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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1975
Page
5
Maine Gov. James B. Longley seeks a 2.4 million federal loan to cover unemployment insurance benefits starting September. The state fund lies at 5.8 million, with 43 million paid out Jan 1 to July 1, 1975, and unemployment at 9.8 percent in July.
Milbridge Maine residents and Canada born migrant workers face lodging gaps as Jasper Wyman & Sons reports bulldozed labor camps to meet federal floor space rules. Company officials say housing limits curb harvest as peak week nears and locals are recruited for labor.
Brewer man Chandler E. Littlefield, 34, indicted on two counts of murder in the 1973 slayings of Jack Bettencourt and his wife Florence in Liberty. State police plan to extradite him from San Diego to Waldo County jail in Belfast for arraignment in Superior Court.
Two Rochester New Hampshire boys injured in an explosion are treated at Maine Medical Center. John Mulcahey, 12, slipped into shock and is listed in critical condition with burns over 35 percent. Michael Cargill, 10, remains in critical condition with burns over most of his body in the ICU.
Castine officials say they will comply with a Superior Court order to pay the state property tax for education. Selectman John Vogel said town officials, on legal counsel advice, will not violate the temporary restraining order and will pay the amount due to the State of Maine as directed by Judge Harry Glassman.
Rep. William S. Cohen urges Congress to return from recess to address energy problems amid signals Ford may veto a six month oil price control extension. Cohen warns a veto could trigger a sharp fuel price rise on August 31 and force an immediate vote to sustain or override upon return after Labor Day.
Maine Human Services Council head Joyce Harmon rebutted a federal audit showing 54 percent error in AFDC disbursements. She cited staff shortages and questioned the audit’s scope and savings, urging benefits go to recipients and highlighting existing work efforts. The council will form a task force to study the audit.
Secretary of State Mark Gartley said the employers of lobbyists who failed to file reports by Monday will have their names forwarded to the attorney general. About 88 employers had not filed as of the deadline.
A Maine Public Utilities Commission hearing on the Maine Motor Rate Bureau request for a 6.86 percent rate hike was postponed at the bureau’s counsel request. The case, involving about 204 shippers, follows a prior nine percent in-state rate increase approved in May and now sits before the Maine Supreme Court on appeal. A new date will be announced.
Waterville officials announced Air New England will drop one commuter flight to Waterville this fall and replace larger planes with smaller ones. The city plans to back a $1.7 million subsidy increase to keep the service operating.
The Saco Business Association discussed sidewalk funding sharing with property owners on a matching basis and a city start on rebuilding sidewalks this year. They considered a 1970 State DOT traffic plan and formed a committee to replan traffic flow with the city. Heritage Days events were announced with concerts by Painchand's Band scheduled August 14–16 in Saco and Biddeford.
The town council considered adding seven to eight acres for a new municipal parking lot on First Street and near Ocean Park. A committee would study acquiring Americana property land and coordinate with the American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts to use land by the old pool. Fees would fund development. The panel would include Acting Town Manager Jerome Plante Thomas Dupuis and Richard Marshall and meet again August 13.
Members of the Saco Senior Citizens met at the Open Door on School Street for a business and social gathering. A United Community Health Service blood pressure clinic preceded the meeting. Yvonne Beaudoin invited members to a picnic August 14 at Watchie Lake Standish.
Saco planning board reviewed initial plans for two subdivisions. Homeland Inc. seeks seven lots at Rocky Meadows on Mast Hill Road prompting local opposition. Titcomb and Lewis propose a ten lot Berry Road development. Next week inspectors will visit the sites.
Stephen E. Athearn a 21 year old Portland man was found dead in his Maine State Prison cell during a routine 4 30 pm check an apparent self inflicted hanging an autopsy was planned he had been jailed for assault with prior sentences for assault on a prison officer and would have been eligible for parole in December. A separate report from Portland Maine states a 38 year old truck driver died when his tractor trailer overturned on the Maine Turnpike.
Secretary of State Kissinger will join an American Bar Association gathering in Montreal amid questions of propriety. Trudeau urged cooling wage and price demands as inflation remains a stark reality with a new Statistics Canada CPI due. Cuba Canada air accord moves toward ratification with Ottawa and Havana routes likely. CPI up 1.4 percent in July driven by higher food costs and a 10 cent gasoline tax.
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