Portsmouth Shipyard Survives Closure List Amid Pease AFB Question
A reliable source says Portsmouth Naval Shipyard was not on the White House closure list, despite earlier indications it would be. Pease Air Force Base remains a potential loss, with decision timing tied to presidential review and defense recommendations.
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N.H
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Pease Air Force Base
New Hampshire
White House
Navy
Defense Department
Portsmouth
Nixon
Pease Afb
Strategic Air Command
Pease
Seacoast
Boston
Kittery
Maine
Massachusetts
Kennebunk Selectmen Confirm Full Municipal Official Slate
Kennebunk officials confirmed by selectmen include Town Manager Eugene Berky, Police Chief Stevens, Fire Chief Burr, and Deputy Overseer Patricia Maling. Regular and reserve police officers were also appointed.
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Kennebunk
Eugene Berky
Rank Stevens
Lewis Burr
Patricia Maling
Indicted Worcester banker Edward Krock faces tax evasion charges
Edward Krock, 61, of Worcester, indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts of income tax evasion for 1957 1958 and 1966 and accused of filing false returns from 1966 to 1969. He is linked to Fifth Avenue Coach Lines and other firms and faces taxes owed totaling 1 443 231. The case marks the largest individual tax case in IRS history.
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Boston
Edward Krock
Worcester
U.S
New York
Defiance Industries of
Ohio
Baltimore Paint and Chemical Co
Guaranty Bank of Chicago
B.S.F. Co
California
American Steel and Pump
Wright Machine Corp
Worrester
Mass
Mercantile National Bank of Chicago
Gabriel
Krock
U.S. Atty
Wayne D. Hollingsworth
Internal Revenue Service
EPA Extends Antipollution Standards One Year
Environmental Protection Agency chief William Ruckelshaus granted a one year extension of the 1975 antipollution rules for autos. Interim standards require catalytic converters on all California 1975 cars, with a more gradual nationwide phase in and a 1976 target of 90 percent emission reduction.
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Washington
Environmental Protection
William D. Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus
California
U.S
Ruckalshaus
Saco Appeals Win Justified Increase in Revenue Sharing
State Senator Peter Danton says Saco is among a handful of towns to win an appeal for higher revenue sharing. Mayor Berton Braley initiated the appeal with new data showing population, census, and indebtedness. The city will gain $223,000 in 1973 and $225,000 annually for five years starting in 1974.
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Saco
Peter Danton
D-Saco
Sclon
Berton Braley
Sen
Danton
Eben Elwell
Maine
Treasury Department
Washington
Maine Mussels Move From Market to Family Table
Maine officials promote mussels as a cheaper alternative to beef as a meat boycott grows. Diggers dealers and shoppers collaborate to build a new Maine seafood segment amid stormy seas and a supply squeeze. Shaw's in Saco reports first mussel shipment with price at 25 cents per pound in shell. A home trial shows mixed reactions from children and adults, with several serving ideas and a recipe for Moules A La Newcomb.
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Maine Sea and Shore Fisheries Department
Maine
Reggie Bouchard
Bouchard
Shaw's
Saco
Sandra Lee
Beirut students protest Israeli embassy raid in Lebanon
About 500 demonstrators in Beirut faced security forces as they tried to reach the American Embassy to denounce the Israeli raid. Clamoring students used bullhorns and chanted against imperialism while extra troops arrived. Premier Saeb Salam resigned amid tension and calls for restraint.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Israel
United States
Saeb Salam
Paik
Salam
Iskandar Ghanem
Franjieh
Palestine Liberation Organization
Amnesia Victim Awaits Identity in Maine Case
In a Pewster, Maine inmate with long term amnesia may be identified by Karen Jansen of Pembroke who recognized a photo of Terry Ellis from a Boston area paper. Ellis, in a New Hampshire forest 22 years ago, has memory loss and a past connection to Jansen. A state psychiatrist asserts Ellis’s amnesia is genuine.
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Pembroke
Mass
Men's Correctional Institute
South Windham
Maine
Karen Jansen
Terry Ellis
Filis
Associated Press
New Hampshire
Renee
Ellis
Harts N.Y
Henry Cacatean
Greenburgh
Romord
These days even the aren't sure yes men
A quirky column notes that contemporary advisers and officials show uncertainty in decision making. The piece comments on cautious responses and pressure from political figures, suggesting a climate of hesitation rather than decisive action.
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