Heavy Snows Halt Baxter State Park Timber Cutting
Heavy snow stops timber cutting by Great Northern at Baxter State Park in Maine, halting 200,000 cords planned from the park. Suit by Natural Resources Council and four citizens seeks to block cutting as violating Gov Baxters will. LURC admits no authority to require a development permit.
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Baxter State Park
Augusta
Great Northern
J.R. Goody
Stamford
Conn
Baxter State
Isj
Baxter Park Authority
The
Natural Resources Council
Maine
Kennebec County
Percival P. Baxter
LURC
Atty
George C. West
Baxter State Park Authority
James S. Erwin
Erwin
James S. Haskell Jr
LARC
Haskell
Commission
Youth Voter Turnout Dips Below Half in 1972 Election
Census data show 5.3 million youths aged 18 to 21 voted in 1972, just 48.3 percent of those eligible, while overall turnout fell to 63 percent of 132.3 million eligible. Whites voted 64.5 percent, Blacks 52.1 percent, Spanish origin 37.5 percent.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Hathaway Will Be Guest At Saco Victory Ball
U S Senator William D Hathaway will be honored guest at a Victory Ball hosted by the Saco Young Democrats on Friday Jan 12 at Trudeau's Private Club Portland Road Saco Other invited guests include Senator Edmund S Muskie U S Rep Peter N Kyros Gov Kenneth M Curtis and other state and bilocal attendees
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U.S
William D. Hathaway
Maine
Saco
Young Democrats
Trudeau
Portland Road
Edmund S. Muskie
Peter N. Kyros
Kenneth M. Curtis
Duplicate Bridge Winners at Beach Event
The Beach Duplicate Bridge results for Wednesday include morning and evening sessions with multiple prize pairs led by Mrs. Leo Ross and Pauline Larochelle in the morning and Alphonse Demers with Ruth Kelley winning the evening event. Additional players and pairs are listed as participants. The event continues tonight at 7:30 p.m. with dignitaries noted and preservation inquiries directed to Michael Rube and Connie McInness.
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Lawn Avenue Playhouse
Leo Ross
Pauline Larochelle
Harry Sawyer
Esther Green
Lottie Haas
Gwenn Flannery
Phyllis Claus
Leotta Kelley
Avis Briggs
Estella Aranovitch
Alice Fecteau
Robert Whelan
George McLain
Lester Austin
Gertrude Leonard
Ruth Main
Alphonse Demers
Ruth Kelley
Rita Sherman
Novella Briggs
Beatrice Gregoire
Karen Lewis
Annette Gregoire
Pat Thompson
Michael Rube
Connie McInness
New Hampshire Launches Statewide Measles Fight
Concord reporters say two state agencies Health and Welfare and Education will pool resources to immunize school children against a measles outbreak feared to reach epidemic proportions by late winter. Officials urge parents to check vaccines and notify physicians. A program to identify under protected children begins next week. Over 800 cases were reported in 1972, mostly in Q4.
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Seattle
Superior Court
Charles Z. Smith
Smith
Ralph I. Goldberg
Goldberg
Jennie James
University of Washington
Detroit
Seattle Community College
Concord
N.H
Health and Welfare
Gerard Zeiller
Newell Paire
New Hampshire
Old Orchard Beach Art Association Workshop
The Old Orchard Beach Art Association held a Wednesday evening workshop in the Old Orchard Beach High School library. Instructor Carolyn Wilson led a talk on finishing a painting in oil watercolor and pastel and assisted attendees with their works.
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Old Orchard Beach Art Association
Old Orchard Beach High School
Carolyn Wilson
Marion Dow
Isabella McIver
Carole Ann Maurice
Helene Maurice
Yolande Maurice
Lorraine Ryan
Joseph A. Bay
Josephine C. Bay
C. Paul Wight
Ethel M. Wight
Almon
John Hay Property Donated as Wildlife Refuge Site
Boston report notes the shorefront John Hay estate near Lake Sunapee New Hampshire with 164 acres of shorefront and a small island will be turned into the John Hay National Wildlife Refuge. Mrs Clarence L Hay and heirs retain life use while the state of New Hampshire administers the refuge for research and ecological preservation. The gift documents were filed in New York on December 19.
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Boston
John Hay
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
New Hampshire
Clarence L. Hay
Athanie Reed
Interior For Wildlife and Fisheries
New York
Hay
Bill For Buyers Re-introduced In New House
In Washington the Democrats and Republicans re introduced consumer protection legislation that stalled in the Senate. House members Chet Holifield and Frank Horton unveiled the bill as previously passed, aiming to form a consumer protection agency to represent consumers before federal departments.
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Washington
Republica
House Government Operations Committee
Senate
House
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Frank Horton
R-N.y
GOP
Ralph Nader
Holifield
Horton
Consumer-Protection Agency
Lawmakers push wide consumer action in new bills
The article notes multiple members introducing extensive consumer legislation. Rep. Benjamin S. Rosenthal leads with 13 bills while Rep. Bob Eckhardt adds 12 proposals. The measures seek federal agency coordination, a consumer affairs office under the President, a consumer advisory council, and expanded federal consumer protections.
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Status of Law
Consumer Advisory Council
Benjamin S.rosenthal
D-N.y
Bob Eckhardt
D-Tex
Area Publishers Back Proposed Shield Law
The Maine Daily Newspaper Publishers Association endorsed a shield law to protect reporters who refuse to disclose news sources. A resolution urged Maine's 106th Legislature to enact such a statute and passed unanimously at the annual meeting. Members cited jailing of reporters in other states and expect the bill to be introduced in the new legislative session opening here.
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Augusta
Maine Daily Newspaper Publishers Association
Publishers
Journal Want Ads Want You To Read Want Ads
Classified page note urges readers to check the newspaper for current want ads with available goods services and job listings. No specific people or places are named.
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