23 Dec 1975
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1975
Page
1
Canadian Ralph Gowling of Hamilton Ontario, a Ford worker and father of five, won the Irish Sweepstakes jackpot of 800000 dollars. A spokesman quoted Gowling saying he was tired of early mornings but would still go to work, noting he landed on Easy Street after the win.
An 11-year-old girl Theresa cymous and her puppy survived a crash that killed three others from a plane that went down on Bryant Mountain near Klamath Falls. The girl, with a leg fracture, was treated in a local hospital. her stepfather, Robert Conduff Jr., was the pilot.
The FTC accuses the American Medical Association and state groups of forbidding physician advertising of services and prices, arguing codes restrain competition. AMA defends ethics stance while FTC plans hearings Feb 9 and potential appeals through courts.
Federal Energy Administrator Frank G. Zarb said consumers likely will not see a gasoline price decrease after President Ford signed a bill rolling back crude oil prices. He warned that cuts could be negated by oil exporting nations' actions and industry costs, with at most a penny or so drop per gallon, while potential 10 percent yearly price increases could erase that benefit. The plan ends crude price controls by early 1979, and Ford framed the move as ending the national energy policy delay.
Augusta based, 58 year old Look, longtime chief coastal warden, was nominated for commissioner of marine resources after Gov. Longley declined reposting his initial pick. Gelder to head business regulation and Wyman previously declined reposting. Wyman was rejected by the Executive Council earlier. Look has served with the department since 1953 and was praised by fishermen and coastal citizens who backed his nomination.
Former Biddeford tax assessor Richard Sevigny to receive over $50,000 in back pay plus interest after a Maine court hearing. Attorneys agreed on back pay totals for 1970 1971 1972 and 1973. dispute remains on interest calculation per Supreme Court guidance. Sevigny, later executive director of the Maine Homebuilders Association, was dismissed in 1970 amid misconduct charges later deemed due process denied.
The column questions whether psychiatrists who urge parents to spend extra time with children are primarily promoting their own practice. It argues that general guidance could mask financial incentives and suggests caution in interpreting such advice.
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