York County Faces Cash Crisis as Budget Row Deepens
York County government warns only about 5000 in cash with 40000 owed including salaries. Commissioners clash with Augusta lawmakers over emergency borrowing and budget approval while debates over relocating meetings from Augusta to Alfred unfold.
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Maryline White
Alfred
Augusta
Paul Reay
Clement Auger
Auger
York County
Robert Farley
D-Biddeford
Alfred Ep. Farley
The
Journal
Farley
Credit package for St Francis makes lab proposal feasible
St Francis College has secured a new set of financial terms with three area banks that officials say definitely improves the college’s position to push forward stalled lab project proposals. The pact aligns funding and credit arrangements to support construction and equipment needs.
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St. Francis
St. Francis College
David DeTurk
Portland
Biddeford
Kennebunk
Fiber Materials
York County
California
Biddeford Seeks Input On Federal Funds Use for Civic Projects
Biddeford's Community Development Committee will hold a public hearing at 7 PM in city hall to gather local views on spending $100000 to $150000 in federal funds under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. The hearing will outline eligible projects, list city needs, and invite audience suggestions for urban renewal and housing improvements, with Biddeford competing for discretionary funds as the largest non participating Maine community.
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Christopher Couch
Biddeford
City Hall
Workers Or Workmen? Bill to change term fails in Senate
Special to the Journal Maine lawmaker Rep. Barry Hobbins proposed replacing Workmen's Compensation with Worker's Compensation to reflect a female workforce. The bill passed the House unanimously, but was defeated on the Senate floor amid arguments it was a waste of time. Hobbins called the defeat irrational and noted future changes may be needed after ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. The measure was sent back to the House in non agreement for further action.
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Maine
Barry Hobbins
D-Saco
Hobbins
House
Senate
Neighbors Send Dogs to Camp and Kids to Obedience School
The diary notes a lighthearted experiment from last summer as neighbors swapped roles with pets at a dog camp while children attended obedience classes, illustrating a humorous household trend.
Guzzlers Gas Tax Planned
Washington AP reports House Democrats discuss an energy plan to reward efficient cars with tax credits and tax penalties on low mileage models. Rep. Jim Wright aims for a March House review as an alternative to Ford fuel price hikes. Senate task force favors raising the gasoline tax.
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Washington
Jim Wright
D-Tex
Wright
Ford
House
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Party
Senate
U S Plans to Split OPEC Oil Cartel Through Deals
U S Secretary Henry Kissinger met King Faisal in Riyadh to discuss producer consumer oil price cooperation and plans to strike at OPEC price setting by offering long term deals below the current 10 to 11 dollar barrel level. OPEC postponed its Vienna ministers meeting to February 25 and will align with the Algiers March summit as Kissinger reports on his Middle East peace mission.
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Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
United States
Henry A. Kisinger
Faisal
Kissinger
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Coun
OPEC
Vienna
Algiers
Middle East
Bonn
Trade School. Provost and Son's Vermont Monumental Works
The Biddeford Maine firm at Five Points, Provost and Son's Vermont Monumental Works, is described as the state's largest business of its kind. Stephen Muskie supplied a photo credit.
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Provost and Son
Vermont Monumental Works
Five Points
Biddeford
Maine
Stephen Muskie
Dying craft of carving tombstones endangers industry
Pittsburgh report notes dwindling skilled carvers, many resting beneath their own markers, and industry pressures. Henry J. Pofi of the Tri-State Monument Builders Association cites hardship driving craftsmen out, plus granite prices rising about 40 percent in five years. Average rock cost up from 400 to 600 dollars amid finishing costs.
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Pittsburgh
Henry J. Pofi
Tri-State
Monument Builders Association
Pofi
New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Washington, D.C
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