Malfunctions Rampant In Saco's Sewage System
Staff writer Maryline White reports on a three month study of Biddeford and Saco sewage facilities. The piece details design errors at Factory Island Primary plant including sludge handling failures and valve outages. Major players include Mayor Berton Braley Tony Gordon and Carl Laws while Dorr-Oliver disputes blame. Continues on page two.
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Maryline White
Biddeford and
Saco
Factory Island
Front Street
Berton Braley
Adva
Braley
Tony Gordon
Carl Laws
Gordon
Whitman
Howard
Dorr-Oliver
Dorr- Oliver
Rural Mainers confront fuel shortage fears and cold crisis
In Maine communities amid harsh winter, fuel rules loom as shortages threaten heating oil kerosene and gas. Civic groups mobilize to insulate homes shelter the elderly and barter firewood while officials plan emergency spaces and rapid help for affected families.
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Augusta
Maine
Charles Hatch
Caribou
U.S. 1
League of Women Voters
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Salvation Army
Office of Civil Defense
Kenneth Curtis
Portland
Boucher Submits Applications for Saco and Old Orchard Beach Roles
Gilbert Boucher former Biddeford mayor confirms he has filed for the vacant town manager posts in Saco and Old Orchard Beach. He says he is qualified and aims for public service. Deadlines April 31 in Old Orchard Beach and February 10 in Saco. Officials expect he will be considered by both towns.
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Gilbert Boucher
Biddeford
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Boucher
Luvien Dutremple
Journal
the Journal
Rita Belair
Joan Lamontagne
British Railmen Walk Out Shuts London Trains in Chaos
Rail engineers strike over disciplinary action and wage demands paralyze London commuter service. Passengers face cancellations and long delays as chaos surrounds depots and stations with hundreds of trains disrupted. The walkout follows a month-long slow down by the Locomotive Engineers Union amid continued pay dispute with the Heath government.
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London
British Rail
Railway Board
Edward Heath
Heath
House of Commons
George
Waterloo Station
Locomotive Engineers Union
Kennebunkport Plans Doubling Village Lot Size
Conservation Chair Sterling Dow III urged the planning board to raise the minimum village residential lot to 40,000 square feet to prevent further division of large parcels. He warned of crowding and creeping zoning while noting potential referendum support if tied to suitability. Planning board members questioned aesthetics and acceptance, noting public worry over zoning and property impacts.
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Knnebunkport
Conservation Commission
Sterling Dow III
Planning Board
Commission
Doy
Kennebunkport
Dow
Toter
Robert Williams
Nixon observes 61st birthday in Palm Springs escape
President Nixon spent a secluded birthday night at a desert retreat after celebrating with cake and a milkshake for the first time in 13 years. He traveled with Pat Nixon and daughter Tricia, visiting Walter Annenberg's estate and shopping in Palm Springs, with a surprise party held by Western White House staff.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Nixon
White House
San Clemente
Walter HL. Annenberg
U.S
Great Britain
Pat
Tricia Cox
Florida
C.G
Bebe” Rebozo
Nixons
Yorba Linda
Banning
Kissinger Near Disengagement Plan For Suez
Secretary of State Kissinger heads to the Middle East to press a proposed disengagement to separate Israeli and Egyptian troops along the Suez Canal. He plans meetings with Sadat and Meir, outlines to Sadat in Aswan, and a potential formal proposal from Jerusalem. The talks cover troop reductions, canal reopening, and a demilitarized zone with international policing.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
United States
Israel
Suez Canal
Kissinger
Anwar Sadat
Golda Meir
William Simon
Nixon
U.S
Egypt
Canal
Jerusalem
Cairo
Sadat
Aswan
Mammouth
California
White House
Simcha Dinitz
Northeast Rail Reorg Faces Choice for Boston and Maine
President Nixon signed a 2 billion measure to revitalize bankrupt Northeastern railroads creating a new system to replace six major carriers including Boston and Maine. B and M may join if financially compelled as judges decide reorganization or liquidation timelines.
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Nixon
Northeastern
Michael C. Kallan
Boston and Maine Railroad
Penn Central
Lehigh Valley
Reading
Central of New Jersey
Erie Lackawanna
Boston and Maine
Kallan
New England
United States Railway Association
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Saco River
Tim Crowley
Saco Tanning Co
Maureen Connolly
Associated Press
Inside the Journal
Abby
Fationals
Sports Television
The
Automobile Association
Guildford
Exeter
Willams
Henry Kissinger
B&m Railroad
B&m
Judy Marlane
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