The Disappearing Lobster Season Hits Maine Markets
The American lobster Homarus americanus remains scarce as demand outpaces supply. Prices rise from 1.40 to 3.19 per pound for chicken lobster, with meat at 12 and live lobster at 4 per pound. Lobstermen cite last winter's harsh seas and pollution as threats, hoping warmer waters will aid recovery. Dr. John Todd warns pollution could fade the species.
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Maine
Maine Sea and Shore Department
North Atlantic
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
U. S
John Todd
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Massachusetts
M.C
Preservation fights tower at Gettysburg battlefield site
Hearings set for May 3 in Washington on a private plan for a 307 foot observation tower at Gettysburg. Preservationists warn against encroachment near a national park while noting past battles to curb development and defend landmarks.
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National Advisory Council On Historic Preservation
Washington
Gettysburg
Sidney Hyman
Gettysburg Tower
National Park
George Pickett
National Park Service
M.W.C
Uncle Hubert’s Primary Victory and Kitchen Debate
A satirical cartoon scene depicts Uncle Hubert celebrating a first primary win on his third presidential run. In a breakfast kitchen with Muriel, he touts firm stands on issues including busing, a bizarre dual-ended school bus plan, and a “New Deal” path, boasting shifts in support from labor leaders and youth voters while promising more victories ahead.
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Uncle Hubert
Land of Ours
Hubert
Muriel
Organized Labor
Samuel Gompers
George Meany
Fresh Breeze In House Armed Services Hearings Sparks Clash
In a heated April 18 hearing Rep. Harrington faulted Defense budgets as wasteful and urged more openness, while Rep. Gubser defended a tough stance on defense. Chairman Hebert reminded Harrington of his prior bid to join the committee, which he later resisted.
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Armed Services Committee
Daniel Rapoport
Washington
UPI
Charles Gubser
Calif
House Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Gubser
Michael Harrington
D-Mass
Harrington
Department of Defense
Defense Department
Committee
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Washington UW EOP aids minorities with 1400 students
Dr. Samuel E. Kelly of the University of Washington credits the Education Opportunity Program with growing from 250 to about 1,400 minority and disadvantaged students since 1968. The program funds recruiting, counseling, tutoring, and cultural needs services while projecting 80 to 100 degrees this year.
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Eldon Barrett
Seattle, Wash
UPI
University of Washington
Samuel E. Kelly
Kelly
Phi Beta Kappa
Jim Owens
May Brims With Bloom Growth and Many Observances
May is described as a month of growth with references to Maia and the Pleiades. The piece lists numerous observances and “weeks” such as Car Care Month, Air Travel Month, Mental Health Week, Public Works Week, National Music Week, and Be Kind to Animals Week, among others.
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May
Maia
Zeus
Hermes
Mercury
Atlas
Electra
Taygeta
Alcyone
Celaeno
Sterope
Merope
Pleiades
Salvation Army
Aid
May events and days fill a busy calendar month
The piece lists numerous observances and birthdays in May including Weeks such as Police Week and Small Business Week, holidays like May Day and Mother's Day, and notable dates for Derby Day, postage stamps, Lindbergh’s anniversary, and political events like West Virginia’s May 9 primary, with a wry note on the difficulty of fitting it all.
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U. S
Charles “Lucky” Lindbergh
John F. Kennedy
Ho Chi Minh
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Quotes on self control and church power
The remarks reflect Timely Quotes by Donald Barr of Dalton School on child discipline and by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn criticizing church alignment with state power, noting a view of atheistic church dictatorship not seen in two millennia.
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Donald Barr
Dalton School
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
McGovern Faces Momentum Test After Key Primaries
Boston based Bruce Brossat notes McGovern widened his delegate lead after Massachusetts and Pennsylvania while Muskie fades. The piece foresees Ohio as a crucial May 2 contest and outlines McGovern’s path to building sustained momentum with Michigan California and New York upcoming, Humphrey’s shakiness noted.
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Boston
Nea
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
Muskie
Ohio
Michigan
California
New York
McGovern
Humphrey
Texas
Schools at Grandview Close For Break in Enrollments
The Grandview school closed on March 24 due to a drop in enrollment shown in daily records for the seventh month. Teachers Christy Snead principal B G Adkins and Lydia Sweeney request the publication of the notice. Hal H Drumheller sold his stake in the Kitts and Drumheller Store to K S Coleman of Logan County. Coleman, son of Dr J E Coleman of Beckley, has lived here most of his life and previously worked at the Bank of Raleigh.
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Grandview
Christy Snead
B. G. Adkins
Lydia Sweeney
Hal H. Drumheller
Kitts and Drumheller
K. S. Coleman
Logan County
Mr. Coleman
Beckley
J. E. Coleman
Bank of Raleigh
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Solon
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Ken Hunt
Richwood Lumberjacks
Broyles
Sigmund
Jack Davis
Hodson
Sanna
Wood
Nickell
Dick Davis
Rodriguez
Mac
Sam
William Kubach
Education For Minorities
Washington U
Bob Wills
Bruce Brossat
Raleigh
QY Register
Democratic
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W. Va
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John Hodel
United Press International
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