Local Title 1 funding cuts threaten teacher aide positions
Maine districts face immediate cuts as Title 1 funds shrink under a revised allocation formula. Biddeford and Saco report halved or halted aides with 85 percent guarantees evaporating. Old Orchard Beach and SAD 71 see mixed outcomes. Urban areas may lose while some rural districts gain. statewide effects include no extra funds for Cumberland County.
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Biddeford
Saco
United States Congress
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
Don Christie
Christie
AFDC
Congress
New York City
Portland
Lawrence Bernard
Howard Cushman
Cumberland County
Public hearing on centralized health planning in Maine draws 100 voices
More than 100 people attended a Valle's Restaurant hearing on federal plans to consolidate five regional health services into two or three agencies with state oversight. Opponents, including the Maine Municipal Association, argue local input would fade. supporters cite streamlined funding and consistency.
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Portland
Carleton Lane
Southern
Maine
Tri-County Comprehensive Health Association
William Willard
Edward Blewett
Cape Elizabeth
Maine Municipal Association
Regional Medical Program
Exit 8
Tobie Nathanson
Saco
John Cummings
Kennebunk
Lucille Simpson
Alfred
Carleton Davis
Biddeford
York County
Compromise Edges Forward on York County Jail Plan
State officials and York County commissioners reached a middle ground on starting construction of the county jail. They agreed to proceed with available funds with potential for more funding later, seeking additional state and federal support to cover the remaining cost.
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Alfred
Richard Haskell
Bureau of Corrections
Clement Auger
Haskell
Auger
Donald Cote
Paul Reay
York County
State Corrections Bureau
Law Enforcement Assistance Agency
Civil Defense
Augusta
Maine
Washington
Seaa
Reny
Biddeford-Saco
Dom Demick
Drinking Age Debated as Senate Votes on Change
Augusta AP report notes Senate debate on raising legal drinking age from 18 to 20. The Liquor Control Committee recommended the increase by a 19 to 12 score, with four members opposing and two favoring a 19-year threshold. Senator Walter W. Hichens argues lower age fuels crime and social problems, backed by police and school officials.
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Augusta
Senate
Liquor Control Committee
Walter W. Hichens
Eliot
India recognizes Sihanouk government in exile
New Delhi recognized Prince Norodom Sihanouk's government in exile as the government of Cambodia. The move came as Lon Nol left Phnom Penh and followed a three day visit by Sarin Chhak the foreign minister of Sihanouk's regime in Peking.
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New Delhi
India
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Phnom Penh
Sihanouk
Peking
Sarin Chhak
North Vietnam presses coastward in Vietnam advance
Communist troops gain territory across central coast of South Vietnam leaving Saigon with roughly one third of the land. Qui Nhon falls as Nha Trang nears, U.S. consulate evacuates and burns records amid clashes. Phnom Penh and Lon Nol leave for Indonesia as U.S. airlift resumes to aid Saigon.
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Associated Press
South Vietnam
Saigon
Qui Nhon
Nha Trang
U.S
Camp Ranh
Phan Rang
Phan Thiet
Binh Dinh
Mekong
Phu Cat
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Indonesia
United States
Viet Cong
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu
California
U. S
Tuy Hoa
da Nang
Lon Nol flees Phnom Penh to seek peace talks
Cambodian President Lon Nol left Phnom Penh as insurgent shells hit near the airport. He traveled first to Thailand, then to Jakarta and Bali for ten days, before moving to the United States. Chashed by rebels, Lon Nol urged unity and sought an honorable peace while abroad.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Thailand
Jakarta
Pertamina
Bali
Adam Malik
United States
Norodom Sihanouk
Cheng Heng
Paris
Long Boret
Londl
Indonesia
Khmer Rouge
Woman in Restaurant Complains About Being Waited On
A woman at a restaurant tells her companion she has a face that looks as though she has already been waited on, capturing a sharp moment of social humor in the journal entry.
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Dayton
Arundel
Maryline White
Red Cross
Stephen Muskie
Saigon Command
Duc My
Minh Hoa
Thic Tri Quang
Quang
An Quang
Ngo Dinh Diem
UPI
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