Silent Majority Squeaks: Biddeford Zoning and a Plant
In Biddeford a public debate over placing a light industry assembly plant in a B-2 zone drew little organized opposition after hearings and council votes. The piece argues democracy hinges on the public voicing views, warns against mob rule, and urges timely citizen input amid concerns over growth and local impact.
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Biddeford
Graham Street
Route 1
Planning Board
Bernard Cohen
W.T. Grants
Economic Improvement Commission
Obituary and Notices Move Through Journal Section
Inside The Journal lists obituaries and sports notes while a segment on television discusses senate doubts on convicting Nixon. A feature about Maine and Connecticut gasoline outlook appears alongside a lighthearted sign quote about time.
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Senate
Nixon
Maine
Connecticut
Legal complaint filed over SAD 71 budget warrant forgery claim
Herman Cohen accuses SAD 71 district official Arthur Hedberg Jr. of fraudulently altering a district budget meeting warrant to add a land donation article for the proposed high school. Hedberg was served with a summons to appear in Saco District Court on Feb. 14.
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Kennebunk
Arthur K. Hedberg Jr
Saco
Herman Cohen
West Kennebunk
Cohen
Frank Stevens
Hedberg
SAD 71
ILI
MSAD
Biddeford Sees 20 Percent Rise in School Budget
Biddeford's proposed 1974 school budget totals 3,575,319 dollars, about 20 percent above last year's 2,976,300. The board met to review the plan but adjourned without cuts and will reconvene Wednesday at 1 p.m. to finalize.
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Biddeford
Andrew Frechette
End of Independent Truck Strike Signals Return to Roads
The nationwide independent truck strike appears near done as thousands return to work after a settlement proposal in Washington. Traffic climbs toward normal, but some violence persists in Beaumont and Kentucky with minor damage from bullets. Prices for meat and produce likely stay high as supplies replenish and a six percent surcharge for independents shifts to consumers.
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Washington, D.C
Beaumont
Tex
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Milton J. Shapp
Perlis
Cordele
Seaboard
Ohio
West Virginia
Sime Ilar
Midwest
Kissinger Opens 13 Nation Energy Conference
Secretary of State Kissinger launches a 13 nation energy conference with aims to forge a common approach to fuel shortages. European and Japanese leaders resist a unified plan amid oil producers and Iran France deals shape cautious positions and possible separate deals.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Norway
Canada
Japan
Walter Scheel
Germany
European Community
France
Britain
Netherlands
Italy
Denmark
Luxembourg
Belgium
U.S
Michel Jobert
Scheel
Jobert
United States
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Nixon
White House
State Department
Nixon moves toward May 1 end to wage price controls
President Nixon plans to end most wage-price controls by May 1 amid a wary economy. Economists compare the move to the failed Phase 3 controls of 1971, with questions about relief as inflation persists and prior freezes caused shortages and market turmoil. The administration’s advisers have warned wage-price controls are counterproductive, leaving doubts about lasting relief.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Uch
Congress
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Frechette
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