Campaign forms to urge curbs on Maine milk price hikes
Mrs. Karen Lothrop organized a statewide campaign to urge legislators to curb rising milk costs after a 30 cent swing since August. The Maine Milk Commission voted to raise the retail price by two cents a gallon, sparking calls for policy review ahead of a January 12 public hearing at the Augusta Civic Center.
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Maine
New England
Commission
Augusta Civic Center
Ann Hill
Waterville
Lothrop
Joe
Mull
Gov
Maine Commission
Local Oil Dealers Ordered to Roll Back Prices
Eight home heating oil dealers, seven retailers and one wholesale firm, were ordered by the IRS to roll back prices and issue rebates to November and December customers. Director Wesley S. Matthews cited price ceiling calculation errors rather than profit motives, with rollbacks of fraction of a cent per gallon for most firms. Named firms include Dixon Brothers Gorham and Union Oil South Portland.
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Dixon Brothers
Gorham
Richard Waltz
Portland
Stetson Fuel
Lewiston
Emile Lamontagne
Biddeford
Wakeley Fuel
Lisbon Falls
Union Oil Co
South Portland
Union Oil
Delta alters Maine flights to save fuel
Delta Air Lines announced schedule changes in Maine to conserve jet fuel effective January 7. Two daily Maine Midwest round trips will consolidate into a Bangor to Chicago service with stops in Portland Manchester N H Burlington Vt Cleveland and Detroit.
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Portland
Delta Air Lines
Maine
Miami
Presque Isle
Delta
Midwest
Bangor
Chicago
Manchester
N.H
Burlington, Vt
Cleveland
Detroit
New York
Boston
Newark Airport
Kennedy
Ft. Lauderdale
Washington
Atlanta
State Flood Damage Set At 3.75 Million
Augusta AP Civil Defense officials place total flood damage over 3.75 million with public property losses above 2.1 million and private property damage exceeding 1 million. Governor Curtiss seeks federal disaster designation to access low interest loans.
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Augusta
Civil Defense
Timothy B. Wilson
Kenneth Curtiss
Kennebunk Well Baby Clinic Set for January 2
The Kennebunk well baby clinic will be held January 2 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the public health office on Storer Street. A day change from Tuesday to Wednesday is noted. All vaccines will be available.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk Well
Public Health Office
Storer Street
Amtrak Derailment in California Injures Several
Six Amtrak cars derailed about 10 miles north of Redding California while en route from Seattle to Oakland. An unknown number of passengers were sent to hospitals in Redding with no fatalities reported. Three derailed cars rolled onto their sides while the others stayed upright.
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Washington
Amtrak
Seattle
Oakland
Calif
California
Christmas Musical by Ruth Olivet Ber ts Pupils
A Christmas musical was staged by young piano pupils at Miss Ruth Olive bert s home on 342 Main St. Sace. Jane Robinson narrated The Nutcracker Story with incidental music by Joseph Fournier and Cheryl Husser. Prizes went to Nicole Ouellette Jay Armstrong Charles Reay Iabitha Leonardi Timothy Woodward Deborah Reay Ronald Husser Thomas Anderson Jane Robinson and Joseph Fournier.
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Ruth Oliveberts
Main St
Nuttcracker Suite
Tschaikowsky
Jane Robinson
Joseph Fournier
Cheryl Husser
Nicole Ouellette
Jay Armstrong
Charles Reay
Iabitha Leonardi
Timothy ‘Woodward
Deborah Reay
Ronald Husser
Thomas Anderson
Jeffrey Painchaud
Miss Roberts
Kennebunk Building Permits Issued In November and December
John MecMiff issues permits in Kennebunk for new homes additions and renovations totaling tens of thousands. Names include James Haley Charles Turgeon Leona Madsen Warren Bowdoin and Joseph Wydas with costs ranging from 200 to 50000 dollars and several demolition and sign projects. Denied permits include Ralph D Brown William B Cummings Jr and Philip Gadbois and Sons.
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Kennebunk
John MecMiff
James Haley
Charles R. Turgeon
John Standish
Edward Hall
Joseph Curran
T. Spencer Shore
Leona Madsen
Eben B. Cook
Milton C. Paige
Elysia Philipp
Warren C. Bowdoin
Payson Perkins
Robert Owens
Evangeline Joyce
U.S.H. Realty
Paul H. Bedard
Richard Lewin
Joseph Wydas
Sal Tudisco
Warren Wright
Michael Tranzi
Charles Preston
Morningstar Corp
Paul Binette
Ralp D. Brown
William B. Cummings Jr
Philip Gadbois and Sons
Richardson Urges Auto Insurance Cuts in Maine
State Senator Harrison Richardson of Cumberland urged Maine to reduce automobile insurance rates due to the gasoline shortage. The Republican gubernatorial hopeful pressed the Insurance Commission to study how the energy crisis affects accidents, noting Rhode Island already cut bodily injury coverage by at least 10 percent. He warned lower speeds and tighter gasoline supply could lessen both accidents and their severity.
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Portland
Harrison Richardson
Cumberland
Maine
Insurance Commission
Rhode Island
Richardson
Arson Suspected In Two Alarm Portland Blaze
Officials say arson is suspected as the cause of a two alarm fire at the N T Fox Co lumber warehouse in Portland. About 70000 board feet of cedar and spruce valued at 25000 were lost. The Morris Street complex housed Wilbur T Wildes Moving and Storage with thousands of dollars of furniture. The warehouse and an adjacent building were for sale at 160000. A fulltime guard patrolled the site during the blaze. Firefighters used a high expansion foam device to quell the flames.
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Portland
N.T. Fox Co
Morrill Street
N.T. Fox
Wilbur T. Wildes Moving and Storage Aay
Fox
River Levels Highest Since 1936 Floods
The Army Corps of Engineers reports Maine New Hampshire and Vermont rivers reached their highest flood levels since March 1936 after last week's storms. Dams in New England ran up to 40 percent capacity during the floods. The Aroostook River fell from cresting flood conditions at Fort Fairfield and Washburn, while ice jams and flood gates limited damage on the Penobscot at Indian Island Old Town.
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Waltham
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Army Corps of Engineers
New England
Aroostook
Fort Fairfield
Washburn
Indian Island
Old Town
Penobscot River
LaFountain Files Nomination Papers for Maine Primary
Lloyd P. LaFountain of Biddeford becomes the first Democratic gubernatorial candidate to file four nomination papers for the June 11 primary. LaFountain, a former U S attorney for Maine, must return his papers by April 1.
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Augusta
Lloyd P. LaFountain
Bidderford
LaFountain
U.S
Maine
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Mrs. Gibson
Atkinson
Saco
Bea's Restaurant
Sanford
Paul Loubier
Daniel Allard
Misty Zephyer
Nirvana
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Joyce
Lubos Kohoutek
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Playboys
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