Nixon Orders Bombing Halt and Paris Talks Resume
President Nixon ordered a halt to bombing above the 20th parallel in North Vietnam as serious negotiations resume January 8. Kissinger will lead talks with Hanoi officials after a monthlong pause with technical discussions starting January 2.
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Washington
Nixon
North Vietnam
Henry Kissinger
Paris
White House
Gerald L. Warren
Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Xuan Thuy
Warren
Haiphong
U.S
West
United States
South Vietnam
Hospital sale plan eyed to aid severely retarded youths
York County officials consider purchasing a Kittery hospital for conversion into a center for profoundly retarded children. The plan envisions 41 residential beds, early childhood focus south of Augusta, and services including respite care, day care, and training with an estimated total cost of about 713000 plus renovations.
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Maryline White
Kennebunk
Kittery
York County
Southern Maine Comprehensive Health Association
Peter Minvielle
Tri-County Hospital
Albert Anderson
Bureau of Retardation
Maine Department of Mental Health and Corrections
Pineland
Bangor
Peaa
Maine
Anderson
Walter Hichens
Eliot
Hichens
Augusta
Saco Valley
Saco
Camp Waban
Waban
Waban Board
Health and Institutions Joint Standing Committee
Tri-County
Life Ends Publication as Final Issue Sells Fast
Life magazine folds after 36 years due to losses from TV competition and higher postal rates. The December 29 issue attracted rapid demand with 500 000 extra copies printed and 5.5 million mailed to subscribers, while dealers reported frantic buying across major markets.
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Associated Press
Life Magazine
Pioneer
Chicago
Loop
Los Angeles
Dallas
Hollywood
Calif
Life
Miami
Smithsonian Loser in Battle Over Tecumseh Salvage Rights
A U.S. District Court ordered the Smithsonian to pay Expeditions Unlimited Inc. 212,305 for breach of contract over exclusive media rights to salvage the Civil War ironclad USS Tecumseh. The wreck lies in Mobile Bay, and salvage plans aimed to fund an armed forces museum.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Mobile Bay
Alabama
Smithsonian
U.S
Expeditions Unlimited Inc
Pompano Beach
Fla
John J. Pyne
S. Dillon Ripley
Pyne
Expeditions Unlimited
First
David Glasgow Farragut
Potomac River
Bene
Ft. Morgan
Adm
Farragut
South
No Journal On Holiday Observe New Year Closure
The Journal will not publish on Monday for New Year’s Day observance. All departments will be closed.
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Crackdown Vowed In Gambling Busts
State police say more arrests may follow as undercover probes target illegal bookmaking. Fourteen people were charged in coordinated raids across Portland South Portland Bangor and Brewer with liquor inspectors assisting. Arrests occurred at White Eagle Cafe Griffin Club Alfied Glass and Aluminum Co and at several private homes.
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Augusta
Portland
South Portland
Bangor
Brewer
P.L. Port Jr
Raymond Littlefield II
John L. Littlefield
Old Orchard Beach
White Eagle Cafe
Ernest
Reginald Raweliff
Eleanor D. Battey
John WD. Battey
Somoza Keeps Power in Nicaragua Amid Earthquake Fallout
Gen. Anastasio Somoza remains the dominant force in Nicaragua as the nation recovers from last Saturday’s Managua quake. The Somoza family controls major businesses from cattle to sugar and influences the military junta guiding the country toward a new constitution.
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Managua
Nicaragua
America
Somoza
Anastasio Somoza
Almos
Novedades
LaSalle
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