Cox to speed Watergate probe as new prosecutor sworn in
Harvard lawyer Archibald Cox took the oath as the Watergate prosecutor promising no delays in the investigation. Attorney General Elliot Richardson also sworn in in a separate ceremony, pledging a strong, unswerving stance amid government strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harvard Law
Kennedy
Johnson
Cox
Sewsmer
U.S
Nixon
White House
Warren Burger
Richardson
May Street Sewage Alarm Sparks City Friction
Twin Island Development’s George Garnache accuses Biddeford officials and the street department of inaction over raw sewage flowing into a creek near May Street to Five Points. He cites health concerns and delays to a 19 home project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwin Graves
Joseph Caron
Main St
Biddeford
Elm Street
Main Street
J. Caron
Webber Hospital
York County
Michael L. Caron
Graham Sr
Saco District Court
Graves
Dick Danforth
George Garnache
Twin Island Development Corporation
May Street
Garnache
May Field
Five Points
Bancroft
Martin
Tepive
Bruce Herman
Herman
Blue Rock
Canada Seeks Exclusive Fishing Rights Exposed
Alfred Lantagne former Biddeford town clerk remembered as public servant. The notice notes his death and summarizes his local contributions while Canada faces disputes over exclusive fishing rights affecting coastal communities and maritime policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Lantagne
Biddeford
Dies Canada
Skylab 1 crew endure tense orbit with sun shade attempt
Capsule docking drama ends in success after two hard docks and a perilous space walk. Commander Charles Conrad Jr and crewmates Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz faced tool shortages and a jammed solar panel, then achieved a secure link with Skylab amid radio blackouts and a tense docking sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Weitz
Skylab
Conrad
Apollo
South Atlantic
Mission Control
Memorial Day Traffic Toll Rises Across Nation
Traffic accidents nationwide killed 51 people by 11 a.m. as Memorial Day weekend began. Showers and thunderstorms dampened highways from the Great Lakes to the Southeast and from the Pacific Northwest to the central plains. The death toll started Friday at 6 p.m. and ends Monday at midnight local time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
Central Plains
Clergy urge Air Force chaplains to resist raids over Cambodia
Clergy and Laity Concerned, an interfaith group, calls on 161 Air Force chaplains to urge airmen to refuse participation in bombing missions in Cambodia. Signers include Dr Robert Moss Bishop Thomas Gumbleton and Harvey Cox. The letter frames moral accountability and offers support for airmen who resist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S
Cambodia
Far East
United States
Asia
Robert Moss
United Church of Christ
Thomas Gumbleton
Detroit
Episcopal
Robert le Witt
Philadelphia
Harvey Cox
Harvard Divinity School
Colin Williams
Yale Divinity School
Campora Grants Pardon to 500 Political Prisoners in Argentina
President Hector J. Campora issued a broad pardon freeing more than 500 inmates deemed politically motivated. Among those released were 186 at Villa Devoto prison, with many others at Rawson Penal Colony. Rioting and demonstrations accompanied the inauguration as supporters cheered while military opponents condemned the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Hector J. Campora
Campora
Esteban Righi
Villa Devoto
Rawson
Caseros
Oberdan Sallustro
Sallustro
Fiat Concord
Agentina
Congress
Plaza de Mayo
Juan D. Peron
Boundary dispute pits Maine and New Hampshire over fishing grounds
Rep. Peter N. Kyros boarded a U.S. Coast Guard cutter to study disputed waters off Kittery and Portsmouth as Maine and New Hampshire lobstermen clash. He plans a federal compact to settle the boundary, amid trap cuts, looming moratorium, and a New Hampshire 200 mile claim. Maine seeks Supreme Court action while mediators wrestle with size limits and disputed waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Peter N. Kyros
U.S. Coast Guard
Maine
New Hampshire
Kittery
Portsmouth
Kyros
Whale Back Island
Isle of Shoals
Lee Schepps
U.S. Supreme Court
Meldrim Thomson
Curtis
Thomson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Watergate
Massachusets
Edu
Christopher
Biddeford-Saco
Inside the Journal
Abby
Sports
Eer
Hlang Sun Curtain
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Rep
By Brian Thayer
Tom Flaherty
South Berwick
Flaherty
Malcolm McIntosh
Peter Kyros
Thomas Flaherty
Brian Thayer
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!