Curtis Attacks Part II Budget As Inadequate
Governor Curtis denounces the $35.4 million Part II budget as inadequate and warns of crippling effects if approved. Senate committee chair Sen Joseph Sewall Old Town expects a unanimous report with welfare reform measures and state to local welfare shifts, while Curtis vows to fight for school subsidies university funding welfare, and elder tax relief.
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Augusta
Legislative Appropriations Committee
Curtis
Joe Sewall
Joseph Sewall
Old Town
Sewall
Senate
Peraees
Clude
University of Maine
Human Rights Commission
St Louis Regional High names honors at graduation
The St Louis Regional High School announces graduation honors for eight seniors from Biddeford. Danny Boston, Ben Guerin, Jo Ann Minnini, Simone Binette, Helene Roy, Patricia Macdowell, George Laliberte, and others earn top GPAs, National Merit status, and scholarships to MIT University of Chicago Maine and more.
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St. Louis
Brother Gilbert
Danny Boston
Pool St
Biddeford
Richard Boston
Danny
Louis
Michigan State
University of Chicago
Ben Guerin
South &J
Robert Guerin
Ben
M.lt
M.I.T
Jo-Ann Minnini
Dartmouth St
Roland Minnini
Jo-Ann
Univrsity of Maine
Maine
Simone Binette
Vincent Ave
Donat Binette
Simone
St. Andre's
Dirigo
Univerity of
Helene Roy
Prospect St. Biddeford
Dorilas Roy
Helene
National Honor Society
Er Institute of Business
Patricia Macdowell
Bradley St
Robert Macdowell
Pat
National Society
Glee Club
Dirigo Girls State
University of Maine
George Laliberte
Harding St
Roland Laliberte
George
St. Louis Regional High School
Tricia MacDowell
Jo-Ann Miniani
Bernard Guerin
Daniel Boston
Guerin Wins A Merit Scholarship
PORTLAND AP Fifteen Maine secondary school students have won National Merit Scholarships. They are among 3,000 national winners chosen from 15,000 semifinalists. Recipients include Bernard Guerin of Biddeford Joseph C Small of Bath and Laurence A Gordon of Skowhegan as well as others from Auburn Berwick Waterford South Portland and Bath.
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Portland
Maine
Michael, E. Field
Auburn
Joseph C. Small
Bath
Stea Oy
Berwick
Bernard Guerin
Biddeford
Ae E. Cross
Laurence A. Gordon
Skowhegan
Margerite Horrigan
South Portand
John R. Roy
Water
Saigon Reports Quiet Night Amid Heavy FORCES Clashes
Saigon reports no significant shelling at night for the first time since February 23 while allied forces say they killed more than 200 enemy soldiers in about six clashes.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Peace Talks Continue Fruitless in Paris Session
AP reports in Paris that the fifteenth full session of Vietnam peace talks again failed to advance. North Vietnam and the Viet Cong pressed U.S. demands for troop withdrawals and reciprocity while Ambassador Lodge accused the other side of stalling. Xuan Thuy dismissed mutual withdrawal as impossible and urged victory through continued fighting. Tran Buu Kiem of the Viet Cong reiterated withdrawal without condition and proposed a neutral South Vietnam with a peace cabinet to govern.
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Paris
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
United States
Xuan Thuyi
Pasa
Tran Buu Kiem
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
South Vietnam
Saco Council Set to Discuss Beer Warehouse Zoning
Saco City Council holds a special meeting to second read an ordinance converting North Street land between Roebuck Avenue and the Boston and Maine tracks from residential B-3 to business B-1 to allow a beer warehouse. The agenda includes hiring Robert Atwood as chief assessor, following a Superior Court ruling on former mayor Doyle, and consideration of sewage connection fee reimbursements to Dr. Alvin Aaron tied to a sanitary district agreement.
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Saco
North Steet
Roebuck
Boston and Maine Railroad
North Street
Robert Atwood
Tthe Superior Court
Donald C. Doyle
Andrew J. Fournier
Doyle
O.k
Armand J. Mercier
Atwood
Alvin Aaron
Pepperell Players Seek Permanent City Theater Home
The Pepperell Players, a 44 member local troupe, urge the city to grant use of the City Theater as a home for their non profit productions. They plan a Lin nel Grancaten in Saco benefit show called Cinderblossom to aid the Elks scholarship fund and mental retardation programs. John Ray leads the effort and argues for a permanent venue to avoid rented auditoriums and school conflicts, stressing public backing to sustain community theater and youth education.
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Pepperell
Hen
Linnell
Cinderblossom
Lina
Elks
Rags Arom
Oe Ag
Biddeford
Edwin Booth
City Theater
al Jolson
John Ray
Ray
York County Center for the Performing Arts Vision
If all goes well the marquee of the City Theater could bear the inscription York County Center for the Performing Arts. The plan envisions using the theater as a civic center for the community.
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City Theater
York County
Seven Teachers Are Hired In Biddeford
Biddeford School Board at Biddeford City Hall hired seven new teachers for the high and junior high schools. Richard Barker, Richard Marshall, a science and math pair, a Budde School graduate, Francis Fournier, Paula Barnes, James Chretien, and Mrs. Charlotte Anderson join the faculty. Extracurriculars were discussed and ten new school buses are stored at Biddeford Saco Bus Lines.
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Biddeford
Bruce Smith
Richard Barker
William Jewell Coll
A. Degre
Richard Marshall
California
Marshall
Budde School
Harvard
Francis Fournier
Fort Kent
Kennedy School
James Chretien
Biddeford High
Gorham State Tachers College
Biddeford Junior High
Charlotte Anderson
Gorham State Teachers College
Leo Lemire
Lucien Doyon
Cornelius Darcy
John P. Masse
Christo Anton
Bruce L. Smith
Lucien Loranger
Mike Nanos
Romeo Sevigny
Dick Sevigny
Wilfred Pombriant
Henry Camire
Phil Gadbois
Aristedides Angers
Edward Radin
Paul Stebbins
Arthur Descoteaux
Dave Redmond
Richard Wyse
Saco
London doctor conducts New Philharmonia in debut
Dr. Michael Bialoguski, a 52 year old general practitioner and Polish refugee, led the New Philharmonia at Royal Albert Hall for his debut as a conductor. Critics called the effort modest and lacking authority but praised the performance and his audience backing.
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London
New
Philharmonia Orchestra
Royal Albert Hall
Michael Bialoguski
Poland
Bialoguski
Viet Cong Call May Day Vows in South Vietnam
The Viet Cong issued a broadcast in Hong Kong urging “kill destroy overthrow” and appealing to all patriotic peoples across South Vietnam to join their May Day actions.
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Hong Kong
South Vietnam
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