Quiet Uptown Renewal Brightens Biddeford Main Street
Local readers see private investment revitalize Biddeford’s downtown with renovations at Biddeford Savings Bank and many storefronts. City support for parking, traffic flow, sidewalks, trees, and parks could bolster ongoing private efforts to preserve historic character and attract shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Main Street
Biddeford Savings Bank
Upper Main Street
Portland
Portsmouth
Scrutiny Tightens On State Bidding Amid Ethics Flap
A Maine Senate debate over state bidding exposes concerns over contract awards for Honeywell and related procurement. Sen. Bruce Reeves cites noncompetitive expansion costs and a former official’s linkage to Honeywell, pushing re bidding and stronger review processes for state contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryline White
Augusta
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Sen. Curtis
Sen
Bruce Reeves
D-Pittston
Battle of Honeywell
Reeves
Maurice Williams
Honeywell
Them
John O'Sullivan
O'Sullivan
Richard Bachelder
Bureau of Public Improvements
United States
Sen. Reeves
Obituary Lineage for Foster and Whitehouse Family
The record lists William E. Foster 1881 1963 and Alta W. Foster. B F C Whitehouse 1891 1971 and 1889 1972. W Paul Casavant publisher. Charles C. Sutton managing editor. Gladys M. Whitehouse president and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Oil decontrol study warns of $16 billion annual shock
A confidential House study forges Ford oil price decontrol as of year end predicting higher consumer prices, lower GNP, 10 percent drop in auto sales, 100000 to 150000 fewer housing starts, and 400000 to 800000 more unemployed with recovery delayed into late 1976. It notes possible further shifts if tariffs and foreign oil prices move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Serdon
Les Whitten
Washington
House
Ford
House Energy and Power Subcommittee
John Dingell
D-Mich
U.S
Dingell
Somoza
Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Salvadora de Somoza
Greenland and Denmark's distant empire under NATO defense
The article profiles Greenland as Denmark's vast yet sparsely populated overseas territory. It notes the strategic NATO role and U.S. military facilities, ongoing autonomy talks for 1979, scant native governance, and economic limits despite mineral potential. It also covers postwar defense arrangements and geopolitics shaping Denmark's imperial position.
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C. L. Sulzberger
Copenhagen
Denmark
Faroes
Greenland
Portugal
NATO
United States
Polar
North America
Soviet Union
Greenland Ice Cap
U.S
Alaska
Canada
Iceland
Washington
Thule
New Greenland
North American Air Defense Command
Colorado
Pentagon
NATO Headquarters
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Greenald
New York Times
Food stamps criticism from Treasury chief and Borlaug views
Treasury Secretary William Simon decries the food stamp program as a costly misuse of funds, noting 19 million in poverty with $16 000 annual income benefit. He cites vast costs and argues for self reliance while President Ford promises a welfare review. Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug warns aid may hinder development, urging grain production growth instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Harvey Simon
Treasury
William Simon
Simon
Ford
Congress
Norman Borlaug
United States
U.S
Borlaug
Southern Michigan
Roman Olejniczak
Letter on Lifeguards and Go-Carts Sparks Local Debate
A reader defends lifeguards amid go cart pranks at Old Orchard, arguing no damage occurred and questioning charges and pay practices. The letter condemns public officials for targeting the guards while denying fair wages and overtime.
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C.C.B. Lifeguards
Via Orchard
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Mills
Lee Overstreet
Arkansas
Guy H. Jones
Joe Lee Anderson
Porter Rodgers
Overstreet
Bob Owens
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