Maine Congressmen critique peers who voted for pay raise
Republican representatives David of the First District and William Cohen of the Second District criticize colleagues for backing a salary hike. They say those who voted for it are out of touch and must explain to voters why the pay raise was approved. The interview also touches on energy policy, gas prices, offshore fisheries, and other political matters of the era.
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Maryline White
Maine
David Was
William Cohen
Congress
House
Senate
Cohen
Washington
Ford
New England
MERV
New Penny
Texas
Emery
Labor and Education
Two Vietnam refugees find home with Maine sponsor family
Hien and Phuoc, 24 and 25, left South Vietnam with little beyond clothes and salvaged items. They now live with the Willie Fredette Sr. family in Biddeford, Maine, learning English and adjusting to American life while working toward jobs at Saco Tanning Corp. and attending language courses.
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South Vietnam
Philipines
Guam
Indian Gap
Nguyen Hwa Hien
Nguyen Tan Phuoc
Willie Fredette Sr
Pool Road
Biddeford
Hien
Phuoc
Vietnam
Maine
Fredettes
Robert
Natalie Fredette
Fredette
Biddeford High School
Willie Jr
South St
St. Joseph College
Windham
North Berwick
Minnesota
France
Saco Tanning Corp
Power Outage Plagues York County and Scarborough
Central Maine Power officials cannot determine the cause of a noontime outage that left York County and parts of Scarborough in darkness for about 40 minutes. A line feeding into the London Substation likely failed, with power dropping at 11:45 and returning at 12:25 as the Journal was ready for press. Emergency services and Webber Hospital shifted to auxiliary power. police departments responded to the incident.
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Power Company
York County
Scarborough
Peter Thompson
Central
Maine
Augusta
London
Journal
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Kennebunks
CMP
Thompson
Mayor Alioto's Home Bombed in San Francisco
A pipe bomb exploded at the home of Mayor Joseph L. Alioto during pay dispute negotiations with police on strike. The blast damaged the front porch and windows. no injuries were reported. Alioto denounced none connection to the strike and warned of possible arrests if strikers did not return to work.
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San Francisco
Joseph L. Alioto
Alioto
Angelina
Bill Rolph
Presidio Terrace
Bill O’brien
Cesspool Disposal Plagues Kennebunk
Kennebunk selectmen face pressure to locate a temporary dumping site for cesspool and septic tank effluent as Wells refuses to take Kennebunk waste. Honey wagon operators warn pumping will increase until the new septage facility opens, with Wells no longer available for interim disposal and York declining.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunk
Selectmen
Lester Brown
Kenneth Campbell
Wells
Brown
Campbell
David Shields
York
Cesspool
Basking shark seen near Old Orchard Beach pier
A 12‑foot basking shark was spotted about 100 yards from the Old Orchard Beach pier at noon. Lifeguards emptied the water while officers noted the harmless species. The shark swam toward Bay View as officials, citing Maine’s lack of recorded attacks, waited for it to depart. A spokesman quipped it likely hitchhiked up from Florida.
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Old Orchard Beach
Bay View
Maine
Florida
State To Make Offer Soon On Marie Joseph Property
Maine's Parks and Recreation department moves toward offering on the 13 acre oceanfront Marie Joseph Academy site in Biddeford Pool. Private appraisers have finished work and the department reviews results to set a price likely within a couple of weeks. The sale hinges on a willing seller and final state approval from Governor Longley and the Executive Council. The city would manage the property as a non state park area, with the building likely to be removed. The price is expected in six figures, with federal aid of 50 percent possible if approved.
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Christopher Couch
Maine
Department of Parks and Recreation
Marie Joseph Academy
Biddeford Pool
Tom Dickens
Parks and Recreation
Dickens
Claire Malasnik
Biddeford
Order of the Presentation of Mary
James Longley
Sisters of the Order
the Journal
Marie Joseph
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Gerald Crowley
Striking Police Officers Association
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