Maine Considers One Cent Gas Tax Hike To Ten Cents
Maine lawmakers were urged to raise the gasoline tax from nine to ten cents per gallon to fund road work for the next biennium. Rep. Roosevelt Susi predicted an extra 5.5 million dollars annually, joining Connecticut with the nation’s highest motor fuel levy. Other measures included a two cent seasonal hike and a diesel tax increase, while bonding and primary date changes also surfaced among the varied proposals.
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Dave Swearingen
Augusta
Maine
Connecticut
Roosevelt T. Susi
Pittsfield
Susi
House
Maine Petroleum Association
MPA
Pittsfields
Senate
Roderick Farnham
Rhuen
Arnham
Kenneth M.curtis
Jargon of Money Markets Baffles Public and Policy makers
The piece explains why terms like balance of payments and voluntary restraint confuse readers. It notes deficits abroad versus here, German mark mispricing, and Nixon's "stick in the closet" threat to steer markets. Bankers question the existence and value of a voluntary prime rate.
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Jonn Cunniff
New York
Nixon
John T. Dunlop
Cost of Living Council
Saco School Committee Meets Tonight
The Saco School Committee plans its regular meeting at 7 30 PM in the city council chambers. On the agenda are the resignation of Franklin Tarbox as athletic director and junior high football coach, a study of environmental and career awareness, review of the governor’s education funding proposal, and a preliminary plan for educating the handicapped.
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Saco
Franklin Tarbox
Burning Tree Keeps Firemen Busy In Saco
Saco firemen made five runs to a tree fire on Simpson Road last weekend. Vandals repeatedly set the tree on fire on property owned by Armand Martin. The Saco Street Department planned to remove the tree today.
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Saco
Simpson Road
Armand Martin
Saco Street
Well Baby Clinic To Be In Biddeford
A well baby clinic will be held at the Biddeford Public Health Nursing office on Thursday at 1 p.m. Immunizations offered include DPT, oral polio, measles rubella and booster DPT and polio. First time attendees should contact the Public Health Nursing Association to register.
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Biddeford
Couple Receives Nixon Letter On 57th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs John M Choroszy of 24 Pepperell St Saco recently marked their 57th wedding anniversary and received a personal letter from President Richard Nixon praising their milestone and offering congratulations from Mrs Nixon and himself The message expresses admiration for their life together and wishes continued happiness in the years ahead
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John M. Choroszy
Pepperell St
Saco
Richard Nixon
Choroszy
Kennebunk NOW Chapter to Meet Wednesday Night
The Kennebunk Chapter of NOW will gather at the Unitarian Church on Main Street Wednesday night at 7 30. Members will discuss local issues and future events.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk Chapter
The
National Organization For Women (Now
Unitarian Church
Main Street
Wrong Continued from Page Four
The reader muses on pilot wakefulness and SSTs in a 1960s style column. The piece jokes about long flights New York to London and frequent air disaster fears while noting retirement rumors for Henry ws and Saigon seeking business to ease the war. It ends with a quip on hijacker sanctuaries.
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Page Four
Fifth Avenue
New York
London
Henry Ws
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Memory as a golden key to the past in Boyle column
HAL BOYLE reflects on memory as a key to bygone days, recalling childhood innocence, family routines, and social norms. The piece contrasts simple pleasures with adult rules, noting castor oil cures, church attendance, courtship, and loyalty to tradition.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Kyros To Visit County Wednesday Schedule
U S Rep Peter Kyros plans a Wednesday schedule in Maine with meetings at Portsmouth Kittery Naval Shipyard and Webber Hospital. He will address Thornton Academy and Rotary in Biddeford and meet with editors at the Saco Journal.
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Kyros
U.S
Peter Roswill
York
Nty Kyros
Portland
Don _ Westfall
Portsmouth-Kittery Naval Shipyard
Portsmouth-Kittery
Thornton Academy
Rotary
Biddeford
iddeford-Saco Journal
Rod Dean
Iachian Mountain Club
Howard Johnson’s
White Mountain National
Wmtw-Tv
Interviden Poland
Conference of Mayors
Maine Municipal Association
HST Widow To Celebrate Her Birthday
Independence Missouri AP Mrs. Harry S Truman widow Bess Truman marks her 88th birthday with no plans for celebration She remains in quiet routine after her husband’s death seven weeks ago She will not be visited by her daughter Margaret Daniel plans to visit next month neighbors describe her as tired but in good spirits
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Independence
Harry S. Truman
Presient
Bess
Truman
White House
Margaret Daniel
Trumans
New York
Mrs. Daniel
Irreplaceable Radiator Theft From Antique Car Fleet
Saco police report five radiators stolen from antique cars owned by Gene Taylor on Flag Pond Road. The vehicles were stored off Heath Road when the theft occurred. One radiator from an antique fire truck was described as irreplaceable.
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Saco
Gene Taylor
Flag Pond
Heath Road
Taylor
Kelley Predicts Needed Signers Will Be Found
Maine petition drive seeks 32 signatures for a full referendum on the Maine Power Authority. Sen. Peter S. Kelley reports over 28 000 signatures collected and vows victory as organizers press in cities like Caribou Bangor Augusta Portland Lewiston and Biddeford. If enough supporters sign, the legislature must act or send the question to voters.
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Maine
Kelley
Caribou
Bangor
Auusta
Portland
Lewiston
Biddeford
Cablevision to Aid Saco Fire Alarm Wire Supply
Continental Cablevision Inc., holder of the local cable TV contract in Saco, will provide about 16 000 ft of wire for the city fire alarm system worth roughly 1600 dollars. The company will string its own wire through the city, with work to start by month’s end. No completion date is set.
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Continental Cablevision Inc
Saco
Berton Braley
Braley
Continental
Air Force Sergeant Arrives for Duty at Loring AFB
U S Air Force Sergeant Thomas W. Andrews son of Mr and Mrs Charles W Andrews Sr of Portland Avenue Old Orchard Beach arrives for duty at Loring AFB with the Strategic Air Command He previously served at Udorn Royal Thai AFB Thailand The Sergeant is a 1970 graduate of Old Orchard Beach High School His wife Bonnie is the daughter of Mrs Charles Holland of 44 Wesley Ave Old Orchard
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Limestone
U.S
Thomas W. Andrews
Charles W. Andrews Sr
Portland Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Loring Afb
Andrews
Strategic Air Command
America
Udorn Royal Thai Afb
Thailand
Old Orchard Beach High School
Bonnie
Charles Holland
Wesley Ave
Old Orchard
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Scarborough
Frank J. Murray
Dbangor
Gerard P. Conley
Robert W. Clifford
Dlewiston
David Croteau
Cerebral Palsy Center
Mark Royal
Business Mirror
Park Street
Fred Jurgen
Wells
Biddeford High School
Holly Russell
Big Boa
Susan Oarages
Little JR
Cecil Munson
Well Baby Clinic
Saigon
South Vietnam
Fidel Castro
Mami
Genghis Kan
Boyle
Mama
Webber Hospital
HST
Cablevision
Electrolux
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