, Court Yet to Decide
Editorial weighs Maine's bid to claim offshore oil and minerals beyond three million acres in the Gulf of Maine. If the state prevails, Maine could reap a vast revenue similar to Alaska's oil windfall, with a Supreme Court ruling looming over federal versus state ownership.
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Maine
Atlantic Seaboard
U.S. Supreme Court
Alaska
Briny
King Resources Company of
Denver
Gulf of Maine
James Erwin
Gulf of Mexico
Good Guys May Win War on Mafia Says China Crime Chief
Paul Harvey reports Peterson of the China Crime Commission warns mob influence pervades many industries from food to real estate. He notes Mafia links span thousands of businesses and that federal action, including IRS and antitrust scrutiny, is expanding under a united federal task force to curb organized crime.
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Paul Harvey Peterson
China Crime Commission
United States
Department of Justice
Internal Revenue Service
Wees
Queens
N.Y
Dist
Atty
Thomas Mackell
A&p
John Mitchell
FBI
Treasury
Narcotics
Mothers join Jersey City police to curb school vandalism
Police captain Fred Hahner describes the Moms Squad a volunteer program where mothers patrol streets during lunch and after class to curb juvenile misbehavior. He argues parental authority can reduce juvenile issues more effectively than courts while urging parents to fulfill their duties.
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Jersey City
Fred Hahner
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher and staff contact list
Publisher W Paul Casavant and Managing Editor E P Ingalls listed with Biddeford Maine office address and telephone numbers. Subscription rates shown in advance: one month 2.60, six months 15.50, one year 31. Member of the Associated Press.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Business
Associated Press
Drug firms woo doctors in lavish inducement schemes
Washington reports that major drug companies spend millions yearly to persuade doctors to prescribe brand-name drugs. The practice includes paid trips and gifts, with estimates of $3,000 per physician annually, and leads to higher prices for patients. A Pfizer invitation to Groton touts perks but avoids product mentions.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Dru
Upjohn Company
Eli Lilly Company
Eli Lilly
Charles Pfizer and Company
Philadelphia
Groton
Mystic
Ev Er
Enea
Pfizer Medical Research
Mystic Seaport
Pfizer
John Adriani
Aominant
Louisiana
Food and Drug Administration
Bureau of Medicine
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
Adriani
Nixon hard man to find in wild chase across country
A foreign journalist travels from Paris to Florida then California and Camp David in a comical hunt for President Nixon. He meets locals and editors while missing Nixon and ends with a quip about a baseball impersonation of the New York Mets.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Nixon
National Press Club
Paris
Florida
Key Biscayne
California
Camp
David
Gettys
Burg
Camp David
Big Sir
Biyou
Senhower
Nix
Manning
Big Sur
White House
Presiden
Mississippi
President Nixon
iNew York Mets
America’s ignored mass 17.4 million poor whites
Bruce Biossat reports on 17.4 million poor whites, noting where they live, the mix of urban and rural poverty, and the contrast with nonwhite poverty. He cites census data showing regional concentrations and argues for political and social recognition of poor whites alongside efforts to reduce black poverty.
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America
NEA
Washington
Office of Economy ‘Sportunity
Antipoverty
Yugoslavia
Romania
Appalachia
Bers
U S
Census Bureau
Buffalo
Bufffalo
Rochester
N.Y
Des Moines
Iowa
Academic freedom under fire in college governance crisis
The Capital Scene argues that college administrations face a hardening attitude from trustees, regents, and faculty amid campus demonstrations. It cites Cornell expulsions, Dartmouth actions, and warns that broader federal cuts follow if civil conduct fades, urging professors to join administration for stability.
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Williams
Washington
Nixon
Academe
Congress
Coman
Cornell
Cunpoint
Dartmouth College
Goa
Bettter
East
Dartmouth
Biddeford Mayoral Candidate Asked To Answer Voter Questions
A reader asks Gilbert R. Boucher to address issues in Biddeford’s 1970 mayoral race. Questions cover an Industrial Development Council, 50 percent real estate tax write offs for new industry, and downtown measures including a street fair, stricter car control, and a central hotel mini-park to aid pedestrians.
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Journal
Biddeford
Gilbert R. Boucher
Boucher
Democratic Party
Maine
York County
Democratic Committee
Dolloff
Governor
Sickles
Mary
Ford
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Charles A. Morris
Senate
House
America Beautiful
Mac's
Eama Nanaral
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