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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1976

Page

6

Nixon Golf Round Near Casa Pacifica Amid 1976 Run

Four years after Americans backed Nixon for a second term, the former president is in virtual isolation a week before the 1976 election. He golfed yesterday at Shorecliffs, a public course near San Clemente, playing three to four times weekly and often 36 holes in a day with an unidentified companion.

Richard Nixon Nixon Casa Pacifica Shorecliffs San Clemente UPI

Kidnap Victim Samuel Bronfman Testimony Debunks Plot Claim

White Plains N Y detectives testified at the Mel Lynch Dominic Byrne trial that Samuel Bronfman was bound with adhesive tape on his eyes and his wrists tied, contradicting the defense claim he staged his own kidnapping for ransom. They described the nine day captivity and the recovery of the 2.3 million dollars.

White Plains N.Y Samuel Bronfman New York City James Schry Sureme Ronfman Schry Thomas Cerbone Cerbone FBI Brooks Mel Patrick Lynch Bronfman Edgar Lynch Edgar Bronfman Yen Seagram Co Ger Dominic Byrne Westchester County Purchase Mel Lynch Sam Bronfman Peter DeBlaisio Byrne Sam Angwy Henry

Surviving Yacht Skipper Endures 28 Days Afloat

Bruce Collins, USC business school graduate turned navigator, drifted 28 days on an orange life raft after Spirit sank 900 miles west of San Francisco. He was the sole survivor, malnourished and dehydrated, while companions Miller and Perry were later rescued. Collins plans to join a Coast Guard cutter at arrival.

San Francisco University of Southern California Business School Bruce Collins Pacific Isles Spirit Collins Camilla Arthur Jim Ahola Durel Miller Nancy Perry Miller Miss Perry Orange Coast Guard Ee Collins Mariner Hawaii New Zealand Fiji Bali

Scottsboro Boy pardoned after 45 years of innocence plea

Clarence Norris, the last surviving Scottsboro defendant, received a full pardon from Alabama authorities after 45 years claiming innocence. Norris, once on death row and later a fugitive, said he will visit Alabama free of parole violation fears and urged keeping faith in justice.

New York Scottsboro Clarence Norris Alabama Norris South NAACP Alabama Pardon Parole Board George C. Wallace Nathaniel R. Jones Mr. Norris Gov. Wallace Alabama Board of Pardons and Parole

Solons opt for nuke moratorium

Hanover NH The New Hampshire Public Interest Research Group released a survey showing nearly two thirds of legislative candidates favor a moratorium on nuclear power. The group mailed 700 questionnaires to House and Senate, governor and congressional hopefuls. 94 responses came from legislators with 26 percent backing Seabrook and 63 percent supporting a moratorium.

Hanover N.H New Hampshire Seabrook

Procrastinator quote rhymes with Grif Niblack

A witty remark notes that a procrastinator delays tasks already delayed today, implying a never ending cycle of postponement attributed to Griff Niblack.

Griff Niblack

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