Portland intermediate living costs rise 15.8 percent
A U S Labor Bureau report shows Portland four person family needs $14,697 for intermediate living in fall 1974, up $2,003 from autumn 1973. Boston and New York area budgets top the mainland list. Portland moves to 11th place overall with food and housing driving most costs.
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Portland
Maine
Wendell D. Macdonald
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Boston
Mainland
Mass
New York
New Jersey
United States
U.S
Hartford
Conn
Bureau
Philadelphia
Kennebunk Area Youth Delegates Named for Boys and Girls State
Kennebunk area students are listed as delegates for American Legion Boys State at the University of Maine Orono June 13 to 20 and Dirigo Girls State at Husson College June 22 to 28. Sponsors include Webber Lefebvre Post 74 and Kennebunk Savings Bank with multiple local families named. Alternate delegates and contributing organizations are noted alongside participants from Kennebunkport and Biddeford areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
American Legion Boys State
University of Maine
Orono
Dirigo
Husson College
Webber-Lefebvre Post No
Robert Spofford
Summer Street
Kennebunk Savings Bank
Richard Wood
Herbert Wood
Western Avenue
Olympian Club
Michael Adams
Earl Adams
M. Abbott Pendergast
Michael Buchanan
Eunice Buchanan
Grandview Avenue
Kennebunkport
Ocean National Bank
Daniel Williams
W. H. Williams Jr
Woodside Drive
American Legion Auxiliary
Webber Lefebvre
May Ann Garnett
Oregon prison release program gives weekends outside
In Oregon and other states inmate furloughs let prisoners spend weekends or brief periods outside the penitentiary. Advocates call it rehab friendly while critics cite high profile abuses. The program, begun after 1963 and expanded after 1968, screens applicants and balances trust with public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Terry Scroggs
Oregon State Penitentiary
Scroggs
Earthy Reed
Reed
Oregon
Reed and
Hoyt Cupp
Washington State
Utah
Carl Cletus Bowles
Bowles
FBI
Eugene
Ore
Idaho
Cupp
Amos Reed
Legislators Promote Dental Education in Maine Schools
Two Maine lawmakers push for a state dental education program and a full time Office of Dental Health to curb the high rate of dental disease. The plan includes school visits by hygienists, a matching grant program, and a statewide prevention policy with $110000 next year and $198000 the year after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
House
Mary Najarian
Portland
William J. Garsoe
Cumberland
Vs. Najarian
Garsoe
Dental Health
Department of Health and Welfare
United Way
Maine Revenues Surpass Budget Estimates in August Statewide
Governor James B. Longley announced that Maine's total revenues to date exceed budget estimates by 7.5 million dollars. Corporate income tax for the first three quarters contributed about 6 million, with revised figures showing higher than projected income. The administration expects to sustain funding for the Catastrophic Illness program and seeks federal help to address a spruce budworm infestation affecting over 2 million acres of Maine woodlands.
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Augusta
James B. Longley
Department of Health and Welfare
Longley
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Forest Service
Air Force
Maine
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Anel
Ian
Kennebunk Area
Paul Pepin
Plummer Street
Gina Beaucage
Kennebunkport Memorial Unit No
Frances Ober
Thomas Ober
Birch Court
Pearl Littlefield
Anita Littlefield
River Road
Maureen Campbell
Kenneth Campbell
Crescent Avenue
Goose Rocks Beach
Elizabeth Houston
William Houston
Guinea Road
Deirdre Sutter
Oo Keating
Kathi Pree
Cindy Hill
Arthur Hill
Thompson Road
Biddeford
Diana Valcourt
Biddeford High School
Cindy
Arundel
Playboy Bunnies
LaGuardia Airport
Playboy
Hugh Hefner
UPI
Kenneth Robinson
Pennsylvania Bureau of Corrections
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
Nevada
Rode Island
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Montana
Robinson
District of Columbia
Vung Tau
South Vietnam
Saigon
St. Joseph Church
Ladies Guild
Sevigny
St. Joseph Credit Union
Forest City
Scarborough
Caracust
Alfred Street
Vic’s Appliance Center
Main Street
Saco
Johnson
Phil Mitchell
Auburn St
Springvale
Seavey Landing Road
West
Pine Point Road
Red Brick Church
Black Hart Band
South St
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