Biddeford Airport Growth Tied to DesRoberts Help
George DesRoberts donates services to expand Biddeford Municipal Airport to a 5,000 foot runway with a 1,000 foot initial extension. City plans 125000 state match and a total 500000 with federal funds, aiming to attract industry and larger aircraft.
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Biddeford
State
DesRoberts
FAA
Gilbert R. Boucher
Chicago
Somerset
Norridgewock
DesRobert
Tyndale Proposes Educational Shifts in Maine System
Maine state Rep. Elmont S. Tyndale calls to unify public education under the State Department of Education, merging the University of Maine’s separate governance. He also advocates directing surplus education funds to subsidies, creating a York County community college, and revising school board eligibility rules.
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Maryline White
Augusta
University of Maine
State Department of Education
House
Joint
Standing Committee On Education
Elmont S. Tyndale
Rhennebunkport
Carroll S. MccGary
Rep. Tyndale
Maine
Department of Education
Rep
Tyndale
York County
St. Francis College
Signs Of Agreement Emerges In Vietnam Talks
Saigon indicated it is ready to accept a peace accord with the United States and North Vietnam stating progress toward a conclusion. Foreign Minister Tran Van Lam said clarifications on technical annexes are sought, while Kissinger and Tho resume Paris talks. Haig to brief Thieu and return to Saigon as diplomatic efforts continue.
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Saigon
Tran van Lam
Lam
United States
North Vietnam
Techni
Cal
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Paris
Nixon
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Nguyen van Thieu
Haig
Thieu
Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
Washington
White House
Kissinger and
Tho
South Vietnam
Republic of
Bombing Strikes Press Thieu Regime Across South Vietnam
U S and South Vietnamese forces launched three campaigns to back Thieu in a cease fire. B52 and fighter-bombers totaled over 400 strikes on base areas, while Long Me Mothers Heart urged defections and Viet Cong searches. Scattered fighting reported from DMZ to Mekong Delta with 54 rocket attacks on government positions.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Thieu
Demilitarized Zone
Mekong Delta
Saigon Command
Quang Tri City
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Dear Abby flirts with a straphanger on the bus
A man on a city bus tries to strike up conversation with a pretty girl in front of him as staff writer and readers weigh the awkward moment in a light editorial note.
Chou Sees USSR As Asia Threat
Premier Chou En-lai, speaking in Beijing to Takeo Kimura, warned that the Soviet Union is the next potential threat in Asia after the Vietnam War and urged continued U S Japan security ties with a nuclear umbrella. He said the pact should eventually end for Japan to gain independence.
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Tokyo
Chou En-lai
Soviet Union
Asia
Peking
Japan
Liberal-Democratic Party
Takeo Kimura
Kimura
Chou
United States
China
U. S
Kakuei Tanaka
U.S
Tanaka
Strong U S Economy Ends 1972 On Upswing
Washington reports 1972 closed with GNP rising 8.5 percent annual rate in Q4 and full year 6.5 percent growth. Inflation measured at 2.7 percent for Oct-Dec, CPI around 3.5 percent in 1972. Nixon acts to curb inflation with spending cuts and wage price controls for 1974.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Withiever
Iget
Department
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisors
Congress
Mass Murder Sought Motive in Hanafi Sect Slayings
Police probe the execution style killings of seven people including five children at a Washington home tied to Hanafi Muslims. Kareem Abdul Jabbar, owner of the house, calls the crime the work of lunatics as investigators seek four to eight attackers amid possible drownings and gunshot deaths.
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Washington
Milwaukee Bucks
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Jabbar
Lew Alcindor
UCLA
Milwaukee
Bibi Khaalis
Almina Khaalis
North Carolina
Reginald Hawkins
Joseph O'Brien
Elijah Muhammad
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Saco
Turing
Berton K. Braley
Harry Wooster
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Corona
Tedeor
Ussr
Saco River
S of the
Dick Danforth
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Associated Press
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