Maremont in $90 Million M2 Gun Contract Delay
The Army chose Maremont Corp to build the M2 machine gun in a contract reportedly worth over $90 million. Kenmar Machine of Salt Lake City filed a GAO protest, delaying negotiations and risking a restructuring if the protest succeeds or if Maremont is not awarded the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Stains
Army
Maremont Corp
Utah
Maremont
Kenmar Machine
Salt Lake City
General Accounting Office
GAO
Saco
Arthur Daoulas
Col. Daoulas
Kenmar
John Brosman
Kennees
Brosman
Daoulas
Clean up police headquarters urged by church group
A Biddeford church committee led by Charles LaCourse asks Mayor Lucien Dutremble for personal action addressing unsanitary and demoralizing conditions at the police headquarters. The letter, sent to city officials, cites dirty cell blocks, filthy toilets, no prisoner washing facilities, a single fire exit, and no visible fire extinguishers, urging sanitation and immediate remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutremble
Kathleen O'Connell
Biddeford
Lucien Dutremble
Charles LaCourse
Social Justice and Peace Committee
St. Joseph Church
City Hall
LaCourse
Kennebunk Delays Back Taxes On Turnpike Firms
Kennebunk will not bill Howard Johnson's and Exxon stations for back property taxes yet. Tax assessors say the 1978 start date follows a new leasehold tax law, with town officials seeking clarification and estimating back taxes totaling over $119,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Lafavore
Kennebunk
George King
Attorne
Howard Johnson
Exxon
Longley
Maineurnpike Authority
King
Augusta
Bureau of Taxation
Kenneth Barrett
Journal
Humane killing bill aims to end inhumane methods in Maine
Kennebunk residents and animal welfare advocates describe painful methods used to euthanize unwanted animals. A proposed Maine law would ban decompression chambers and carbon monoxide, allow barbiturates or shooting under veterinary or trained supervision, with hearings at the State House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Boston
West Kennebunk Animal Shelter
Michael Lafavore
Kennebunk
Humane
Animal Welfare Society
Walter Hichens
R-Eliot
Maine
Richard Witherell
Frank Vigue
Vigue
York County
William Parks
State House
Mitchell Confirmed as U S Attorney for Maine
UPI reports Senate confirmation of George J. Mitchell as U S attorney for Maine. Senators William D. Hathaway and Edmund S. Muskie praised his past service and said he will be an excellent U S attorney for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Biddeford EIC Director Faces Slow Year Attracting Industry
Roger Johnson, earning 15100 as head of Biddeford's Economic Improvement Commission, says his job is to lure new industries and assist existing ones. In the past year no new firms arrived, Alpha Shoe left, and two Johnson projects Marie Joseph Park and the public works garage were rejected. He concedes the year was not very successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Johnson
Biddeford
Economic Improvement Commission
Johnson
Kathleen O'Connell
Economic Impute Commission
Alpha Shoe
Marie Joseph Park
Public Works
Attrac
On This Day in History April 26 1977 Almanac
The item lists notable events and births tied to April 26 across history. It notes Audubon born in 1785 and key moments in 1607 Cape Henry landing, 1865 Booth death, 1944 Montgomery Ward HQ seizure, and 1954 nationwide Salk vaccine test.
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Mars
Venus
John James Audubon
America
Cape Henry
John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
Port Royal
Chicago
Montgomery Ward
National Labor Relations Board
No backing down in indictments against former FBI supervisor
FBI Director Clarence Kelley and Atty. Gen. Griffin Bell held a Justice Dept meeting in which Bell reiterated plans to pursue criminal indictments against former New York FBI supervisor John Kearney for illegal wiretaps and mail out. Weathermen protesters, supportive of Kearney, staged demonstrations in the pre Watershed era as the case drew public attention. Bell stood firm on his stance, with a Page 3 full story promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Clarence Kelley
Griffin Bell
Justice Dept
Bell
New York
John Kearney Kearney
Weathermen
Kearney
Kelley
Journa
Gasoline price jokes on reach of drivers
The column jokes that rising gasoline costs push pollution control out of reach for the average driver, noting humor in the current fuel price trend. The snippet appears within a broader newspaper section listing pages and features such as cartoons classifieds and puzzles.
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John Hanlon
John Ewing
Mitchell
U.S. Attorney
EIC
eQieaen
the Almanacky
United Press International
New England
Wes
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