Saco councilor censures Dexter over contract negotiations
Union negotiations on a firefighters contract anger Saco Deputy Mayor Robert Cassette who accused City Administrator John Dexter of usurping council power. Dexter, with Fire Chief Pendleton and City Accountant Cota, negotiated a one year contract granting a nine percent wage increase. The council approved 6 to 1 after Dexter said the informal authorization existed and would require council approval to take effect.
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Susan Morrison
Saco
Robert Cassette
John Dexter
Cassette
Dexter
Kenneth Pendleton
Ray Cota
Firefighters’ Union
Michael Searles
Berton Braley
Braley
Buxton
FOIL seeks dismissal of NEECO refinery plan in Maine
FOIL plans to petition the Board of Environmental Protection to dismiss New England Energy Co’s 750 million oil refinery application in Maine or, failing that, to deny permits as incomplete. FOIL cites NEECO delays and Burmah Oil withdrawal, while NEECO denies fault and faces NRC reconsideration.
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Peter Kingsley
Sanford
Friends of Intelligent Land-use
FOIL
Board of Environmental Protection
BEP
New England Energy Co
Maine
Orton Mather
NEECO
Lovett C. Peters
Peters
Mather
State of
State Natural Resources Council
NRC
Recall Campaign Gains Momentum In Old Orchard Beach
In Old Orchard Beach a petition drive to recall four town councilors who voted to suspend Town Manager Rita Belair will meet citizens at Loranger School. Over 25 signatures collected since Monday, with 30 volunteers circulating petitions. 800 valid signatures needed in 30 days, with a 60 day window for a new election if approved.
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Old Orchard Beach
Rita Belair
Loranger School
John Bird
Michael Ruess
Bird
Paul St. Hilaire
Arnold Morin
Richard Marshall
Thomas Lee Sr
Belair
Jerome Plante
U.S
Peter Kyros
Supreme Court
Government gold auction flops amid weak demand
The U S Treasury auctioned 2 million ounces of gold but drew bids on only 954 800 ounces and accepted 750 000 ounces. Officials say demand was far below expectations with most purchases by foreign banks led by Dresdner Bank of New York which bid about 400 000 ounces.
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Washington
U.S. Treasury
Treasury Department
Dresdner Bank of New York
Pittston refinery hearings resume before BEP
The Pittston Co urged resumption of hearings on its proposed 250000 barrel a day refinery at Eastport after delays. Cross-examination of Pittston officials began as changes include moving a tangential offshore terminal. NEECO asks a delay for its Sanford refinery project citing economic and policy issues, with BEP to decide Wednesday.
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Pittston
Eastport
Estley’s Head
Shalkford Head
Harings
FAA
A.F. Koulakis
NEECO
Sanford
Lovett C. Peters
BEP
Ford Plans Ask For Sacrifices
Treasury Secretary William E Simon said President Ford will unveil a new energy conservation program on January 20 calling for personal sacrifice from all Americans. He noted tax cuts and help for the unemployed as part of a tough, comprehensive energy economic strategy. Greenspan warned unemployment may rise this year while an economic turn should come in the second half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
William E Simon
Ford
Simon
New Orleans
American Farm Bureau Federation
Harris
U.S
Federal Reserve Board
Biddeford Sewege Plant Hovers Over Airport Park Plan
Biddeford plans for a 1.1 million dollar airport industrial park hinge on upgrading the city sewage treatment plant. EPA and DEP approvals depend on E.C. Jordan recommendations and a council action with a timetable. The study calls for comprehensive sewer expansion and mill waste pre treatment.
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Christopher Coach
Biddeford
Economic Improvement Commission
Roger Johnson
E.C. Jordan
Portland
Johnson
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Economic Development Administration
EDA
EPA
Department of Environmental Protection
DEP
Dennis Purington
The
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Inside the journal todays chuckle
A humorous note recalls the idea that claiming flawless memory or faultless mistakes reveals a poor memory. It wryly suggests even confident truth tellers err, and that everyone carries slips in memory.
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Augusta
Kenneth Curtis
South
Stephen Muskie
Curtis
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Greenspan
Council of Economic Advisers
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