Maine Governor seeks record 543.5 million budget with no new taxes
Gov Curtis proposes a two year 543.5 million budget to the Republican controlled legislature with no new taxes and 29.8 million for property tax relief to 495 Maine cities and towns. The plan cuts the department requests by 52.3 million from 539.4 million and includes additions for education welfare and state employee pay.
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Augusta
Kenneth M. Curtis
Maine
Curtis
Senate
Women’s Correctional Center
Skowhegan
Department of Environmental Protection
Vocational-Technical
University of Maine
Department of Mental Health and Corrections
Maine Maritime Academy
Univerisity of Maine
Nixon Abolishes Most Wage and Price Controls
President Nixon ends mandatory wage and price controls except for food health sectors and adopts a self administering system. He asks Congress for a one year extension, retains the Cost of Living Council, and keeps loose interest rate controls while warning of enforcement for special problem areas. He targets inflation at 2.5 percent or less by year end 1973.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Pay Board
The
Price Commission
Cost of Living Council
White House
Vietnam Says It Will Not Be Intimidated In Peace Talks
North Vietnam warned it will not yield to American bombing or force to impose terms in the Paris peace talks. Kissinger and Le Duc Tho met for the fourth straight day with technical experts joining, as negotiators pushed beyond broad principles with no clear sign of progress.
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Paris
North
Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Nguyen Minh Vy
United States
Kissinger
Tho
Kiringes
Muskie Warns Congress May Block Nixon Supercabinet Power
Sen. Edmund Muskie says Congress could curb a planned White House supercabinet by withholding funds for it. He proposes a bill requiring the EPA budget be sent to Congress alongside the White House review to reveal funding needs before White House changes it. He calls the reorganization eroding congressional control and notes discontent over Vietnam bombing and vetoes.
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Washington
Edmund S. Muskie
Congress
Nixon
Maine Democrat
Office of Management and Budget
OMB
Muskie
Environmental Protection Agency
White House
Butz
Caspar Weinberger
Health, Education and Welfare
James Lynn
Housing and Urban Development
North Vietnam
Senate
House
St Francis Explores Marine Sciences Program At College
A St Francis College symposium on marine biology discussed launching a college marine sciences program by fall 1973. Dr Robert Horn noted ongoing commitment while TRIGOM leaders outlined consortium options for interinstitution study and shared facilities.
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St. Francis College
Robert Horn
St. Francis
Research Institute of the Gulf of Maine
Trigom
David Fink
The
Marine Sciences
SMVTS
Tapan Banarjee
South Portland
Banarjee
Robert Dow
Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries
Donald Horton
Horton
Perm
Guilty Plea Filed in Watergate Case Leads to Custody
In Washington AP report, Hunt pleaded guilty to three counts of the six against him in the Watergate burglary case. Judge Sirica ordered a $100,000 bond and took Hunt into custody as prosecutors pressed all six counts. The plea was used to test voluntariness and factual accuracy of the prosecution statement.
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Washington
Hunt
Tergate
E. Howard
Hunt Jr
Democratic Party
Nixon
White House
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
U.S
Sirica
U. S
Earl J. Silbert
Silbert
Husband and Wife Quarrel Ends With Missing Gift
A household quarrel leaves a man reflecting on a missed opportunity after a heated exchange with his wife. The couple had words last night but none of the planned humor or gifts was shared before morning.
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Maryline White
EPA
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Biddeford Pool
Dick Danforth
Watergate Defendent
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