Alch Defends Denials on Clemency Talk With McCord
Former Watergate attorney Gerald Alch testifies before the Senate Watergate committee denying he urged James McCord to seek executive clemency or blamed the CIA for Watergate. McCord observes as hearings continue with planned extra sessions in June.
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Washington
Gerald Alch
James W. McCord Jr
McCord
Central Intelligence Agency
Alch
Senate Watergate Committee
Samuel Cash
Boston
Senate
Bernard Fensterwald
United States
Fen
McCord Silence Backed by Two Witnesses on Clemency Offers
Two witnesses John Caulfield and Anthony Ulasewicz confirm sending offers of presidential clemency to McCord. They dispute McCord’s portrayal as solely seeking justice, describing him as eager to avoid prison and shifting blame to superiors after being convicted of wiretapping burglary and conspiracy.
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McCord
White House
John J. Caulfield
Anthony T. Ulasewicz
Alch
Caulfield
Boundary Dispute Over Ocean Boundary Near Shoals
Two U S district judges act as informal mediators to pause enforcement of fishing laws for 48 hours in a 340 acre area near the Isle of Shoals as Maine and New Hampshire seek court action. Maine claims long jurisdiction while New Hampshire warns against concessions amid a brewing Supreme Court case.
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New Castle
N.H
U.S. District Court
Maine-New Hampshire Ocean
U.S. Supreme Court
Edward T. Gignoux
Maine
Hugh Bownes
New Hampshire
Isle of Shoals
Gignoux
Bownes
Portland
Concord
Wentworth By the Sea
Jon A. Lund
Warren Rudman
Hampshire
Lund
Lee Schepps
Rudman
Schepps
Meldrim Thomson Jr
Kenneth M. Curtis
Capone Patrolman Becomes Semi Hero To Local Lobstermen
Edwin Capone of 40 Ridges Court Portsmouth NH went to work at his police job around 3 p.m. on a Wednesday. The piece notes his unusual status as a semi hero to lobstermen and fishermen in Portsmouth for his actions or role related to their concerns.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Edwin Capone
Ridges Court
Capone
New Hampshire
Saco River Corridor zoning bill defeated in Maine House vote
In Augusta, Rep. Larry Simpson failed to derail the Saco River Corridor zoning bill by a 101 to 15 House vote. An amendment linking highway project coordination was added, sending the measure back to the Senate, while residents along the Saco Osippee rivers voiced concerns about notice and local control amid regional fishing disputes.
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Augusta
Larry E. Simpson
R-Standish
Maine
House
Saco River
Highway Department
Commission On Public Highway Projects
Senate
John Lartin
D-Eagle Lake
Martin
Simpson
Saco
Saco, Ossipee
Little Ossipee
Jellicoe resigns from British Cabinet amid sex scandal
Lord Jellicoe, 55, resigns as government leader in the House of Lords after admitting casual affairs with prostitutes, becoming the second Heath cabinet member to quit over alleged vice ring ties. Lord Lambton, 50, had already resigned for ill health and later admitted associations with call girls and drug charges.
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London
Lord Jellicoe
House of Lords
Jellicoe
Edward Heath
Lord Lambton
Heath
Britain
John Profumo
Christine Keeler
MI5
Scotland
Call Girls
LVO TV Ruling Faces Appeal Delays in Biddeford Cable Plan
York County Superior Court voided Biddeford’s 1969 contract with LVO Cable Services for citywide cable television. LVO will appeal, delaying construction and leaving York Cable Corp. to start planning under a 10 year city contract. Court ruling cites numerous differences between contracts and approvals.
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LVO Cable Services
York County Superior Court
Biddeford
John Bradford
Bradford
York Cable Corp
York
LVO
Supreme Court
Former TA Headmaster Robert Bowie Dies at 67
Robert Bowie 67 of 24 Summer St Saco retired headmaster of Thornton Academy died unexpectedly May 24 at home Born Hyde Park Mass Nov 6 1905 son of Robert and Mary Henderson Bowie educated Milton Mass schools graduated University of Massachusetts Amherst began teaching in Connecticut in 1929 Continued on Page 2 Col 4
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Robert Bowie
Saco
Thornton Academy
Hyde Park
Mass
Robert and Mary (Henderson) Bowie
Milton
University of Massachusetts
Amherst
Connecticut
Congressman Mills Found Dead From Gunshot In Maryland Farm
U.S. Rep. William O. Mills was found shot to death at his Mulberry Hill Farm in Talbot County near Washington. An aide indicated Mills likely shot himself. powder burns on his shirt suggested close-range fire. The 64 year old, elected in 1971, faced questions over a 25 thousand dollar contribution from Nixon campaign funds not reported to the Maryland election board.
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Easton
U.S
William O. Mills
Maryland Republican
Washington Post
Nixon
Maryland Board of Election
Mills
Jack Shaum
Conn
Rogers C.B. Morton
The
Inside The Journal Acupuncture Is Promising Movement
An upbeat note highlights a movement award and a playful line about teaching children money value by borrowing from them. The items appear in a light, humorous tone with no clear names or places. The brief reflects a small, human-interest moment in a local page.
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Sam J. Ervin Jr
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Ervin
Dave Swearingen
Associated Press
Rye
Massachusetts
Thomson
Kittery
By Cecil Munson
Saco Corridor
Gino Marconi
Mechanic Street
New Hampshire Commercial Fisherman’s Association
Michael Marconi
Meldrin Thompson
Marconi
Cliff Benham
Vermont
Louis Daigle
West Street
Dick Danforth
Sears Roebuck
Maremont
Stage Coach Inn
South Portland
William Mittlesteadt
Shock
Alphonsus J. Polackwich
Robert L. Seymour
Sears
Cabinet
LVO TV
Robert L. Bowie
Easton Memorial Hospital
Dave Thackery
Inside the Journal
Acupuncture
Abby IL
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