State workers need aid now in long Maine session
The Maine legislature pushes a compromise state employees pay raise bill amid a drawn out special session. Gov James B Longley faces opposition from Democrats while House leaders back the measure coauthored by Longley, Speaker John Martin and Senate President Joseph Sewell. The plan would raise pay at least 11 dollars weekly, aiming to avert potential job action that could hurt the state's economy.
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Eagle Lake
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Joseph Sewell
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Biddeford sophomore Marc Collette faces lengthy recovery
Marc Collette, injured in a April 16 baseball accident and evacuated to Boston Children’s Hospital on April 20 for gangrene removal, remains bedridden and miles from family. Doctors estimate at least three more weeks before he can return home, with limited visitors and ongoing recovery.
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Marc Collette
Boston Childrens’ Hospital
Biddeford
Collette
Boston
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Saece
Webber Hospital
The Next 25 Years Will Reshape America
U S population rises from 215 million to 262 million with adults outnumbering children by 3 to 1. Immigration boosts Spanish speakers. crime may drop as median age rises. Innovations foreseen include cancer cures, blood substitutes, lithium electric cars, solar heating, and voice unlocked locks. Letters policy noted by The Journal.
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Los Angeles Times
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Energy czar Zarb may be on way out
Washington sources report renewed pressure on Federal Energy Administration head Frank Zarb as oil industry allies inside the Ford administration seek to dismantle the agency and push Zarb out. Deputy John Hill gains influence, while Zarb contemplates a fight to preserve his agency amid industry support for deregulation and political backlash over energy policy.
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Les Whitten
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Hill
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Congress
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Enter a new age millionaire journalism by Russell Baker
New York Times columnist argues Barbara Walters's high salary foreshadows a new era of millionaire journalists. He riffs on tax bites and media bias, imagines Hildy Johnson as a million-dollar reporter, and notes how rising incomes could reshape press attitudes toward government and oil firms.
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