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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1975
Page
7
Augusta Maine AP Finance Commissioner John P O Sullivan says Maine faces a cash-flow shortage and will borrow up to 10 million dollars in anticipation of taxes. The Executive Council will consider the loan at its Dec 17 meeting with repayment due by year end.
Augusta Maine AP Maine earned Keep America Beautiful national special merit award for outstanding litter and environmental work. Keep Maine Scenic Committee selected from 45 states for the second highest citation. Marshall Wieb said judges praised the Carry-in Carry out program.
Portland, Maine AP A 10 cent per gallon minimum milk price increase was halted by a temporary restraining order issued by Superior Court Justice David Nichols. A hearing on a permanent injunction is set for December 29. Cumberland Farms Northern challenged the raise claiming it would lose money. The court found the commission failed to meet the lowest achievable cost standard and questioned authority to issue a temporary increase during a price hearing recess. Consumers had not yet been heard.
Maynard C. Dolloff, who ended a 10 year term as Maine agriculture commissioner, plans to search for a new job in Washington, D. C. He will travel there this weekend with several prospects in mind and says any out of state work may be with non USDA entities. Dolloff, 62, was elected in 1965 and stayed on after the 1965 reorganization until resigning Friday as Gov Longley did not reappoint him. Levine, the chosen successor, was rejected by the Executive Council.
Augusta Maine AP reports the Public Utilities Commission will hold a December 22 public hearing on a proposed general order to push utilities to set rates and management plans that favor off peak electricity use. The hearing at the Holiday Inn Room A begins at 10 a.m. The plan aims to create incentives for customers to shift consumption away from peak hours, typically 4 to 7 p.m., when households run appliances.
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