West Africa Faces Worst Drought in 60 Years
The Sahel region endures a record drought with four years of virtually no rain. Livestock losses approach 80 percent in some nations, 22 million people displaced, and grain crops cut 30 to 75 percent amid rising malnutrition. Famine fears persist without rain this year.
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subSahara
Africa
Feion
Sahel
Senegal
Nouakchott
Mauritania
Mali
Niger
Volta
Hara
United Nations
Upper Volta
Biden Says He Will Stay in Senate Despite Personal Tragedy
Senate’s youngest member Joseph R Biden Jr speaks on balancing duties after the death of his wife and 13 month old daughter in an auto crash. He plans to remain in the Senate but says he could resign if family needs conflict with his public role. His sister and brother in law moved in to help care for his two young sons as he travels about 90 miles daily from Newark, Delaware to Washington.
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Washington
Senate
Joseph R. Biden Jr
D-Del
Biden
Valerie Saunders
Bruce
Newark
Del
Joseph TI
Robert
FDA head warns of swordfish bootlegging to dodge mercury checks
FDA acting regional director Louis Gershman says American boats may meet Canadian vessels beyond the 12 mile limit to load foreign swordfish for shipment to Boston or Gloucester. He notes inspections apply only to foreign catch, while American boats can claim caught inside the 12 mile zone. He cites mercury concerns and a profitable bootlegging market amid rising prices and fewer legal imports.
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Hartford, Conn
Federal Food and Drug Administration
New England
Hartford Courant
Louis Gershman
FDA
Boston
Gloucester
Mass
Gershman
Japan
Coast Guard
Airman Moreau Completes Air Force Communications Course
Airman Robert J. Moreau son of Mr and Mrs Roger L Moreau of Biddeford Maine graduates from the Air Training Command communications specialist course at Sheppard AFB Texas. He will be assigned to Tinker AFB Oklahoma with an Air Force Communications Service unit. He graduated in 1970 from St Louis High School Biddeford. His wife Theresa is the daughter of Mr and Mrs William Sutton of 85 Hills Beach Road Biddeford.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Robert J. Moreau
Roger L Moreau
Biddeford
Maine
U.S. Air Force
Air Training Command
Sheppard Afb
Here
Moreau
Air Force
Tinker Afb
Okla
Air Force Communications Service
Property Sale Records 14 Moody Street Saco Change Hands
The property at 14 Moody St in Saco owned by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Black was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Charette of Saco. The six room ranch and large lot are now their residence. Sale arranged by Lucille Romprey of Ansco Realty in cooperation with Mark Stimpson Associates of Portland.
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Moody St
Saco
Robert Black
Roger Charette
Charette
Lucille Romprey
Ansco Realty & Appraisal Co., Inc
Realtors
Main St
Mark Stimpson
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