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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1976
Page
3
A conservationist works to rescue wild birds after a Liberian tanker leaked oil, creating a 34 mile slick near Paulsboro New Jersey on the Delaware River. The spill endangers wildlife along three states and local shorelines.
Senator Harrison Williams called on the Coast Guard to produce speedy results in the Olympic Games oil spill investigation. He urged a review of liability laws and stronger safeguards as environmental damage from the Delaware River incident prompts calls for tougher oil spill regulations.
Rhode Island Senator John H. Chafee expressed support for offshore oil exploration off the New England coast arguing it can be done safely with proper safeguards. He proposed tracking tankers by radar or Coast Guard patrols and a central monitoring point, while stressing precaution after the Argo Merchant spill.
Treasury officials warn some dollars have misprints worth more to collectors. Kenneth DeHart says errors appeared nationwide due to human and mechanical faults. New inspectors will boost quality control as serial and seals were printed on the wrong side or upside down.
Harvard law professor Dr James Vorenberg and his wife Elizabeth of Boston University argue in Atlantic Monthly that criminalizing prostitution wastes police resources and fuels crime. They say legality could reduce corruption as police accept bribes in illegal markets.
The tanker Argo Merchant ran aground near Nantucket Shoals and broke up after 6 days of heavy seas spilling 7.6 million gallons of oil. Captain George Papadopoulos testified in a U.S. court hearing on a 2.5 million dollar cargo-loss claim by Northeast Petroleum and Shipping Corp. The crew faced navigational and equipment failures including a malfunctioning gyrocompass and radar.
The Coast Guard seeks to determine if Olympic Games captain Vassilios Vlismas is guilty of misconduct after the Liberian tanker spilled 133,500 gallons of oil into the Delaware River. Vlismas is jailed on $50,000 bail pending a January hearing, charged under the Water Pollution Control Act and the Refuse Act of 1898.
Maine Board of Environmental Protection criticized Pittston Oil Co for ignoring human error in a feasibility report for a proposed Eastport refinery. The BEP blamed the model for assuming perfect piloting and cited potential navigation hazards in Head Harbour Passage with one supertanker weekly.
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