Gloria Steinem Briefs Women in Portland Talk
Gloria Steinem and Joanna Edgar spoke at a Maine Press Radio and TV Women event in Portland about Ms Magazine. They described its launch, growth to a 400 000 circulation, distribution challenges, and its role in addressing discrimination and women’s liberation without advertiser influence.
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Susan Morrison
Portland
Law School
Maine Press
Women’s Liberation Movement
Gloria Steinem
Ms. Magazine
Ms. Steinem
Joanna Edgar
Edgar
Vermont
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
At&t
Flower shop sign ruffles noses in cheeky note
In a light newsroom item a flower shop posts a playful sign about customers sticking their noses in business. The quirky message draws smiles from passersby and shoppers nearby.
Plante Waste Plan Called Fraud by OOB Councilor Bird
Acting Town Manager Jerome Plante faces opposition as Councilor John Bird labels his 500000 dollar Housing and Community Development waste plan a fraud. Bird warns incinerators cannot handle peak summer waste and suggests cheaper landfill options while vandalism interrupts the meeting with damaged cars and three reporters among the targets.
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Plante
OOB
Bird
Susan Morrison
Old Orchard Beach
Jerome Plante
John Bird
Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission
HUD
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing and Community Development Act
Ross Road
Joseph Deering
Council of Governments
COG
Portland
Loranger School
Richard Marshall
William Nason
John Litwinett
John Hale
OOB Council
SAD 71 Plans Teacher Cuts to Save Costs
SAD 71 will reduce elementary teaching staff next year through attrition transfers and normal losses, eliminating four posts and an ungraded class, closing South Congregational Church school, and raising the teacher pupil ratio to about 1 24. Savings total near $60 000, with $50 000 from salaries and other minor cuts.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunk
Arthur Hedberg
Hedberg
South Congregational Church
Kennebunkport
Kindergarden
Cousens
South Church
Richard Heikkinen
Sally Shute
Jocelyn Dill
Park Street
Leo Martin
KHS
Trask
Star
Maine Lobbyist Bill Aims for Tightened Disclosure
A four senator measure in Augusta would require detailed monthly lobbying reports and prevote disclosure by the Secretary of State. Supporters cite stronger accounting and public trust, while critics warn of cost and enforcement challenges and question willful violation criteria.
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Maryline White
Augusta
Maine
Harris
Secretary of State
Bruce Reeves
D-Pittston
Committee On State Government
Sen. Reeves
Common Cause of
Citizen Reform Group of
Common Cause
MacLeod
Reeves
Mark Gartley
Secretary
Democrats, Ford Mall Over Energy Plan Clash
Democrats in Congress plan talks with President Ford to reconcile a new comprehensive energy program with his energy plan. The proposal includes a five cent increase to the federal gasoline tax as part of broader efforts to revive the economy and conserve energy, drawing criticism from Common Cause and internal House vs Senate debates.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
White House
House
Senate
Democratic Energy Task Force
Citizens Lobby
Common Cause
Democrats
United Democratic Front
Ways and Means
House Passes Tax Rebate Bill
The House approved a 317 to 97 vote on a $21.3 billion tax cut mainly benefiting those earning under $20,000. The measure includes 1974 tax rebates, lower 1975 taxes via withholding cuts, and a new 5 percent earned income credit up to $200 for low income filers. Senate action expected soon with potential depletion allowance repeal still contested.
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Washington
House
Senate
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
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Stephen Muskie
Inside the Journal
Abby
Eas
Portland Press Herald
Faith Woodman
York County Coast Star
the Journal
Atty. Severin Beliveau
Journal
Kenneth MacLeod
Brewer
Biddeford
Saco River
Ford Mall
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