Senator Berry Tells PUC His Firms Paid Bills
Maine Senator Richard N. Berry Sr testified before the Public Utilities Commission that five utilities he owns paid his expenses for gifts and political contributions over five years. He defended the practice as lawful and said the company finances were well managed while units like Rangeley Power billed for various items including Christmas gifts for staff. The hearing closed with filings due by January 26 and the matter under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Richard N. Berry Sr
Maine Public Utilities Commission
Berry
Thomas Gibbon
Cape Elizabeth
Cial
Commission
Gibbon
Rangeley Power Co
Woodland Water and Electric Co
Richmond Water Works
Winter Harbor Water Co
Stratton Water Co
Rangeley
Rangeley Power
Portland
Andrew
Ted
Primary Forecasts Show Dems Lacking Clear Favorite
Washington voters see a crowded Democratic field in New Hampshire on February 24 and Massachusetts with ten candidates, creating no clear favorite. Ford aims to win. Reagan predicts Florida, while GOP forecasts anticipate a Reagan win if he reaches 40 percent in New Hampshire, challenging Ford in a tight two-way race.
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Washington
Ford
Ronald Reagan
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Eagan
Lyndon B. Johnson
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Johnson
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Reagan
Hugh Gregg
California
Florida
Thomas
Lifeline bills push despite leadership decision
State Senator Bruce M. Reeves says he will press for lifeline bills to extend basic low cost telephone and electrical service. He intends to seek sponsorship from the Legislative Public Utilities Committee or appeal to the full Senate if blocked. The panel rejected admitting the measures to the special session, citing a need to study current lifeline programs already offered to about 2000 seniors at reduced rates in multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Bruce M. Reeves
Reeves
Legislative Public Utilities Committee
Senate
House
Linwood Palmer
Central Maine Power Co
State Public Utilities Commission
Rumford
Ilford
Vermont House Eyes Impeachment of Sheriff Mayo
In Montpelier the Vermont House granted subpoena power to its Judiciary Committee to consider a bill of impeachment against Washington County Sheriff Malcolm Mayo. If the committee finds grounds, articles go to the full House, with a two thirds vote needed for a Senate trial. Mayo, 39, was convicted of simple assault and faces a pending aggravated assault case. his lawyers moved to drop that charge due to pretrial publicity.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Judiciary Committee
Washington County
Malcolm Mayo
House
Mayo
Meaker
Mond
Senate
Fice
Barre
Fast Action Urged On Maine School Funding Law
Maine lawmakers are urged to quickly revise school funding to help communities prepare budgets. Education Board Chair Sylvia Lunt cites special education tuition and school construction aid as priorities and supports local school budget leeway while Gov Longley seeks a firm state dollar commitment. An $8.5 million deficit is projected under the current law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
State Education Board
Sylvia Lunt
Education Board
James B. