Old Orchard Beach council picks Mokarzel and others in local election
Joseph D. Mokarzel Leslie E. Wyman Timothy W. Tucker Richard P. Marshall and William Murphy win seats on the new Old Orchard Beach town council. Tucker leads two two year terms while Mokarzel could back Plante for town manager. Mokarzel also wins a three year council term. Rita Belair joins the school committee with Kathleen Lee.
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Joseph D. Mokarzel
Leslie E. Wyman
Timothy W. Tucker
Richard P. Marshall
William Murphy
Jerome Plante
Plante
Marshall
Murphy
Mokarzel
Clarence L. Roberts
the Journal
Christopher Kent
Tucker
Wyman
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Robert Corliss
John Bird
Kathleen L. Lee
Rita Y. Belair
Lee
Dorothy A. Howe
Robert E. Maguire
Michael Smith
Ernest Brousseau
Brousseau
King H. Weinstein
Old Orchard Beach Sets Nudity Ordinance Into Effect
Town Manager says Nudity ordinance becomes active after voters approve by 1,089 to 613. Bikini Tavern may remove topless waitresses and curb magazine covers seen from sidewalks. Police will inspect for compliance while residents weigh recycling referendum and local officials comment on civic impact.
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Old Orchard Beach
Christopher Kent
Richard Gabriele
Bikini
East Grand Avenue
The
Journal
Kent
Gabriele
Paul Tibbetts
the Journal
Norman Murphy
Murphy
Kiwanis Club
Old Orchard
Bikini Avena
Crosby School bids again for Biddeford Pool academy site
Crosby School seeks to purchase Marie ve Academy in Biddeford Pool from the Order of the Presentation of Mary after a low first offer was rejected. Elaine Crosby, founder, says the second offer is around 300000s dollars, with a goal to raise funds from foundations and donors if a deal is reached. The five story building, valued at about 400000, would expand Crosby School space for up to 12 current students and potential future high school plans.
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Crosby School
Marieve Academy
Elaine Crosby
Hye
Biddeford Pool Academy
Crosby
Salmon Falls
Hollis
Bar Mills
Biddeford
Jimmy Carter
United States
Massachusetts
UPI
Carter
George Woods
Maine
Peace and Love Color Balloting at Beach Election
A beach town election at the high school drew a police presence after former Town Manager Jerome Plante confronted Town Council candidate Helen Harvey with chants of peace and love. Harvey reported threatening calls tied to a public anti-Plante statement at chamber events. Chairman E Emerson Cummings predicted five winners, admitting one correct. A 1975 voter quip questioned what the people said.
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Amy Levy
Old Orchard Beach
Jerome Plante
Helen Harvey
Harvey
E. Emerson Cummings
Cummings
Roberts
Bird
Wyman
Manduca
Marshall
John Bird
Spor
Carter taps Bendix head for treasury secretary
President-elect Jimmy Carter named Werner Michael Blumenthal, president of Bendix Corp., as treasury secretary to replace William Simon. Blumenthal, a former Kennedy adviser and Princeton professor, joins a cabinet slate that may include Harold Brown as defense secretary and Jane Pfeiffer as the first female commerce secretary. Carter planned a 2:30 p.m. news conference in Atlanta to announce Blumenthal and possibly other picks.
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UPI
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Bendix Corp
Werner Michael Blumenthal
Treasury
William Simon
Lumenthal
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Carl Curtis
R.-Neb
Senate Finance Committee
Joint Committee On
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Blumenthal
California
Harold Brown
Jane Cahill Pfeiffer
Brock Adams
D-Wash
John Dunlop
Jody Powell
Plains
Princeton
Ince
Curtis
Pfeiffer
Saco approves Mercedes transit push for regional bus service
Saco moves to subsidize a three town bus line with a 16 passenger Mercedes minibus amid debate on ridership and federal funds. Old Orchard Beach Biddeford and Saco consider continued operation from Dec 1 to May 1 with 500 from surplus and 2000 from contingency.
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Stride
Public Utilities Commission
Zaitlin
Arnold Leavitt
Maine Department of Transportation
Transporta
Mini bus faces two hurdles for subsidies plan
After Saco city council action Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach must decide on subsidizing Biddeford Saco Bus Lines. A $2500 subsidy is proposed to lease a 16 passenger Mercedes mini bus to be operated by the company. Biddeford council meets at 7 p.m. in city hall. Old Orchard Beach plans a Wednesday night session.
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Linda Brickley
Biddeford
Old Orchard Beach
Saco
Richard Hjort
Robert Cassette
Samuel Zaitlin
Cassette
J. Raymond Hobbins
Hjort
William Boucouvalas
Southern Maine Regional Planningommission
John Dexter
Dexter
Richard Stride
Stride
SMRPC
Biddeford-Saco Bus Lines
Byiag
James Doolittle born on December 14 during a famed career
Almanac notes James Doolittle born December 14 1896. Also records Washingtons death 1799 Alabama statehood 1819 and Apollo 11 return 1972. Ford Giscard dEstaing talks 1974 and Carter election coverage. Electors debates marshalling vote counts and reform calls.
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Get
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United States
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Alabama
Union
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Harrison Schmitt
Earth
Ford
Martinique
French West Indies
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Prisoner Gilmore ends hunger strike with dinner
The convicted killer Gary Gilmore, after 25 days without food, ate a cheese and baloney sandwich as Utah prepares to execute him. The U S Supreme Court approved Utah carrying out his death sentence and Gilmore told lawyers to withdraw the petition to overturn the sentence. He ordered dinner following the court action.
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Gary Gilmore
Utah
U.S. Supreme Court
Gilmore
Supreme Court
Mother Treats 32YearOld Like Adult Proves It Works
A mother emphasizes treating her children as mature adults, and her approach is proving effective, especially with her 32yearold.
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Bruce L. Townsend
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Bradley E. Emery
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Robert L. Pettengill
Charter Commission
Norma P. Baker
William F. Farrington
Thomas R. Lee, Jr
Robert J. Quinn
Roger A. Tousignant
Arnold H. Morin
Stanley Weinstein
Barbara Lord
E. Maureen Ruess
Lord
Louis DeAngelis
Public Safety Commission
Kathleen Lee
Beach
Smith
Rita Belair
Mercedes
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