Chronicle - Poverty in Maine

DateNovember 30 1983

Can DescriptionsChronicle Wednesday November 30, 1983 Poverty in Maine Aircheck

AbstractChronicle: Poverty in Maine; Eastport and Orland are featured in a special report on the difficulty caused by high unemployment and low pay in rural Maine; Eastport was once the sardine capital of the world but not anymore; empty buildings and deepwater harbor are the dominant characteristics now; work is seasonal and part-time; clamming and blueberries are the seasonal work; aquaculture is possible and may be coming; black screen breaks; Orland's Homeowners Organized for More Employment -- H.O.M.E. -- and what is the solution to their fight against poverty; a store that offers the goods handmade by the local craftspersons of Hancock County; Walker Evans and Margaret B. White photographs are featured as an essay in poverty from the Farm Security Administration;

OtherIn the studio Peter Mehegan, Jeanne Blake, Ron Blau, Kathy Bickimer, Lisa Ziegler;