Maine Reform Effort Blocks Legislature’s Final Adjournment
Maine leaders push to enact a sweeping reform package as final votes fail to reach the required two thirds. Senate President Kenneth P. MacLeod vows to press lawmakers at the capitol, while dissident conservatives form a coalition to block passage. The plan would abolish the Executive Council, switch to annual sessions, and shrink the House to 99 members beginning 1983.
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Augusta
Maine
Senate
Kenneth P. MacLeod
R-Brewer
House
San
Legislative Research Committee
Embargo on Soybeans Amid Feed Cost Alarm
The Nixon administration ordered an immediate embargo on exports of high protein soybeans and other oilseeds to curb rising livestock feed costs. Agriculture Secretary Buiz said the move is drastic but limits exports little. Dent said the embargo lasts until next fall harvest. Japan expressed anger over possible food shortages as U.S. soy exports to Japan, a major supply, are affected.
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Washington
Nixon
Agriculture
Earl L. Buiz
Buiz
Commerce
Frederick B. Dent
Watts
Butz
Dent
Tokyo
United States
Agriculture and Forestry Ministry
Japan
Jane
U.S
Senate showdown over Nixon veto tests Cambodia bombing funds
Senate moves to force a Nixon decision by linking anti bombing limits to funds for federal operations. The House vetoed a stop the bombing measure but Congress may attach it to the debt ceiling and continuing resolution, risking a government shutdown if funds are blocked. Leaders warn Nixon must choose between halting bombing or funding federal agencies.
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Senate
Nixon
House
Thomas F. Eagleton
Dmo
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
U.S
Cambodia
Laos
Eagleton
Eeperenss
Mike Manfield
Mansfield
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Inside The Journal Chuckle A Wordplay On Flower Kraut
A humorous item notes a German hippie could be labeled a flower kraut in a playful cultural jab. The short gag reflects era humor and campus slang about 1960s counterculture.
Dean Took No Notes Of Meetings That Were Incriminating To Nixon
Ousted White House counsel John W. Dean III told the Senate Watergate committee he kept no notes of certain meetings with President Nixon because topics discussed were incriminating. He recalled clemency for E Howard Hunt and payoffs to defendants, and said newspaper files helped trigger memory. Dean denied knowledge of Ehlichman’s foreknowledge and provided White House memos and a list of enemies used to pressure opponents. La Rue pleaded guilty to a single conspiracy charge in exchange for testifying against others.
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Dean
Nixon
Washington
White House
John W. Dean III
Senate Watergate Committee
E. Howard Hunt
John D. Ehrlichman
Inouye
J. Fred Buzhardt
John N. Mitchell
Ehrlichman
H. R. Haldeman
Congress
Fredrick C. LaRue
U.S
Saco appoints new police chief and command staff
The Saco Police and Fire Commission approved the retirement of Police Chief Robert Foran for total disability after a heart attack. Alfred E. Cote becomes police chief after 17 years with the department and prior service in the fire department and Army. Alberick Martin becomes deputy chief and Richard Nason captain. Martin has 14 years as lieutenant, Nason joined in 1963 and became sergeant in 1970. Foran served since 1966 with 17 years total.
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Saco Police and Fire Commission
Saco Retirement Board
Robert Foran
Alfred E. Cote
Alberick Martin
Richard Nason
Cote
Rior
Saco Fire Department
Betty Moone
Saco
Foran
Department
Martin
Wallagrass
Hilary von Mering
Kennebunk
Nason
Sanford
Enemies List details from Nixon White House reignite Watergate rift
AP reporting on John W. Dean III presenting the so called Enemies List to the Senate Watergate committee. The list names nearly 200 individuals including politicians journalists and celebrities and shows White House plans to leverage federal power against political opponents. It traces the list to Colson Ehrlichman and Haldeman with Dean citing 1971 internal memoranda and target groups across politics media business and labor.
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Washington
White House
John W. Dean
Senate Watergate Committee
White Houses
Charles W. Colson
Dean
George T. Bell
Colson
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Lyn Nofzi
Republican Committee
Dinator
Haldeman
Internal Revenue Service
Johnnie Walters
IRS
Nixon
Paul Newman
Gordon Liddy
John Mitchell
Jeb Magruder
John Dean II
Maurice Stans
House
Vietnam
Quebec girl walks 10,000 miles toward Argentina via Route 1
Danielle Nadeau, 21, of Quebec City, began a two to three year trek from Gaspe Peninsula to Argentina walking 15-20 miles daily. She pauses every three weeks, spends nights with local families via police aid, and funds travel by work stops, carrying a 38 pound knapsack. She plans Florida then Central America to reach Argentina, expecting to learn Spanish en route.
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Quebec City
Canada
Gaspe Peninsula
Argentina
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Wells
Danielle Nadeau
Gaspe
Danielle
Old Orchar
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Associated Press
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Larry E. Simpson
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Simpson
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Parti
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George B. Watts
National Broiler Council
Queen
A&a
Queen Elizabeth
W. Ross MacDonald
Royal York Hotel
Toronto
Union Station
Ontario
San Clemente
Calif
Inside the Journal
Abby
Kelley
FBI
Maine Yankee
Rman
Daniel K. Inouye
Awaii
Alfred Cote
Quebec
By Michael Spath
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Mexico
Central America
South America
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