Judge Urges Special Juvenile Court and Reforms
Kennebunk district court judge Nicholas Danton urged creating a dedicated juvenile judgeship, restoring strict truancy laws, and expanding alternative education to address chronic truants. The proposal, voiced at a Tuesday youth services conference, aims to blend short and long term solutions for juvenile problems in courts and schools.
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Kennebunk
Nicholas Danton
Danton
St. Monica ‘Church
David Segee
Kennebunk High School
KHS
Youth Services Conference
York County
Portland Weather Forecast Brief
Portlands likely north winds bring rain to other areas as the southwest portion ends tonight with lows in the 20s to lower 30s. Friday offers a chance of flurries in the north and partly sunny skies in the south with highs around 30 to 40.
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Portland
Marine forecast for Eastport to Merrimack River
Westerly winds 5 to 15 knots tonight and Friday. Occasional rain tonight and partly cloudy Friday. Visibility one to three miles in rain and fog patches to over five miles. Seas one to three feet tonight.
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Eastport
Merrimack River
Tide Times Chart for December
Readable tides schedule lists standard time highs and lows across several dates with morning and evening columns. Entries show high water at 10:15 and 4:01, low water at 3:22 and 4:10, with corresponding AM and PM indicators and a numeric reference 129:39.
New England Temperature Readings by City and State
The report lists temperatures across New England and nearby areas, including Massachusetts cities Boston 45 Chatham 44 Nantucket 44 Pittsfield 37 New Bedford 45 Worcester 37 Rhode Island Providence 44 Connecticut Hartford 41 New Hampshire Concord Leban on Mt Washington Vermont Burlington 40 Montpelier 38 Newport 34 Maine Bangor 37 Caribou 29 Eastport 36 Greenville 32 Portland 46 Rumford 39 Halifax Montreal Quebec listed in the region.
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Boston
Chatham
Nantucket
Pittsfield
New Bedford
Worcester
Rhode Island
Providence
Connecticut
Hartford
New Hampshire
Concord
Lebanon
Mt. Washington
Vermont
Burlington
Montpelier
Newport
Maine
Bangor
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Portland
Rumford
Card of Thanks and Bereavement Note
Expressions of gratitude to Webber Hospital staff nurses Dr. Houle Dr. Belliveau Father Cote Saint Josephs Father Proulx Limerick and friends for flowers gifts and cards during a hospital stay. The Delisle family also thanks Dr Houle Father Proulx Saint Andre Ouellette Daigle and others for care sympathy masses floral tributes and transport during bereavement for Hector A Delisle.
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Webber Hospital
Houle
Belliveau
Father Cote
St. Joseph’s
Father Proulx
Limerick
Hector A. Delisle
Father Ouellette
Father Daigle
St. Andre’s
Mrs Hector Martin funeral services in Biddeford
Mrs Hector Martin of 56 Bacon Street Biddeford will have funeral services from St Andre s Church Friday at 9 A M Calling hours at Emond and Conroy Funeral Home 72 Hill Street Biddeford today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P M. Local funeral home listings follow.
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Martin
Hector
Bacon St
Biddeford
St. Andre’s
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
Hill St
Ehrlichman: modified limited hangout term clarified
Ehrlichman testified in the Watergate cover-up trial that he did not know the meaning of modified hangout but acknowledged using limited hangout as a description of less than full disclosure. He also said Nixon deceived him at least four times, marking a sharp break with his former boss amid cross examination by prosecutor James F. Neal.
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Ehrlichman
Neal
Nixon
Jstances
White House
James F. Neal
Longley, Wallace and Reagan amid third party buzz
The Journal reports no direct talks between Maine’s governor elect Longley and governors Wallace or Reagan on third party plans. Officials say Reagan and Wallace aides denied any national third party effort, though Wallace spoke with a friend of Longley. Longley, in Washington addressing the Press Club, has not commented while inquiries continue.
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Wallace
Reagan
Longley
Journal
Maine
Clyde Wathall
Sacramento
Calif
Stanton Evans
Alabama
Montgomery
Evans
Washington
Washington Press ‘Club
Jim MacGregor
MacGregor
Tax Bill Is Killed by House Rules Committee
The House Rules Committee voted 9 to 4 to refuse to consider a multibillion-dollar tax bill. The measure would have ended the petroleum depletion allowance, raised production taxes, cut taxes for many Americans in lower brackets, boosted the investment tax credit for utilities, and tightened loopholes while taxing foreign-source income of multinational firms.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Public safety official moves to dismiss Belair
Old Orchard Beach public safety commissioner Robert Winslow said he motioned to dismiss Special Officer Roger Belair at a hearing last Thursday for allegedly using town gasoline in his private van. The motion failed as commissioners suspended Belair and reinstated him as a desk officer on Dec 15. Two town employees contradicted Belair’s patrol use claim, saying the van was not used for patrols.
