Tampax expansion rumors reach Saco Maine plant
Rumors circulate that Tampax Corp may build a 2 million dollar Maine plant with expansion potential near Saco and Biddeford. Officials say no decision is made while a regional Tampax spokesman confirms ongoing site investigations. Borings were reportedly taken on land along Roebuck Avenue, with officials declining comment.
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Berton Braley
Tampax
Palmer
Mass
Maine
Maremont Corp
Sweetser Children’s
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Biddeford
Economic Improvement Commission
Roger R. Johnson
Johnson
Alfred Road
Four Canadian Women Stranded On Drawbridge Edge
Four elderly Canadian tourists Madeleine Dow Norah Bennett Margaret Strype and Olive M Bomb aged 74 to 78 became wedged in a borrowed car on the Treasure Island drawbridge in Boca Ciega Bay when the span opened. The car hung 45 feet above water for about an hour as rescuers arrived.
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Fla
Clayton Gignac
Madeleine Dow
Norah Bennett
Margaret Strype
Olive M. Bomb
Boca Ciega Bay
Officials plan Nixon Thieu meeting in US trip
Saigon officials say President Thieu will travel to the United States next month to meet President Nixon, likely in Honolulu. Vice President Agnew and Thieu discussed plans, with Thieu aiming to press economic and military requests while seeking personal assurances from Nixon.
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Nguyen van Thieu
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Nixon
Honolulu
Spiro T. Agnew
Thieu
Lam
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Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
North Vietnam
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Cease-Fire Violations Down But Fighting Heavy In Places
Saigon reports a decline in cease-fire violations with 209 incidents in the past 24 hours, down from 311 and 426 earlier, while heavy fighting continues in Quang Tri and the central highlands. Casualties rose, with 673 Communist troops and 138 government soldiers killed, plus 563 South Vietnamese reported killed in the period. Canadian observers hope to deploy, but delay persists due to the absence of a key Viet Cong figure from another peace group.
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Spiro T. Agnew
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Thieu
Nixon
Honolulu
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Joint Military Commission
United States
North
South Vietnam
Cong van Cong
U. S
Demilitarized Zone
Earthquake Hits Mexico Taking At Least 10 Lives
A strong quake centered 200 miles west of Mexico City plus a volcanic eruption in Colima caused at least ten deaths and injuries to about 100. Buildings collapsed in Tecoman Gomez Farls Tonila and Manzanillo faced extensive damage as services faltered. President Echeverria ordered aid while residents rushed to safety.
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Mexico City
Pacific
Colima
Tecoman
Gomez Falls
Jalisco
Tonila
Pablo Pacheco
Colima City
Tacubaya Seismology Center
Luis Echeverria
Michoacan
Manzanillo
Pablo Silva Garcia
Defense Ministry
Octavio Senties
National University
Inside The Journal Irish Playwrights Feature
The Journal highlights Irish playwrights with profiles and upcoming projects. A focus on county budget coverage appears alongside cultural essays and humor, including a light quip about dialogue during meals.
Senator Stennis Critically Hurt In Home Shooting
Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi, 71, was shot twice during a holdup outside his Washington home. Doctors at Walter Reed reported the wounds were serious but stable as he underwent surgery and remained conscious. A police search followed for the two teenage suspects who demanded money.
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Sen
John C. Stennis
Senate
U.S
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Stennis
Senate Armed Services Committee
Maj
Frank Garland
Maj. Garland
State Senate Approves Emergency Fund for Welfare
In Augusta the Maine Senate, by 28 to 2, backed a 350000 emergency allocation to fund social service programs cut by the federal government for January through March. Gov. Curtis sought 1 million for broader welfare support, but the appropriations committee delayed full funding to assess 40 to 50 programs. GOP leaders also rejected inviting a former POW to testify on missing servicemen, while a bill to extend education benefits to dependents of captured Maine servicemen was introduced.
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Augusta
Maine Senate Today
Edwin H. Greeley
Morrill
Frank Anderson
Ellsworth
Appropriations Committee
Kenneth M. Curtis
Joseph Sewall
Old Town
Robert Frates
Maine
Senate
Mark Garney
Greenville
Kenneth P. MacLeod
R-Brewer
GOP
Arnold Leavitt
Auburn
Maine Veterans’ Organizations
Leavitt
Gartley
Navy
Hanoi
MacLeod
Nixon
Carolyn Carpenter
Sanford
House
Theodore
Curtis Jr
Orono
Nixon blasts Congress over fiscal policy and pledges to impound funds
President Nixon declared Congress has not been responsible in financial matters and said he would continue to impound funds if it prevents tax increases. He framed budget recommendations as serving the general interest, insisting the nation's goal is not to raise taxes or prices, and vowed to stand for that general interest.
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Nixon
Congress
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