U S Sells Missiles To Lebanon Amid Mideast Arms Push
U S has supplied Lebanon with a small number of TOW antitank missiles and is weighing Beirut requests for antiaircraft guns. Officials say under two dozen launchers are in Lebanese hands, with no major shift in policy. The State Department also notes talks on Hawk missiles for Jordan and a broader arms sale drive in the region including F16s to Iran and F5Es to Saudi Arabia.
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Washington
United States
Lebanon
Beirut
Israel
Middle East
Jordan
State Department
Mideast
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Old Orchard Beach Bridge Club Hiigh Score Report
The Tuesday Afternoon Dessert Bridge Club met at Mrs. Herbert Bean’s Adelaide Road home. High score was achieved by Mrs. Wesley Mower. Hope Circle plans a Monday meeting at Mrs. Jean Mowers’s 20 Shady Lane. A Rainbow Scholarship Fund pie social is set for Sunday January 19 from 1 30 to 4 p.m. Home made pies will be sold. The next Rainbow meeting moves to Thursday January 23 at 7 30 p.m. from 7 p.m.
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Old Orchard Beach
Herbert Bean
Adelaide Road
Wesley Mower
Hope Circle
Jean Mowers
Shady Lane
Rainbow Scholarship Fund
Longley Receives Maine Women Talent Bank List
The Maine Governor receives a talent bank of over 100 women from the Governor's Council on the Status of Women to aid in appointing state board and commission members. The council expects groups with large female memberships to circulate forms and store names in the state computer for openings.
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Longley
Women’s
Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
Governor's Council On the Status of Women
Council
Shirley Elias Ezzy
The
Ezzy
Arge
Oil import tax fight jumps across New England congressmen
Rep William Cohan of Maine joins a bloc seeking Congressional approval for Ford's proposed three dollar per barrel oil import tax. The plan aims to curb a price rise that could lift petroleum costs in Maine by up to 15 cents a gallon. The Senate stalls on New Hampshire seat disputes as legislative leaders map votes in late January.
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Washington
William Cohan
Maine
New England
Ford
Cohen
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Wyman
Senate Rules Committee
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
New Hampshire
Mike Mansfield
D- Mont
Durkin
Rules Committee
Senate
Meldrim Thomson Jr
Connecticut Firms Favor Late Tax Penalties Amid Delinquencies
Connecticut cities from New Haven to Stamford report rising tax delinquencies as high costs and unemployment bite. Officials note 9 percent penalties seem cheaper than bank rates, urging lawmakers to raise the threshold to 12 percent or tie it to the prime rate. Major firms such as Penn Central, Connecticut Light and Power, and GTE face unpaid bills and accruing interest as economic downturn curbs payments.
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New Haven
Hartford
Bridgeport
Waterbury
Stamford
Vito Mazza
West Haven
Penn Central Railroad
Penn Central
Connecticut Light & Power Co
General Telephone & Electric Service Corp
Cl&p
GTE
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Mark Harman
London
England
Mark
Graham
Belinda
Madeline's Beauty & Wig Shop
Union St. Sace
Theu
Doris Clappison
Linda Tremblay
Madeline Beaudoin
Cama House
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Vacuums
Electrolux
Desco Parts & Repair
Jo. Duffee Melvin
O. C. Bch
Biddeford Savings
Member
FDIC
F.D.J.C
Iddeford Savings Bank
Main ST
Wayne Stewart
N.H. Senate
Congress
Louis C. Wyman
John A. Durkin
Bennett Katz
Katz
House
Upton
Alfred
York County
Clifton A. Upton
Kittery
Nancy Lee
Wayne Lorton
Kittery Trading Post
Chauncey Gerry
Raymond Moreau
Sporting Goods
Denver
Texaco
Amoco
International Oil Workers Union
A.F Grospiron
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
Mobil
Standard of Ohio
Union
Ashland
Standard Oil
Indiana
California
Wyoming
Texas
Oklahoma
Illinois
New Jersey
Gulf
Atlantic Richfield
Grospiron
Sea OF Galilee
Syria
UPI
Raymond
Audie’ Insurance Agency
Elm St
Connecticut
Martin Griffin
F.D Rich Co
F.D Rich
Weight Watchers
Ousemary
Christ Church Episcopal
Wiscasset
Portland
Regis International, Inc
Great Neck
Weight Watchers International
the Bastille
C.C
Teedfox
Trusl Nursing
May Street
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