Muskie Gains In Harris Poll
The Harris poll shows Muskie at 39 percent to Ford 29 percent when Reagan runs as an independent, with Reagan at 21 percent and 11 percent unsure. The survey warns Reagan could erode Ford’s support among conservative, small town voters in the South and West, signaling possible trouble for Ford in 1976.
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New York
Ford
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
California
Ronald Reagan
Downeast
Reagan
Muskie
Nixon
Harris
Woods Fires Near Old Orchard Beach Draw Large Maine Response
More than 100 firefighters from Woods officials say two woods fires along Ross Road burned about 21 acres on Joseph Deering property while a separate alightment scorched one acre nearby. Fire officials deem origin suspicious and crews from Saco Scarborough Biddeford and the state forestry department fought the blazes for over three hours Thursday.
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Old Orchard Beach
Saco
Scarborough
Biddeford
State Forestry Department
Ross Road
Joseph Deering
Thomas Smith
Gary M Holman
Richard L. Meserve
McKenny Road
Holman
Clifford Park
Pool Street
Biddeford Pool
Registration Hours Listed for Biddeford Public Schools
Registration for all children entering Biddeford public primary classes next September will be held April 23 and 24 at Emery School from 8 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. A birth certificate immunization and general health information must be shown. Children must be five by Oct 15 1975. Parents should not bring children at registration as June appointments will be set for screening.
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Biddeford Regional Vocational School
Priscilla Dion
Dick Danforth
Biddeford
Emery School
Summer Street
Revised LD 1994 debated in Kennebunkport hearing
State Education Commissioner H Lawin Millett outlined revisions to LD 1452 aimed at stabilizing school financing and restoring fiscal integrity after a 20.5 million deficit. The plan adds spending reviews by Legislature and Executive, caps on increases, and safeguards for SAD 71 including a 35 000 net revenue gain next year.
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Kennebunkport
H. Lawin Millett
Legislative Finance Committee
Millett
Elmont Tyndale
Cede
Asa Gordon
SAD
Tyndale
Bureau of Taxation
Rep
Jane Harriman
Miller
Variance Sought For Saco Business Complex
Saco planning board discusses extending the B-1 business zone toward North Street to allow a Cumberland Farms, with gas pumps, while evaluating a possible B-3 residential setback. The board plans a site map and letter of intent from Cumberland Farms to ensure lease or purchase if the zone change proceeds.
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Saco Planning Board
Portland
Frank Gaziano
Philip Smith
Cumberland Farms
Gaziano
Smith
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Planning Board
Virginia Moore
Ten Day Notices Given On 1974 Biddeford Taxes
Biddeford Tax Collector Ben Bisson says ten day notices are being sent to residents who have not paid 1974 taxes. Taxes unpaid after April 29 will trigger liens on the properties. Liens are recorded at the Registry of Deeds in the county courthouse at Alfred.
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Bisson
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Alfred
Foreign Tanker Seized In Portland Harbor
A Japanese oil tanker the Volga Maru was seized by U S Marshals in Portland Harbor over a 105 million dollar suit filed by two Liberian shipping firms The 350000 ton vessel was moved to an anchorage in Hussey Sound and the captain Kazuo Yamaguchi holds a copy of the complaint The Nee Nah Council in Pocahontas will meet Monday evening at Odd Fellows Hall Old Orchard Street
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Hussey Sound
U.S. Marshals Office
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NAH Council
Old Orchard Beach
Pocahontas
Odd Fellows Hall
Old Orchard Street
Weather Elsewhere outlook and patient report
Lucien Nadeau of 570 Elm Street Biddeford is a surgical patient at Maine Medical Center Portland seeking weather outlook notes.
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Elm St
Biddeford
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Sihanouk Plans Return to Angkor Amid Cambodian Unrest
Prince Norodom Sihanouk said he will live in Angkor rather than Phnom Penh when he returns to Cambodia, citing bad memories of Lon Nol era. He warned his mother’s health may delay his return, and vowed to represent Cambodia at summits and aid a national union with the Khmer Rouge. He criticized the United States and Soviets in separate remarks.
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Europe No. 1
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City Offices Closed Monday for Patriots Day Observance
Biddeford city offices including city clerk treasurer tax collector tax assessor welfare building inspector housing inspector and more will be closed Monday for Patriots Day. Other departments such as city engineer and street department remain open. Saco and Old Orchard Beach also close for Patriots Day.
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Biddeford
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
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