Pole Sheared In Half After SUV Crash In Saco
Police say Sidney E. Ames Jr. 32 of Flag Pond Road Saco drove 217 feet along Ferry Road before hitting a CMP pole, snapping it in two. The car then rolled 17 feet more, the driver was taken to Webber Hospital in Biddeford, but refused treatment. Power was knocked out in the Ferry Road area.
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Ferry Road
Saco
Sidney E. Ames Jr
Flag Pond Road
Ames
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Smog from North fuels Florida pollution push
Florida officials accuse Ohio Pennsylvania and Tennessee of sending an industrial air pollution bank that blanketed Florida with smoky haze for five days. Baljet seeks immediate federal action to curb emissions and speed antipollution measures while Tennessee Ohio and Pennsylvania officials respond with caution and inquiries.
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Miami
Fla
Sunshine
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Dade County
Peter Baljet
Florida
Baljer
Environmental Protection Agency
William D. Ruckelshaus
Environmental Control
Reubin Askew
Ruckelshaus
Baljet
Ohio Health Department
Thor Joughly
Air Pollution Control Board
Tax joke from 1911 and 1972
A humorous note contrasts taxation eras, claiming in 1911 there were no taxes after income and in 1972 there is no income after taxes, reflecting changing attitudes toward taxation in those years.
Lebanon braces for retaliation after Tel Aviv attack
Israeli authorities increased airport security as Lebanon prepared for possible reprisals following a mass casualty attack at Tel Aviv's airport that killed 24 and wounded 70. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility, and a Puerto Rican woman died in a hospital, raising Beirut concerns over potential strikes on its own airport.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Lebanon
U.N. Security Council
Puerto Rico
Ornia Luba
Beirut
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Japan
Nixon Ends 13 Day Warsaw Trip With SALT Push
President Nixon returns to Washington after a 13 day European tour to urge Congress and the public to back the strategic arms limitation treaty with the Soviet Union. He will address a rare joint session at 9 50 p m EDT broadcast nationwide to make the case for Phase 2 talks and rapid ratification.
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Warsaw
Nixon
Washington
Congress
Poland
Andrews Air Force Base
White House
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Senate
Reform Plan Seeks Broad Tax Break Overhaul
Washington Republicans propose gradual reform or abolition of 54 tax loopholes including oil depletion. Senate backing from Mike Mansfield, yet analysts doubt passage this election year. Reforms would roll out over three years starting in 1974, with some breaks reenacted or let die, potentially saving about 47 billion dollars.
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Washington
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Mills
Meat Prices Rise Sharply After Slump
AP Farm Writer reports the Agriculture Department shows May live cattle at a record 33.10 per 100 pounds and hogs up 11 percent to 24.90, signaling possible further retail meat increases as higher farm costs filter to consumers. Government and Nixon economists monitor the trend.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Nixon Administration
The
Price Commission
Summer Jobs Scarce For Local High Schoolers
Interviews with Thornton Academy and Biddeford High students reveal some teens finding jobs despite tight markets. 17 year olds report more openings in retail and factories while under 16 youths face tougher luck. college students are favored.
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Biddeford
Saco
Thornton Academy
Ricky Rowe
Marc Rondeau
Thornton
Kathy Baker
Robert Jacques
Steven Levesque
Sheila Tourigny
Bob Cole
Ronald Dery
Louis Goulet
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Whirlpool
G. E
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Angers
P. X. Bothwell
Associated Press
Harold Hodges
New York City
Main St
Clam Cakes
Coleslaw
Fogg Ave
Transportation
Saco-Area
Jackie Goulet
Neault & Marcotte Inc
Corner Elm and Main Streets
Youland’s
Jantzen
Louisa Brooks
Biddeford Kennebunk Iirking
Kennebunk
AtkInSon
Don Kendall
Maryline White
Orman Mondor
Jean Bechard
Scarborough
Holly Culloton
Denise Rondeau
Cathy McLoy
Barbie Harrington
Colleen Madore
Sue Canning
Biddeford High
Roger Bourgeaut
iThey
Mike Warner
Irene Beaudreau
Jeanine Poisson
Pat Foran
Debbie Moulton
Pat Belanger
David Houle
Gleason Supply CO
Corner Water & Main Sts
Saeki Plumbing & Heating
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Foreman
Desma
Joly
Westland Shoe Corp
Smith Street
Haddock
Fournier
Alfred Street
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