Saudi sheikh seeks to buy Alamo as gift to son
Sheikh Masoud Al-Sharif Al Hamdan of Saudi Arabia proposes purchasing the Alamo shrine and gifting it to his son. A Houston lawyer would explain the difficulty of the plan, suggesting perhaps a Texas ranch instead. The son is in Texas under a program where foreign officers train at American bases, including four Air Force bases and Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio.
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San Antonio. Tex
Masoud Al-Sharif al Hamdan
Saudi Arabia
Alamo
Texas
San Antonio
Houston
Air Force Bases
Ft. Sam Houston
Maine Industry group seeks fuel policy reform
The Associated Industries of Maine passed a resolution opposing higher fuel prices and sent copies to President Ford, the Maine delegation, and Gov. Longley. The measure urges alternative national fuel-reduction methods and warns tariff increases could trigger unemployment, hardship for retirees, and business failures.
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Augusta
Associated Industries of Maine
Ford
Maine
James B. Longley
AIM
Four Slain In Bluffton Georgia Grocery Store
Four men were lined up behind a counter and shot to death during a robbery at Manfields Grocery in Bluffton near Blakely Georgia. Police arrested a man whose car ditched nearby. no charges filed as investigators seek motive and exact loot. The victims included the store manager, a trainee, the trainee’s friend, and a customer, all killed with a high powered rifle.
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Blakely, Ga
Manfields
Bluffton
Blakely
Georgia
Global terror justice drifts as hijackers go free
Arab states and the PLO criticize terrorism but rarely punish attackers. Abu Ahmoud was executed in Beirut last Sept for 1973 Rome and Athens attacks. In many cases captors win release through ransom or new hijackings, with suspects later fleeing to Libya or other safe havens.
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PLO
Abu Ahmoud
Beirut
Rome
Athens
Abu Nidal
Fatah
Baghdad
Yasir Arafat
Dubai
Tunisia
West Germany
Maine university official named governor aide for six months
Dr Bruce R. Poulton vice president of research and service at the University of Maine will serve as a paidless special assistant to Governor James B. Longley for six months while on sabbatical. Longley praised Poulton for his readiness to help in key state planning efforts.
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Augusta
University of Maine
James B. Longley
Longley
Bruce R. Poulton
Poulton
University
College of Life Sciences and Agriculture
United States Pushes International Action Against Terrorism
UN diplomat says a new drive for international action against terrorism will be launched after France’s stance shifts amid a hostage crisis at Orly Airport. U S Ambassador John Seals notes growing Western revulsion to terror tactics and aims to outline concrete steps with France and other governments.
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United Nations
N.Y l
United States
U.S
Orly
Michel Poniatowski
John A. Seals
Poniatowski
Scali
Nixon's Legal Fund Nearing Collapse Seeks Foreign Help
Richard M. Nixon's legal defense fund, after paying an additional $20,000 in lawyers' fees, faces a near zero balance and seeks to raise $1 million from foreign contributors. Baruch Korff, head of the fund, noted $100,000 in fees since Nixon’s resignation and a balance owed to Miller Cassidy etc. Contributions come in daily, prompting Korff to send letters to newspapers worldwide to boost support.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Legal Defense Fund
Baruch Korff
President Nixon Justice Fund
Nixon
Korff
The
Justice Fund
White House
Free World
CMP Awarded Permit for Power Cable to Sears Island Plant
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection unanimously granted Central Maine Power Co. a permit to lay a quarter mile of underground cable from Searsport to Sears Island as the first step in its environmental permits for a Sears Island nuclear plant. CMP seeks two 1,200 megawatt reactors on the island.
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Augusta
Maine Board of Environmental Protection
Central Maine Power Co
Sears Island
Searsport
Department of Environmental Protection
CMP
Passamaquoddies Win Landmark Nonintercourse Ruling
U S District Judge Ed ward T Gignoux holds the 1840 act applies to the Passamaquoddy Indians creating a trust relation with the United States The ruling allows the tribe to seek government action against Maine for up to 300 million dollars over as much as three million acres they claim were seized or compromised since statehood in 1820 Tangible land deals and flooding claims are cited as violations of the act
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Portland
Maine
United States
U.S. District Court
Edward T. Gignoux
Department of the Interior
State of
Gignoux
Passamaquoddies
Masssachusetts
Cohen Urges Potato Aid for Needy Nations
Rep. William Cohen of Maine urged the Agriculture Department to include potatoes in U S food assistance to nations in need before surplus is wasted. He said he had written previously to Secretary Earl Butz but received only a vague response that the potato was under study.
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William Cohen
Maine
Department of Agriculture
United States
Cohen
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Purge of FBI Files Sparks Legal Debate in Congress
FBI Director Clarence M Kelley says stripping derogatory or unproven congressmen files is illegal and silent on destruction. National Archives officials confirm current law requires keeping records and forbids destroying most FBI records on Congress members. A House subcommittee plans hearings on FBI record retention and possible legal changes.
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Washington
FBI
Clarence M. Kelley
Congress
Kelley
James B. Rhoads
Rhoads
James E. O'Neill
O'Neill
National Archives
House Judiciary
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Brookdale Community College
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel
Libya
Greece
State Department
Rep
House
London
Ont
Donald Wayne Cline
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Bill Sells
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Doyon’s
Deering Lumber
Armstrong
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Master Charge Bank Americard
Missy
Aletta Dress Kite Mill
Mill St
Springvale, Maine
Electrolux
J. Durfee
Melvin Ave
0.C.B
Cole Farm
Michael McGinley
P.O. Box
South Berwick, Maine
Yvonne Belanger
Pool Rd
Walter E. Ducharme
Box 274
Wells
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Jackie Hanson
Guinea
Gina Beaucage
Dominic Pratt
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Old Port Rd
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Robert A. Boilard
High St
R.J. Anderson Jr
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Cleaves
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