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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1976

Page

19

New Bedford Eyes Offshore Oil Support Hub in North Atlantic

New Bedford aims to become the North Atlantic drilling support center by training hundreds of local youths in Louisiana Cajun country. The plan, backed by Mayor Markey and Louisiana leaders, seeks to ease Gulf gas shortages by supplying skilled workers to offshore rigs while preserving the fishing and tourism economy.

New Bedford North Atlantic Louisiana Gulf of Mexico Morgan City Gulf Ports Gulf Coast Kevin Reilly Lamar Corp Baton Rouge Appropriations Reilly Boston Harvard Business School Gulf States Gulf State Markey Texas Oklahoma Louisiana Evangeline Country North Sea Indonesia Scotland Evangeline Country New New Orleans Zapata Drilling Co Diamond M Drilling Co Tidewater Marine Oceanic Butler Esgard Lafayette Nolty J. Theriot Co Golden Meadows

New Bedford Aims Offshore Oil Support Complex

New Bedford in Massachusetts seeks to revive its whaling era by becoming the site of the North Atlantic’s first offshore oil support complex for drilling operations. The move links historic maritime commerce with modern energy development while signaling economic diversification.

New York UPI New Bedford Mass North Atlantic Louisiana Evangeline Country John Markey

Americans Can Get Lost In King's Olde English

The Debretts Correct Form editor notes the complexity of British aristocratic names and pronunciations. He cites many examples, including Myerscough pronounced Maskew, Cholmondeley as Cholmon, and Beauchamp as Beecham, with guidance on common mispronunciations by Americans. He highlights shifts in pronouncing long-standing names like Leveson-Gower, Tyrwhitt, and Smith variants.

London UPI Myerscough Chumley Cholmondeley Beauchamp Beecham Cockburns Coburn Britain Patrick Montague-Smith Debrett Colquhoun Duke of Buccleuch Bucloo Montague-Smith Marjoribanks Marchbanks Mainwarings Mannering Wriothesleys Bottish Leveson-Gower Looson-Gore Tyrwhitts Strachans Straghans Strahans Smith Smyth Methven Scotland Meffane

Tomcat Retrieval Cost Tops Navy Estimates

The Navy said it spent 2.4 million dollars to search and salvage an F-14 Tomcat after it fell from the USS John F. Kennedy into the North Atlantic near Scotland. The operation cost nearly 15 percent of the plane’s 16 million price and exceeded the original 1.7 million estimate. Atlantic Fleet spokesman Capt. Robert Gibson said the effort aimed to uncover causes and prevent future mishaps, noting the potential value in saving lives.

Norfolk North Atlantic Scotland Navy Atlantic Fleet Robert B. Gibson

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