Maine Governor Curtis Seeks 11 Cent Gas Tax Hike
Governor Curtis urged Maine lawmakers to raise the gasoline tax to 11 cents per gallon, the nation's highest, plus energy emergency powers and a $206 million general fund budget for 1975. He advocated aid measures, tax adjustments, and a Bureau of Emergency Preparedness to manage energy shortages and protect welfare programs.
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Augusta
Maine
Kenneth M. Curtis
House
Senate
Curtis
State Civil Defense Office
Bureau of Emergency Preparedness
Health and Welfare Department
Biddeford and Saco swearing in new city leaders
Biddeford and Saco officials held a semi formal ceremony Tuesday night swearing in Mayor Berton Braley councilors and school board member Roderick Potter. Newly elected council members include Michael Searles James Ward II Paula Armstrong Bruce Taylor and Vana Psomiades. Elizabeth Shaw will be sworn in today. The council later appointed Ronald Ayotte acting city administrator at 12 per hour. Dutremble sworn in as Biddeford mayor promising a comprehensive program focusing on industrial expansion while facing energy and cost pressures.
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Saco
Berton Braley
Roderick Potter
Joan LaMontagne
Patricia Reay
Robert Cassette
Michael Searles
James Ward II
Paula Armstrong
Bruce Taylor
Vana Psomiades
Elizabeth S. Shaw
Ronald Ayotte
Braley
Mon
Gene Palmer
Art Gallant
Lucien “Babe” Dutremble
Biddeford
Dutremble
Gilbert Boucher
Meir Faces Coalition Work After Narrow Israeli Victory
In Jerusalem Prime Minister Golda Meir and the Labor party begin coalition talks with the National Religious party to form a majority in the 120 member Knesset. Unofficial returns show Labor at 41.9 percent and Likud at 27.1 percent, with Begin claiming strong support for retaining Arab territories. Analysts cite voter dissatisfaction over the October Arab attack as a contributing factor.
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National Religious Party
Michael Hazani
National Unity
Laborites
Likud Bloc
Israel
Hazani
Likud
Menahem Begin
Geneva
Shimon Peres
Nixon Signs Speed Limit Legislation
President Nixon signed laws to force states to adopt 55 mph speed limits within 60 days, aiming to save fuel. He also supported a rail reorganization bill creating the US Railway Association to borrow 1.5 billion dollars for a new network under Conrail. Bankrupt carriers include Penn Central, Central of New Jersey, Lehigh Valley, Reading, Erie Lackawanna, Boston and Maine, and AKM Arbor. Nixon praised the rail measure as a turning point and noted some rail subsidies were excessive. He made calls to several Republican senators and representatives regarding the measures.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
America
Congress
United States Railway Association
Consolidated Rail Corp
Penn Central
Central of New Jersey
Lehigh Valley
Reading
Erie Lackawanna
Boston and Maine
AKM Arbor
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
William Ek. Brock III
Tennessee
John G. Tower
Texas
GOP
John J. Rhodes
Robe
H. Michel
Illinois
Solzhenitsyn Exposes Stalin Mass Pogrom Plot
Editor notes NYT bought rights to Solzhenitsyn’s Gulag Archipelago excerpts. The author reflects on publication pressures and state seizure, describing the Kolyma camp system, the Gulag archipelago as a continent of Zeks, and his intent to reveal brutal prison camp realities without fictional characters.
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New York Times
Gulag Archipelago
Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc
Kolyma
Gulag
Biddeford Gyms Open After 32 Board Vote
Mayor Lucien Dutremble cast the deciding vote to reopen Biddeford High School’s Tiger gym and Steve White Gym and the Biddeford Junior High for the rest of the week. He overridden last year’s board decision to close gyms until Jan 7 amid a State Principals Association ban and Education Commissioner McGary’s recommendations.
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Lucien “Babe” Dutremble
Tiger
Steve White
Biddeford High School
Biddeford Junior High
Charles Bohlen Dies Russian Expert at 90
Obituary notice reports the death of Charles Chip Bohlen, renowned Russian affairs expert and diplomat, detailing his career, prominent postings, and contributions to U.S. foreign policy. The notice notes his long service, scholarly work, and honored status in the field.
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Charles “Chip” Bohlen
Kennebunks
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