Want Fair Contract MTA Negotiations Go Into Mediation
The Maine Teachers Association staff negotiators authorized to call a strike on 24 hours notice after mediation failed to reach a contract. The expired contract led staff to work without one, with 12 000 teachers affected and a past strike two years ago. John Alfano blamed management negotiator David Bustin for delays.
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Maine Teachers Association
MTA
John Alfano
David Bustin
Alfano
Bustin
Democratic State Party
County Lawmakers Head Committees
York County legislators distributed chairmanships with a Republican Senate and Democratic House. Walter Hichens Eliot heads agriculture and health and institutions. Join Roberts Sanford chairs labor and energy. Democrats Farley Goodwin Gauthier named House chairs. New joint committees energy and performance audit defined to balance power.
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Augusta
York County
Maine
Walter Hichens
Eliot
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Health
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Sanford
Energy
Biddeford
Robert Farley
Harland Goodwin
South Berwick
Health and Institutions
Farley
Goodwin
House
Roland Gauthier
Judiciary
Senate
New Hampshire Governor Seeks Feb Special Election
Governor Meldrim Thomson and Attorney General Warren Rudman urge the New Hampshire legislature to set February 18 for a special election to resolve the contested U S Senate seat. The plan hinges on the Senate voiding the November vote, with interim service possible until a runoff. candidates include Louis C. Wyman, John A. Durkin, and C Christopher Chimento. The Senate reviews the dispute starting January 9 after Wyman was sworn in to finish Norris Cotton's term.
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Concord
N.H
Meldrim Thomson
Warren B. Rudman
New Hampshire
Senate
U.S. Senate
Louis C. Wyman
John A. Durkin
Thomson
Rudman
Ats
Washington
Wyman
House of Representatives
Norris Cotton
State Ballot Law Commission
Durkin
Ballot Law Commission
GSA Plans Auction of 350 Million in Gold
The General Services Administration aims to auction 2 million ounces of gold valued around 350 million dollars with bids in 40 ounce multiples at about 175 dollars per ounce. Sealed bids totaling about 30 have been received as market prices tumble after a new legality for US ownership.
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Washington
General Services Administration
U.S
Thomson Dangles String On Casino Gambling
Concord governor holds open stance on legalized casino gambling with a referendum option while reiterating opposition to broad-based taxes. He urges energy development, fiscal restraint, and criticizes federal overreach, citing state growth and job data amid recession concerns.
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Concord
N.H
Meldrim Thomson
New Hampshire
Thomson
State
Senate
House
United States
Two Year Old Boy Ignores Poor Start
SALT LAKE CITY AP Two year old Mike McFarland is talkative and eats well after a perilous birth. Born weighing 2 pounds 2 ounces at the University of Utah Medical Center he was pronounced dead but movement was later detected under a sheet by an orderly.
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Salt Lake City
Mike McFarland
Susan McFarland
Mike
University of Utah Medical Center
Roy McFarland
Land
McFarland
Local Resident Mrs Norma Berry Hospitalized in Saco
Mrs Norma Berry of 31 Scammon Street in Saco is listed as a medical patient at Webber Hospital.
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Norma Berry
Scammon St
Saco
Webber Hospital
Dukakis Faces Massachusetts Challenges After Inauguration
Massachusetts new governor Michael Dukakis vows to lead state from recession with cooperation between branches. He cites busing, taxes, unemployment and budget cuts as key tests, aiming for economic recovery while confronting the Democratic Council and legislative hurdles.
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Dukakis
Francis W. Sargent
Senate
Kevin B. Harrington
Sargent
House
David M. Bartley
Massachusetts
Boston
Democratic Executive Council
Patrick J
Sonny) McDonough
Fuel costs create new poor, says FEA official
Hazel Rollins, FEA director, told Maine legislators that high fuel prices push working families into debt to pay for fuel. Senator Muskie described energy costs as a giant sales tax and predicted tax cuts or more energy spending. Jared Carter urged rapid offshore drilling, saying Georges Bank leases could be issued by May 1976 and states would influence offshore rules through shoreland control.
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Augusta
Federal Energy Administration
Hazel Rollins
FEA
Maine
Miss Rollins
Bureau of Civil Emergency Preparedness
Sen
Edmund
Muskie
Dmaine
U.S. Department of Interior
Jared Carter
Carter
U.S. Supreme Court
Georges Bank
Woman Held As Suspect In Murder In Maine Camp
Judith D Herringshaw a 26 year old Monson woman is held on 25000 bail after a District Court arraignment for manslaughter in a New Year s Eve shooting in Monson Police say Teddy L Williams 25 also of Monson died after a gunshot while being taken to a hospital Williams formerly lived in Brookfield Massachusetts A probable cause hearing is set for January 20 and Herringshaw entered no plea at arraignment
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Monson
Judith D. Herringshaw
Miss Herringshaw
Teddy L. Williams
Williams
Brookfield
Mass
Solar Energy Bill Filed In State Senate
In Augusta the state senate saw a bill to promote solar and wind energy. Sen Minnette Cummings Newport introduced the measure Thursday offering a sales tax exemption for solar and wind energy generating equipment to encourage individuals and businesses to adopt alternate energy sources.
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Augusta
Senate
Minnette Cummings
Newport
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