Maremont Boosts Fund Drive For Elm Tree Program
Maremont Corp donates 2000 dollars to Trees for Sace after mayoral and civic leaders describe the elm crisis in Saco. David Spear, president of Maremont, says the firm will encourage further contributions from businesses and individuals as the city faces hundreds of diseased or fallen elms and ongoing removal costs. The initiative aims to replant the city with shade trees amid the Elm City memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Armand Mercier
David Spear
Maremont Corp
Madeline Snow
Maremont
Civic Group
Sace
Sherman
Elm City
Recovery Teams Enter Mine in West Virginia
Two mine rescue teams descended the 543 foot Atha Run shaft at Consolidation Coal No. 9 mine to search for up to five hours. The 78 miners died in November 1968 after a chain reaction of methane and coal dust explosions. The teams include five trained rescuers and six inspectors from state and federal agencies, with one team probing the west and most damaged mine area and the other inspecting the shaft base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington
W. Va
Consolidation Coal Co
State Department of Mines
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Danny Kuhn
John Ashcraft
Peter Ferretti
Manhattan Opens Northwest Passage Trial For Oil Shipment
The 1005 foot tanker Manhattan, fitted with ice breaking gear, became the first commercial vessel to reach open water north of the Arctic Circle en route to Point Barrow Alaska. Humble Oil officials said commercial viability would be assessed through early 1970s data on ice pressure and grounding incidents.
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New York
Canada
Manhattan
Ous
Arctic Circle
Prince of Wales Strait
Humble Oil Co
Point Barrow
Alaska
John Cabot
Far East
South America
Banks Island
Humble Oil
Stanley B. Hass
Humble
Hassid
Hass
Melville Island
John A. MacDonald
Chester
Town Manager Jones Seeks Public Hearing On Removal Charges
Leon F. Jones announces he will request a public hearing at the Loranger School library at 7:30 PM tonight as the Town Council pursues removal. The council previously adopted a 17 charge resolution filed August 15, alleging failure to report, poor communication with department heads, and failure to follow through on projects including a 1969 $200,000 capital loan for three projects such as a sewer on East Street.
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Leon F. Jones
Loranger School
Jones
Jones to Seek Hearing on Council Charges in Old Orchard Beach
Public hearing requested over multiple charges against town officials in Old Orchard Beach. Allegations include misaccounting for a 1967 auditorium study loan, failure to repay 1968 tax anticipation debt, lacking long range plans for wastewater facilities, neglecting town hall roof bids, and improper purchases over $500 without bids.
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Jones
Old Orchard Beach Grand Avenue
Walnut Street
Maine Water Improvement Commission
Smithwheel
Tax Liens and Uncollected Taxes Highlighted
The report notes uncollected taxes and liens totaling 209705.24 at year end. It recommends reviewing the def in e accounts to determine collectibility and appropriate administrative action.
Love Abounds At Camp Waban In November
Waban Association seeks a statewide referendum to raise 210000 for a year round school for disabled children in Maine on Route 4 in Sanford. Founder Wayne Wormwood describes eight week camp gains and plans a sheltered workshop, infirmary, and craft store to support 250 students and empower them toward independence.
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Waban Association
Maine
Waban
Wayne Wormwood
Wormwood
Ky Announces Further U.S. Withdrawal From Vietnam
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky says an additional 40,000 American troops will be pulled out from Vietnam by November. The plan follows talks with South Vietnamese and U.S. leaders including President Thieu and Gen. Abrams. Navy units and Army deployments are being reshaped as part of Nixon’s broader drawdown.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Vietnam
South Vietnamese
National Security Council
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Samuel D. Berger
Creighton W. Abrams
Abrams
Berger
Thieu
Presidential
Washington
Nixon
U.S. Navy
South Vietnam
U.S. Naval Command
Mekong
Delta
Bikini Atoll ready to welcome Bikinians back
The Atomic Energy Commission says Bikini Atoll, scarred by 23 nuclear blasts since 1946, has returned to low radioactivity levels and will host 550 Bikinians returning from Kili. A DASA cleanup reduced debris, cleared airstrips, and prepared Enyu as a base for a coconut replanting program to restore the islands and support resettlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bikini Atoll
Atomic Energy Commission
Pacific Atoll
U.S
AEC
Tommy McCraw
Denver
Colo
Hawaii
Atoll
Marshalls
Kili ‘T
McCraw
Germantown
Abukiraru
Enya
Department of Defense
Interior Department
Defense Atomic Support Agency
DASA
Belair Announces Council Candidacy in Democratic Primary
Robert L. Belair of 3 Plymouth Drive Biddeford announced his candidacy for councilman at large on Gilbert Boucher's Democratic ticket. The 36 year old is a St. Louis High School and St. Michael's College graduate and is active in Union St. Jean Baptiste and St. Joseph's parish. He works in production control at Bliss-Portland in South Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Belair
Plymouth Drive
Biddeford
Gilbert Boucher
Belair
St. Louis High School
St. Michael's College
Winooski
Union St. Jean Baptiste
Council Chagnon
St. Louis
Ed Yoed
Bliss- Portland
South Portland
Camp Waban Brings Hope To Disabled Children
Roughly 140 youngsters with disabilities gather at Camp Waban each summer near Sanford to ride buses, greet friends, and gain early training they lacked before. The program offers eight weeks of activities and education, turning despair into a hopeful start for many families.
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Sanford
Waban
Barney Beg Lake
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Joseph W. Wire
Sellers
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