26 Aug 1974
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1974
Page
1
Staff writer analyzes Biddeford Planning Board proposals to revise zoning for Planned Unit Developments. Emphasizes design review, discretionary planning powers, and the shift from surroundings-first rules to development-first strategies, noting potential benefits and risks for growth, quality control, and local control.
Dear Abby 8 Editorials 4 Horcosope Today s Chuckle Income taxes are so high that very few of us can afford to make a living.
President Ford and his aides outline groundwork for an Economic Summit to fight inflation. He will hold a streamed news conference and direct cabinet members to detail roles for think-tank sessions in late September or early October. A new Council on Wage and Price Stability was created to monitor inflation without returning to mandatory controls.
State Marine Resources Director Robert Dow says red tide has reappeared along York County coast from Kittery to Biddeford Pool, closing clam and mussel harvesting. Tests by John Hurst and Brad Sterl led to the ban, lobsters unaffected. Licenses on hold until danger passes and no new licenses issued during the closure.
The Associated Press reports a nationwide housing crunch as builders like Trimble Missouri contractor John Mixon face zero new starts due to tight credit. Mortgage rates hit a record 9.5 percent for insured loans while down payments rise up to 40 percent in some areas. Starts in July slid to about 1.34 million annualized, lowest since 1970, with banks reluctant to lend and deposits down as investors seek higher yields. Mortgage seekers such as Arthur Rheingold and his wife face hard-fought approvals, and many buyers pay more for fewer homes.
In 1952 Chang and Pincus faced a failed fertility study yet their Worcester Foundation work led to an oral hormone that stops ovulation. By 1954 they produced two progesterone compounds, birthing the pill. Today 50 million use it. dozens of brands exist, with ongoing debates on long term effects.
Distant forests of Maine would host an earth filled dam nearly two miles long on the St John River creating an 88500 acre artificial lake and a two-dam system. Proposed project faces opposition from conservation groups over wildlife habitat and white water canoeing, while private power and timber interests back it as an economic booster. Congress funded an impact study with 800000 for the Army Corps of Engineers as debates over energy policy shift.
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