Saco Eyes HUD Funds for Urban Renewal Projects
Saco City Administrator John Dexter and City Planner Peter Cullinan will urge the city council to apply for Housing and Community Development Act funds despite no current city category funds. Two preapplications, sewer project at 75,000 and code conservation at 72,000, were favorably viewed by HUD. A letter from Mayor Braley protests fund distribution and urges Congress to reallocate funds to Saco’s category. The council also considers senior citizens' budget request, a Continental Cablevision rate rise, 2750 for Irving Street park, and a $450 monthly rent for the district court. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. in the mayor’s office, then 7 p.m. in council chambers.
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Saco
John Dexter
Peter Cullinan
Housing and Community Development Act
Dexter
Cullinan
SMSA
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Munity
Braley
Congress
Continental Cablevision
Irving Street Park
District Court
Main Street
Mayors Office
Council Chambers
Biddeford and Saco Water Co
Farmers Home Administration
Biddeford Charter Revisions Face Piecemeal Reforms
The article analyzes Biddeford's charter limits and the failed charter revision, noting a current push for piecemeal changes rather than a full rewrite. It highlights the $9.5 million city property limit, the post revaluation value near $16 million, and potential legal challenges over eminent domain and future acquisitions. It argues voters should confront the limit in a new revision to avoid court disputes and awkward constraints.
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Christopher Couch
Biddeford
Pool Beach Association
Superior
Washington Street
Operation Baby Lift ends as orphans depart in groups
Saigon reports the four nation airlift drawing to a close with 223 orphans leaving on two U S bound planes. Officials say the quota of 1 400 for America was reached but many children went to Australia Britain and Canada. The operation will continue in smaller groups as adoption work proceeds amid political criticism.
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Saigon
South
Vietnam
Phan Quang Dan
United States
Australia
Britain
Canada
Paign
U.S
Thieu
Graham Martin
South Vietnam
Dan
Martin
U. S
Great Britain
Charles Bloom
White Bear Lake
Minn
Minneapolis
Bloom
Bob Davis
Piedmont
Okla
Valerie Eades Davis
Oklahoma City
Detroit
William G. Milliken
Metropolitan
Handgun Ban Proposed by Levi Tied to Crime Rates
A federal plan by Attorney General Edward Levi would impose regional handgun and ammunition controls in urban areas with high or rising violent crime. The mechanism could trigger curbs when crime exceeds national averages, applying to about 62 cities in 1972, including Washington and New York. Controls would ban possession outside home or business in the affected zones until violence subsides.
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Washington
Atty
Edward Levi
Levi
New York
Chicago
Baltimore
San Franciso
Los Angeles
Law Enforcement Executives Narcotics Conference
Texas-Size Steaks Featured on Anchorage Menu Sign
A restaurant sign in Anchorage lists a Texas-size steak for 4 dollars and a large steak for 6 dollars. The wording highlights two steak options with clear price points, reflecting a casual diner tone.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Nitrate Pollution Varies Across Saco Wells
Buxton Road wells in Saco show mixed nitrate readings with some previously polluted sites now clean and others once clean now testing high. Dexter says full Department of Health and Welfare report is needed before mapping affected areas.
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Buxton Road
Saco
John Dexter
Department of Health and Welfare
Health and Welfare
Department of Environmental Protection
DEP
Dexter
Warning on red tide quahogs and clams in Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach health officer Dwight McLeod warns people not to eat local quahogs, clams, scallops, or mussels as red tide infections along beaches from Falmouth to Kittery have caused illness risk. He notes hundreds of inquiries and reports illegal collection, with wardens arresting offenders, though the main fear is consumer illness.
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Old Orchard Beach
Dwight McLeod
McLeod
Falmouth
Kittery
cLeod
Journal
Mekong Delta Battles Escalate As Shelling Rises
Communist led forces shelled at least ten district capitals in the Mekong Delta and hit near Saigon's largest fuel depot. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong clashed with government troops across five delta provinces, wounding about 50 civilians and leaving 95 communists and 14 government soldiers dead. The Nha Be fuel depot near Saigon was targeted with mortar fire, minor damage reported.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong
Dinh Tuong
Viet Cong
Can Tho
Minh Duc
Nha Be
Indochina
Hanoi
Paris
Vo van Sung
Elysee Palace
South
Vietnam
Thailand
Chartichai Choonhaven
Bangkok
Long Boret
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Portland
York Cumberland Housing Development Corporation
Gallimaufry
America
Nguyen van Thieu
Tran Ngoc Lieng
Cam
Oob
Brian Thayer
Inside the Journal
Dear
Abby
Saco Wells
Mekong Delta
Tay Ninh City
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