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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1975
Page
5
A new Massachusetts gun law took effect mandating a one year prison sentence for carrying a firearm illegally. Residents rushed to obtain firearms identification cards and licenses as police faced heavy demand. out-of-state violators also face the term. Senate action sought to close a loophole allowing lenient sentences.
Gov. Thomas P. Salmon has five days to decide whether to sign veto or let become law a measure granting the Vermont General Assembly power to reject any proposed nuclear power plant. An aide predicts he will not veto the bill which cleared the legislature Monday.
Sen Edward Kennedy argues the federal tax cut of 24.8 billion dollars mainly increases consumer purchasing power by about 16 billion dollars, while Ford energy policy would remove roughly 60 billion in consumer value, including indirect costs. He favors a petroleum allocation plan to save gas without raising costs. He also warns against the Vermont nuclear bill risking energy self sufficiency and criticizes added regulation while state officials deny planned plants.
General Dynamics Fore River Shipyard near Boston cannot hire enough skilled workers for an eight LNG tanker project valued at 750 million dollars and a separate 7 million dollar Navy transfer. Recruitment efforts fail despite 5.07 dollar hourly pay as orders push employment from 2,500 to about 4,600 with a need for 150 shipfitters including four women in extended training programs.
Amelia Screen Arneson, 32, of Plainfield, faces ten days in jail for violating a New Hampshire mob action statute that was repealed when the 1973 criminal code took effect. She and others blocked traffic at the Cold Regions Laboratory in Hanover and a bus carrying Army inductees in Lebanon to protest American bombing in Vietnam.
CAMERON D. BISHOP, once among the FBI's 10 Most Wanted, is ordered to be removed to Colorado to face federal sabotage charges. U.S. Magistrate Jacob Hagopian mandated removal within 24 hours, with U.S. Marshal Donald W. Wyatt cited as delaying in good faith amid related East Greenwich state charges.
The Agriculture Department notes a 2 percent drop in prices paid to farmers from Feb 15 to March 15 driven by lower wheat corn cotton soybeans tomatoes and milk. Retail food costs rise due to higher middleman costs in transport processing and selling.
The Maine Supreme Court ruled a proposed one year 30 cent per acre excise tax on forest land owners with more than 500 acres to fund spruce budworm spraying meets constitutional requirements. The advisory opinion supports the bill aimed at quick action against a severe spruce budworm outbreak threatening the forests.
Gov. James B. Longley says Penobscot Indians must accept Raymond Ellis as their agent for now after meeting with officials. The tribal council reportedly refused a 30 day extension while authorities review complaints about Ellis. The attorney general found no wrongdoing and Ellis refuses to resign.
Dr. Albert Anderson, director of the state bureau of mental retardation, was named acting director of the bureau of administrative services in the Department of Mental Health and Corrections. John Rosser said the temporary appointment addresses organizational and budgetary matters. Anderson succeeds Henry Cranshaw, who left last September for a post in the Department of Transportation.
Rep James Wilfong proposes a Maine bill requiring legislative approval for nuclear plant construction. The measure mirrors a Vermont bill and would force the Public Utilities Commission to notify the legislature on new applications, with approval by joint resolution detailing site, cost and capacity.
The Biddeford Fire Department logged 37 calls in February with 63 EMS runs, totaling 100 calls. Five were false alarms. three chimney fires. four automobile fires. three flooded oil burners. Fire Prevention issued 19 permits (15 brush slash, four campfires).
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