Old Orchard Beach trains new police officers for other towns
In Old Orchard Beach the summer reserve officer program is blamed for sending inexperienced officers to other communities. Public Safety Commission members urge quicker in town training, while noting liability in actions by officers in bars and private security. They also discuss citizen advisory councils, language training for responders, and simplified police rules.
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Old Orchard Beach
Paul Fontaine
Public Safety Commission
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Fontaine
Richard Lamb
Lamb
Portland
Beach C
Old Orchard Street
Maine AFDC caseload drops to four-year low says welfare official
Maine's Aid to Families with Dependent Children program shows its smallest caseload in four years. Welfare director Robert O. Wyllie attributes the decline to staff doubling and tighter control, along with changes to qualification rules and stricter scrutiny of income and step-parents. The program, begun in 1935, now funds most aid with federal and state shares, with August recipients numbered 18 771 and August payments at 3 484 967 dollars.
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Maine
Robert O. Wyllie
Wyllie
AFDC
Bureau of Social Welfare
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Forecast: Chance of showers tomorrow
A brief forecast notes a chance of showers on the following day. The report is dated August 12, 1976 and specifies Thursday’s weather outlook with a light publication price of 20 cents. Local readers are advised to carry an umbrella.
Welfare chief seeks reform of aid programs in Maine
Maine welfare director Robert Wyllie urges consolidating federal and state programs to save money. He cites AFDC cost splits and notes the state covers 30 percent of checks while paying 50 percent of worker salaries in processing aid. The quote hints at broader reform debates.
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Maine
Bureau of Social Welfare
Robert Wyllie
Wyllie
Clrlie
AFDC
Ground rules debated in First District race
First District Congressman David Emery and Democratic challenger Frederick Barton clash over campaign funding. Emery urged Barton not to accept donations from organized labor business groups or PACs, while Barton replied with a plan for how he would conduct himself in office and did not fully endorse Emery’s no-group-donation stance.
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First District
David Emery
Frederick Barton
Emery
Barton
August 12 1976 highlight of history aligns with ships and steams
On this date in history Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill drafted the Atlantic Charter at sea in 1941. Isaac Singer from Pittstown New York received a sewing machine patent in 1851. The Spanish American War peace protocol ending hostilities was signed in 1898 after about three months. Ethan Allen speculated Europe would aid the Americans and ally with them two centuries ago.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Isaac Singer
Pittstown
N.Y
Ethan Allen
France
Spain
Maine rebound king Warner signs with pro team
Bob Warner, who began in Saco and became the University of Maine at Orono's all time leading rebounder, is now a pro. Drafted in the seventh round by the Milwaukee Bucks, he first planned a year of European play to sharpen his game and boost NBA chances next season. The full story on Warner's signing is on page 10.
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Bob Warner
Saco
University of Maine At Orono
National Basketball Association
Milwaukee Bucks
Warner
NBA
A Shot in Every Arm Ford Signs Mass Immunization Bill
President Ford declared swine flu a potential public health emergency and signed a sweeping bill to fund a nationwide vaccination drive. The plan covers vaccine manufacture, distribution, and immunity for drug makers with first doses due by late September ahead of the flu season peak from January to mid February.
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Washington
Ford
Oval Office
Congress
Biddeford Journal Cartoons And Classifieds Daily Bits
The edition features cartoons and classifieds with a light hearted note in today’s issue. Dear Abby and editorials appear alongside community notices and a playful horoscope.
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Abby
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