Vietnamese Art Returns to Ship Owner Amid Controversy
The governor’s office announced that a cargo of Vietnamese art will be returned to the refugee ship’s owner. Officials say the pieces were likely private family items rather than national treasures valued at $150 million. The collection is appraised at $70,000 to $80,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricardo Bordallo
Guam
Indiantown Gap
G. Steve Morrison
Naval
Marianna Islands
John Eisenhower
President's Commission On Refugees
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Eisenhower
Ford
Beirut orders snipers killed amid easing Beirut clashes
Beirut Premier Rashid Karami ordered security forces to kill snipers who do not surrender and to crack down on private armies terrorizing Beirut for nine days. Patrols were sent to flush out diehards, barricades were dismantled, and clashes between factions diminished as daily life slowly resumed.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Rashid Karami
Karami
Maoists Held In Lisbon Crackdown Targets MRPP Activists
In Lisbon and Coimbra Portugal’s military government announced arrests of MRPP members amid charges of falsely revolutionary activity and threats to internal security. The crackdown follows a year of confrontations with leftist groups including demonstrations and attacks on the U S Embassy. The Communists drew a large turnout to show support for the government while denouncing partisan strife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Coimbra
GRPP
MRPP
Party
U.S
Communist Party
Revolutionary Council
More Families Are On Welfare Rolls
Washington AP reports high unemployment boosted public assistance with February AFDC recipients up 8.5 percent to 114 431 among unemployed fathers, helping total family welfare rolls reach a record 11.2 million. HEW noted 3.4 million families with over 8 million children received AFDC in February.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Watergate prosecutor satisfied with access to Nixon tapes
The Watergate special prosecutor says the office has access to tapes and documents from Nixon's administration and plans to seek court permission to withdraw from ownership suits. Spokesman John Barker noted the focus was on obtaining material for possible prosecutions, not ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Watergate
Richard M. Nixon
John Barker
Henry A. Ruth
Nixon
Ford Administration
Barker
Special Prosecutor’s
Special Prosecutor's
MonaDex weight loss tablet ad promises money back
Percy's Pharmacy at 244 Main St in Saco Maine sells MONADEX a tiny tablet claimed to curb appetite without dangerous drugs or nervousness and requires no strenuous exercise. A 20 day supply costs $3.00 and an economy size $5.00 with AQUATABS water pills also offered at $3.00.
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Percy
Main St
Saco, Me
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Goodyear
World, National News
The
Movement For the Reorganization
Party of the Proletariat, Or
Tudes
James Agreste
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
Western Alliance
Vietnam
Cyprus
Turkey
Warsaw Pact
UPI
Office of the
Zoning Board of Appeals
Biddeford
Maine
Raoul Larose
Ay St
Luc A. Angers
Bradford Jerome
Council
Office
Fred Kosiba
Ocean Avenue
Biddeford Pool
Board of Selectmen
Town of Wells
Richard Barr
Ken Kendrick
Ogunquit
Donald Butler
John Trafton
Reginald Chase
Richard Rouleau
Helen Colby
Grant City
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