Tough teen job outlook dims hopes for future workforce
Washington reports show teen and young adult unemployment at high levels with 3.7 million youths jobless during recession peak. Experts warn persistent teen unemployment risks higher crime, drug use and social costs through 1980, urging a permanent youth jobs program and expanded summer work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center For Manpower Studies
Levitan
Joint Economic Committee
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Saco Clock Repairs Target Tuesday Return
City Hall clock has advanced half an hour after a winter ice storm. The repairman found two broken parts and set the clock to twelve. City Administrator John Dexter estimates 150 dollars for repairs and expects the clock to be working after the next visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
John Dexter
No contract means New England textile workers threaten strike
Local textile workers have voted and a work stoppage could begin if a new contract is not reached by April 15. West Point Pepperell Inc and Biddeford Textile Co. negotiations continue since March as the Textile Workers Union of America seeks substantial wage gains and profit sharing for about 700 workers in Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen O'Connell
Alex Anastasoff
Textile Workers Union of America
New England
West Point Pepperell Inc
Biddeford Textile Co
Anastasoff
Biddeford
Bidding for work amid unemployment in Biddeford
Young locals like 21 year old Surran struggle with a slow job market. He lives in Biddeford awaiting a move and depends on a $63 weekly unemployment check while the state Manpower Affairs Dept. offers openings. Others like Jimmy King and Rick Finlay describe varied paths to employment and residency, including painting houses and changing jobs for better odds.
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Surran
Jimmy King
Old Orchard Beach
King
Chance
Finlay
Youth unemployment in Biddeford shaded by attitude and seasons
An unemployment counselor at the Maine Dept. of Manpower Affairs in Biddeford says youth joblessness is high due to inexperience and poor work attitudes. He notes teens face selective hiring, frequent quitting, and cycles of idleness, with some turning to unemployment benefits or food stamps. Most students hold part time work, and the outlook is improving sideways as seasonal work ends and steady opportunities surface.
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Goldfinger
Pentagon
Ford
Surran
Thacher Hotel
Biddeford
Center St
Larry Stains
Maine Dept. of Manpower Affairs
Alfred Street
Harry Simones
Simones
Tax break proposed for OOBs aged
Old Orchard Beach town leaders push a local senior property tax rebate to ease rising bills for fixed income retirees. They cite 400 dollar state rebates and readers’ letters urging relief. The plan aims to shield seniors from steadily climbing cesh taxes amid inflation.
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John Young
Old Orchard Beach
John Litwhnett
Frank Manduca
Oob
Litwinetz
Manduca
Biddeford Considers Parks Zoning Change Hearing
Planners held a hearing on amending Biddeford zoning to open all city zones to government parks and recreation. Officials argued the change legalizes many parks and would legalize two proposed downtown mini parks, framing it as a step to both beauty and industry.
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Biddeford
Planning Board
David Redmond
Redmond
Roger Johnson
Economic Improvement Commission
Michael Bergeron
Raymond Noiseux
CD Committee
On This Date April 8 through History Highlights
This date features events from 1513 Ponce de Leon reaching Florida in search of youth, 1730 the first Jewish congregation and synagogue consecration in New York, 1939 King Zog fleeing Albania as Italy invades, 1968 the Lindbergh kidnapping statute death penalty removed, and 1971 past terrorism event in Saigon with casualties.
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Associated Press
Ponce de Leon
Florida
America
New York City
Zog
Albania
U.S. Supreme Court
Saigon
Hua Kuofeng becomes premier amid Chinese power shift in Peking
Thousands of Chinese march in Peking square praising Hua Kuofeng while condemning rival Teng Hsiaoping. Demonstration follows violence that spurred Politburo to resolve the power struggle since Premier Chou En-lai's Jan. 8 death. Page 3 has more on U.S.-China implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hua Kuofeng
China
Teng Hsiaoping
Peking
Party
Chou En-lai
Budgets and Power in Maine Schools Contested
SAD 71 Superintendent Arthur Hedberg Jr says citizens control school budgets through elected reps, while State Rep James McMahon backs a bill requiring line-item budgets. The measure likely becomes law, with citizens’ impact explored in detail on page 8.
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Kennebunk
SAD
Arthur K. Hedberg Jr
Hedberg
James McMahon
Inflation Jabs Consumers From Stocks To Supermarkets
A lighthearted cartoon style line comments that inflation makes people lose their shirts not only in the stock market but also in everyday shopping. The remark ties rising prices to both financial markets and grocery costs.
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Robert A. Dobkin
Labor
Nat Goldfinger
Afl-Cio
Joint Economic Comittee
U.S. Employment Service
Susan Morrison
By Larry Stains
Streets Dept
Rick Finlay
Maine Department OF Manpower
Wannie
Manpowe
Bruce Surran
Stephen Muskie
Armed Service
Tokyo
U.S
Dear Abby
Maine
Journal
Weather
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