Maine Top News of 1972 Highlights Shape the Year
The year’s most reported Maine story centers on Senator Smith’s surprising primary defeat and subsequent loss to Democratic Rep. William Hathaway. Other major items include Muskie’s decline, a coast spill, big box voting repeal, Bath Iron Works tanker award, Red Tide invasion, and a POW veteran’s welcome.
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Casco Bay
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Repubsi
Bath Iron Works
Portland
Kfe
Reid
Paign
Muskie
Ellis
Margaret Chase Smith
National Congress
Mark Gartley
North
Vietnam
U.S. Air Attacks Intensify Over Hanoi Haiphong Area
U S bombers conducted more than 1 400 strikes in the Hanoi Haiphong region in the past week, targeting rail yards shipyards command centers and air defenses. The blitz included 400 B 52 strikes dropping over 10 000 tons of bombs amid a 36 hour Christmas cease fire and resumed attacks.
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U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
North Vietnam
The
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U.S. Command
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Indochina
Nixon
North Vietnam refuses Paris talks meeting over bombing
The North Vietnamese delegation says it will not attend a proposed Paris peace talks meeting with the United States until bombing of North Vietnam ends. The U S and South Vietnam rejected a Dec 28 date and no session will be held Thursday. The next meeting date remains unsettled.
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Paris
North Vietnam
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
Managua Aftershocks Chaos and Looting Amid Quake Toll
Looters roam Managua rubble as fires burn and bodies decompose after the earthquake. Somoza blames arson for losses while others allege looters and demolition teams. Casualties estimated at 3,000 to 6,000 dead, up to 20,000 injured. Rescue crews burn unclaimed bodies and bury many. US relief chief warns of truck shortages and needs for food water as survivors seek shelter and supplies.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Somoza
National Guard
Asd
Col
Frank Simons
U.S
Simons
Cartoons Classifieds and Puzzle Highlights
A compact page teaser lists sections Cartoons classifieds sports crossword puzzle and Dear Abby with pages 14 15 14 and 4 5 7 12. The scan shows a light puzzle and advice page layout accompanying feature sections.
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Abby
Mass flight reported from Hanoi after new U S air strikes
Vienna based correspondent Pal Toth of MTA said tens of thousands fled Hanoi after overnight strikes described as a carpet bombing. He witnessed two B52s shot down and reported air defenses downed five B52 bombers during the raid.
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Pal Toth
Hanoi
MTA
North Vietnam
U.S
Truman Lies In State Today At Presidential Library
Independence Mo AP Harry S Truman lies in state today at the presidential library bearing his name. The funeral events will be simple as requested by the Trumans with a memorial service planned in Washington at National Cathedral. Richard Nixon and Lyndon B Johnson were to bid farewell at the library.
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Truman
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United States
Mrs. Truman
Margaret
Clifton Daniel
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Washington
Congress
Mary Jane Truman
Nixon
Mare
Truman Funeral Schedule for Former President Harry S. Truman
The official CST funeral timetable lists private services at the Park Chapel followed by a motorcade to the Truman Library. Notable attendees include Gov. Hearnes Lyndon Johnson and the Nixons. The sequence includes lying in state a military honor ceremony viewing and burial in the Library courtyard.
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F.L. Golightly
Senate
Harry S. Truman
Independence
Warren E. Hearnes
Missouri
Ees
Lyndon Johnson
Truman Lirary
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nixon
Fee Schedule Set For Out-Patients At Webber Hospital
Webber Hospital Association approves a minimum fee to support the emergency out patient department. The charge ranges from 10 to 15 dollars depending on whether care involves private or hospital employed physicians. The plan begins January 1 and covers 24 hour service seven days a week with additional costs for materials and services.
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Webber Hospital Association
Davis
Carleton F. Davis
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W.S. Libbey
Kenneth M. Curtis
Land Use Regulation Commission
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Simplex Wire Cable Co
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Fred Wahlsing
Maine Industrial Building Authority
Freeport
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Inside the Journal
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