Loch Ness Expedition Aims to Probe Monster Myth
The New York Times and the Academy of Applied Science sponsor a multimillion-dollar Loch Ness Expedition led by Dr. Robert H. Rines to obtain underwater photos and sonar proof. Harvard Cambridge Smithsonian advisors join a two to three week summer effort with scientists from the United States and Britain seeking definitive identification of the Loch Ness creature.
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Times Science News
Loch Ness
New York Times
Academy of Applied Science
John Noble Wilford
Robert H. Rines
Boston
Academy of Applied Science of Boston
The
Harold E. Edgerton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rines
George R. Zug
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Maine educators push raising 18 to 21 drinking age
Two educators urged Maine’s special juvenile reform commission to raise the drinking age from 18 to 21 to curb juvenile crime. They cited classroom misbehavior and vandalism, calling for restorative education before incarceration and a public debate on juvenile records.
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Augusta
Maine
Perham H. Amsden
Maine Teachers Association
Amsden
Omar P. Norton
Norton
Maine Youth Center
Judy Kany
Waterville
Commission
DeVane
Kany
Kennebec County
Joseph Jabar
Jabar
Mitchell Chooses Democratic Voters On Doorstep
Jim Mitchell campaigns door to door in Maine's 1st District aiming for the Democratic nomination. He visits registered Democrats most likely to vote in the June 8 primary, stressing a selective, money limited approach amid seven contenders.
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Belfast
Maine
Jim Mitchell
Mitchell
James E. Mitchell
Army runs up tab with GI servants in high ranks
Sen. William Proxmire says enlisted men as servants for four star generals like Haig and Brown cost the taxpayer 3.6 to 5.4 million dollars annually. The list shows 363 enlisted aides across 32 states and 20 foreign territories, with duties including but not limited to butlers and drivers.
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Washington
Alexander M. Haig
George S. Brown
William Proxmire
Proxmire
D-Wis
Haig
Europe
Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
Noel A. Gaylor
Pacific
Kenneth J. Houghton
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Joint Chiefs
Secretary of Defense
Pentagon
This Day In History May 28 Highlights From 1940 to 1959
On May 28 across history the Dunkirk evacuation began in 1940. Other notes include the 1863 North black regiment departure, 1864 Maximilian’s voyage to Veracruz, 1934 Dionne quintuplets birth, and Able and Baker space test in 1959.
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Associated Press
Dunkerque
France
Boston
Robert Shaw
Ferdinand Maximilian
Austria-Hungary
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Oliva Dionne
Callender
Ontario
Able
Baker
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Ford
Brussels
Belgium
Europe
London Post
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Kennebunk and Port Face Tax Hikes After School Budget Vote
Preliminary estimates after the SAD 71 budget meeting show Kennebunk may see a 3 per thousand tax rate increase and Kennebunkport residents a 2.50 per thousand rise for the 1976 77 year following voters approving a 2.5 million district budget.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Hays Ethics Probe Looms Amid Ray Payroll Allegations
U S Rep Floyd Spence and Rep John Flynt discuss a possible House Ethics Committee inquiry into claims that Rep Wayne Hays used Elizabeth Ray on the federal payroll as his mistress. Flynt says the panel will decide next Wednesday.
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U. S
Floyd Spence
R-S.c
Capitol Steps
John Flynt
D-Ga
House Ethics Committee
Wayne Hays
Elizabeth Ray
Congressman Flynt
Rep
Hays
Ohio
Today’s Chuckle cartoon remark on appointed not anointed politicians
A single line joke notes that many politicians err by assuming they were anointed but have actually been appointed. The quip reflects a light political critique in a newspaper humor feature.
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