Capers '73 Opens to Full House at Linnell Gym
Capers '73 lights Linnell Gym with a full crowd as local talent performs in a lively revue. Jon Brittain directs a polished show featuring 16 Saco Valley dancers and a strong chorus, with praised costumes, makeup, lighting, and energetic performances by youthful and veteran cast members.
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Capers
Linnell Gym
Jon Brittain
Jerome H. Carel
New York
Brittain
Webber Hospital
Thornton Academy
Pat Festino
Tobie Nathanson
Polly Larochele
Saco Valley
Rillain
Roy Johnson
Mary Maxwell
Vera Warner
Philip Saleeby
Joyce LeClair
June Ficker
Oupeall
Kissinger Heads to Moscow on Mission to End Middle East Hostilities
Secretary of State Kissinger flies to Moscow on Nixon orders to discuss ways to end Middle East hostilities with Soviet leaders. He is joined by Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin and nine American officials. The trip follows Kosygin’s Cairo talks with Anwar Sadat.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Moscow
Nixon
Middle East
White House
Kissinger
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Alexei N. Kosygin
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Kissin
Abba Eban
Israel
Huang Chen
Far East
Tokyo
United States
Europe
China
Japan
Banks Cut Prime Rate For First Time In Two Years
Major banks including Bank of America First National City Bank and Morgan Guaranty Trust reduced the prime rate to 9 percent signaling a trend toward lower borrowing costs. Cleveland Trust cut to 9.5 percent, effective Tuesday, as part of a broader rate easing after a prolonged rise from 4 to 10 percent since January 1972. The move follows a year of tighter credit and reflects anticipated shifts in mortgage accessibility and general lending conditions.
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New York
Bank of America
San Francisco
First National City Bank of
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
Cleveland Trust Co
Ohio
Nixon seeks 2.2 billion aid for Israel in emergency package
President Nixon asks Congress to authorize 2.2 billion in emergency military aid to Israel to prevent an imbalance from Soviet-backed resupply to Syria and Egypt. He also seeks 200 million more for Cambodia, with most Israel aid to be grants. Congress reaction appears favorable while Cambodia funding faces questions.
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Nixon
Congress
Israel
Washington
Middle East
Camboua
U.S
Syria
Egypt
Soviet Union
United States
Cambodia
Senate
House-Senate
Neeks
White House
George Mahon
D. Tex
House Appropriations Committee
Syria strikes Israeli refinery in Haifa air raid claim
Syria reports its jets bombed Israel's Haifa region refinery claimed as retaliation for attacks on economic targets. Israel denies any air raid with Haifa police saying no planes or bombs occurred. Damascus cites $508 million damage to oil holdings while Syria reports attacks on Tartus Banias and Homs.
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Associated Press
Haifa
Damascus
Israel
Mediterranean
Tartus
Banias
Syria
Homs
Mohammed Haidar
Egypt
Middle East
Beach School Board Challenges Police Transport Policy
Old Orchard Beach School Committee to formally contest police policy ending transport of sick children home from school. They will record refusals, meet with the public safety commission, and use a local taxi service meanwhile. The panel also supports junior ROTC amid Navy enrollment concerns and discusses moving the superintendent’s office to Titcomb Farm or other space.
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Old Orchard Beach
Public Safety Commission
Louis DeAngelis
Navy
Old Orchard Beach High School
Council
Titcomb Farm
DeAngelis
Titcomb
Loranger School
Nixon And Cox Trouble Bound
Washington AP report on President Nixon risking a court clash over Watergate tapes. Nixon agrees to a Senate-verified summary after letting Sen. John C. Stennis hear the tapes. Sirica remains the key judge, with Cox opposing the deal. Weicker criticizes the summary approach while Ervin and Baker support the move.
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Washington
Nixon
Attlc
Archibald
White House
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Cox
Senate Watergate Committee
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Sirica
Senate
Executive Branch
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Howard H. Baker
R-Tenn
Stennis
Baker
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
Watergate Committee
Men’s Pajama Purchases Divide Confident Reactions
In a humorous observation a woman openly buys men’s pajamas while a man buying a nightgown behaves awkwardly as if risking a secret deal. The quip points to gendered stereotypes in shopping scenarios. The short cartoonish note reflects a lighthearted take on fashion norms and propriety.
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Biddeford
Gilbert Boucher
Saco
Berton Braley
Boucher
Art Nadeau
Ike
Linnell Gymnasium
Syd Lerman
Elizabeth Docket
Marjorie Burr
Marie Smith
Barbara Simensky
Barbara Field
Sally Walker
Bruce Milliard
Ed Smith
Bravo
Bravo Crew
Ussr
Ger
Peking
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Mike Mansfield
House
Carl Albert
Secret Service
Nahariya
Beach School Board
Archibald Cox
Inside the Journal
Abby
Sports Television
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