Seven Per Cent Spending Cut Ordered By Gov Longley
Maine Governor James B. Longley ordered department heads to cut at least seven percent of remaining fiscal year spending and aimed for a minimum of one million dollars monthly cuts for six months to avoid a tax increase. He seeks attrition-based staffing reductions while preserving human services, with a January legislative session to address the school funding law and alternate funding.
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Daniel Beegan
Associated Press
Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
Longley
John P. O'Sullivan
Cos
O'Sullivan
Mainer plan could save Maine $50 million annually
East Sebago insurance agent Michael Peters proposes a national fuel control plan to rebalance subsidies and cut Maine costs by 30 to 50 million yearly. The plan ranks states by oil needs, allocates 105 of present use plus growth, and prices 80 percent of needs to a mix of domestic and foreign oil. Peters notes Maine lacks refineries and relies heavily on foreign crude while seeking endorsement from regional associations and Maine lawmakers.
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Molly Bolton
Associated Press
East Sebago, Maine
East Sebago
Maine
Michael Peters
New England Federation of Gasoline Retailers
Pine Tree Gasoline Retailers Association
Rhage
Peters
Canada Way Ahead With Public Jobs
Canada embraces a bottom up public works plan where unemployed workers volunteer to turn unemployment benefits into full time public service jobs. Local projects funded directly from Ottawa create job opportunities without new money, with examples including fire stations, museum restorations, and elder care.
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Maryline White
Canada
Maine
Bruce Reeves
Reeves
Augusta
Fredericton
New Brunswick
Guy Thibodeau
Ottawa
Thebodeau
Saco
Camp Ellis
Diet Advice for Overweight Patient
In the journal an aide to a patient on a diet states you can eat anything you like, then starts to outline a plan but the quotation is garbled and incomplete leaving the exact guidance unclear. The fragment hints at a permissive yet restrictive regimen and notes a missing portion that would clarify the supposed exception or rule.
Dutch Will Wait Out Moluccan Siege in Netherlands
Premier Joop den Uyl said the government will wait out the Moluc can nationalists holding 25 hostages in the Indonesian consulate just as it did the train hijackers who held 24 people for 12 days. He hoped for an early end to the consulate siege on its 11th day, while denying any concess ion to political demands. The Beilen hijackers surrendered after freezing temperatures and the train engineer and two passengers were killed. Seven hijackers were hospitalized after an explosion. one was charged with murder. Hostages, 17 men and seven women, ranged from a 1 year old to a 72 year old. The two groups demanded Dutch action.
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Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Joop den Uyl
den Uyl
Beilen
Congress To Tackle Tax Cut Energy Bill
Congress moves to vote on extending this year’s temporary tax cuts through June 30 1976 and on a Democratic energy bill with consumer price relief. President Ford opposes both but may sign if spending cuts match the tax reduction. economists warn of economic damage if the tax cuts lapse. The House expected to vote on the energy measure today.
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Washington
Congress
D U
Ford
Senate
House
Internal Revenue Service
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