Maine Legislators Hear Broad Range Of Bills Next Week
Aug– Maine lawmakers prepare hearings on York County budget reform and education welfare, liquor sales, smoking on public conveyances, and repeal of the poll tax. Sessions cover Health and Welfare, Human Resources, Liquor Control, Public Utilities, Taxation, Judiciary, Legal Affairs, and Labor committees.
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Augusta
James McMahon
Kennebunk
York County
State House
Human Resources Committee
Liquor Control Committee
Taxation Committee
McMahon
Judiciary Committee
Maine
Barry Hobbins
Dsaco
Robert Farley
Biddeford
Labor Committee
Thieves Strip Sacramento House Down to Its Bricks
Sheriff deputies report thieves emptied a $35,000 model home rented for $200 monthly until December. They dismantled the roof floor carpeting sinks lighting fixtures refrigerator cabinets windows doors faucets and two chimneys brick by brick.
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Sacramento
Calif
Sheriff's Deputies
Slumping U S Dollar Dominates World Economic Talks
In Bonn and Basel leaders and central bankers discuss the world currency crisis as the dollar weakens. Japan restricts FX activity fearing a dollar flood while Britain France and West Germany monitor actions. Officials weigh potential devaluation measures amid US payment deficits and European price inflation.
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Bonn
Germany
U.S
Japan
Europe
Basel
Switzerland
Britain
Treasury
Anthony Barber
London
Paris
Dear Abby Cartoon Section Highlights
A compact page format shows cartoons and notices from church, classifieds, and puzzle features. The column includes a humorous quote about spouses and home life amid the day’s small items and entertainment notes.
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Abby
Kissinger Opens Hanoi Talks as POW Draw Up Release Plan
Henry Kissinger arrived in Hanoi to begin four days of postwar talks while in Saigon officials outlined plans to release about 142 American and 3,000 Vietnamese prisoners. Kissinger spoke of a new U.S. relationship with North Vietnam and planned to discuss Laos cease fire amid protests from Hanoi over U.S. air attacks in Cambodia and Laos. In Saigon, negotiators prepared for prisoner repatriation with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong prisoners to be exchanged at Quan Loi and Pleiku.
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Saigon
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
U.S
Kissinger
Air Force
Giam Lama
Ers
Nixon
United States
North Vietnam
Laos
Vietnam
Cambodia
North
South Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
Quan Loi
An Loc
Exchange Site Still Under Fire In Vietnam
In An Loc near Saigon fighting continues as 27 U S prisoners are set for release Monday under a cease fire. Communist and South Vietnamese artillery exchange persists with near constant fire around the rubber plantation and city, while a U N oversight team inspects the prisoner exchange site.
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AN Loc
Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Quan Loi
International Commission For Control and Supervision
9Ir
Cambodia
Lloyd Bucher Leads Mine Sweeping Duties in Pacific
Navy Cmdr Lloyd M Bucher former Pueblo commander heads Mineflot One chief staff officer of the mine flotilla clearing mines from North Vietnamese waters. He joined a Guam based group of min esweepers as part of the Pacific antimine force. The Pueblo was captured off Korea in 1968 after heavy fire, with Bucher and 10 crew wounded.
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Washington
Pueblo
Navy
Lloyd M. Bucher
Pentagon
Bucher
Mineflot One
Pacific
Korea
U.S
Nixon may announce 80 million dollar cotton sale to China
Washington sources within the Agriculture Department say President Nixon could unveil an 80 million dollar U S cotton sale to China as part of broader trade overtures. Trade officials note China has already bought at least 400 000 bales and may seek more while Kissinger’s China visit looms, though official word remains cautious.
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Willy Brandt
West Germany
Nixon
Brandt
Smithsonian
Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
China
Peking
Department
Henry Kissinger
U.s.-China
White House
Texas
Rall’ Brothers & Coney, Ltd
Peiking
Apartment Key Is Vacation Key
Vacation resorts push apartment hotels to attract families with fully equipped units and kitchenettes. A computer system by Marc T. Inman speeds reservations across 20 resorts worldwide, with plans to expand to Mexico Hawaii and more. Room service is limited but maid and laundry services persist while guests may enjoy lower off season rates and a home like atmosphere.
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Marc T. Inman
United States
Europe
Canada
Caribbean
Mexico
Hawaii
South America
North Africa
Inman
Condomart
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