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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1976

Page

3

Tremors aggravate Italy’s homeless amid ongoing quakes

A reported sequence of tremors hit north eastern Italy early today worsening conditions for thousands of homeless in Friuli province. About 50 aftershocks have been felt since Thursday night’s devastating quake, but no new casualties or damage were reported.

Mike Duffy Associated Press Udine Italy Friuli Rovince Osopo Ital Yugoslavia Maiano Luciano del Falco Ficials Sy In

U S Congress risks Turk military aid deal impact

Premier Suleiman Demirel warned that a congressional rejection of the new billion dollar Turkey United States defense pact could end Turkish military cooperation. The plan would provide 1 billion dollars in aid over four years in exchange for reopening 26 U S bases in Turkey from Cyprus era blockades.

Ankara Turkey U.S Congress United States Suleiman Demirel Ford Administration Cyprus Greece Demirel Associated Press

Study urges ending crime fighting agency LEAA

An independent study finds LEAA ineffective, urging Congress to abolish the agency and divert funds to general revenue sharing. It criticizes the 160 million dollar high impact anti crime program for creating red tape and lacking measurable crime reductions, noting secrecy and poor planning across eight target cities.

Washington Congress Pone Spiro T. Agnew Center For National Security Studies Associated Press Sarah C. Carey Atlanta Baltimore

Army inspectors testify in Senate meat fraud probe

Senate Government Operations subcommittee hears four current or former Army food inspectors in a probe into alleged multi million dollar fraud. Lawton Chiles says bribes and favors including prostitutes helped approve inferior meat for military consumption. targets include G&G Packing Boston and Blue Ribbon Frozen Foods Hamden.

Washington Senate Subcommittee Lawton Chiles D-Fla Ing Co Boston Ferdinand Romano G&g Romano Blue Ribbon Frozen Foods Hamden Conn Pentagon

Horatio Alger Stories Gain Fresh Campus Popularity

Alger is in vogue on universities says Max Goldberg president emeritus of the Horatio Alger society. Students read the Alger books in sociology courses. A college student from Ohio plans a thesis on Alger. The society has thousands of members with branches in London and a Tokyo branch in development.

Diaphragm Remains Highly Effective Birth Control

A Planned Parenthood study of 2,168 diaphragm users at New York's Margaret Sanger Research Bureau from 1971 to 1973 finds only 2 percent had accidental pregnancies after one year. Teens under 18 saw 1.9 percent, and women 35 and older reported no pregnancies. Final notes cite reasons for continuing use and quitting rates.

Brian Sullivan New York Planned Parenthood United States New York City Margaret Sanger Research Bureau Mary E. Lane Bureau Rosalinda Arceo Aquiles J. Sobrero

Thomson battles nuts in Seabrook nuclear plant dispute

Concord New Hampshire AP Gov Meldrim Thomson administration published 30000 copies of a tabloid Energy Profile to counter what aide Marshall Cobleigh called misinformation from opponents of the Seabrook plant. Eight page tabloid with color photos was printed for public distribution by the Service Company of New Hampshire.

Concord N.H Meldrim Thomson Eepenes Seabrook Thomson Marshall Cobleigh Service Company of New Hampshire Cobleigh Rivate Company

Costly presidential candidate protection in 1976 race

The price tag for guarding presidential candidates runs about half a million dollars per month per person, the Boston Sunday Globe reported citing government sources. Costs total about $24 million since last October, not including local and state police. Seven candidates remain under Secret Service protection, including Reagan and George Wallace, with protection extended to others who qualify for federal campaign funds.

Boston Boston Sunday Globe Secret Service Ford Congress California Miami Ronald Reagan Reagan Alabama George Wallace Morris Udall D-Ariz Georgia Jimmy Carter Ellen McCormack Frank Church Idaho Henry Jackson Wash Pennsylvania Milton Shapp Oklahoma Fred Harris Lloyd Bentsen D-Tex Birch Bayh

Rockefeller Taylor Star At Library Benefit Night

Vice President Nelson A Rockefeller and Elizabeth Taylor led a fundraising event at the Metropolitan Opera House to aid the New York Public Library’s Performing Arts Research Center. Boos and cheers greeted the stage as Rockefeller called the library a unique American treasure and Taylor proclaimed the library preserves knowledge beyond wars. Charged guests including Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis paid from 10 to 250 dollars for seats.

NEW York Nelson A. Rockefeller Elizabeth Taylor Performing Arts Research Center New York Public Library Metropolitan Opera House Lincoln Center Meginning

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