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Old Orchard Beach
Belair
Winslow
Lottery Numbers and Nuclear Plan Delay
Augusta AP reports the Holiday Plus Maine Lottery number 3531. Bangor AP lists winning numbers 878 and 622 with doubling 278 and 622. Central Maine Power postpones Sears Island nuclear plant filing to June 1976 after earlier statements to apply next June.
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Augusta
Maine
Bangor
Central Maine Power Co
Atomic Energy Commission
Sears Island
AEC
Save Time And Shoe Leather Shop The Journal Classified
The Journal highlights a classified item promoting Save Time and Shoe Leather for shoppers seeking quick, value driven footwear deals. Readers are invited to visit the shop for discounted prices and a streamlined shopping experience.
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the Journal
Carter outlines campaign plans and views on reforms
Jimmy Carter calls for public financing of congressional campaigns and tighter lobby controls. He will appear before Congress, plans to enter primaries in New Hampshire Florida Wisconsin Indiana Alabama New York and California, and expects a long campaign after his term ends. He cites leadership background including U S Naval Academy Plains peanut farm state senate and Georgia governorship as reasons for potential 1976 nominating success.
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House
Senate
Carter
New Hampshire
Florida
Wisconsin
Indiana
Alabama
New York
California
Georgia
John F. Kennedy
U.S. Naval Academy
Plains
Stolen Biddeford Car Recovered in Saco
Biddeford resident Michael Campbell reported his parked car stolen from Sullivan Street at about 8:30 Wednesday night. The unlocked car was recovered in Saco around midnight. In a separate crash at Elm Street and Thornton Avenue a Saco woman, pregnant, was thrown from her car but escaped serious injury. Damages totaled about 800 to the Bolduc vehicle and 500 to the Whitten vehicle.
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Saco
Biddeford
Michael Campbell
Granite St
Sullivan Street
Rose A. Bolduc
South St
Sharon Whitten
Thornton Ave
Elm Street
Thornton Avenue
Bolduc
Whitten
No Bomb Warning Reaches Saco Cinema
An unidentified man phoned the Saco police on Tuesday at 9 28 PM to warn of a bomb at the Saco Cinema in 15 minutes. Police searched the theatre and found no bomb.
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Saco
Saco Cinema
Break-in at Bay View Residence in Saco
Saco police said nothing was missing after unknown suspects broke into the Bay View Residence of Mrs. George Love Monday. Entrance was gained through a cellar window.
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Bay View
George Love
Saco
Car window broken in driveway incident report
Mrs. Gordon Pendleton of 295 Ferry Road reported Monday that a beer bottle was thrown through the rear side window of her car parked in the driveway. Police estimated damage at $40.
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Gordon Pendleton
Ferry Road
Saco
Battery stolen from Blazer at Ed and Frank Chevrolet
Saco police received a complaint from Ed and Frank Chevrolet on Portland Road Tuesday about a 12 volt battery theft from a Chevrolet Blazer on their lot. The battery valued at $52.85, a police spokesman said.
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Saco
Frank Chevrolet
Portland Road
Meir Says Israel Won’t Sacrifice Sovereignty for Oil
Former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir told about 2,200 at Princeton University she would not sacrifice Israel’s sovereignty or its people’s lives for oil from Arab producers. Demonstrations outside plus remarks about UN and Arafat marked her Princeton address. she also received the Whig Cliosophic Society James Madison award for distinguished public service.
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Princeton
N.J
Israel
Golda Meir
Princeton University
Golda
Dillon Gymnasium
United Nations
Arafat
U.N
Whig-Cliosophic Society
James Madison
Meir
Appeals Board to rule on hospital plan setback dispute
Biddeford Zoning Board of Appeals meets at City Hall 7:30 PM to decide whether R-1A 25 foot setback or hospital construction 50 foot setback applies to Webber Hospital storage building on Amherst Street. Webber’s 13 foot request was denied. Also hearing Carrier and Chabot appeals for home signs and home businesses in R-2 zones.
