Offshore superports eyed to ease US oil imports
A preliminary Maritime Administration report favors offshore floating or stilted docks called superports to handle ultra large tankers. Sites near Delaware and the Gulf Coast are considered with costs estimated from 356 million dollars, potentially slashing shipping costs and easing an energy crisis.
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Washington
Federal Maritime Administ Corps of Engineers
Council Tration
United States
Delaware
Gulf Coast
Delaware Bay
Maritime Administration
White ‘House
U.S
Federal official calls for harsher penalties on heroin sellers
Myles J. Ambrose, top federal drug enforcement official, urged severe penalties and rapid processing to disrupt heroin distribution. He cited 25,710 grams seized and 2,421 arrests since May, with operations in Los Angeles Phoenix Gary Baltimore New York and others.
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New Orleans
Myles J. Ambrose
Ambrose
Office For
Drug Abuse Law Enforcement
Justice Department
Far West
Los Angeles
San Diego
San Francisco
Phoenix
Gary
Ind
Baltimore
New York
Cleveland
Miami
Chuckle Worker Request Stalled After Marriage
A lighthearted exchange shows a worker asking to raise wages after marriage, and the boss retorts that the company is not responsible for accidents outside the factory, reflecting workplace humor.
Prescott Bush Dies 11 13 Editorials Obits
Noting the passing of Prescott Bush the paper prints an obituary and editorial tribute outlining his public service and family legacy. The item reflects the era’s tone and honors the statesman’s career and impact.
204 Deaths In Mexican Rail Wreck
Rescue crews finished at the site in Saltillo as authorities confirmed 204 dead and 1,098 injured in Mexico's second worst rail disaster. The engineer and crew face homicide charges amid claims of alcohol before the downhill run at over 70 mph. Police search for the seventh crew member. officials deny brake failure. Deputy Celso Delgado to summon railway chief Victor Villaseñor for testimony.
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Saltillo
Mexico
Genaro Gutierrez Devila
Melchor Sanchez Echeverria
Mexican National Railways
Celso Delgado
Victor Manuel Villasenor
Saigon Hamlets Held Despite Heavy Air Strikes
Saigon area reports 250 to 500 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong still hold Huong Phuong village and three hamlets 15 to 20 miles north of Saigon. U S B52s attack positions around Saigon as Paris peace talks continue. Government forces brace for possible larger moves while some officers say Saigon remains at low risk.
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Huong Phuong
Lai Khe
U.S
Bien Hoa
Tan Son Nhut
Highway 13
Vietnam
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnnam
South Vietnam
Vinh
Dong Hoi
F111 Fighter: A Fiasco Or Not Washington saga
The F111 faced critic’s charges of a fiasco while pilots tout its greatness. Despite early carrier setbacks and 23 crashes with 17 deaths, Air Force officials defend its safety record amid renewed combat use in North Vietnam, where missions and losses continued.
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Washington
Robert F. McNamara
John F. Kennedy
Defense
Navy
Air Force
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Indochina
Filis
North Vietnam
Pentagon
Thailand
Governor extends Maine tax rent relief deadline for elderly
Gov. Kenneth M. Curtis announced a one month extension to November 15 for filing refunds under Maine's elderly tax and rent relief law. Only about one third of eligible seniors have applied, and no liens will be placed on property. Curtis backs Hathaway in Senate race and supports Schoenthaler for manpower affairs commissioner despite Council rejection.
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Augusta
Kenneth M. Curtis
Maine
Ernest Johnson
Gible
Curtis
U.S
William D. Hathaway
Margaret Chase Smith
New England Regional Commission
Bangor International
James (. Schoenthaler
All Republican Executive Council
Labor’s Love Not Lost in York County Campaigns
Clem Auger Biddeford GOP city chairman believes year could favor Republicans due to labor support. He recalls entering Webber Hospital and being placed in Room 207 donated by the AFL-CIO, noting labor helps candidates stay fit.
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Clem Auger
Biddeford
GOP
York County
Webber Hospital
Afl-Cio
Labor
Nixon and McGovern Rally Across Columbus Day Campaign
President Nixon and Senator McGovern court votes a Columbus Day crowd as the campaign enters its final four weeks. Spiro Agnew planned a California rally while Eunice Kennedy Shriver spoke in Baltimore and Nixon praised labor leaders in Washington. McGovern headed to New York and Detroit with a taped Vietnam peace proposal to air Tuesday night.
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George McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Spiro T. Agnew
Anaheim
Calif
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Baltimore
Washington
America
Afl—Cio
George Meany
Atlanta
Sen. McGovern
New York Ciy
Detroit
McGovern
U.S
Hungry Soviets Look For Food
The Agriculture Department said drought and late harvests in 1972 reduced grain and feed supplies in the Soviet Union, prompting Moscow to seek large pota to shipments from Eastern Bloc countries and more wheat and feed from the United States. Poland reportedly agreed to ship potatoes to Moscow, and up to one million tons of wheat rye and barley may be sold to East Germany.
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Soviet Union
Moscow
United States
Agriculture Department
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
FAS
USDA
Polland
Themi
Germany
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Dick Danforth
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