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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1976
Page
2
Paris AP reports the Socialist Communist alliance won more than half the vote for 94 regional councils in a second straight weekend tally. Government spokesmen call local issues key and say results do not predict the 1978 parliamentary elections while the left claims a national mood shift.
Casco promises 5 percent interest on every penny in a new NOW checking account. The bank claims no other bank pays more and that charges may be covered by the earned interest.
Lebanese army coup leaders warned they would shell the presidential palace near Beirut if President Suleiman Franjieh refused to quit. Tanks and light artillery moved toward the palace as clashes between Muslim and Christian factions escalated amid efforts in Damascus to avert a civil war showdown.
Washington AP The United States leans toward its own XM1 tank in a planned competition against West Germany’s Leopard II for a $4 billion order of 3,312 tanks. Pentagon officials say a fair trial is promised, but Currie’s memo flags cost and standardization as why the Leopard may struggle. German officials fear bias as U.S. entries are narrowed to two GM and Chrysler developments aided by a $200 million Army investment.
Seven Canadian and five Norwegian seal ships anchor off northern Newfoundland to begin the hunting season. Protesters including Brian Davies of the International Fund for Animal Welfare and Greenpeace plan to interpose between hunters and pups born two weeks ago. The quota totals 52,333 Canadian pelts and 44,666 for Norway with landsmen allowed 30,000. nearly one million seals, possibly 300,000 pups, are present in nearby waters.
Cairo reports President Anwar Sadat announces the 1971 treaty of friendship and cooperation with the Soviet Union will be nullified. The Egyptian Assembly will meet to approve ending the 15 year pact, potentially cutting Soviet naval access and inviting U S Britain and France arms competition. Moscow offered no immediate reply.
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