Textile unions press for wage gains in Biddeford mills
Two Biddeford textile unions representing about 750 workers press for higher wages as three-year contracts expire next Tuesday. They cite windfall profits since 1972 and say a no-contract stance could halt work unless a substantial raise is agreed. Negotiations with Biddeford Textile and West Point Pepperell continue amid mixed company responses.
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West Point Fencerell
Biddeford Textile
Biddeford
Alexander Anastasoff
Anastasoff
West Point Pepperell
Journal
New England
Ete
Pepperell
Maine
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Afl-Cio
American Thread
Willimantic, Conn
Berkshire Hathaway
New Bedford
Mass
Bates Fabrics
Lewiston
Mare
Sonnel
Vietnamese city battle tests South Vietnam defense near Saigon
North Vietnamese forces entered Xuan Loc the provincial capital 40 miles east of Saigon amid heavy shelling and street fighting. Most attackers reportedly driven from the city, with pockets resisting. Meantime Viet Cong and other units struck districts along the central coast and Mekong Delta while Cambodian fighting intensified near Phnom Penh. General Weyand urged Congress for 500 million in extra aid for Saigon, but lawmakers signaled skepticism and Ford faced opposition on larger requests.
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South Vietnam
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Frederick C. Weyand
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Charges Filed Against Boyer and Converse at Town Meeting
Maverick selectman Herman Cohen formally lodged charges against planning board chairman Clifford Boyer and member Barbara Converse for alleged conduct unbecoming an appointed official. The complaint will be handled under a new policy adopted by the selectmen Tuesday in response.
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Maverick Selectman
Herman Cohen
Planning Board
Clifford Boyer
Barbara Converse
The
Selectmen
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Fred Holmberg
David Shields
Boyer
Barrett
Converse
McNiff
James Saunders
Sailboat Sets Atlantic Crossing Dream in Tiny Vessel
Allan Chadburn, 29, planned to sail an eight foot craft across the Atlantic around noon seeking a record for the smallest boat to reach the ocean. In East Orleans Massachusetts officials faced conflicts over a planning board dispute with building inspector John McNiff and a new complaint procedure.
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Orleans
Mass
Allan Chadburn
Atlantic
Biddeford Cited As Center Spot
Augusta AP reports the Greater Portland and Biddeford-Saco areas are favored for a new center for profoundly mentally retarded children. A bond issue of 1.05 million would fund three residential homes and a fourth site treatment facility offering therapy, dental, medical and day care services modeled after the Elizabeth Levinson Center in Bangor.
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Augusta
Portland
Biddeford- Saco
Albert Anderson
Department of Mental Health and Corrections
Bureau of Mental Retardation
Health and Institutional Services Committee
Senate
Gerard P. Conley
Anderson
Conley
Suc
Maine
Elizabeth Levinson
Bangor
Biddeford
Pineland Center
Southern Maine
York County
Levinson
Council Approves Water Company Pact for Airport Park
Biddeford City Council approved an agreement with Biddeford-Saco Water Co to install and maintain a water main for a planned airport industrial park. The 1.1 million project seeks 60 percent federal funding via EDA, with a 25 year lease at 20 percent of gross revenues. The water company may buy the line at lease end. City also sold five acre Westmore Avenue parcels to eight abutting owners for 1100 to 1600 each.
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Biddeford
Biddeford-Saco Water Company
EDA
Westmore Avenue
Alfred Road
Tree planting explored for Dike Road area
Goose Rocks Beach Tree Warden Carter Harris and Andrew Phillips Associates study a salt resistant tree row along the right side of the new Dike Road between Route 9 and a mobile home park. If approved, saplings up to 10 feet tall could be planted after May 1 with potential 50 percent state matching funds.
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Goose Rocks Beach
Carter Harris
Dike Road
Andrew Phillips Associates
Westbrook
Arris
Harris
Charles Sullivan
Board To Hear Building Report On New High School
OLD ORCHARD BEACH The school committee will hear a progress report on the building committee plans for the proposed high school Thursday at 7 30 p m at Loranger School. Also on the agenda is a curriculum development program with a yearly review by two of ten standing committees and a discussion of the appointment of a library teaching assistant.
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Old Orchard Beach
Loranger School
Schools List Vacation Dates for Arundel and Old Orchard Beach
The spring vacation for Arundel and Old Orchard Beach students runs April 21 to April 25. Superintendent Lawrence Bernard said the original calendar had listed April 14 to 18.
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Old Orchard Beach
Lawrence Bernard
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