Nixon Faces Financial Fallout Over Impeachment Drama
Washington observers note President Nixon weighs a possible impeachment trial against personal finances. A forced exit could cut his $60,000 annual pension and $96,000 office funding, while remaining income from federal pensions and legal costs, debts, and potential disbarment loom large in the dilemma.
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Nixon
Pat Nixon
Washington
White House
House
Senate
Richard Nixon
San Clemente
New York
Dean Given 1 To 4 For Cover-up Role
Former White House counsel John W. Dean III was sentenced to one to four years in prison for his role in the Watergate cover-up. He pleaded guilty eight months ago to conspiracy to obstruct justice and was given until September 3 to arrange his affairs with a recommendation for minimum security confinement at Lompoc, California.
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White House
John W. Dean III
Dean
Nixon
U.S
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Sirica
Lompoc
Calif
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Supreme Court
Maureen
Watergate
Senate
Watergate Committee
House Judiciary Committee
Internal Revenue Service
Hunt
Democratic National Committee
Frederick C. LaRue
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Fomer
John N. Mitchell
200 Mile Proposal Rejected at UN Conference
CARACAS Venezuela AP The United States rejected a nine nation plan to establish a 200 mile offshore zone citing insufficient guarantees for freedom of navigation and equal access to high seas freedoms. The draft came from Canada Chile Iceland India Indonesia Mauritius Mexico New Zealand and Norway. The issue of unobstructed passage of military vessels through international straits was also a major concern.
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Venezuela
United States
John R. Stevenson
U.S
United Nations
Mauritius
Mexico
New Zealand
Norway
Stevenson
Biddeford River Zoning Plan Faces Scrutiny At Hearing
The Saco River Corridor Commission held a public hearing at Biddeford High School on riverfront land zoning from Thacher's Creek to the Maine Turnpike and West Brook to the ocean. Disputes centered on floodplain width near Rotary Park and whether areas should be general development or limited residential. the panel postponed final districting until Sept. 5 to collect flood data and testimony from 1936 flood records.
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Saco River Corridor Commission
Biddeford High School
Rotary Park
Thacher
Saco River
Maine
Rotary Pack
Maine Turnpike
West Brook
Carl Laws
Thacher’s Creek
Nepotism clash tests Kennebunk hiring ban ethics
Kennebunk faces a sex discrimination charge after Donna Jude complained town denied her a police reservist post due to sex. The HRC says the nepotism rule is legal if applied non discriminatively, with a special investigator due to determine probable cause within two months.
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Kennebunk
Human Rights Commission
Terry Ann Lunt- Aucoin
Commission
Selectmen
Impartial Clause Amid Rising Discrimination Complaints
The new executive director, four months in, cites staff shortages and a rising wave of complaints. She notes eight to ten daily reports, prompting calls for stronger oversight and action within the discrimination division.
Shooting Near Kennebunk Leaves Man Hurt and Several Charged
West Kennebunk saw a late night shooting injure South Boston resident Allen J. Willey who underwent elbow surgery at Webber Hospital. Three Massachusetts men were held in York County jail on malicious damage charges while Theodore L. Littlefield and Dennis Fairweather face assault with firearms charges. Hughes and Barnes involved in a chaotic melee with rocks and clubs at the Littlefield mobile home. Police say fights began over a weekold argument and officers arrived about 11:15 p.m. to find two guns in the home.
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West Kennebunk
South Boston
Frank Stevens
Allen J. Willey
E. First St
Webber Hospital
Cole Road
York County
John G. Hughes
Highland Ave
Somerville
Mass
John A. Zeinis
Richard C. Barnes
South
Boston
Willey
Stevens
Theodore L. Littlefield
Dennis
Masschusetts
Littlefield
Hughes
Fairweather
Massachusetts
Barnes
Willew
Robert Jude
James Nedeau
Wells
Wedding Page Features Maine Cadet Photo Essay in Russia
In this issue the Women’s Page presents a photo essay on Maine Maritime cadets stationed abroad, with scenes in Russia. The piece highlights youth experiences and parental perspectives as a central theme, capturing moments and reflections from the trip.
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Maine Maritime Cadets
Russia
Telephone Workers Plan Nationwide Strike Warned by Unions
Washington AP report details Bell System negotiations as union leaders warn an imminent nationwide strike set for 12:01 a.m. EDT Monday. Glenn Watts, president of CWA, says a 7 to 1 vote favored walkouts by 500000 members. IBEW and Alliance unions join with 250000 workers.
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Bell Telephone System
Bell
Glenn E. Watts
Communications Workers of America
Watts
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Alliance of Independent Telephone Unions
Bell System
Western Electric Co
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Maine could strike at midnight if national action occurs
About 150 Biddeford employees and nearly 3,000 statewide IBEW and CWA members plan to strike New England Telephone Co. if a nationwide walkout begins at midnight Sunday. Union leaders say they are prepared, while company officials hope for an agreement to avoid service disruption.
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Biddeford
New England Telephone Co
Tim Ies
James Mayo
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Augusta
Journal
Telephone Company
Communications Workers of America
Phone Company
Mayo
Maine
John McCatherine
Portland
Washington, D.C
Boston
McCatherine
CWA
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