Supreme Court to rule on Nixon tapes subpoena dispute
The Supreme Court is asked to decide if President Nixon may withhold Watergate tapes and documents subpoenaed for the trial of former White House aides. Prosecutor Jaworski seeks court jurisdiction bypassing the Washington circuit court as the nine defendants face trial for the 1971 Ellsberg case.
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John DP
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Charles W. Colson
California
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House Judiciary Committee
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Margaret Smith Cannot Vote in Hometown Skowhegan
Former Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith was removed from her hometown Skowhegan voter list after her absentee ballot request was denied. Officials cited her tax abatement on a Norridgewock Avenue home she donated to the town. Smith said she has long voted from Skowhegan and maintained residence there for 25 years, urging that the matter become resolved.
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Margaret Chase Smith
Oil Consortium Eyes Rochester For Refinery Site
NEWMARKET New Hampshire A group of American oil interests takes options on land in Rochester Neck Road area for a potential refinery valued at 600 to 700 million dollars. Dover lawyer Lewis Fisher says substantial American interests are investigating the project with Onassis links explored but not confirmed. Mayor John Shaw says Rochester residents welcomed refinery proposals while Olympic Refineries Shaheen Natural Resources and an unidentified firm are involved in courtesy talks and possible pipeline plans.
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Olympic Refineries, Inc
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Canada
Kissinger's Damascus trip delayed by bomb threat
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger arrives in Damascus after a bomb scare aboard his official plane delays his Middle East shuttle. Kissinger has won tentative Israeli agreement on a disengagement plan and will end his shuttle this Sunday, returning via Bonn and London, with American experts possibly remaining to assist.
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Abba Eban
Hafez Assad
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Shimon Peres
Yitzhak Ra
Penny shortage pinches Biddeford Saco merchants and banks
Penny hoarding across York County stems from a nationwide shortage. Banks report weekly penny allotments slashed to around 100 dollars, forcing stores like Shaw's and IGA to limit change, urge customers to break piggy banks, and seek exact change. Summer tourism could worsen the squeeze as cash demand rises.
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Kennebunk
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Canal
Paper Pennies Being Made by Houston Store
A Houston grocery chain, Eagle Stores, combats penny shortage by printing and redeeming its own paper pennies. Customers receive paper slips worth five cents each, larger than a business card, to use as change. Manager Dick Gardiner cites limited options as pennies remain scarce and rounding prices risks tax complications. Customers reportedly cooperate, viewing the move as another shortage to endure.
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Saco
Shaw
Everett Cathell
IGA
John Ivers
Ivers
Houston, Tex
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Gardiner
Houston
Nurse to new father jokes about future president
The cartoon page quotes a nurse reacting to the birth of a child, joking that a future president might emerge if the country ever elects a woman. The line plays on gender and political potential with a light, humorous tone.
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Counseling Service Gets New Director Finds Key Focus
York County Counseling Services names Dr. Thomas Kane of Lewiston as executive director, effective July 1, replacing Dr. Harold Wilson. Kane aims to strengthen financial and administrative management and ensure stable services if government support wanes, while coordinating with Community Health Center offices in Saco Biddeford Sanford and York.
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Saco
Biddeford
Sanford
York
Harold Wilson
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York County
Journal
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