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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1975
Page
6
Four British soldiers died when a booby trap exploded near Forkhill County Armagh while a patrol investigated a suspect milk churn. Several others were wounded in the incident reported by an army spokesman as an explosion with casualties at a busy intersection.
Interior Secretary Stanley K. Hathaway underwent tests at the U S Naval Hospital in Bethesda Maryland after reporting not feeling well following a Tuesday breakfast meeting He completed his day then entered hospital Wednesday Hathaway, former Wyoming governor, was sworn in as interior secretary on June 13.
Washington AP reports near settlement in a wide rail labor dispute as marathon talks continued with the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks and major railroads. Federal mediator W J Usery Jr noted progress amid key issues on cost of living wage hikes vacations for low seniority workers and health benefits. Postal talks with Benjamin Bailor and Darrell Brown face critical issues as contracts expire and possible congressional intervention looms. Concord NH House members show strong turnout against reconvening to address the U S Senate seat dispute with 75 percent opposing returning to session.
The AP reports Republicans lean Cleveland for the 1976 convention with Miami Beach and Kansas City rival bids, while Democrats favor New York with Los Angeles still in play. Final site decisions unlikely before August with July 12 meetings and multiple bids including New Orleans San Francisco and Los Angeles under consideration.
An advertisement from Percy's Pharmacy at 244 Main St in Saco Me promotes MonaDEX tiny tablets to curb food craving with no drugs or nervousness and AquaTabs as a gentle water loss aid. Prices list 3.00 for 20 days and 5.00 for large size. AquaTabs priced at 3.00 with guarantee.
The Federal Election Commission plans preliminary talks on how the new eminence law applies to secret House member funds meant for nonpolitical office expenses. Some members treat funds as personal income, with up to a hundred undisclosed accounts. donors include unions such as United Federation of Teachers and Machinists. Names mentioned include Rep. Charles B. Rangel, Rep. Tom Harkin, Rep. Charles Wilson, and Rep. William L. Clay, all cited for fund donations and accounting questions. The panel weighs whether funds are political and thus subject to campaign finance limits.
Massachusetts taxpayers are to pay Boston's school desegregation costs, according to Gov Robert Maf Dukakis and public safety officials. Public Safety Secretary Charles Barry told the House Ways and Means Committee that the governor's 3.3 billion dollar budget includes 2.9 million for police pay in the department plan.
Washington AP reports government rules banning separate gym classes for boys and girls may take effect despite a narrow House vote to allow them. The House approved a stay on the rules but action by Congress before Monday’s HEW deadline is unlikely, risking temporary enactment and possible veto. The vote was 212 to 211 as part of a $7.9 billion education aid bill debate.
The Soviet Union boosted oil export prices to Eastern European allies from 120 to 150 cents per barrel last year, straining Moscow's Communist customers such as Poland Hungary Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia. COMECON pricing remained below Arab and other oil producers, while Soviet output neared US levels at 3.28 billion barrels in 1974 with a possible 7 percent rise aimed for 1975.
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