Governor OKs 7.3 Million Dollar Spending Cuts in State
Gov. James B. Longley says department heads may enact a voluntary spending reduction of seven percent for six months to prevent a deficit. Attorney General Brennan questions sole gubernatorial authority but says reductions should not undermine performance. Council approval may be needed to cut legislative appropriations.
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Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
Longley
Joseph E. Brennan
Brennan
Council
New Town Attorney Faces Heavy Docket for Old Orchard Beach
OLD ORCHARD BEACH residents learn Bernste in Shur Sawyer and Nelson will handle town counsel duties. Attorney Kenneth Kimmel reviews cases facing the town including Rita Belair v. Old Orchard Beach appealing a January 1975 ouster, the Right to Know suit, conflicts of interest involving John Bird, zoning disputes with the Kerrys, and libel cases by Robert McNally. Several actions await court dates and potential out of court resolutions as 1975 councilors’ actions are scrutinized.
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Old Orchard Beach
Portland
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer
James Marshall
OOB
Belair
Jerome Plante
Plante
DOB
John Bird
Bird
Superior Court
Lincoln Spencer
Monday Bird
John
Linda Kerry
DOB Town Council
Robert White
White
Grandach
Kerrys
Kerry
Tiger Gym Rental OK'd By Board
Biddeford High School will rent Tiger Gym to local groups for 400 dollars from April 1 until floor resurfacing begins in summer. The facility will be open to school activities only after resurfacing until the next April. Renters must be local and for local citizen use. The board also accepted freshman girls coach Maxine Lee's resignation effective January 23 and authorized the superintendent as agent for federal forms and to bid janitorial and paper supplies.
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Biddeford High School
Tiger
William O'Neill
O'Neill
Maxine Lee
Steve Wood
Biddeford
Teachers’ Association
DEP Grants Variance For Port Sewage Ban
Kennebunkport a Department of Environmental Protection variance from state sewage discharge rules. The variance lasts until federal funds enable sewer extension. Residents may seek individual variances if they agree to hook up within 90 days after completion. Sewer charges may begin Oct 1 1976. forms available at town offices due Feb 1.
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Kennebunkport
Department of Environmental Protection
Rice to Testify In Assault Case In Maine
Clark William Rice 19 is set to testify in York County Superior Court on charges of armed assault and battery on North Berwick Police Chief Elmer Hutchins and assault with armed robbery of Thomas Eagle. The defense argues a pretrial incident may absolve him. Brenda Rice testified he drank at the wedding reception, grew agitated, and claimed a knife when ordering police.
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Alfred, Maine
Clark William Rice
North Berwick
Elmer Hutchins
Rice
Hutchins
Thomas Eagle
York County
Eagle
Billy Rice
Brenda L. Rice
Eagles
Maine Inmates Indicted Over Prison Death Hostage Incident
Knox County grand jury indicted Donald J. Melvin 26 Biddeford for murder in the stabbing death of Gary Lawrence 26 Bangor. Melvin and inmates Pierre Loyer 25 of Montreal and Donald Cormier 21 of Southbridge Mass face assault on guard John D. Wyman who was held at knifepoint for about three hours. Loyer serves 15 years for armed robbery Cormier eight to 20 years for armed robbery and kidnapping.
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Knox County
Donald J. Melvin
Biddeford
Gary Lawrence
Bangor
Melvin
Wyman
Pierre Loyer
Montreal
Donald Cormier
Southbridge
Mass
Loyer
Cormier
Boston School Committee Seeks Court Reversal on South Boston High
The Boston School Committee appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals to regain control of South Boston High, arguing Judge Garrity exceeded his power in placing the school in federal receivership for alleged mistreatment of black students. NAACP counters that the judge is enforcing desegregation duties.
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Boston
Boston School Committee
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
South Boston High
U.S. District Court
W. Arthur Garrity
The
Peals Court
Garrity
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
School Committee
District Court
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Buck
New Britain
Conn
Shuttle Meadow Reservoir
H. Polakewich
Main Street
Tor
Thomas Sullivan
McNally
Norman Bedard
Leo L’heureux
Smithwheel Road
York Countyuperior Court
Marie
DOB Zonin Appeals Board
Balog
Angela Hogan
Saco Ave
John Clark
Public Safety Commission
Clark
Robert York
York
York County Superior Court
David McCallum
Central Maine Power Co
Richard Marshall
Thomas Lee Sr
Arnold Morin
Paul St. Hilaire
Tiger Gym Rental
Cape Porpoise
Wildes District
Rockland
John D. Wyman
William Ellery Channing
Unitarian Universalist Church
School St
Saco
Heritage
Raymond C. Hopkins
S.T.D
Florida
Delta Airlines
Saco Post Office
Travelog, International Inc
Middle St
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