Donahue Won’t Talk On Ouster Questions Raised
Biddeford DA William P. Donahue refuses to discuss last week’s York County takeover by Attorney General Joseph Brennan. The AG seeks a declaratory judgment over his authority and alleged irregularities in the DA’s office. Donahue cites due process and unanswered questions while criticizing the AG’s investigation methods.
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James Dineen
York County
FireConsumes Two Hotels In Old Orchard Beach
Firefighters from four communities battled a blaze that damaged the Four Flags and the neighboring Seagate hotels on Old Orchard Street. At least eight firefighters were injured, including one, Charles Granger, treated for smoke inhalation. The first floor heater explosion started the fire at 10:05 a.m. Aerial ladder used despite not yet being fitted with a nozzle. About 200 firefighters fought the blaze for six hours, aided by units from Saco Biddeford Scarborough Sanford and South Portland. Memorial Day events were disrupted as onlookers watched from the street while crowds enjoyed pizza and drinks from local eateries.
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South Portland
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Dunstan Corner
Ford TV Address Tonight Promises New Energy Tariff Steps
President Ford plans a live Oval Office address at 8 30 p m EDT to outline the next energy program phase including a second one dollar per barrel tariff on imported oil and a push to end price controls on crude. The speech aims to spur conservation and raise domestic production while Congress stalls on energy tax legislation.
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Inside the Journal Today's Chuckle
A humorous observation on governance noting that capable leaders are preoccupied with everyday trades like driving cabs and cutting hair, underscoring a satirical take on national leadership.
Americans Laos Reach Agreement on AID Compound
The United States and Laos agreed on an eight point plan to return the U S AID compound and remove all U S and third country employees by June 30. Americans inside the compound could be released and residents watched over property as police guarded the gates.
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Seth Pethrasy
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Foreign Ministry
Tanzanian Rejection of Kidnap Demands Abrades Hostage Talks
U S Ambassador Beverly Carter says hopes remain for freeing two American students and a Dutch woman held by Marxist guerrillas in Zaire, despite Tanzania's refusal to meet a ransom of 460000 and calls to release jailed GR leaders and surrender arms. President Nyerere’s office says the government will not be blackmailed and what Carter calls a final government statement. Carter warns of unknown next steps while stressing concern for hostages’ safety in the rugged region along Zaire’s western frontier.
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Beverly Carter
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Marxist Popular Revolutionary Party
Julius Nyerere
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Nyerere
Four People Detained in Tanganyika Kidnap Case
Refused Lake Tanganyika are Carrie Jane Hunter 21 of Atherton Kenneth Stephen Smith 22 of Garden Grove and Emilie van Zinnick Bergman 24 of The Netherlands. They and Barbara Smuts 24 of Ann Arbor were seized May 19 at an animal research center on Tanganyika's eastern shore where about 30 Stanford students studied chimpanzees and baboons with Jane Goodall. Several guerrillas took Smuts across the lake Saturday night and released her with ransom letters.
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Atherton
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Ann Arbor
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Kissinger Proposes Global Commissions On Raw Materials
Secretary of State Kissinger urged the 18 nation IEA to form producer consumer commissions on raw materials to reopen the world energy conference. He indicated the plan could shift U S policy away from price volatility controls while denying any support for price fixing or oil price indexing. He warned of a possible June OPEC price rise and said U S conservation and nuclear alternatives are essential for long term energy independence.
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