McMahon Pushes County Budget Board for York County
Maine legislator James McMahon argues for a 28-town budget board to advise the York County commissioners during budget prep. He says the board would improve town officials access to answers and boost communication, while opponents call for keeping budget authority with legislators.
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Budget Board
Augusta
James McMahon
Kennebunk
York County
Iddeford
Gilbert R. Boucher
Kennebunkport
David Walley
Paul Reay
Clement Auger
Carl Sheltra
D-Biddeford
Roswell Dyar
R-Strong
Bertrand Pontbriand
Auburn
Maine
Dyar
105Th
Boucher
Sheltra
Braley
Saco
Berton Braley
Kennebunkport Town Meeting Faces Zoning Controversy
Kennebunkport held plans for a March 6 town meeting amid opposition to a William Leathers request to rezone and reclaim nine acres of village land from Village Residential to enable hotel expansion. Residents warn such action would defy the 1972 zoning ordinance and threaten architectural heritage.
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Kennebunkport
Wiliam Leathers
Nonantum
Hotel Corporation
Leathers
Bridger Hotel Corporation
William Leathers
Constance Ayer
Low-Income Housing Axed in Maine by HUD Decision
The York Cumberland Housing Development Corporation in Gorham says all 575 planned Maine units are cancelled after HUD rejection. Director Karen Anderson-Bittenbender notes 31 of 32 New England projects were cut and appeals HUD, but optimism is low for Biddeford and other proposed sites in Kittery South Portland and Augusta.
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Gorham
Maine
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Karen Anderson-Bittenbender
HUD
Housing and Urban Development
New England
Housing Corporation
Biddeford
Raymond and
Hill Streets
Anderson-Bittenbender
Kittery
South Portland
Augusta
Inside The Journal Classifieds And Features
A condensed reader page mentions sections including Classifieds, Crossword Puzzle, Dear Abby, Editorials, Obituaries, Sports, Theaters, Women's Page, and a brief note about a traumatic crib death and POWs feature with a light humor segment.
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More Ex POWs Heading To Travis Air Force Base
Three more planes carrying freed American prisoners of war head for Travis Calif. bringing the total arriving on American soil to 123 since Tuesday. The 60 arriving this day are greeted by generals and a color guard as crowds watch once again.
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California
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Hanoi
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Calley Murder Conviction Upheld By Army Court
The Army Court of Military Review upheld Lt. William L. Calley Jr.’s murder conviction in the My Lai massacre and affirmed a 20 year hard labor sentence. The ruling rejected defenses of lack of intent and mere obedience, and upheld dismissal from the Army and forfeiture of pay. Calley, from Miami, remains confined at Fort Benning with appeals possible.
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Army Court of Military Review Today
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My Lai
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Republic of Vietnam
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Ft. Benning
3D Army
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Nixon
Armed Forces
Court of Military Review
Army Review Court
House Armed Services
Robert Froehlke
Miami
Fla
U S Helicopter Downed North of Saigon
An M A Chinook helicopter on a peacekeeping mission was shot down near An Loc 60 miles north of Saigon. Five American crewmen were injured and taken to Saigon. Hanoi said the next 20 POWs would be freed soon with observers en route to Hanoi to monitor the release. The cease fire had seen three helicopters hit in the first three days with one American killed and four wounded.
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Hanoi
Vietnam
An Loc
U.S
Joint Military Commission
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Tin
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Phu Cuong
United States
North
South Vietnam
Environmental Bill Sparks Democratic Rebuke in Congress
Three leading Democrats attack President Nixon's environmental and farm proposals after his call for swift action on 19 backlogged bills. Sen. Muskie urges ignoring the message, Sen. Talmadge questions farm aid plans, and Sen. Humphrey warns subsidies cuts threaten family farms.
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Nixon
Congress
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Herman Talmadge
Senate Agriculture Committee
Muskie
Hubert H. Humphrey
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