NEECO Burmah Oil Probe Won't Stall Sanford Refinery
Burmah Oil and its NEECO affiliate face Senate Interior and Insular Affairs scrutiny over possible monopolistic practices. Officials say the Sanford refinery plans remain unaffected for now, with a Justice Department inquiry on a proposed merger reportedly briefed and then dismissed.
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Sanford
NEECO
Harold Pachios
Burmah
Burmah Oil Co. Ltd
England
Us, Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Pachios
Subcommittee
Longley Campaign Push Seeks Maine Governor Win
Independent candidate James Longley, Lewiston insurance executive and father of five, pitches a businesslike path to reduce state costs citing the Longley Report. He argues inflation stems from unkept promises, urges tougher new industry rules, and promises to save taxpayers money if elected, then return to business.
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Lewiston
Helen
Biddeford
Longley
Maine
Sirica weighs medical team for Nixon testimony at Watergate trial
U.S. District Judge John J. Sirica signaled he may send three doctors to California to assess Nixon’s health and its impact on testifying in the Watergate cover-up trial. He will decide whether defense or prosecution funds would cover the medical inquiry, with a Thursday hearing set amid opening statements from Parkinson’s attorney.
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John J. Sirica
California
Richard M. Nixon
Sirica
White Charges Guard Is Inept in Boston Dispute
Boston Mayor Kevin White sharply criticized the National Guard deployed after city school disturbances. He warned against repeating Detroit and Watts, urging federal troops to enforce desegregation orders while criticizing Guard training and leadership. The stance comes as Hyde Park and South Boston tensions surface amid ongoing desegregation efforts.
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Kevin H. White
National Guard
Boston
Roxbury
Watts
South Boston High
Kent State
Hyde Park High School
White
Francis W. Sargent
Art Dunphy
Chicago
Newark
Detroit
Rockefeller seeks immediate recall for testimony on gifts
Nelson Rockefeller asked two committees to reconvene hearings on his vice president nomination to testify about controversial gifts and a 1970 campaign biography. No immediate plans were announced to summon him, despite the request. Ford backed Rockefeller, while aides said Rockefeller urged the Rules and Judiciary chairmen to reconvene soon.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Congressional
Senate Rules Committee
House Judiciary Committee
Rockefeller
New York
Congress
Ford
Rules Committee
Howard W. Cannon
Las Vegas
Peter W. Rodine Jr
Cannon
Senate
Supreme Court
Arthur Goldberg
Laurance Rockefeller
Knife Threat Leaves Saco Officers Besieged at Motel
A knife wielding man, Andrew Linteau, 21, held five Saco police officers and a state trooper at bay for about two hours outside Cabin 6 at the Sundeck Motel on Ocean Park Road. He refused to exit until a warrant was obtained and he agreed to leave, after threatening officers and allowing his wife and brother inside. The couple’s one year old baby was present during the ordeal.
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Sundeck
Ocean Park Road
Department
Andrew Linteau
Cabin 6
Linteau
Edward Hayford
Airport Area Contracts Approved In Biddeford
Biddeford City Council approved two contracts shaping airport growth and the adjacent industrial park. E. C. Jordan Engineering will study the park site for 1.1 million dollars total cost of 19,300, to help secure 60 percent federal funding. Hoyle Tanner and Associates won a first reading for a master plan at 22,500, city cash 2,250, to project future airport use and facility needs.
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E. C. Jordan Engineering
Portland
Federal Economic Development Administration
Hoyle, Tanner’ and Associates
Manchester
N.H
Jordan
Economic Improvement Commission
EDA
Roger Johnson
EIC
Claire Malasnik
Johnson
Airport
Airport Commission
Council
Hoyle, Tanner and Associates
Inside The Journal Today's Chuckle
A lighthearted look at readers sound off about the daily paper. The writer notes how some comment as if the paper were a unique one copy item and ponders the irony with a playful tone.
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