South Vietnamese fall Buon Ho as Ban Me Thuot battles intensify
In the Central Highlands, South Vietnamese forces retreated from Buon Ho as heavy North Vietnamese pressure continued around Ban Me Thuot. The airlift to the city faced disruption after a Vietnamese airliner was shot down, killing 26 including Australians and Americans. Cambodian Khmer Rouge rockets hit Phnom Penh airport, suspending airlift.
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Saigon
South
Central Highlands
Graham Lewis
Edward Dolan
Robert Seidl
Washington, D.C
George C. Miller
U.S. Agency For International Development
Vientiane
Dolan
Seidl
Moore Business Farms
Buon Ho
Ban Me Thuot
South Vietnam
Pleiku
Highlands
Tay Ninh
Tax cut proposed by Senate Finance chair Long
Senate Finance Committee chair Russell B. Long backs a $30 billion tax cut surpassing Ford plans. A $2,500 homebuyer credit is floated while debated issues include oil depletion allowance repeal and timing ahead of Easter recess. Mansfield and Long push separating depletion repeal to avoid delaying the tax cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Ford
Long
Senate
Democratic Caucus
House
Senate Committee
Mike Mansfield
Finance Committee
Ernest F
Hollings
D-S.c
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Biddeford to Open Vocational Evaluation Center at High School
A career evaluation center funded by a federal COPE grant opens at Biddeford High School. Six Singer work sample booths will let high school and adult education students test skills in tools, plumbing, sheet metal, electrical wiring, medical services, and small engine repair while rating speed and accuracy. The program includes a job bank and ongoing student interest surveys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Helms
Biddeford High School
Christopher Coach
Singer Company of Sewing Machine Fame
Singer
COPE
Peace Corps
Biddeford high school tests shape career paths
A new COPE evaluation center at Biddeford High School tests juniors and seniors in work samples across trades like metal ring making and medical services. Two evaluators, funded by CETA, guide 10th to 12th graders toward career planning, job placement, or further training. The program aims to fit students who struggle with traditional schooling and may extend to mentally handicapped participants with test modifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Services
Carl Helms
Biddeford High School
Helms
The
Journal
William Schell
Singer
Schell
D's Sought On Sellers Of Used Stolen Goods
Maine legislators debated a bill to require used goods dealers to record seller names and identifying numbers to curb theft. Police praised potential tracking but dealers warned of burdens, while a separate hearing on smoking bans featured Rep. Rodney Quinn urging cleaner air and a tobacco opponent arguing for home rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Conners
R-Franklin
Maine
Conners
Robert Ruel
Sanford
Ruel
Robert Watson
Brewer Auction Center
Brewer
Legal Affairs Committee
Rodney Quinn
D-Gorham
Severin Beliveau
Pine State Tobacco and Candy Co
Portland
University of Maine
Audubon Society Buys Oceanfront Land at Biddeford Pool
The Maine Audubon Society moves to acquire 27 acres of oceanfront land at Biddeford Pool facing Wood and Stage Islands. Three parcels are involved with two titles to be transferred and a conservation easement preventing development on the third. Donors include Katherine Benedict Edward Kittredge and Joseph G Russell Jr with conservation aims arranged through the Nature Conservancy. No development or facilities planned. area to be used for viewing and bird watching under a soon to be formed management committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Audubon Society
Biddeford Pool
Wood
Stage Islands
Audubon
Bill Ginn
Ginn
National Nature Conservancy
Nature Conservancy
Katherine Benedict
Edward Kittredge
Joseph G. Russell, Jr
Russell
Kittredge
York County
Maine Audubon
Portland
Biddeford Wins Subsidized Housing Program
Biddeford will receive at least 20 subsidized rental units under a federal Maine Housing Authority program that uses existing apartment buildings. The city, led by Mayor Lucien Dutremble, learned of the program at a morning meeting with officials including Rita Nadeau and Bob Dodge. The plan, under the Housing and Urban Development rules, requires no new construction and will seek property owners and tenants to participate. The city is also pursuing about 510000 in federal funds for civic projects linked to housing and plans a city housing survey to begin in coming weeks.
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Biddeford
Maine Housing Authority
Bob Dodge
State Housing Authority
Lucien Dutremble
Rita Nadeau
Dodge
Housing Authority
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing and Community Development Act
Dumping Problems Plague The Beach
Old Orchard Beach debates where to dispose solid waste amid concerns of groundwater pollution and fire risk. DEP to inspect as town halts dumping at the town barn site. officials differ on whether water contamination or surface water only is involved.
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Old Orchard Beach
Joseph Pizzo
Department of Environmental Protection
DEP
John Bird
Smithwheel Road
Armand St. Hilaire
St. Hilaire
Dwight McLeoden
Smithwheel
Bird
Jerome Plante
Plante
Pizzo
U.S. Soils Conservation Service
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U.S
Air Vietnam
Biddeford Center
Stephen Muskie
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Maryline
Augusta
Business Legislation Committee
Inside the Journal
Are
Sarhe Or
Audubon Society
Abenakee Country Club
Biddeford Housing
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