Amnesty Rejected By State Legislature in Maine
In Augusta the Maine House rejected a suspension of the rules to bring a draft resistor amnesty order before the chamber. The 76-31 vote followed Rep. Laurin ce E. Connolly Jr.’s bid to place the measure, with about 25 lawmakers leaving in protest as he argued for amnesty as healing and reconciliation.
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Augusta
Laurince E. Connolly Jr
D-Portland
Maine House
Connolly
Portland Democrat
House
Mixed emotions as eight guardsmen indicted in Kent State shooting
The Kent State case triggers sorrow for Allison Krause’s father and relief for Sandy Scheuer’s mother. Indictment names eight guardsmen for firing on protesters during the May 4 1970 campus clash. arraignment set for April 10 with possible penalties up to life in prison.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Kent State University
Arthur Krause
Pittsburgh
Allison
Sarah Scheuer
Youngstown
Ohio
Sandy
Wooster
145Th Infantry
U.S. District Court
Mathew J. McManus
West
Leon H. Smith
Beach City
Justice Department
Ohio National Guard
FBI
Shafer
McGee
Perkins
Pierce
Zoller
Morris
McManus
Smith
Atty
Elliott Richardson
John N. Mitchell
Kent State
Floods devastate Tubarao and southern Brazil
In Tubarao and surrounding areas heavy rains caused widespread destruction across nine Brazilian states. City officials report up to 1,000 dead in Tubarao, while authorities tally 42 nationwide. Flooding left 15,000 cattle killed, millions in crop losses, and 20 000 people homeless. A curfew and typhoid precautions were ordered as doctors warned of possible outbreaks.
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Tubarao
Santa Catarina
Ince
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Boqueirao
Céara
Feuerschuette
Spacecraft reveals Mercury as cratered desert world
Mariner 10 sent back close up images showing Mercury as a moonlike, cratered globe with a thin poisonous atmosphere. Scientists noted extreme temperatures, a stronger magnetic field than the Moon, and puzzling surface features as the probe sped away toward the Sun.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mariner
Mercury
Earth
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Bruce Murray
Moon
Solar System
Sailors Missing After Portsmouth Prison Break
Port Norfolk identification lists three sailors missing after escaping the Portsmouth Navy prison following a $7.5 million fire set on an aircraft carrier. Seaman Apprentice Jeffrey G. Allison, 21, and two other inmates fled Monday night, according to Navy officials.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Jeffrey G. Allison
Navy
Testimony Expected From Curtis Kyros at Portland Platform Hearings
Gov Kenneth M Curtis and Democratic spokesman Peter N Kyros said Friday that platform committee members will hear testimony for inclusion in the party platform. Hearings are set at 1 PM Saturday at King Junior High ahead of the Democratic Convention in May.
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Augusta
Portland
Kenneth M. Curtis
Peter N. Kyros
Platform Com
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Ravenna
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Ralph W Zoller
Mantua
Barry W. Morris
Kent
ACE Amusements
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Irmoto Feuerschuette
Dario Antonio da Rocha
Mars
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Sheila Painchaud
Joanne Spear
Connie Boutet
Susanne Snow
Carole Denton
Dick Danforth
Richard
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Crescent Beach Inn
Turkey
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Charlie’s Steak House
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