Quiet Successes Shine From YCCC Program
Maryline White profiles York County Community College students whose struggles include debt, family duties, and work while pursuing degrees. counselor Judith Mellor notes the program’s impact beyond academics, with enrollment rising from 150 to 422 and courses expanding from 19 to 39. Strong personal stories illustrate how the college helps students balance work, family, and education.
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Maryline White
York County Community College
Judith Mellor
YCCC
Biddeford
Community College
Biddeford-Saco
Medical School Panel Formed For Maine Project
The University of Maine announced a 31 member Medical Advisory Council to aid the proposed state medical school. Chair Dr. Alan M. Elkins said the panel includes 17 physicians, six health professionals representatives, seven members of the public and one university official. The group will advise on curriculum, recruitment, admissions, funding, and public education as the 107th Legislature must approve the project. Members were named by acting chancellor Stanley Freeman Jr and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
University of Maine
Alan M. Elkins
Maine Medical Center
Elkins
School of Medicine
Maine
Stanley L. Freeman Jr
Robert W. Coon
Louis G. Bove
Richard R. Chamberlin
Waterville
Manu Chatterjee
Augusta
Dean Fisher
Department of Health and Welfare
Daniel Hanley
Brunswick
Maine Medical Association
Margaret H. Hannigan
Lewiston
Robert G. MacBride
Lubec
John D. Madigan
Houston
Charles D. McEvoy Jr
Bangor
Robert Ohler
Togus
J. Chase Rand
Westbrook
Ferris S. Ray
Dewey A. Richards
Bridgton
Douglass Walker
Henry Wheelwright
George W. Wood III
Brewer
Mixed reactions follow Edelin manslaughter verdict
Doctors nationwide discuss potential shifts in abortion procedures as Boston obstetrician Kenneth Edelin, convicted of manslaughter in a 20 to 24 week fetus death, returns to work at Boston City Hospital amid appeals while colleagues pledge to keep patient care unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Boston
Kenneth C. Edelin
Boston City Hospital
Edelin” Banner
Edelin
J. Donald Swartz
Department of Obstetrics and
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Albany, N.Y., Medical Center
Swartz
New York State
Albany Medical Center
Pediatrics Department
35 Hour Week Emerges as Potential Union Remedy
Union leaders at a Miami Beach meeting say wage moderation and a possible shift to a 35 hour work week may ease job scarcity. Some locals already adopt 30 hour weeks or pay cuts to spread work, while Meany notes overtime use to avoid new hires. Public workers also accept pay reductions to balance budgets.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Murray Finley
Finley
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Labor Federation
Executive Council
Meany
Sheetmetal
Edward Carlough
Chicago
Laborers International Union
More Child Abuse Linked to Recession Says Doctor
Chicago pediatrician Dr. Rownie Hayes Brown cites unemployment as a driver of rising child beatings. She notes underreporting and reporting gaps, urges stricter state abuse reporting laws, and warns prosecutions are hard due to scant evidence.
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Chicago
Rownie Hayes Brown
Cook County
American Academy of Forensic Medicine
Brown
Illinois
Dr. Brown
Senate Delays Oil Taxes as Ford Hints at Compromise
The Senate voted 66 to 28 to delay Ford's 3 per barrel oil tax for 90 days while the House passed the measure 309 to 114. Ford vowed a veto but White House signaling suggests a possible compromise with Congress. Senate dynamics hinge on bipartisan support for an override, with few Democrats opposing the bill and some Republicans backing it.
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Washington
Senate
Ford
House
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
Howard W. Cannon
Nevada
White House
Congress
Ron Nelsen
Seven hurt in Biddeford single-car crash on wet South Street
A car carrying seven youths crashed into a tree on rural South Street Biddeford at about 8 p.m. Wednesday. Driver Harvey Lamontagne 19 of Saco and passengers including John Brackett 20 of Saco Ronald Nichols 19 of Old Orchard Beach were injured and taken to Webber Hospital in satisfactory condition.
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Webber Hospital
South Street
Biddeford
Harvey Lamontagne
Saco
Theassengers
John Brackett
Aco
Ronald Nichols
Old Orchard Beach
Consumers May Get Fuel Rebate From Court Ruling
A federal appeals court ruled the Federal Energy Administration illegally allowed free market pricing for new oil after May 15 1972. If upheld consumers could win refunds of overcharges totaling up to nearly one billion dollars depending on future price ceilings.
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Washington
Federal Energy Administration
Emergency Court of Appeals
FEA
U.S
Consumers Union
Cision
Peter H. Schuck
Schuck
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