Grant Approved for Biddeford Public TV Station in Maine
Representative William S. Cohen announced a $350,000 federal grant to the University of Maine to build a Biddeford licensed public television station. MPBN will operate the station, which aims to start by early next year with a 30 kilowatt UHF transmitter on channel 26 from Sanford.
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William S. Cohen
Maine
University of Maine
Biddeford
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
Sanford
University of Maine At
Orono
Portland
Massachusetts
MPBN
York
Southern Maine
Bangor
University of Maine At Portland
Police
Coast Guard
39Th Air Rescue Recovery Wing
Pease Air Force Basee
Nhs
Loring Apb
Limestone
Scarborough
Cape Elizabeth
William Kahrs
Pease
Air Force
Camp Ellis
Art Nadeau
Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Feasibility Study Rejected
Senator William D Hathaway says Interior Department rejection blocks a feasibility study for the Passamaquoddy Tidal Power project. The Maine delegation learned via letter from John B Rig that utilities favor alternatives as more economical for meeting load. The Quoddy project began in the 1930s under FDR to provide low cost power for New England and Canada but was halted when funding stopped.
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Washington
William D. Hathaway
Dmaine
U.S. Interior Department
Passamaquoddy
Hathaway
Maine
John B. Rig
Rigg
New England
Canada
Bay of Fundy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
68 Rebels Killed In Philippines
Government forces killed 68 Moslem rebels in Cotabato Province as offensives aimed to restore control continued. No government casualties were reported. Intelligence warned Basilan Island situation had worsened.
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Philippines
Manila
Cotabato
Defense Department
Basilan Island
IRA Steps Up Attacks in Belfast Violence Escalates
Northern Ireland reports intensified IRA attacks on British troops in Belfast after the killing of an IRA leader. Gunmen fired on an army post in the city’s east while Friday patrols faced mortar and rocket fire. A Protestant youth found shot in a Catholic tavern toilet. police seek details. An IRA commander in Belfast was captured as the army broadens a dragnet.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
East End
IRA
No Journal On Holiday Patriots Day Office Closure
The Biddeford Saco Journal will not publish on Monday and all offices will be closed in observance of Patriots Day.
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Biddeford-Saco
Plans to refloat Titanic announced by Douglas Woolley
London reports Douglas Woolley vows to raise the Titanic this year despite doubts about money skill and legal rights. He cites new Hungarian tech to lift ships using hydrogen balloons and aims to first restore the Queen Elizabeth in Hong Kong before targeting the Titanic by summer.
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London
Douglas Wooley
Wooley
Woolley
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Budapest
Ambros Balas
Laszlo Szaszkoe
Danube
Hong Kong
Mt, Liverpool
Marine Colege
Beirut Oil Tank Blast Affects U.S. Refiner
A Lebanese Maoist group claimed responsibility for explosions at the Mediterranean Refinery Co. and Tapline tanks near Beirut, damaging tanks holding 30 000 barrels and prompting Tapline to halt pumping. Authorities said 18 of 28 refinery tanks had been wired, with 16 disarmed. One policeman was reported dead and four men were found handcuffed.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Mobil Oil
Caltex
Mediterranean Refinery Co
Trans-Arabian Pipeline
Tapline
US pressure on Lebanon over guerrillas intensifies
The United States urges Lebanon to crack down on Palestinian guerrillas operating from Beirut. A Maoist Lebanese group claimed responsibility for setting oil tanks ablaze at a US owned refinery. Egypt plans a United Nations campaign against Israel in reaction to raids, while Palestinian spokesmen deny involvement in the refinery sabotage.
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Washington
United States
Lebanon
U.S
Beirut
United Nations
Israel
Egypt
Lebanese Revolutionary Guard
Saudi Arabia
Quake Hits Costa Rica Along Nicaraguan Border
A strong quake was felt north of San Jose with no casualties reported. Unconfirmed damage to a cathedral and houses in Tilaran was noted, while Managua's quake last December killed about 10,000. The U S National Earthquake Center traced a 6.7 tremor near the Costa Rica Nicaragua border at 3 34 a m EST and a smaller 4 7 quake near Mald City Idaho.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Here
Tinaran
U.S. National Earthequake Center
Boulder
Colo
Managua
Nicaranga
Carron Hake
Costa Rica Border
Arso
Idaho
Utah
Mald City
van Hake
Miranda Case Impacts Justice Ruling Echoes In Court
A brief item notes how the Miranda case has influenced recent judicial decisions and courtroom procedures, highlighting its lasting effects on rights and police practices.
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Mary A. Madsgard
Day Street
Kennebunk
Madsgard
Lewis Gilbert
Gilbert
Lewis Burr
Cecil Munson
ETV
Christopher
Park Street School
Bob Dyer
Sue Braun
Mousam River
Mideast
von Hake
the Center
Inside the Journal
Abby
Sports Theaters
TV and the Mint
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