Laotian Students Seize AID Headquarters
About 200 Lao students seized the U S aid agency headquarters in Vientiane taking two American Marines and one civilian hostage. They demanded the immediate dissolution of AID and the departure of all American staff within three days, plus transfer of facilities to the government and tax on American property. The action followed similar protests in Savannakhet and Luang Prabang as Pathet Lao gains spread.
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Vietiane
Laos
U.S. Aid Agency
Vientiane
American Armes
U.S
Christian A. Chapman
Souvanna Phouma
Phoumi Vongvichit
U.S. Agency For International Development
AID
Pathet Lao
Sanford Stone
Savannakhet
Luang Prabang
Ae He
NEECO Refinery Application Dropped
The BEP dismissed without prejudice the New England Energy Co. plan to build a 250000 barrel oil refinery at Sanford. The order allows reapplication in same or amended form with streamlined hearings and records, applies to Maine Port Authority as joint pier facilities partner, and notes potential rule changes FOIL opposes.
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Augusta
Board of Environmental Protection
BEP
New England Energy Co
NEECO
Sanford
EECO
Harold Pachios
Lovett C. Peters
Maine Port Authority
Friends of Intelligent Land Use
FOIL
Firefighters honor Oliver Bergeron in ceremony
Pachios told the board that clients feared dismissal would force starting from scratch. Peters, after receiving the board's dismissal order, said the action wasn't as bad and would not hurt NEECO in future negotiations. Board member Jean Childs stressed the vote was not on the refinery's merits and the board is not opposed to the project.
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Pachios
Peters
NEECO
Jean Childs
Legislators Split Over Bottle Bill
In Augusta the Returnable Container bill drives fierce debate as House sends it to the Senate. Lawmakers split four to two on supporting a committee report with a referendum rider, amid heavy lobbying by bottlers, grocers, and car dealers. Northern York County reps display mixed votes. Sens. Marcotte and Danton plan careful review before deciding.
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Maryline White
Augusta
House
Senate
Maine
Peter Truman
Elmont Tyndale
Rhennebunkport
Tyndale
Robert Farley
Biddeford
York County
James McMahon
Kennebunk
Truman
Farley
McMahon
Hobbins
Saco
Morin
Old Orchard Beach
Lizette
Berry
Buxton
Rolde
York
Goodwin
South Berwick
Mackel
Wells
Carroll
Limerick
Gauthier
Nadeau
Sanford
Lovell
Guy Marcotte
Peter Danton
Sen. Marcotte
Sen. Danton
Maine Discrimination Bill Proposes Broad Repeals
Augusta-Saco attorney Judy Potter and UMaine law professor helped draft a bill to repeal or amend old laws that discriminate by sex. After a public hearing, the Judiciary Committee eyed further study this summer with no vote. The omnibus measure would treat men and women equally in custody, harassment, and access rules, and would end bans such as women entering all male taverns.
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Maryline White
Augusta
Judiciary Committee
Oe Collins
Rockland
Maine
Sen
Collins
Mary Najarian
D-Portland
Robert Clifford
Lewiston
Sen. Clifford
State Department of Earth and Welfare
Advisory Committee On the Status of
Kenneth Curtis
Iranians Kill U S Officers in Tehran Shooting
In Tehran on a weekday morning terrorists shot and killed two U S Air Force officers as their car was blocked and rammed on the street. The embassy identified them as Lt Col Paul R Shafer Jr of Dayton Ohio and Lt Col Jack J Turner of Carbondale Illinois.
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Tehran
Air Force
Paul R. Shafer Jr
Dayton
Ohio
Jack J. Turner
Carbondale
Ill
Shafer
Ohio State University
Turner
University of Nebraska
U.S
Iran
Ebrahim Nushirevani
Associated Press
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Washington
Kennebunkport Approves Administrative Assistant Post
The Kennebunkport selectmen authorized an administrative assistant to handle town office tasks, budget work, and reports. The position, described as a glorified secretary by critics, will be funded by federal revenue sharing with a starting salary of 6941 dollars plus benefits through year end. The meeting rejected making the road commissioner appointive and kept the high phosphate detergent ban.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunkport
James Johnson
Selectmen
Selectman
Abbott Pendergast
Pendergast
Charles Sullivan
K‘port
MCLU Enters OOB Suit Over Town Officials
About a dozen residents met to seek criminal and civil action against four town councilors and Acting Town Manager Jerome Plante. James Marshall, an organizer, has enlisted the Maine Civil Liberties Union to probe possible right to know violations over a contract setting Plante’s salary at 15000 dollars and expenses at 2500. The group seeks to oust Plante, annul the contract, press charges, and recall the four councilors. Portland attorney John Wuesthoff agreed to take the case.
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Old Orchard Beach
Jerome Plante
James Marshall
Maine Civil Liberties Union
Marshall
Plante
Richard Marshall
Thomas Lee Sr
Arnold Morin
Paul St. Hilaire
Lee
Citizens Group
MCLA
Portland
John Wuesthoff
Last words of famous men spark linguistic joke
A wry note reflects on how famous last words are not always remembered, citing Noah Webster and wordplay with zymology zymotic and zymorgy to illustrate playful linguistic misremembering.
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Noah Webster
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Oliver J. Bergeron, Jr
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