Woman Heads Tory Party Leader Thatcher elected first female Conservative head
Margaret Thatcher was elected the first woman leader of Britain's Conservative party in a vote of 146 to 79 for Willam Whitelaw. She now leads the party in opposition and would become prime minister if the Tories win the next general election by 1979.
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London
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
Thatcher
House of Commons
Northern Ireland
Willim Whitelaw
James Prior
Geoffrey Howe
John Peyton
Heath
Harold Wilson
Labor Party
Former Gov Haskell Portrait Unveiled At Augusta
Several hundred spectators and dignitaries gathered in Augusta to unveil a portrait of former Maine governor Robert N. Haskell in the State House rotunda. The event noted that Muskie Reed and Clauson also served short terms, with Muskie’s portrait to be added later. A separate press conference urged taxpayers to use the $1 tax check off to support their party, citing low prior collections of about $7,400.
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Maryline White
Augusta
State House
Robert N. Haskell
Bangor
Edmund S. Muskie
John Reed
Clinton Clauson
House
Senate
Haskell
Joseph Sewall
Etter
Muskie
Washington
D.C
Maine
Kenneth M. Curtis
Reed
Clauson
Senator Muskie
David Bustin
Democratic State Committee
Jack Linnell
Republican State Committee
Bustin
Linnell
Tax Hike Seen For Kennebunk Budget Plan
Kennebunk budget board reviews a 1975 municipal budget of 1 020 000 a two percent drop from 1974 yet a tax increase looms as assessments rise about 10 ½ percent to 681 138. Town Manager Barrett cites unknown final figures but notes SAD 71 assessments and state county taxes push rates higher.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunk
Kenneth Barrett
Barrett
Saco Council Rejects Braley Charter Clarification Request
Saco Mayor Berton Braley sought a formal charter clarification and asked to hire a Portland law firm at $50 per hour to review the charter. The council denied the expenditure and tabled the motion 5 to 2, citing cost and relying on the city solicitor for answers.
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Saco Council
Braley
Susan Morrison
Saco
Berton Braley
Michael Searles
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer and Nelson
Portland
Robert Cassette
Paula Armstrong
Ronald Ayotte
Ayotte
Bruce Taylor
Taylor
Samuel
Zaitlin
Cassette
Patricia Reny
Continental Cablevision
Cae Read
Ferry Lane
Alfred Coulombe
Ford pledges farmer fuel relief and rebate plan
President Ford told the Kansas Legislature he will propose an energy related tax rebate to help farmers and vowed the American farmer will receive fuel as long as he is president. He said a rebate program to offset higher energy costs from conservation will be outlined soon and acknowledged costs rise in agriculture. Ford also met Southwest governors in Houston and held a private talk with John B Connally facing bribery charges.
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Topeka
Kan
Ford
Kansas
Southwest
Houston
Treasury
John B. Connally
Ford To Free Highway Funds Boosts Job Creation
President Ford plans to release 2 billion dollars in impounded highway funds during a Kansas Legislature address in the Midwest tour. The move could generate 140000 to 300000 new jobs as Congress debates freeing 4.3 billion for fiscal 1975 and a Senate resolution seeks to override OMB deferrals.
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Washington
Ford
Office of Management and Budget
Senate
Jennings Randolph
Dw.va
Arundel High Transfer Plan Stalled by SAD 71 Board
Arundel School Board’s proposal to send all high school students to Kennebunk High on a phased basis was tabled by SAD 71 amid space and facility uncertainties. Directors cited lack of space and ongoing legal battles over the new high school, with no attendance decisions until conditions are clearer.
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Henry Paradis
Red Pipinias
Board of
Searles
Pipinias
Dexter
Factory Island
Saco
Council
Saco District Court
James Atwell
E.C. Jordan Inc
Atwell
Kennebunk
Arundel School Board
Kennebunk High
Chool Administrative District 71
SAD 71
Richard Littlefield
Arundel
Jack Ketchum
Littlefield
Herman Cohen
David Sutter
Kennebunkport
KHS
Ketchum
Cohen
Sutter
State Board of Education
Old Orchard Beach
Thornton Academy
SAD
Arthur Hedberg
Kennebunk Selectman Cohen
Kennebunk Will
Wife seeks gift ideas for husband who bought vacuum last Christmas
A wife asks a sales clerk for birthday gift suggestions for her husband who gave her a vacuum cleaner last Christmas. She hopes for practical but thoughtful options beyond similar appliances. The clerk offers ideas reflecting shared interests and budget.
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Hill-Acme Co
Gorham
Stephen Muskie
White House
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Texas
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