Maine braces for cold February with fuel readiness
Maine energy officials warn extended low temperatures could strain home heating oil supplies. Fuel management specialist George Tibbetts says current stocks cover about ten days, with contingency measures possible under governor authority to reduce thermostats in homes and businesses. Governor Longley has already ordered 65 degrees by day and 55 by night in state buildings, while an emergency fuel allocation plan and dealer reserves are in place. Abby Page urges residents to conserve heat by closing unused rooms improving insulation and weather stripping.
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Maine
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Abby Page
Office of Energy Resources
Maine moves to boost energy conservation amid cold spell
The Maine legislature's Energy Committee, led by Sen. Howard Trotzky and Rep. Richard Davis, plans a package of bills to conserve fuel and guarantee future supply. Proposals include tax incentives for insulation materials and a research group for alternative energy. Davis backs promoting Maine's wood resources with wood chip furnaces and woodburning stoves, aiming to spur conservation.
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Augusta
Maine
Davies
Pipelines Deliver Vital Fuels Across Cold Midwest
Northern Natural Gas Hydrocarbon Transportation pipelines in Des Moines stay at peak capacity to feed propane and four other fuels from Kansas into Iowa Minnesota and Illinois as the cold stretches strain energy supplies. Wayne Waterhouse, district supervisor at the Des Moines terminal, adjusts a valve in the fuel flow system amid the crisis era scene.
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Des Moines
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Midwest
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Hydrocarbon
Kansas
Minnesota
Illinois
UPI
Energy agencies move to ease fuel crisis amid winter
Government action and emergency legislation aim to spread energy burdens and aid heating bills as snow storms hit the East and South. Senate approves short term energy measures led by President Carter. HEW offers subsidies for utilities. Ohio and Indiana report large layoffs while towns like Watertown and Buffalo face record snowfalls and transportation disruption.
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United Press International
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Washington
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Ayer Proposes County Manager For York Budget Reform
Former York County commissioner B. Frederick Ayer urges a full time county manager to supervise a $1.6 million budget and about 60 employees. He says the current three-commissioner system lacks daily oversight and that some departments need trimming before the 1977 budget is submitted to Augusta. Ayer, a Republican, worked unpaid on the budget since September and expects further input from legislators after budget approval.
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B. Frederick Ayer
York County
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CETA
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D-L. Berwick
County Commission
Paul Reay
Saco
Reny
Kennebunkport Considers 1977 Comprehensive Plan Details
The town hosts public hearings on a nine member committee’s plan outlining Kennebunkport’s future for the next decade. Readers are invited to see residents’ views and the plan’s proposed actions on page 6.
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Kennebunkport
Evel Knievel Injury After Practice Jump Attempt
Evel Knievel broke his right arm and left collar bone when he lost control of his motorcycle during a Monday practice. He had planned to jump over a pool of 13 lemon sharks, but skidded on the ramp, crashed through a barrier, and hit a TV cameraman and equipment. Knievel vowed, I will return.
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Evel Knievel
UPI
Knievel
Nievel
The best salesman we ever heard of was the one who sold two milking machines
A humorous quote appears in the paper noting a clever salesman who convinced a farmer with one cow to buy two milking machines and used the cow as a down payment.
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