Hill Street Fire Puts 22 Out On Hill Street
A smoky upper floor blaze in a large Hill Street apartment house forced 22 Biddeford residents from their homes Monday afternoon. No injuries were reported as firemen fought flames to the roof for six hours, pumping up to a thousand gallons per minute. The bottom floors likely suffered heavy water and smoke damage while residents found shelter with relatives or moved to hotels with Red Cross aid.
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Thieu Palace Hit By Jet Fighter Attack
Saigon President Thieu escaped injury when a South Vietnamese fighter bombed the presidential palace. An air force officer was blamed as the attacker, while Thieu vowed to lead on. Two killed, three wounded. a 24 hour curfew was briefly imposed. Heavy Viet Cong and North Vietnamese actions followed along Saigon’s outskirts.
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Valuation Fight Halts Kennebunkport Abatement Effort
Kennebunkport officials face a closed appeal on the 1975 state valuation of $46 million, a $10.3 million rise from 1973 levels. BPT supervisor Carl Lowe says the town missed the 30 day abatement window after notice, leaving no statutory appeal. Local residents warned of a steep school tax impact, with 1975 estimates around $700,000, despite doubts that values rose that much since 1972. New construction in 1974 totaled $1.2 million, factor in the higher assessment per a random 1973 74 sample.
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Belair pay axed as town budget set in Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach town council signaled it would strike the remaining 13 000 annual salary for Town Manager Rita Belair from the 1975 budget. A majority backed removing 9 500 as repayment unlikely, with Jerome Plante acting as interim manager amid court decisions on suspension. Budget talks also covered across the board raises for police fire and nonunion staff, department head raises, and revised contracts including sick days and cost of living provisions.
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Food Stamps Aid Rita Belair in Fight Over Ouster
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Rita Belair on food stamps faces financial ruin as her town hall dispute over her suspension drags on. The suspended town manager, earning 13000 annually, plans to seek temporary work while the council appeals a court ruling that voided her ouster. Belair remains determined to reclaim her post and vows not to back down.
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Saco Council Abolishes Conservation Commission
The Saco City Council voted 4 to 3 to abolish the conservation commission and directed the ordinance committee to draft a regulating ordinance. Critics call the move retaliatory. supporters say it aims to establish proper regulation while debates over the commission’s advisory role and prior communications with agencies continue.
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Inside the Journal Today's Chuckle
A lighthearted item notes a playful vote to save gas by raising a right foot, joking about absurd civic participation and energy awareness in a humorous domestic scene.
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