York County Budget Set For Wednesday Hearing
York County commissioners present a revised 1973 and 1974 budget to the York County legislative delegation in Augusta for a Wednesday hearing. The plan sets total budgets of 881 896.47 for 1973 and 879 814.47 for 1974 with tax demands around 519 203.29 and 509 565.00 respectively, while towns face higher levies to fund county services and local officials push for greater local control.
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Alfred
Board of County Commissioners
York County
Augusta
Sheriff's Department
Superior Court
Register of Deeds
Lucien Dutremble
D-Biddeford
Biddeford
Paul Reny
Saco
Clement Auger
Holiday Inn
Dutremble
Arundel
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Old Orchard Beach
Wells
David Walley
James McMahon
South Vietnamese Forces Suffer Major Defeats Near Saigon
South Vietnamese troops report heavy losses as two battalions of the 5th Division fall into an enemy trap northwest of Saigon. Officials cite 56 killed and 132 wounded since Friday, with further prisoners and ambushes reported amid ongoing fighting and evacuations.
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Saigon
Fields Repris
5Th Division
Viet Cong
Liberation Radio
Phuong van Tau
Saison
Duc Co
U.S
Kissinger Returns to Paris as Vietnam Accord Nears
Washington reports indicate a cease-fire accord for Vietnam may be signed soon. Kissinger flew to Paris after briefing Nixon as Hanoi and Saigon officials signal steps toward ending the war.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Andrews Air Force Base
Nixon
White House
Kissinger
Tran van Lam
Spiro T. Agnew
Saigon
Agnew
Capitol Hill
Nguyen Thi Binh
Vietnam
Hanoi
Buro
le Duc Thorne
U.S
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Nguyen van Thieu
Haig
Thieu
Tho
Ellsworth Bunker
Presidential
Coast Guard Rescues Six From Dragged Shrinking Digger
Coast Guard helicopters plucked six crewmen from the 100 foot dragger Nine about 75 miles east of Chatham as heavy seas sank the vessel after a Saturday storm. Capt. John Curcuru and son John Jr along with Al lero Brancaleone Ronald Foley and Alfred Ozolins were rescued. owner Paul Saunders valued the loss at 300000 dollars.
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Boston
Coast Guard
Chatham
Houston H. Hughes
Hughes
Cmdr
Joseph Crowe
Crowe
John B. Curcuru
John Jr
Gloucester
Allerio Brancaleone
Ronald Foley
New Bedford
Alfred Ozolins
West Barrington
R.1
Paul Saunders
New Bedford Harbor Development
Supreme Court voids Texas abortion ban in landmark ruling
The Supreme Court rules 7 to 2 that states cannot ban or restrict abortions in the first three months, citing a broad right to privacy. Justice Blackmun writes that medical data show early abortion is relatively safe, while dissents by White and Rehnquist emphasize constitutional limits. The decision also overturns Georgia's law on similar grounds and outlines limits for later pregnancy regulation and physician requirements.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
Harry A. Blackmun
Blackmun
Byron R. White
William H. Rehnquist
White
Rehnquist
Georgia
Kano Jetliner Crash Kills Many From Mecca Pilgrimage
A Royal Jordanian Airlines Boeing 707 crash landed in fog at Kano, Nigeria, killing many of the 202 pilgrims aboard. Reports varied on tolls from 162 to 191 with about 40 survivors and 11 confirmed alive. The jet left Jidda for Kano and the scene was described as engulfed in flames.
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Radio Nigeria
Moscow
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
Royal Jordanian Airlines
Jidda
Kano
Lagos
A Man Reports His Wife Practices Bird Imitations
A humorous item notes a husband complains his wife mimics birds, watching him intently like a hawk. The brief, quirky anecdote fits the paper’s light entertainment corner.
Sargent weighs easing air pollution rules amid heating oil shortage
Gov. Francis W. Sargent considers temporarily allowing one per cent sulfur content fuels for offices factories and public facilities to cut heating costs. A spokesman cautions against hastily relaxing rules as public safety remains priority. Burkhardt of the Petroleum Institute cites high soil burner concentration Massachusetts leads New England and warns 35 000 homes could lose heat if cold continues with potential $30 extra annual heating oil cost.
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Boston
Francis W. Sargent
Charles Burkhardt
The
Petroleum Institute
Sargent
Springfield
Cape Cod
Burkhardt
New England
Massachusetts
Watergate defendants dispute plea inducement claim
Time magazine reports E Howard Hunt Jr offered money to four co defendants to plead guilty. Hunt denies the magazine account as testifying sources say the admissions may have stalled wider testimony about government involvement. The piece notes the third week of the Watergate trial and ongoing public interest.
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Washington
Time Magazine
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Hunt
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House of Representatives
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Anagnostis
Anita Littlefield
Inside the Journal
Queen Elizabeth
Bay State
New York
Brooklyn
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