Lighthouse Has Lonely Rewards at Goat Island
Boatswain Mark Brooke his wife Susan and two toddlers live on Goat Island Maine as Coast Guard lighthouse keepers The 25 year old from Grand Rapids keeps the 1000 watt lamp flashing every 6 seconds and issues simple weather reports to Portland and Boston stations The family cherishes island life values quiet isolation and closer time with their children while noting automated lighthouses threaten romance and a future on the island.
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Goat Island
Coast Guard
Mark Brooke
Susan
Brooke
Grand Rapids
Mich
Brookes
Cape Porpoise
Boston
Maine
Brook
Benjamin
Heather
Portland
Mrs. Brooke
U.S
Watergate Committee Seeks Nixon Questioning at White House
The Senate Watergate committee approved a resolution to meet with President Nixon at his earliest convenience to question him about Watergate. The plan calls for a full committee session, a complete transcript, and release of all tapes and documents.
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Watergate Committee
Nixon
Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Rconn
Edward J. Gurney
Rfla
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Ronald L. Ziegler
White House
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Weicker
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Mittee
Banking By Candlelight In Warren Savings Bank
Warren Savings Bank began Thursday evening candlelight banking to cut energy use. Candles placed at tellers windows and desks will cut about half of electric lighting, said bank president Warren A. Hastings. He urged others to do their small part.
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Warren
Mass
Warren Savings Bank
Warren A. Hastings
Hastings
Saudis Push to Raise Foreign Oil Firm Share to 51 Percent
In Beirut an Al Anwar report cites Prince Saud al Faisal saying Saudi Arabia aims to raise foreign participation in domestic oil firms from 25 to 51 percent. Aramco produces 95 percent of Saudi oil. Kuwait and Abu Dhabi accept increases, Qatar anticipated to follow.
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Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
al Anwar
Faisal
Saud al Faisal
Desert Kingdom
Aramco
Arabian-American Oil Co
Standard Oil of California
Texaco
Exxon
Mobil
Kuwait
Abu Dhabi
Qatar
Ouroboros Solar House Sheds Light On Energy Shortage
Architecture students at the University of Minnesota design a sod roof house named Ouroboros aimed at self sufficiency and waste recycling. Minnesota legislators and Gov Wendell Anderson toured the structure noting skepticism yet interest in its winter performance as the sun tilted roof captures heat.
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Rosemount
Minn
University of Minnesota
Minnesota
Wendell Anderson
Solar collector housing heats water with tubing prototype
Dennis Holloway, project director, notes 180 architecture students are building a solar collector model with a sod roof that puzzled legislators. Two more models are planned in Minneapolis and St. Paul, followed by a small greenhouse and living quarters. A student designed windmill will power a generator for the house. Compost from a sewage system could fertilize vegetables. The project aims as a learning program with two residents once completed.
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Dennis Holloway
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Holloway
Computer Car Club Began in Boston Traffic Plan
Boston station WBZ and the EPA back a commuter car pool linked by a computer. The program matches riders within neighborhoods, offering up to ten partners per listing. In seven weeks about 6,000 applications were processed, with early users praising cost savings and companionship.
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Boston
Environmental Protection Agency
WBZ
ALA Auto & Travel Club
Jerry Wishnow
Paul Keough
Keough
Judith Mitchell
Framingham
Bureaucracy Seen for Gas Rationing in Nixon Plans
John A Love told the American Petroleum Institute that a large bureaucracy would be needed to enforce gasoline rationing if required by early 1974. He and API Chairman Rawleigh Warner Jr urged Congress to lift antitrust limits to allow oil industry leaders to help run the controls program.
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Houston
Tex
Nixon
John A. Love
American Petroleum Institute
API
Rawleigh Warner Jr
Congress
Oil rationing plan hinges on antitrust clearances
Love says Congress relief is essential to manage a large bureaucracy for rationing. Warner of Mobil Oil demands immediate antitrust clearances to avoid delays as the industry argues for rapid action and practical expertise in supply side controls.
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Congress
Kennebunk E port School Construction Delay Budget
SAD 71 board weighs costs for renovating existing schools and building a new high school or junior high under LD 1994 state funding. Projected high school costs exceed 5.5 million dollars, with options including a middle school and field facilities. Rehabilitation totals for elementary schools run about 1.07 million with site upgrades at Cousens Consolidated and Park Street.
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Kennebunk
SAD 71
Arthur Hedberg
Hedberg
Cousens
Park Street
Consolidated School
Donald Segretti Goes To Jail For Political Tricks
Editorial notes on legal actions against Donald Segretti for political manipulation. The piece references party figures including Sen Richardson and hints at campaign activity. The column frames corruption as a broader political risk while noting judicial outcomes.
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Donald Segretti
Sen. Richardson
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