Amusement Parks Boom or Bust Across U.S. Cities
Amusement park expansion since 1971 boosts economies and job opportunities but brings traffic, higher land values, and lifestyle costs. Maryland counties rejected Marriott’s $120 million park plan while Disney World spurred growth in Kissimmee and Anaheim. Carowinds and Opryland show sharp land-value rises yet mixed local benefits.
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Kay Bartlett
Maryland
Mickey Mouse
Nashville
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Houston
Marriott
Santa Clara
Calif
Chicago
Milwaukee
Washington
Prince William County
San Francisco
Disney
Florida
Kissimmee
Coney Island
Marriott Corp
Disney World
mid-Florida
Salvation Army
Mike Smith
Smith
Disneyland
California
Anaheim
Anaheim Chamber of Commerce
Six Flags Over
Mid-America
St. Louis
Six Flags
Restay
Leon Kircher
Eureka
Planning and Zoning Board
North Carolina-South Carolina State Line
Carowinds
York County
S.C
Ike L. Oates
Opryland
Holiday Inns
Agricultura
Six Flags Other
Georgia
Austell
Mableton
Royal Engagement Is Top British Item
Princess Anne and Mark Phillips announce engagement as Britain faces a royal wedding. The couple, who met at the 1968 Olympics, plan a fall wedding likely in Westminster Abbey with a royal procession through London. Anne, fourth in line, will gain a larger stipend upon marriage. Phillips earns a modest military salary.
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London
Anne
Mark Phillips
Britain
Europe
Times of London
Wiltshire
Great Somerford
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Scendant
Westminster Abbey
Phillips
Dragoon Guards
West Germany
Mexico City
Border Dispute With Maine Moves Toward Supreme Court
New Hampshire and Maine edge toward a Supreme Court filing over the official marine boundary. Atty Generals Rudman and Lund indicate the action will be announced at the appropriate time. Edwin Capone, a NH lobsterman, faced arraignment in Kittery after arrest in the disputed area as patrols from both states maintain a low key approach during a short two day moratorium on arrests.
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Concord
N.H
U.S. Supreme Court
New Hampshire
Maine
Warren Rudman
High Court
Jon A. Lund
Supreme Court
Edwin Capone
Portsmouth
Capone
Kittery
Joe Cram
Hamp Shire Fish and Game Department
CMGH Votes New Policy On Abortions
In Lewiston AP reports Central Maine General Hospital approved abortions for non medical reasons. The board voted Tuesday with chairman H L Gosselin noting strict guidelines and professional standards. The policy allows abortions only by designated active or consulting staff from the OB GYN department. Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr noted as a 1964 Nobel Peace Prize recipient at age 35.
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Lewiston
Central Maine General Hospital
H.L. Gosselin
Martin Luther King Jr
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