Peacekeepers Harassed at Saigon Base Stir Tension
In Saigon’s Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnamese guards clash with international peacekeepers. Poles and Hungarians threaten to move their troops from the commission compound after identity checks and gate searches. US, Canadian, and Vietnamese officials report delays and detentions at the gate. Violent incidents in Hue and ongoing prisoner releases in Quang Tri and Loc Ninh accompany the tense standoff.
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Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
International Commission For Control and Supervision
Commission
Bogdan Wasilewski
U.S
Ney
Joint Military Commission
William H. Sullivan
Four-Party Commission
Pham Duong Hien
International Commission
Hue
United States
Quang Tri Province
Demilitarized Zone
Loc Ninh
Red Tide May Reappear in Massachusetts Coastal Waters
Massachusetts marine experts warned the red tide could recur this summer after last fall's shellfish devastation. A bill seeks a $200,000 two and a half year study by UMass Marine Laboratory and Cat Cove Laboratory Salem, with the Massachusetts Science and Technology Foundation to contract research.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Committee On Neutral Resources and Agriculture
William V. McLean Jr
D-Fairhaven
Department of Commerce and Development
Massachusetts Science and Technology Foundation
Jack Silvers
University of Massachusetts Marine Laboratory
Cat Cove Laboratory
Salem
Frank Grice
Division of Marine Fisheries
Edward Gilfillan
Umass Marine Station
Gilfillan
Biddeford Post Office Reopens Debated Plan For City Use
A proposal to acquire the former Biddeford post office under the Historic Preservation Act stands at the Department of Interior. If approved the city would repurpose the building into a municipal complex including police and recreation departments near a new community center. Parking adjustments and funding via sale of City Building are discussed, with SS office potential as an alternative federal use and a possible 50 jobs payroll.
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Biddeford
Department of Interior
U.S
Peter N. Kyros
Maine
Kyros
Post
Rauchar
Gilbert R. Boucher
Post Office
Boucher
Federal Street
Washington Street
Franklin Street
Jerome Plante
Old Orchard Beach
York County
Plante
OEO
York-Cumberland Development Corporation
Federal Housing Administration
Maine Housing Authority
York-Cumberland Housing Development Corporation
Food Prices Rise Again See Wholesale Index Jump in January
Washington AP reports wholesale prices climbed 1.3 percent unadjusted in January, led by farm products and processed foods and feeds rising 3.3 percent and farm prices at a 16.9 percent rate with seasonal factors. Industrial commodities rose 0.5 percent unadjusted.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statisttics
BLS
Kissinger Begins Five Day Talks With China In Peking
Presidental adviser Henry Kissinger arrived in Peking for five days of talks with Chinese leaders to advance normalization of relations. He was greeted by Foreign Minister Chi Peng-fei and officials after flying from Hong Kong via Shanghai. Discussions may cover Vietnam cease fire roles and a proposed US trade mission in Peking. China has rejected the idea before citing Vietnam and Taiwan as barriers. Kissinger will also discuss China's participation in the Paris peace conference beginning February 26.
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Tokyo
Japan
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
United States
China
Kissinger
Chi Peng-fei
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Hsinhua
Hanoi
Viet
Soviet Union
Moscow
Asia
Vietnam
Paris
Agreement curbs hijacking between United States and Cuba
The U S Cuba pact goes into effect with simultaneous signings in Washington and Havana. It covers prosecution or extradition of hijackers and pledges to enforce neutrality laws barring use of American property to harass Cuba. It is not retroactive and excludes hijackers already abroad.
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Washington
Havana
Cuba
William P. Rogers
United States
U.S
Associated Press
Don Miguel Seized in Historic Los Angeles Marijuana Haul
U S Customs agents confiscated nearly eight tons of marijuana from the Mexican registered freighter Don Miguel in Los Angeles harbor. The 150 foot vessel carried 7 000 bricks of pot in 384 boxes marked coffee with crews Turage under investigation.
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San Pedro
Calif
U.S
Los Angeles
Bureau of Customs
Glory
Mr. Roberts
Henry Fonda
Jack Lemmon
James Cagney
Don Miguel
San Jorge
Mazatlan
San Francisco
Inside The Journal Today’s Chuckle Brief Note
A fragment from Inside The Journal hints at a light item about someone being home until a call arrives. The garbled text suggests a short, humorous public note or domestic quip in the early edition.
Scontras Plans 485 Lot Saco Subdivision Across Wildwood
Saco Planning Board considers Nicholas Scontras 485 lot Wildwood subdivision from Wildwood Drive to Old Orchard Beach line. Project includes private lagoon sewerage facility with city takeover possible, staged parcel development, and 45 day board decision.
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Saco Board
Nicholas P. Scontras
Wildwood
Saco Planning Board
Wildwood Drive
Ferry Road
Old Orchard Beach Town
Scontras
Thomas Griffin
Portland
Saco
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Inside the Journal
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Hans Klonder
Griffin
Rae
Sees
Riftin
State Department of Economic Development
State Department of Health and Welfare
Planning Board
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