Saco Apartment Permits Ruled Illegal by Court
A Superior Court justice upheld the Saco Zoning Board of Appeals ruling that building permits for two Washington Avenue apartment projects are illegal. The decision cites erroneous interpretation by the building inspector and missing plan details, with 5 000 square feet per family requiring land area rather than per unit.
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Saco Zoning Board of Appeals
Washington Avenue
Edward Stern
Zoning Board of Appeals
Stern
Saco
Grant Street
Robert D. Atwood
Atwood
Kennebunkport
Zoning Board
York County Suerior
Senior Citizens Grant Awarded To Cumberland York Council
A $35,000 federal grant to operate a retired senior citizens volunteer program will fund 200 volunteers in Cumberland and York Counties in the first year. The Cumberland York Senior Citizens Council of Saco will place volunteers in a home for unwed mothers, a center for retarded children, a hearing and speech center, and other agencies, with up to 600 volunteers planned over five years.
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Augusta
Cumberland
York Counties
Cumberland-York
Senior Citizens Council
Saco
Kenneth M
Curtis
Federal Voluntary Service Agency
Shield Law Battle Drops in House Vote
The Maine House rejected a shield law concept on an 89 to 24 vote after debate led by Rep. Ransom Kelly. The measure would force reporters to reveal confidential sources, with the Senate having already approved a modified version as a compromise.
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Augusta
House
Ransom P. Kelley
Southport
Sen
Elden Jr. Shute Jr
Farmington
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Stephen L. Perkins
South Portland
Perkins
Roland A. Gauthier
Dranford
Judiciary
John R. McKernan Jr
Bangor
McKernan
Shute
Ferry Beach Park Proposals Approved
State and local officials tentatively agree to include several provisions for Saco residents in the Ferry Beach Park plan including night skating lighting a warming hut free admittance for certain groups and bikeways while stressing the agreement is not binding. Officials will assess subsurface disposal traffic impact and beach capacity as they review final plans and federal funds.
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State Department of Parks and Recreation
Saco
Ferry Beach
Long Pond
Tots
Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission
State Parks Department
Norman Manwell
Joseph Deering
Planning Board
Manwell
Nasson Belts St. Francis 31 to 0 in Baseball Plans
Nasson led St. Francis 31 to 0 in a baseball recap article. The report outlines Eastport Oil Refinery plans and related local economic developments.
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Nasson
St. Francis
Eastport
Mitchell Vetoed Plans for Watergate Bugging.
Former Attorney General John Mitchell accused Nixon campaign officials of planning extensive intelligence operations and bugging Democrats, saying he vetoed such plans at three meetings. He confirmed details reported by The New York Times and clashed with statements by Magruder and Dean in a three-corner dispute over blame for the Watergate operation.
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Washington
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Mitchell
White
House
John W. Dean
Liddy
Civi
Magruder
Dean
Maine Senate leader backs broad press shield law
Augusta Maine August 15 1973 Senate majority leader Richard N Berry R Cape Elizabeth shifted from supporting a professional journalist shield to backing an absolute shield law despite questioning the size of the professional press in Maine The unqualified shield proposal failed to pass as backers expected a stronger showing and the story continued on Page 2 Column 5.
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Augusta
Maine
Senate
Richard N. Berry
Cape Elizabeth
Cambodian War Escalates Near Phnom Penh
U.S. fighter-bombers attacked Communist positions on the east bank of the Mekong River about six to eight miles from Phnom Penh. It marked one of the closest strikes to the Cambodian capital since the late January Communist offensive began, with a large force of anti-...
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Mekong River
Phnom Penh-Saigon
Neak Luong
Kep
Ses Sar
Kompong Nung
Phum Tuk
Damnak Chang Deur
Kompong Som
Viet Veterans Day Plans Announced in Augusta Maine
Special to the Journal details a day full of events planned for Vietnam Veterans Day in Augusta. The program includes a 11 a.m. welcome for veterans and POWs, a noon pine grove dedication with Senators Muskie and Hathaway, a 2 to 6 p.m. service fair, a 5 p.m. private Blaine House reception, and a 6:30 p.m. public banquet for up to 1500 attendees at the Augusta Civic Center.
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The
Journal
Augusta
Royal Sheltra
Biddeford
American Legion
Joint Veterans Coordinating Committee of
Maine
House
Senate
U.S
Edmund S. Muskie
William D. Hathaway
State Office
Kenneth Curtis
Blaine House
Augusta Civic Center
Sheitra
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Phuon Penh
Donald Chretien
Chretien
Dave Swearingen
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Ferry Beach Park
By Michael Spath
State Department of Environmental Protection
Inside the Journal
Abby
Watergate
Sen. Berry
Lawrence Spiegel
Mekong
South Vietnam
Saigon
Hong Nau
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Hanoi
Nghe An
Thanh Hoa
Hoa Binh
Con Bat
Vinh
Phu
Ha Bac
Haiphong
U. S
Wells
Nina Greene
Wells Harbor
Mile 21
Maine Turnpike
Webber Hospital
Anne Harmon
Sanford
Helen Bennett
York Harbor
Gladys Wentworth
Daniel Peterson
Art Nadeau
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