Emery faults GAO on energy data and motives
U S Representative David F Emery contends the GAO used inaccurate data to oppose federal loan guarantees for synthetic fuels and accuses the agency of fitting facts to preconceived conclusions. He cites cost issues of imported oil and criticizes leaders for blocking estate and gift tax debate after GOP gains on amendments.
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Washington
U.S
David F. Emery
Government Accounting Office
Maine Republican
GAO
Emery
Army
Maremont Corp
Saco
Maine
House
Muskie backed clean water bill faces Senate vote
Senator Edmund Muskie announced that the Senate will vote on a $5 billion clean water bill to fund ongoing state projects including Maine. Maine would receive about $27 million in the next year as construction funds deplete, with 6,500 Maine jobs generated since 1972.
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Portland
Maine
U.S. Senate
Edmund Muskie
Muskie
Senate
Corps of Engineers
Senate Public Works Committee
Environmental Protection Agency
Hathaway Warns on War Powers Clause Leads to Troop Deployments
In Portland Maine Senator William D Hathaway warns the 1973 War Powers Resolution may let the President deploy troops for 60 days without specific congressional authorization. He urges eliminating the treaties clause to ensure Congress declares war and must act before crises.
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Portland
Maine
U.S. N
William D. Hathaway
Congress
Hathaway
Math clinic helps women face fear of numbers in society
Aimed at reducing math avoidance, Wesleyan University launches a clinic funded by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. The program offers math courses and psychological counseling to empower women and also attracts male participants.
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Math
Howard Ulman
Associated Press
Middletown, Conn
Sheila Tobias
Ms. Tobias
Oroven
Wesleyan University
Tobias
Fund For the Improvement
Bonnie Donady
University of California At Berkeley
U.S.A
Maine
Franconia Notch Highway Debate Advances No Decision Yet
New Hampshire officials released a two year 1.5 million study on routes through Franconia Notch. The report lists nine options with no recommendation, noting notch corridors offer environmental advantages and costs from zero to over 1 million. Public comment.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
Franconia Notch
Associated Press
Peter Hofman
Notch
The
State Department of Public Works and Highways
VTN Consolidated Inc
Irvine
Calif
Cambridge
Mass
Hofman
John Clements
Uniroyal Workers Hold Out as Rubber Strike Persists
In Chicopee Massachusetts United Rubber Workers stave on picket lines as the 132nd day of the national Rubber strike continues at Uniroyal while Firestone and Goodyear ratify new contracts. Union says wage talks stall over contract language.
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Chicopee
Mass
United Rubber Workers Union
Uniroyal Corp
National Rubber Workers
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Uniroyal
B.F. Goodrich
New York
Goodyear
New Bedford
Windsor
Local 11
Massachusetts
New Hampshire Court Allows Burglary Defendants to Withdraw Guilty Pleas
The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld appeals by four men sentenced for burglary and allowed them to withdraw their guilty pleas to stand trial. It ruled the plea bargains created a reasonable expectation of sentencing and probation that was not fulfilled. The four men received jail and probation terms, with portions suspended. The decision notes prosecutors’ recommendations influence, though not binding. The case names are Joseph A. Goodrich, Stephen E. LaMontagne, David J. LaMontagne, and Richard G. Ogilvie.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Hillsboro
High Court
Joseph A. Goodrich
Stephen E. LaMontagne
David J. LaMontagne
Richard G. Ogilvien
David Lordan
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