African Safari producer Ron Shanin captivates readers at Saco Drive-In
Box Office Magazine highlights Ron Shanin, a MIT trained aeronautical engineer and former Air Technical Intelligence interrogator, now producing adventure films. His Africa shoots for African Safari spanned 5.2 years, cost two lives, and yielded languages learned and tribal rivalries. He aims to blend wilderness experience with modern life.
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Bill Casavant
Portland
Shanghai
America
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Curtiss - Wright Corp
Bell Aerospace Corp
Ron Shanin
U.S. Contract Administration Department
Africa
Shanon
Lafayette
Saco Drive-In
Central
East Africa
Shanin
Afri
North Vietnamese vow to overrun Ben Het camp
North Vietnamese gunners bombard Ben Het Special Forces camp from surrounding ridges as supplies reach by air. With 700 South Vietnamese defenders and Green Berets, the siege tightens with air drops and sporadic air support. Lt. Col. Marquis says three thousand enemy around Ben Het with two full infantry regiments, artillery and sapper units, capable of taking the camp but at heavy cost.
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Ben Het
Vietnam
Green Berets
Saigon
Dak
Khe Sanh
Green Beret
Andrew Marquis
Kontum
Income Tax Up For Enactment In House
The Maine House debated a $43.5 million supplemental budget and a personal income tax plan to fund it. The measure, backed by Gov. Curtis, would levy 1 to 6 percent on individuals and 5 percent on corporate income, revoking the motor vehicle trade-in sales tax exemption. A two thirds vote in both chambers is required for emergency enactment.
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Augusta
House
Senate
Curtis
Maine
Emilien A. Levesque
D-Madawaska
Harrison L
Fishing Derby Plans Complete for Fifth Annual Stripe Derby
Biddeford Saco Rod and Reel Club closed plans at Elks Lodge Saco for the Fifth Annual Stripe Bass Derby starting Friday 6 PM through Sunday 5 PM. Headquarters Duke's Bait and Tackle Camp Ellis. E Raymond Noiseux chairs with Ray Andre Dr J Ralph Larochelle Bob Boilard Richard Nason and Lee Lapointe to attend. Thirteen trophies across men women and junior divisions. About 200 fishermen expected with entrants from New Jersey Pennsylvania and throughout New England. Trophies donated by Roy and Perreault Mobil Oil Vic's Appliance Saco Motor Sales and Metropolitan Life.
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Biddeford-Saco
Elks Lodge
Saco
Duke's
Camp Ellis
E. Raymond Noiseux
Ray Andre
J. Ralph Larochelle
Bob Boilard
Richard Nason
Lee Lapointe
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Bob
Roy and
Perreault
Vacation Paychecks To Be Distributed In Biddeford Saco
More than 3 715 workers in the Biddeford Saco area to receive over half a million dollars in vacation pay as factories shut down for two weeks. West Point Pepperell in Biddeford will pay 1 445 workers 214 972 68 dollars. New England Division Maremont Corp in Saco to pay about 265 000 dollars to roughly 1 300 employees with 1 220 on vacation June 30 to July 7. Saco Tanning Corp on Factory Island to pay over 300 employees about 60 000 dollars. Westland Shoe Corp in Biddeford to start two weeks vacation for 400 workers tomorrow night. Allied Hampshire Footwear on Factory Island to close for one week with staggered second week. Land Mfg Co at Biddeford Industrial Park to pay 7 000 dollars to 80 employees on July 25 for a week ending Aug 5.
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Biddeford - Saco
West Point - Pepperell Inc
Biddeford
New England
Maremont Corp
Saco
Saco Tanning Corp
Factory Island
Viet Cong assails Nixon in Paris peace talks
In Paris the Viet Cong provisional government denounces Nixon and his plan to de Americanize the war as a dead end. Mrs Nguyen Thi Binh and Ha Van Lau accuse the United States of warlike policy and deception, predicting deeper U.S. losses and continued stalemate.
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Paris
Nixon
Saigon
Nguyen Thi Binh
United States
Binh
North Vietnam
Ha van Lau
Mrs. Binh
U.S
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