Tax Policy Report Urged for Further Study in Maine
Governor James B. Longley says the Governor's Tax Policy Committee report warrants further study, with no firm stance on its recommendations. The panel proposes shifting education and welfare funding from local property taxes to broader bases, while keeping overall tax burden steady.
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Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
Governor's
Longley
Maine Municipal Association
John Salisbury
Salisbury
Mary Adams
Garland Village
W. Scott Fox Jr
Cost Cutting Proposals Reviewed By Maine Governor
Governor James Longley discussed cost cutting plans at a weekly news conference. He said proposals from state departments will be released mid next week for review and comment. A noon Friday deadline was set for proposals to reach Finance Commissioner John P. O Sullivan with a seven percent cut goal aiming to save 61.
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Augusta
Maine
James Longley
Longley
John P. O'Sullivan
Bucksport Trial Continues in Murder Case
In Ellsworth Maine the prosecution moves to finish its case against Richard Freeman 23 Buck sport charged with murder in the death of 22 year old Thomas Longtin whose body was found frozen in a Bucksport pond Dec 1974 Freeman reportedly had lunch with Longtin hours before the killing Pathologist Dr Rudolph Myers testified that autopsy showed multiple blows to the head with a blunt instrument The jury of seven men and five women was sequestered and warned the trial could last until Saturday with the proceedings potentially stretching over six months.
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Ellsworth, Maine
Richard W. Freeman
Bucksport
Bangor
Patrick Perrino Jr
Freeman
Thomas Longtin
Longtin
Rudo _ myers
Maine
Clifford M. Smith
Jacob Buck Pond
Killig Longtin
Hong
Plan Would Aid Tax-Low Cities In Maine
An University of Maine study suggests municipalities with property tax exemptions receive compensation. Bangor leads Maine in exemptions at 203.9 million dollars, followed by Portland at 169.9 million. Other top-20 include Lewiston Orono Brunswick Waterville Augusta Topsham and several towns with exemptions for government property churches schools and charities.
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Orono, Maine
University of Maine
Bangor
Portland
Maine
Est
Brunswick
Lewiston
Orono
Cutler
Waterville
Augusta
Topsham
Presque Isle
Limestone
South Portland
Charleston
Auburn
Bath
Biddeford
Farmington
Houston
Newport
Bar Harbor
Governors To Study Regional Cooperation
New England's six governors meet in Stowe Vermont to review regional bodies NE and the New England Governors Conference. Max well Wakely of Boston presents a study on streamlining operations and reducing provincialism. Governors Salmon and Jamele push regional energy and economic cooperation, with reports on regional marketing progress and a solar energy institute bid in New England.
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Stowe
New England
Newcogent
Maxwell Wakely
Boston
Wakely
James B. Longley
Maine
Commission
NERC
Saas
Thomas P. Salmon
Vermont
Joseph Jamele
Bor
Communist Teacher Fighting For Job In Connecticut
Plainfield, Conn. AP Philip Burns, a teacher labeled Communist for alleged incompetence and insubordination, says he will mobilize local parents to regain his position after a school board terminated his contract. He plans to meet with the board and appeal in Common Pleas Court, with some parents already offering backing.
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Plainfield, Conn
Philip Burns
WICH
Norwich
Burns
Common Pleas Court
Prison officer reassigned amid Rhode Island jail probe
An unnamed correctional officer at Rhode Island’s maximum security prison was reassigned from inmate search duties while state police investigate a security breakdown tied to a knife smuggling incident. Four escorting guards were stabbed during a court transfer, with two inmates named Silvia and Marchetti involved, and several guards hospitalized or sidelined for weeks.
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John Shurr
Associated Press
Cranston
R.I
Rhode Island
Lillian G. McDaniel
Corrections Department
Revidence Superior Court
James R. Silvia
Charles C. Marchetti
Robert E. Lessard
Woonsocket
Paul T. Gilman
Lessard
Donald F. Barry
Edward J. Costello
Warren
Peter DiBiase
McDaniel
Iy Gr
State to borrow $10 million to cover general fund gap
Gov James B Longley and the Executive Council approved a $10 million loan to be repaid by June 16, 1976 as a revenue shortfall relief measure. State Finance and Administration Commissioner John P O Sullivan and State Treasurer Rodney Scribner had urged the move. General fund revenues trail estimates by $3.7 million. The council also named Richard Diefenbach state controller at $22,500, replacing Marie H Mitchell. The council authorized purchasing 61 acres on Jewell Island in Casco for public park use, placing the island under the state Bureau of Parks and Recreation.
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Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
Executive Council
John P. O'Sullivan
Rodney Scribner
Falmouth
Richard Diefenbach
Diefenbach
O’sullivan
Marie H. Mitchell
Jewella
Casco
Jene
State Bureau of Parks and Recreation
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