Clean water is worth the effort for Maine towns
A commentary argues pollution control protects drinking water from the Saco River, noting Upstream wastes threaten Boothby’s pond and urging state and federal action. It cites Saco Tanning’s pilot project saving as much as $500,000 yearly in chrome waste, and champions river cleanup for jobs and recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco River
New Hampshire
Saco
Boothby's Pond
Biddeford
Maine
Twin Cities
Nixon
Congress
Saco Tanning Corp
Ford's debate image undercuts human concerns says Levich
The Soviet chemist Veniamin Levich condemns President Ford for indifference to human rights in an open letter. Anthony Lewis critiques Ford's debate performance as detached and businesslike, contrasting it with Carter's emphasis on the unemployed and needy, highlighting a gulf in empathy and policy.
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Anthony Lewis
New York Times
Boston
Soviet Union
Veniamin G. Levich
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Mr. Memory
Carter
Lockheed accused of diverting billions in government funds
Taxpayers allegedly funded Lockheed’s commercial ventures through a complex bookkeeping scheme. Investigators say over $45 million in 1972 was commingled from defense contracts into civilian jetliner projects, with the company disputing the findings and Congress debating broader audit powers.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Lockheed
Oid
Congress
Defense Contract Audit Net
Eed
California
Seattle
Marietta, Ga
General Accounting Office
Richard Holmquist
Holmquist
Peter
Paul
Ford
Carter faces Democratic doubt amid campaign disarray
In the first quarter of the campaign Governor Carter struggles with rising opposition within his party and disenchantment among supporters. He travels constantly, relies on Atlanta advisers, and has yet to define a clear foreign policy team or rally the old Democratic leaders. Public gloom grows as poverty rises and Ford campaigns with a cautious stance.
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Sandra
Indiana
Hartke
Vance Hartke
Senate
Travelers Insurance Company
Senate Commerce Committee
James Reston
New York Times
Washington
Carter
Ford Administration
Census Bureau
Ford
Congress
Grand Rapids
South
John Kennedy
Atlanta
Kennedy
Johnson
Kenneth Galbraith
San Francisco
Paul Nitze
Clark Clifford
State
Defense Department
Playboy
New York News
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Truman
Democratic Party
Pa state lands VW plant in New Stanton coup
George F. Will reports Pennsylvania wins a Volkswagen assembly plant with a 70 million dollar state backed package. The deal includes tax exemptions, training funds, highway rail construction and a 40 year loan. VW faces losses and shrinking U.S. market share as Detroit rivals gain.
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George F. Will
Washington Post
Washington
Leslie Stephen
Rence
New Stanton
Pittsburgh
Volkswagen Corporation
Germany
Wirtschaftswunder
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Alaska
Hawaii
Milton Shapp
Creative Mone Management
U.S
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Calvin Coolidge
America
Park Service
Richard Nixon
Frank Reynolds
ABC News
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
Ournal
Alfred Road
B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Defense Contract Audit Agency
Renegotiation Board
Joseph Minish
D.N.J
D.ind
Artke
Sen
Brotherhood of
Railway
MR. Politican
AcHeve
Ranan Lurie
Detroit
Meet
Toyota
Datsun
Honda
Shapp
Industrial Development Authority
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