McMahon Seeks Three 17th Century Style Bills In Maine House
Kennebunk representative James McMahon introduced three bills, L.D. 1684 1711 and 1736, to the Maine House. 1684 would let selectmen use secret ballots at town meetings without petitions. 1711 would formalize municipal appointing authority with the town manager gaining power. 1736 would curb mortgage foreclosures by shortening redemption to six months and clarifying proceeds and redemption terms.
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Kennebunk
James McMahon
McMahon
Board of Selectmen
L.D
Psychiatrist Links Adolescent Distress to Women’s Liberation
Dr. Derek Miller of the University of Michigan says the women’s liberation movement adds role confusion to today’s adolescents. He cautions that equal motherly roles and day care centers may undermine paternal guidance and infant welfare, contributing to identity issues in youth.
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Chicago
Women’s Liberation Movement
Derek Miller
University of Michigan
Miller
American College of Physicians
Monkey Business Delays Chimp Custody Trial
In Tampa Florida two men clash over ownership of Koko the chimp with the court hearing interrupted as the 3 year old primate pounded a table. Vernon Meeks claims purchase of Koko for 600 dollars and five horses from Ferrett and Betty Connell. Connell counters that Meeks stole the chimp. The judge noted the strain on all and recessed the case until further notice.
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Tampa
Fla
James Buzbee
Vernon Meeks
Koko
Meeks
Henry O. Wilson
Ferrett
Betty Connell
Fort Myers
Connell
Kickapoo Ranch
Wilson
Saco Valley School to Attend Shriner's Circus
Saco Valley School students will travel to the Shriner's Circus in Portland on Tuesday. Depart at 8:30 a.m. from the school, with an expected return about 12:30 p.m. Parents pay only for spending money on refreshments.
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Saco Valley
Portland
Past Matrons of Saco C. E. S. Have Banquet
Members of the Past Matrons Association of Annette Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star of Saco gathered at Russells in Kennebunk for their annual banquet. President Mrs. Josephine Mahoney led the meeting and an initiation for newly accepted Past Matron Marion Petersen followed under the direction of Mrs. Lydia Flood and Mrs. Florence Northrop.
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Annette
Order of the Eastern Star of
Saco
Russells
Kennebunk
Josephine Mahoney
Marion Petersen
Lydia Flood
Florence Northrop
Pauline Bough
Catherine Smith
Annie Holt
Louise Reed
Gertrude Pease
Ethel Smith
Bette Jean Roberge
Bernice Milliken
Marion McAuley
Ethel Whitten
Marcia Gosselin
Ella Luman
Marion Dow
Virginia Maddox
Grace Littlefield
Marion Johnson
Wells Town Approves Federal Funds Transfer for School Remodel
About 200 residents approved moving 74064 from Federal Revenue sharing to two town accounts. 54164 goes to School Remodeling for Wells Junior High School upgrades including a new teaching station. 30000 funds a loader replacement for the town dump, with architect and engineering services authorized.
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Wells
Biddeford Firemen Answer Two Calls
Biddeford Fire Department responded to two calls Thursday. A cutting torch set cardboard on fire at a one story brick building in the Alfred Road shopping center. engine six arrived after the fire was out. A grass fire behind 50 State Street in a Boston and Maine Railroad field was extinguished by engines six and tank one using two booster lines.
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Biddeford
Alfred Road
Engine Six
Boston and Maine Railroad
State St
Tank One
Boucher backs state financing of education in Maine
Maine mayors led by Gilbert Boucher advocate shifting school funding from property taxpayers to the state government. He conditionally supports the idea if funded responsibly and legislated with adequate monies. He suggests options like lottery or tax changes but opposes higher sales tax and favors removing the business inventory tax to spur growth.
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Gilbert Boucher
Maine Mayors Conference
Boucher
Nude scene shocks New Orleans opera crowd
New Orleans presented a bold moment as soprano Carol Neblett performed nude at the end of the first act of Thais at the New Orleans Theatre of Performing Arts. She appeared in full stage lighting, then removed her robe to reveal herself, drawing cheers from parts of the audience despite prior complaints.
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New Orleans
Carol Neblett
Arthur Cosenza
New Orleans Opera House Association
Counterfeit Six Million U.S. Dollars Seized in Dutch Racket
In Leiden area a small printing shop yielded six million counterfeit dollars when police raided the site. Three men produced the currency. the mastermind is a 55 year old printer. Five others were arrested in Amsterdam Rotterdam and Leiden.
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Leiden
Netherlands
U.S
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Impostor Poses as York County Extension Surveyor
A York County Extension Service spokesman warns Biddeford and Saco residents about a man posing as a service representative. He claims to conduct a survey, asks obscene questions, and is not connected to the extension. No sanctioned survey is underway.
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Alfred
York County Cooperative Extension Service
Biddeford
Saco
York County Sheriff's Department
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