Maine Senate Defeats ERA in 17 16 Vote
The Maine Senate rejected ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment by 17 to 16 after a tied vote the previous week. Senate President Kenneth P. McLeod broke the tie and sent the measure back to the House, where supporters hope to keep it alive. He urged colleagues to vote their conscience.
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Maine
Senate
U.S
House
Kenneth P. McLeod
R-Brewer
Kenneth P. MacLeod
Rostrum
MacLeod
R Brewer
Percy and Cohen press stop highlights Mideast and N Vietnam policy
Senator Charles Percy and Representative William Cohen spoke to Maine reporters in Augusta. They addressed terrorist threats in Khartoum, U.S. policy toward the Mideast and North Vietnam, and discussed domestic cuts and housing aid.
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Augusta
Maine
Charles Percy
Illinois
William Cohen
Cohen
New Augusta Civic Center
Elmer Violette
Percy
Khartoum
Sudan
Black September
GOP
Fieurehead
Mixon
Setlun
Mideast
Mei
Hussien
Wounded Knee
Sen
North Vietnam
U.S
Congressman Cohen
Holiday Inn
Gov
Kenneth Curtis
Nixon
Congress
Sen. Percy
Dick Morse Starts New Editorial Page Feature
The Journal launches a new editorial feature by Cartoonist Dick Morse of Saco on the page today. A light moment frames a teen exchange as a teenager jokes about dating and the awkward stage of adolescence.
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Dick Morse
Saco
Michael vs City Continues in Biddeford Court Fight
In York County Superior Court Judge Lincoln Spencer hears the breach of contract case filed by Samuel Michael of Auburn against the City of Biddeford and Mayor Gilbert R. Boucher. The city seeks 28500 plus costs while Michael claims 3113.85 with interest. Testimony covered termination details and an ordinance for an economic development commission. The trial adjourned after both sides agreed evidentiary certifications from the city treasurer will be entered.
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Alfred
Lincoln Spencer
York County
Biddeford
Economic Improvement Commission
Samuel Michael
Auburn
Michael
Gilbert R. Boucher
Atty
Roger P. Flaherty
Sanford
William Donahue
Donahue
Flaherty
Leo R. Lemire
Commission of Economic Development
Gilbert BR. Boucher
Boucher
Lemire
Pauline Berry
Dolores P. Roy
Spencer
Pearl Buck Dies at 80 a Pioneer in Literature
Pearl Buck, Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winner and China expert, died at 80 in Danby Vermont. Born Pearl Sydenstricker in Hillsboro West Virginia, she wrote The Good Earth and numerous works, founded Welcome House and Pearl Buck Foundation, and spent years in China as a missionary and author.
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Pearl Buck
Miss Buck
China
United States
Pearl Sydenstricker
Hillsboro
W.va
Shanghai
Europe
America
John Lossing Buck
Reno
Richard J. Walsh
The
Welcome House
Doylestown
Pearl Buck Foundation
Philadelphia
Viet Cong Seeks Release Of Quarter Of POWs In Phase Two
The Viet Cong asked Saigon to release one quarter of its prisoners and start the second phase of exchanges immediately, aiming to finish by week’s end. Col Dang Van Thu urged Saigon to confirm the specific numbers and dates for civilian and military releases.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
Dang van Thu
Joint Military Commission
du Quoc Dong
Paris
Thu
Dong
Military Commission
Capital Penalty Proposed In Maine Legislature
Representative Armand Fecteau of Biddeford filed a bill to reinstate the death penalty for premeditated murder in Maine. He acted at the request of high school students after addressing Biddeford High School juniors and seniors. Maine abolished the penalty in 1887. murder is currently life imprisonment.
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Augusta
Armand Fecteau
D-Biddeford
Maine
Fecteau
Biddeford High School
Goosefare Inclusion Undecided by Conservation Commission
The U S Migratory Bird Conservation Commission took no decision on retaining the Goosefare Marsh section of Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge in Maine. It agreed to acquire two additional parcels for the refuge though locations were not disclosed, while Conte urged retaining all proposed deletions.
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Maine
Percy
Journal
GOP
Congress
Bangor
Sen
Beland Howell
U.S. Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
Goosefare Marsh
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
the Interior, Transportation, and Agriculture
Lee Me‘calf
Henry Bellman
John Dingell
Silvio Conte
Walter McAllister Conte
Saco
Spurwink River
Little River
Goose Rocks
Moody Beach
Lower Wells
Commission
Pizzas Buried After Botulism Test Mistake
In Alpena Michigan the Fabbrini family buried 44 000 frozen pizzas after two test mice died. Officials believed tainted mushrooms from East Palestine Ohio caused the scare but later ruled the mice died from indigestion. Governor Milliken attended the burial with 22 employees and newsmen.
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Alpena Mich
Mario Fabbrini
Fabbrini
American Canning Co
East Palestine
Ohio
Lower Michigan
William G. Milliken
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