Battle For Silver Waxes Hot
The silver market faces questions over supply commitments from the U.S. Treasury and the defense stockpile. Treasury officials cite a stock exceeding 520 million ounces, with obligations totaling 165 65 and 218 million ounces for stockpiles and certificate redemptions. The market remains volatile as rumors and speculation drive prices above historic levels.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
U.S. Treasury
National Defense
Robert Wallace
Treasury
U.S
Atomic Energy Commission
St Ignatius Rallies To Beat Rams In 8 4 Victory
Kennebunk led early with two runs in the first and second innings but St Ignatius answered in the third. A four run sixth inning gave St Ignatius the 8 4 win as Beattie and L Heurnex combined on the mound for Kennebunk.
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Rams
Kennebunk
St. Ignatius High
Kennebunk High
Southern York
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D. L’heurnex
M. Smith
Lamontagne
McBride
Thornton Academy Girls Defeat Old Orchard Beach 22-8 in Softball
Thornton Academy softball beat Old Orchard Beach 22-8 at home. Linda Larochelle and Nancy Bouffard pitched for TA with Bouffard credited with the win.
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Thornton Academy
Old Orchard Beach
Linda Larochelle
Nancy Bouffard
The
Maroon
Bouffard
Dunfermline Meets Fall River Astros in Exhibition Clash
Dunfermline Athletic Club, 1968 Scottish Cup winners, face the Fall River Astros, an all Brazilian squad, in an exhibition match Wednesday night at Fall River Stadium in Mass. The game pits European Cup pedigree against American Soccer League talent.
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Fall River, Mass
Dunfermline Athletic Club
Fall River Astros
Fall River Stadium
Former Local Pro and Saco Man Pair For Win
Harvey Lamontagne Jr. and Dr. Steve Polackwich fired a three under par 69 to lead the Maine Pro and Amateur tourney at Old Orchard Beach Country Club. Lamontagne, a former Maine amateur pon, now plays under Rockland Golf Club. Net winners were Gorham pro Henry Severance and Old Orchard Beach CC’s Lee Beamis with 72-67.
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Old Orchard Beach
Harvey Lamontagne Jr
Steve Polackwich
Maine
Old Orchard Beach Country Club
Lamontagne
Rockland Golf Club
Gorham
Henry Severance
Lee Beamis
New England Heat Shortfall Traced to Transport Limits
The Federal Power Commission blamed lack of trucks rather than natural gas shortages for New England heating gaps last winter. It urged states to set storage and transport standards and noted peak shaving fuels like propane and oil could supplement gas. Hardest hit were Maine industrials and businesses near Portland, South Portland and Cape Elizabeth. The year was the coldest since 1934 as tank cars favored propane markets.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Power Commission
New England
Maine
Portland
South Portland
Cape Elizabeth
FPC
Miss USA Week Opens After Monkeys Snap Photo
A prankish capuchin panicked during a photo session with Miss USA contenders in a Miami zoo exhibit, sending Miss Rhode Island tumbling and upending the shoot. Sherry Campbell of Maine celebrated her 20th birthday with cake as the pageant began in Boston amid a nationwide telephone workers strike with wage talks and staffing concerns.
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Miami Zoo
Rhode Island
Betty Whitmore
Providence
Maine
Sherry Campbell
Skowhegan
Salem State to defend New England NAIA golf title
Salem State will defend its New England NAIA championship at Essex County Club on Friday. Other District 32 contenders include Boston State Quinnipiac Rhode Island College Bryant Castleton Gorham Western State in the bid for the national event at Bemidji Minnesota next month.
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Minn
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Rhode Island College
Southeastern Mass. Tech
Western
Chafee backs Nixon path in GOP outlook shift at Colby
Maine brief reports Rhode Island Governor John Chafee arguing only a Republican president can bring a needed national outlook. He says Kennedy and Humphrey aided current policies, and McCarthy may offer solutions. He would support Nixon if he secures the GOP nomination. In Lewiston, two Auburn men linked to Omar A. Goding’s murder have their arraignment continued with no pleas entered.
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Rhode Island
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Humphrey
Sen. McCarthy
New York
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Auburn Brick Company
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Reginald J. Berube
Carleton A. Turner
Androscoggin
Israel Alpren
Nelson M. J. Peters
Turner
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Berube
Goding
Fright Attack near U S 1A leaves two dead in New Brunswick
A New Brunswick man John R. King 19 died when a van left U S 1A curve struck a tree. Kenneth Whitty 38 of Chatham was listed in critical condition with head injuries and possible internal injuries at Eastern Maine General Hospital Bangor after the crash Monday night. Also in New Hampshire two Beverly men drowned when their small boat toppled on Lake Winnipesaukee. Robert Gasper 51 aided Edward Murphy 68 but Murphy died. Roger F. Duwart 61 disappeared while attempting to reach shore. Air Force divers recovered Duwart. Audubon Society plans a hot line for rare bird reports. In Indiana John Coble 17 fined for speeding and dumping rubbish after tearing up a ticket. In Tennessee a Nashville man seeks an injunction to stop his wife from nagging and arguing.
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New Brunswick
John R. King
Chatham
N.B
Kenneth Whitty
Eastern Maine General Hospital
Bangor
Whitty
Moultonboro
N.H
Beverly
Mass
Lake Winnipesaukee
Robert Gasper
Hamilton
Edward Murphy
Murph
Gasper
Roger F. Duwart
Murphy
Air Force
Pease Air Force Base
Duwart
Senate approves Ball for U N ambassador post
The Senate by voice vote approves George W. Ball to succeed Arthur J. Goldberg as U N ambassador. Opposing senators Strom Thurmond and John J. Williams voiced concerns before the vote over Ball’s role in the Otto Otepka case and matte rs of State Department security. A separate AP item reports B'nai B'rith urging revocation of Poland's favored nation tariff privileges amid worries over anti Semitism and Cold War diplomacy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
George W. Ball
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
United Nations
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
John J. Williams
R-Del
Thurmond
Ball
Otto Otepka
State Department
Williams
Poland
B'nai B'rith
Middle East
United States
FPC urges states set fuel transport standards
The Federal Power Commission on Monday urged states to adopt standards for adequate fuel transportation to prevent a gas shortage like New England faced last January. Senate confirms Johnson appointee G. Mennen Williams as ambassador to the Philippines.
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Federal Power Commission
New England
Johnson
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Philippines
Senate
Plea for Nagging Injunction Filed in Divorce Pleading
The husband filed a cross-bill Monday in response to his wife’s divorce suit, seeking an injunction over her alleged nagging conduct. He argues the behavior warrants legal restraint.
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