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Biddeford
Zoning Board of Appeals
Webber Hospital
Amherst Street
Council Chambers
City Hall
Webber
Joseph Carrier
Birch St
Cardiff
Old Orchard Beach
Arline Chabot
Hill St
Saco Police Seek Crossing Guard Position
Saco police seek a crossing guard for a three hour daily shift beginning immediately. Applications are available at the police station for interested persons to obtain.
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Saco
Ford stolen from Saco driveway recovered on dirt road
A 1966 Ford stolen from Thomas Strickland of 188 Lincoln St in Saco was recovered on a dirt road off Boom Road today. Police reported considerable damage to the car and also found a second stolen vehicle linked to Michael Campbell of 274 Granite St Extension Biddeford. Investigation continues on the case.
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Thomas Strickland
Lincoln St
Saco
Boom Road
Michael Campbell
Granite St. Extension
Biddeford
Bras Stolen From Clothesline On Wood Avenue
Saco police investigated a theft of two bras from a Wood Avenue clothesline Wednesday afternoon. No suspects named and no arrests reported.
Fire at 340 Ferry Road destroys barn in Saco
A 14 year old Saco boy was arrested on arson charges after a Tuesday afternoon fire gutted a barn at 340 Ferry Road owned by Paul Boissonneault. He told police the blaze began from a candle he lit while sleeping in the barn for days. owners suffered loss of antique cars, cash registers, and appliances.
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Saco
Ferry Road
Paul Boissonneault
Boissonneaults
Harris Plans Forthcoming January Presidential Bid
Former Oklahoma Senator Fred Harris said he would announce his presidential plans on January 11 in Manchester New Hampshire. He urged tax reform and breaking up monopolies, arguing wealth concentration harms working people and raises grocery costs. Udall has announced a 1976 bid and Carter is expected to announce soon.
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Manchester
N.H
Oklahoma
Fred Harris
Harris
New Hampshire
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Port Meeting Set in Kennebunkport Tonight
Regular selectmen meeting scheduled at 7 30 PM in town offices. As of this morning no agenda items were listed to be addressed.
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Kennebunkport
S A C O To Host County Group At Yearly Coffee
S A C O Members will host Cumberland York County RSVP on Friday for their second annual coffee from 10 a m to noon at Trinity Episcopal Church parish hall Cleveland Street. President Walter Peterson announced plans and a program with band members to be presented. Christmas party set for December 18 and gifts for exchange requested.
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S.A.C.O
Saco Adult Citizens Organization
Cumberland-York County
R.S.V.P
Trinity Episcopal Church
Cleveland Street
Walter Peterson
Josephine Chadbourne
Anna Bakring
The
Health and Welfare Service
Ruby Packard
Rose Dyer
Corrinne Ave
Charlmette
Florence Labbe
Florence Lewis
Eva Cleary
Wesley Garland
Dalzell
Andrew Fournier
Biddeford Finance Committee to Meet Tonight at 7:30
The Biddeford City Finance Committee will hold a meeting tonight at 7:30 in the mayor's office to discuss budget matters and city finances.
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Biddeford
Woodlawn Cemetery Gates Closed Through April 1 1975
The gates of Woodlawn Cemetery at the corner of West and Elm streets Biddeford are closed and will remain closed until April 1 1975.
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Woodlawn Cemetery
West and
Elm Streets
Biddeford
Port Officials Back Six Percent Across The Board Pay Hike
Kennebunkport selectmen vote to propose a six per cent across the board raise plus full Blue Cross Blue Shield coverage for all town employees. The package, costing about 9,655 dollars beyond the 100000 dollar payroll, awaits budget board review and town meeting approval in March.
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Selectmen
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Selectman
David Walley
Budget Board
Highway Department
Police Department
Communications Department
Concorde grounded at Bangor for leaky hydraulic pipe
Anglo-French supersonic jetliner Concorde remained grounded at Bangor International Airport due to a leaking hydraulic pipe in a rudder system. A replacement part from England was ordered and expected to arrive later, with installation taking under an hour. Departure delayed to late evening or early Friday after icing tests at Moses Lake, Washington.
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Bangor
Bangor International
England
Leo Scheffer
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Spencer Trask
New England
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Halifax
Montreal
Quebec
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring S&j
Dennett & Craig
Main Birset
Sansoucy - Blais Funeral Home
Stone St
R. Martel
Public Safety
Alfred St
Shumway
Philip H. Gross
Gary Gross
Spring St
Biddeford-Saco
Money— Shop
Chamber of Commerce / Merchants Committee
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