Cohen reshapes Maine 2nd District race as reelection bid looms
In Augusta and Bangor Maine Representative William S Cohen refrains from Senate bid prompting shifts in the 2nd District contest. GOP hopefuls weigh primary against Cohen while incumbents and would be rivals bow out or seek other offices. Independent Jacqueline Kaye enters the race.
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U.S
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Senate
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Biddeford
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Hayes Gahagan
Caribou
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Coen
McKernan
Gahagan
Harold L. Silverman
Calais
Mark Gartley
Robert A .Ee
Leighton Cook
Uy Gartley
Jacqueline Kaye
Maine appoints Day Jr. chief counsel for DOT
Thomas E. Day Jr. of Scarborough named chief counsel of the Maine Department of Transportation succeeding Asa Richardson. Day, a Boston University Law School grad, has practiced in Calais Lewiston and Auburn and served as a trial attorney in the department since 1973.
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Maine
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Scarborough
Maine Department of Transportation
Roger L. Mallar
Asa C. Richardson
Day
Bostonne Law School
Calais
Lewiston
Auburn
Auburn Municipal Court
Crime rates rise sharply since 1961
Since 1961 crime on the rampage shows a 225 percent rise in robberies and large increases in rape 143 percent aggravated assault 153 percent and murder 106 percent over a 14 year period in the region.
Mainer Awarded Medal For Rescue
Steuben electrician John N. Ciarcia Jr., 28, will receive a Carnegie Hero Fund bronze medal and a $1,000 check for diving into 15 feet of icy water on January 30, 1975 to pull Anita M. Seavey from a sinking car near Harrington. Ceremonies are planned for March.
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Steuben
Maine
John N. Ciarcia Jr
Carnegie Hero Fund
New Britain
Harrington
Longley Questions UMaine Holiday Spending Versus State Funds
Gov James Longley criticizes the University of Maine for giving its employees an extra day off after Christmas while state workers did not receive the same benefit. He questions budgeting and asks for a report on absences, noting many state employees worked and that funds are scarce. University Chancellor Patrick McCarthy was unavailable for comment.
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Augusta
Maine
University of Maine
James Bemer
Longley
Patrick McCarthy
Legislator Urges Return of Final Paychecks
Westbrook lawmaker Rep. Stanley Laffin pressed colleagues to return their $1,000 end of term checks to the state general fund. Laffin said he signed his over Friday to show thrift and help the economy.
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Westbrook
Maine
Epublican
Stanley
Fin
Vermont primary fight tests bid in Montpelier
In Montpelier Vermont supporters push a March 2 presidential primary despite doubts over its impact and a higher filing fee of 1000 dollars. Sponsors led by Sen William Bene Montpelier argue the nonbinding result could shape town caucuses and state conventions while critics warn the fee deters candidates and the delegates remain pledges.
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Ates
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Deane C. Davis
Thomas P. Salmon
Republican State Committee
Walter L. Kennedy
Ford Reagan Mathias Alone On Mass Ballot
On the Massachusetts Republican presidential primary ballot only Gerald Ford Ronald Reagan and Charles Mathias remain. Howard Baker Elliot Richardson John Connally and Nelson Rockefeller have withdrawn or asked to withdraw. The withdrawal deadline is January 9 and Democratic names like Kennedy Humphrey Muskie McGovern Moynihan are noted for the Democratic ballot.
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Massachusetts
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Tennessee
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Idaho
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Minnesota
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
George McGovern
South Dakota
Area School Menus Biddeford and St Andre Schools
Menus list weekly meals for Biddeford High and Junior High and St Andre School. Items include hoagies, baked chicken, meatball subs, grilled cheeseburgers, New England corned beef, pizza, sloppy joes, hot dogs, sausages, fishsticks and sides like vegetables, fruit, milk and bread with cookies or pudding.
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Coney Isle
New England
Coney Island
St. Andre
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