19 Apr 1974
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1974
Page
1
The Labor Department reports a 1.1 percent rise in consumer prices in March, with annual inflation at 10.2 percent. Gasoline and food drove the gain, groceries rose a full percent, while beef fell after February spikes. Purchasing power declined 0.9 percent from February and 4.7 percent from a year earlier. The CPI reached 143.1 on the 1967 baseline.
In Augusta five of six Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls side not with a spending cap as talks fail to reach a June primary spending limit. Levine attended. Mitchell Kelley Brennan LaFountain sent staff. Legislative limits take effect July 1 with voluntary compliance possible.
A newspaper snippet lists 13 16 17 a n sports plus television coverage and notes on women's pay. The fragment suggests a feature on pay equity within sports broadcasting and athletes' compensation.
Testimony opened in Superior Court over Fred Pipinias of Saco challenging the City of Saco and its marina permit. The case hinges on land ownership or options before permits and notes a verbal agreement in 1964. Abuttors gained right to intervene in a February ruling and earlier zoning actions revoked permits for not meeting time limits.
AP reports ongoing air and ground battles along the 40 mile Golan Heights front with heavy clashes on Mt Hermon. Syria claims MIG hits and seven Israeli planes downed, while Israel says its planes suffered no losses. Israeli strikes hit artillery and troops behind front lines as Lebanese radar targets are attacked.
Sadat signals shopping for arms outside the Soviet Union while Brezhnev boosts Damascus with new arms pledges. Moscow tires of Arab pressures as Egypt relies on Soviet gear and faces refusals for advanced planes and missiles.
A Syrian spokesman called the reports nonsense while confirming SAM fire against Israeli planes but not confirming ground to ground missiles. Israeli jets hit Syrian targets on Mount Hermon and the southern Golan front, triggered by Syrian shelling of Mt Hermon defenders and Israelis in the border bulge.
Kennebunkport officials extend the Cape Porpoise Pier Corporation agreement to a five year lease to build a new pier and bait house and to take over operation. The town pays 3000 dollars annually plus roughly 2000 dollars in tax relief, with user fees expected to raise 7000 dollars more. Construction estimated at 80 000 to 100 000 dollars could begin within two weeks and be completed by June.
San Francisco Chronicle reports three weeks before Patricia Hearst was abducted police found a Symbionese Liberation Army notebook with cryptic references to her. Randolph Hearst says the notebook proves his daughter was not acting alone or willingly in the kidnapping. Authorities have not commented on the notebook.
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