Hearing Opens On State Wildlands Zoning
Overflow crowd of 350 filled the State Office Building in Augusta for a Maine Land Use Regulation Commission hearing on wild lands zoning. James Haskell outlined four district classifications Protect, Hold, Manage and Develop for 10 million acres as interim standards set within 36 months. Rep. John L. Martin denied misconduct reports while noting AG inquiry into potential industry-linked board appointments.
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Augusta
Maine
James Haskell
Maine Land Use Regulation Commission
Haskell
Commission
LURC
John L. Martin
Eagle Lake
Attorney's General’s Office
Christopher Hutchins
Dead River Co
Ray Wood
Diamond International
Martin
Attorney General's Office
House Votes Health Care Expansion Push Moves Forward
The House approved a $20 million authorization to create a national institute of aging within NIH and fund elder mental health facilities, amid debate over aging research. It also backed a $1.29 billion three year plan fighting heart lung and blood diseases and a $270 million three year extension for communicable disease programs.
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Washington
House
America
Senate
National Institute of Aging
National Institutes of Health
Commerce Committee
Harley C. Staggers
D-W. Va
Fighting Bases In Belfast
Gunmen killed two more men in Belfast as flare ups eased to scattered violence. An IRA leader signaled political persuasion as a path to cease-fire revival, while intelligence from Londonderry indicated young commanders backing peace efforts.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
IRA
David O'Connell
Irish Republican Army
Dublin Evening Herald
Londonderry
Ulster
Rid
Guerrilllas
Arold Wilson
British Labor Party
London
IRA Provisionals
Dublin
Irish Publicity Bureau
Senate approves 70 million aid for South Vietnam refugees
The Senate voted 75 7 to designate 70 million in foreign aid for humanitarian relief in South Vietnam amid a refugee crisis and civilian casualties totaling about one million and up to 80 000 since April 1. Kennedy led the amendment, Sparkman noted AID indicated this level aligns with prior spending. A second Kennedy amendment urged Nixon to plan post war relief and rehabilitation for Vietnam Laos and Cambodia in cooperation with other nations.
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Washington
Senate
South Vietnam
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Democrat
Kennedy
John Sparkman
Agency For International Development
Nixon
Alanning
North
Laos
Cambodia
Inmates Rebel Again At Maryland Prison
Inmates at Prince Georges County Jail sparked a fresh disturbance early today after a sequence of uprisings since Saturday. Police stood by as inmates briefly occupied areas, released hostages unharmed, and returned to cells amid reports of damage but no injuries.
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Upper Marlboro
Prince Georges County
Maryland
John W. Rhoads
William Gullett
Gullet
Egyptians Move to Seize Russian Sites and Equipment
Washington reports indicate Sadat announced end of Soviet military advisers and equipment in Egypt with all bases and gear to be Egyptian property under army control. No figures given for expected Russian withdrawals from about 15,000 personnel. Moscow-Egypt tensions persist as U.S. eyes potential shift in regional influence.
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Washington
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Moscow-Cairo
Sadat
Cairo
al Ahram
Mediterranean
Mili
Soviet Union
Israel
Moscow
Kremlin
Ang Sadat
Mideast
U.S
America
Yemen
United States
Sudan
Monsoon Floods Hit Luzon Eight Provinces Isolated Towns
Monsoon rains cripple northern Philippines with eight flooded provinces and hundreds of isolated towns. Loreto Paras Sulit of the Red Cross calls it the worst flood since 1960 with about 70 deaths in two weeks and officials place prop on Page Two.
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Manila
Philippines
Luzon
Loreto Paras Sulit
Philippine Red Cross
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300 Pound Wood Blocks Become Indian Artifacts
Richard Morse of Saco carves authentic looking totem poles from a 300 pound block of wood. A longtime hobbyist and wood carver, Morse has over 100 tools and has created many figurines and lamps. He began with a mailbox post and now displays three carved totems in his backyard and is working on cigar store Indians.
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Richard Morse
Saco
Morse
Boston Evening School of Adult Education
Birchcroft Lane
Michael Spath
Hole-In-One Wins Trip Near Cape Arundel
John Gibson, Butler's Department Store manager in Biddeford, scored a hole in one at Cape Arundel Golf Course. The ace earned him an all expenses paid trip of his choice, among Hawaii Europe Bermuda or a Caribbean cruise, offered by the Hole-in-One Club. The fifth or sixth hole shot was witnessed by Ken Ritchie Ray Berry and Dr. Harold Stone.
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John Gibson
Butler’s Department
Biddeford
Hawaii
Europe
Bermuda
Gibson
Susan
Cape Arundel
Ken Ritchie
Kennebunk
Ray Berry
Parsons Beach
Harold Stone
Granite Point
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Walpole State
Arthur H. Bremer
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Jone
Monsoon
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Fischer-Spassky
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Rolling Stones
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