Educators Split On Handling Truants In Maine Panel
Robin a 14 year old Biddeford truant described in a two day truancy conference at St Francis College. Educators and legislators debated incarceration alternatives and school flexibility while noting family stress and a tight job market as factors in truancy.
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St. Francis College
John Moran
State Department of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Robert
Robin
Biddeford
York County
Sarah Jane Poli
Ms. Poli
Los Angeles
James Muro
College of Education
University of Maine
Muro
Department of Health and Welfare
Peter Lehman
Court suit threatened if OOB recall is delayed
OLD ORCHARD BEACH A citizens group will ask the Maine Supreme Court to set an election date for recalling Town Councilors Paul St Hilaire Richard Marshall Arnold Morin and Thomas Lee Sr if the council does not establish a date by Monday. Michael Ruoss chairs the group.
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Old Orchard Beach
Maine Supreme Court
Paul St. Hilaire
Richard Marshall
Arnold Morin
Thomas Lee Sr
Michael Ruoss
Ruoss
We the People
Rita Belair
Jerome Plante
John Bird
Ruess
Monay
Barbara Lord
Supreme Judicial Court
Marshall
Edward Gaulin
the Journal
Gaulin
Bird
Plante
Sluggish Economy To Last Says Simon
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon says the economy will resume growth in the fourth quarter of this year and continue into 1976. He cites the Arab oil embargo and a mixed downturn with some sectors declining while others run near capacity. Unemployment stands at 8.2 percent for January as Ford imposes more layoffs and the Fed signals cautious credit ease to spur recovery.
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Washington
Treasury
William E. Simon
Simon
Associated Press Radio
U.S
Congress
Aflcio
George Meany
White House
Ron Nelsen
Ford
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Bank of America
First National City Bank
United States
Chase Manhattan Bank
American Petroleum Institute
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Auto Workers Face Major Indefinite Layoffs Across Big Three
AP reports 252 980 of 684 000 blue collar workers will be off the job next week 37 percent with 14 plants closed to curb inventories. GM Ford and Chrysler announce extended furloughs and plant shutdowns while American Motors keeps plants open and salaried layoffs rise.
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Detroit
Chrysler
Ford Motor Co
Ford
American Motors
Longley receives public letters from Maine residents
About 400 letters daily pour into Governor Longley from Maine residents. The pieces cover firecracker laws, pollution, prices, energy, and personal impressions, from a fourth grade Lewiston class to adults in Washington County and Berwick.
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Maryline White
Augusta
Lewiston
Washington County
Berwick
James B Longley
Pir
Lincolnville
South Windham
Maine
Peter Damberg
Gas Shortage Sparks Traffic Jams Highlighted in Journal
Readers note a rare clash of woes as a gas supply squeeze coincides with heavy traffic, turning commutes into trials. The piece wryly questions progress while acknowledging shared urban strain.
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Agriculture Department
Lehman
Kenneth MacLeod
State Education Department
James McMahon
Kennebunk
Robert Hodge
Moran
Peter J. Brennan
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Dodge
Spain
Longley
Richmond
Topsham
Nixon
Asia
Fairfield
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