Fairfield School lunch earns five star nod from pupils
In Saco Fairfield School served a 56 gram protein hot lunch with beans slaw peaches and milk for 40 cents a meal. Principal Robert Moody and cafeteria head Anita Lessard praised the meal as popular among 270 of 350 first to third graders who dined, while a student choir of youths offered praise and curiosity about the reporter’s work.
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Larry Stains
Fairfield School
Saco
Fairfield
Anita Lessard
Winter St. Ext
Robert Moody
Moody
Zoning clash at Old Orchard Beach public hearing
Old Orchard Beach residents and business interests clashed over proposed amendments to the comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance. About 80 residents attended as business owners argued for expansion, while others urged protections for single family districts citing traffic and development concerns. A key speaker, Don Radley, owner of a Cascade Road supermarket, warned the plan could rezone his property to residential, hindering his ability to expand or add services. He urged fair treatment and questioned who would fund his redevelopment dreams if adopted.
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Old Orchard Beach
Mary Tousignant
Roger
Portland Avenue
Margaret Queally
Don Radley
Cascade Road
Plannin Board
Radley
Mike Baker’s battle with state aid over rehab funds
Kennebunk resident Mike Baker faces cuts in Vocational Rehabilitation support as he builds a radiator repair business after being denied home operation in a residential zone. Baker claims an $8,500 plan was reduced to $6,400 with further cuts to advertising and working capital, hindering his effort to work independently despite being deemed totally disabled.
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Baker
Old Port Road
Kennebunk
Arundel
Social Security Administration
Sanford
Social Security Office
Phil Smith
Augusta
Ronald Hanson
Hanson
Baker Baker
Kennebunkport Backs $704 225 Budget For Voters Vote March 8
The Kennebunkport selectmen prepare a $704 225 municipal budget awaiting town approval on March 8. Officials caution tax rate estimates are premature since the municipal share is about 41 percent of the total and school and county costs remain unsettled. Spita notes possible state funding changes and a summer update to town valuation will affect the final rate. A reported 30 to 40 cent hike per $1 000 remains only a ballpark figure based on municipal costs.
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Kennebunkport
Selectmen
John Spita
Spita
Spits
Almanac brief overview and political note on India
The Almanac notes today February 3 1977 as a Thursday with historical anniversaries including Horace Greeley birth in 1811 and Woodrow Wilson death in 1924. It highlights Indira Gandhi facing a grave political crisis amid internal dissension and an upcoming March election analysis referenced on page 6.
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Mercur
Mars
Venus
Epster
Saturn
Horace Greeley
Phary
U.S
United States
Germany
Woodrow Wilson
Washington, D.C
Indira Gandhi
India
UPL
Congress Party
D. K. Barua
Jagjivan Ram
Cone Sa Party
Democrats Spar Over Carter $50 Tax Rebate Plan
Congress debates President Carter's proposed $50 tax rebate as critics fear funds will cover heating bills instead of boosting the economy. Meanwhile the East Midwest recover from the Great Blizzard as a new Southwest storm fades, with page 5 offering more details.
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Carter
Congress
East
Midwest
Southwest
Middle age muddles in a two voice moment
Brief cartoon panel summary notes a humorous caption about middle age as two inner voices contend with why to proceed or why to quit. The item appears in the newspaper page offering sections such as cartoons and classifieds alongside features like Dear Abby and weather.
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Elmer
Peter Lund
Cleveland Street
Him
John Ewing
Biddeford
Amy Levy
Beach
Paul White
DOB Planning Board
White
Mike Baker
John Young
Ker
the Almanacky
United Press International
Abby
Journal
National
New England Sportselevision
Weather World
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