Saco Sewege Plant Troubles Climb as Repairs Loom
Saco faces ongoing problems at its two new sewerage plants with an inoperative equipment issue at Factory Island and a grid pump repair at Front Street. A meeting with Sanitation, engineers, and the Cianbro-CW firm aims to pinpoint responsibility as repair costs rise and final payment is paused.
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Saco
Timothy Crowley III
Ronald Ayott
Hitman
Howard
Cianbro Construction Co
Factory Island
Ley
Saco River
Cianbro
Crowley
Front Street
Whitman and
Cardinal Helps Convince Hijacker To Give Up
A Roman Catholic cardinal, an FBI agent and a psychiatrist talked an armed man into surrendering after he hijacked an airliner in Baltimore. No one was hurt as the plane stayed on the ground. The suspect Charles A Wenige 37 of Baltimore surrendered after hours of negotiations and after releasing hostages. He will be arraigned on federal hijacking charges.
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Baltimore
FBI
Charles A. Wenige
Lyon
Wenige
Farrow
Fairfax
Korea
Washington’s National Airport
Baltimore Friendship
Mother and eight children escape fire at 200 year old farmhouse
A mother, Carol Kenney, 34, led eight children from a Maine farmhouse through an upstairs window after a blaze in the ell at 3 am. She jumped to a snow porch roof while the oldest child, 14, lowered younger siblings to safety. The family fled from the bedrooms due to dense smoke. no serious injuries reported and the home and barn were saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
Carol Kenney
A.m
Maine
93rd Congress Opens With War End Urgency
In Washington the 93rd Congress opens as Mansfield calls for steps to end the Vietnam War amid domestic and foreign pressures on Nixon policies. House Democrats vote to cut war funds, while Senate leaders regroup for the new session and ONeill is elected Democratic leader after Boggs disappearance.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Nixon
House
Mansfield
Gress
Democrats
Nixon Administration
Congress
Carl Albert
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Massachusetts
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Boggs
Nick Begich
Alaska
O'Neill
Senate Democrats
Peace Talks Prep Ramps Up in Paris as Negotiations Resume
In Paris preparations for renewed Viet Nam peace talks proceed with North Vietnam leader Le Duc Tho en route for meetings with Henry Kissinger. A Thursday session is planned for the weekly four party talks as U.S. and North Vietnamese tech teams hold four hours of discussions at Choisy le Roi. No progress updates were provided by either side.
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Paris
Vietnam
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
North
Haiphong
United States
Hanoi- Haiphong
Washington
Choisy le Roi
William Sullivan
Truman Estate Valued at 610000 in Missouri Will
Former President Harry S. Truman's estate, estimated at 610000, was admitted to Jackson County Probate Court. The will assigns half to his widow Bess, with the rest in trust for their daughter Margaret Truman Daniel and the four Daniel children.
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Independence
Harry S. Truman
Jackson County
Truman
Ariz
Margaret
Bess
United States of America
Truman and
Wallace
York County Senators Receive Committee Assignments
Four York County senators and 16 House members were sworn in for the 106th Legislature. Gov. Curtis presided as initial Senate committee assignments were announced while the House awaited its full slate. Marcotte joins Natural Resources and Business Legislation. Danton to Marine Resources and Veterans and Retirement. Roberts chairs County Government and Legal Affairs. Hichens chairs Health and Institutional Services, Agriculture and Human Resources. Tyndale and Stillings served on the Attending Committee with the governor.
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Augusta
Senate
House
York County
Kenneth M. Curtis
Guy Marcotte
Biddeford
Peter Danton
Saco
Marine Resources and Veterans and Retirement
John Roberts
Sanford
Walter Hichens
Eliot
Elmont Tyndale
Kennebunkport
Richard Stillings
Berwick
Maine Legislature Convenes in Augusta with Staffing Push
The 1973 Maine Legislature convened in Augusta as leaders urged hiring six full-time staff assistants to bolster drafting, research, and policy work. The ask aims to strengthen the co equal branches of government ahead of budget deliberations and major topics include property tax reform and environmental protection. Governor Curtis will deliver the biennial budget next week, with no new taxes expected.
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Augusta
Maine
Senate
Kenneth P. MacLeod
House
MacLeod
Richard D. Hewes
Kenneth M. Curtis
Curtis
Budge
Medicare Premium Increase Sets Monthly Rate to 6.30
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare announced a 50 cent monthly rise in Medicare premiums, raising the medical insurance supplement to 6.30 dollars starting July 1 for about 22.5 million senior citizens. The increase cites higher hospital costs and service use, with no further premium hikes unless Social Security benefits are changed by Congress.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Elliot L. Richardson
Congress
Richardson
Three-Man Council Wins Key Posts In Old Orchard Beach
The 1973 Old Orchard Beach town council unanimously elected Leslie Wyman as chairman and set meetings for the first and third Mondays at 7 p.m. in Loranger School. They authorized borrowing up to 700000 for anticipated taxes and filled multiple town posts including treasurer Ruth Kelley and license inspector Urbain Goulet.
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Old Orchard Beach
Leslie Wyman
Loranger School
Bernard W. Emery
Joseph Mokarzel
Louis Savelas
Rita Belair
Ruth Kelley
Rosalie Rix
Joseph Guarino
Reny Remilliard
Armand St. Hilaire
Theodore Mingo
Henry Mingo
Katherine Poulin
Sandra Manduca
Fund Started To Rebuild N. Viet Hospital
Washington AP A relief fund initiated by Ramsey Clark aims to rebuild Hanoi’s Bac Mai Hospital after North Vietnamese claims it was destroyed by U S air raids. The Bac Mai Hospital Emergency Relief Fund seeks donations to support reconstruction efforts.
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N. Viet Hospital
Washington
Hanoi
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Bac Mail Hospital
Tax System Says Birth Proof For Citizens But Not For Taxpayers
A humorous note contrasts government needs for birth certificates to prove birth with the laxity in taxes where existence is assumed. The quip plays on the irony of official identity checks for birth versus tax collection.
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Barry Romo
By Michael Spath
Oklahoma
Thomas P
Tip” O'Neill
Capitol
Albert
O’neill
Cardinal
Executive Branch
Peking
Moscow
Maryline White
Man Council
Robert Boynton
Charles Beaudoin
Emerson Cummings
Urbain Goulet
Charles E. Day Sr
Planning Board
Richard Sweeney
Zoning Board of Appeals
Richard Marcoux
Assessment Board of Review
Sidney Leclare
Urban Renewal Authority
Alan Coker
Robert Murphy
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Uncle Sam
Saco Manufacturing Co
Abby
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