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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1972

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Nixon suspends air attacks on Hanoi Haiphong news

Saigon reports Nixon ordered a pause above the 20th parallel to pressure North Vietnam over its South Vietnam offensive. U S pilots flew over 1,000 strikes in the south yesterday and today while Laird denied any suspension of north Vietnam raids.

Laird Nixon Hanoi Haiphong Saigon U.S Hanoi-Haiphong North Vietnam South Vietnam South Melvin R. Laird Washington Demilitarized Zone Lai Khe Paris United States le Duc Tho William J. Porter An Loc

ITT Antitrust Settlement Tied to Consultant Report

Senate Judiciary Democrats challenge Justice Department handling of a consultant Ramsden report used to back ITT antitrust settlement. Ramsden testified he analyzed financial effects of Hartford divestiture for Flanigan and had no recommendations on settlement. Kleindienst and McLaren cited Ramsden in deciding to settle rather than seek Supreme Court review.

Washington (Ap Democrats Senate Judiciary Committee Justice Department Administration International Telephone & Telegraph Corp Birch Bayh Richard J. Ramsden Ramsden White House Peter J. Flanigan John ITT Hartford Fire Insurance Co Tme Dillon, Read & Co.,Inc Flanigan Wall Street Brokaw, Schoenen, Clancy & Co Flaniganas Hartford Felix Rohatyn ITV Rohatyn LTT Richard McLaren Antitrust Division Supreme Court Kleindienst Jack Anderson San Diego McLaren

Traffic flow reversed on Elm Street bridges in trial

A State Highway Commission spokesman said traffic over the Elm Street bridges will run northbound only for a one week trial. Saco Police Chief Robert Foran added that if complaints rise, traffic may revert to southbound flow across the bridges.

Elm Street State Highway Commission Saco Robert Foran

Ferro cement schooner grows from wires in Kennebunkport

Kennebunkport artist Frank W. Handlen labors over a 49 foot ferro cement two masted topsail schooner in a backyard shed. He designs and builds the frame with steel rods and thousands of wire intersections and will cover the hull with cement. The ship will weigh about 9000 pounds with five tons of ballast and a 40 horsepower diesel for auxiliary power.

Charles Sutton Kennebunkport Mary Frank W. Handlen South Main Street Handlen Ocean Avenue Handsen Nova Scotia Caribbean

Soviet Vows Support for North Vietnam Amid U S Claims

Moscow says it will continue to give "necessary assistance and support" to North Vietnam despite Washington's assertion that nations arming Hanoi share responsibility for U S air raids. Krasnaya Zvezda warns US actions will worsen the situation while Saigon reports two US ships Worden and Buchanan damaged off North Vietnam with casualties on both sides.

Moscow Soviet Union North Vietnam Hanoi U.S Defense Ministry Krasnaya Zvezda Red Star Washington Jacob Beam Andrei Kovalev Kremlin Haiphong Saigon Worden Pentagon Buchanan 7Th Fleet Highspeed

Apollo 16 guidance glitch briefly freezes ship

Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly and Mission Control repaired a guidance and navigation fault that froze the inertial platform on Apollo 16. The backup system was ready, and after reentry checks the crew continued toward the Moon with a Wednesday rendezvous in sight.

Mattingly Mission Control John W. Young Charles M. Duke Jr Earth Moon Young Duke Wedness iDuke Orion Des Cartes

Ivy League Pushes One Day Campus Strike Over Vietnam War

The Associated Press reports a coordinated protest wave as Harvard Crimson and eight Ivy League papers call for a one day moratorium. National Student Association urges 50 top universities to strike amid campus demonstrations from Columbia to San Francisco.

Associated Press North Vietnam U.S Indochina Nixon Asia Harvard Crimson New York Los Angeles San Francisco National Student Association Columbia University New York City Broadway 116Th Street Wis University of Wisconsin Bascom Hill Reserve Officer Training Corps

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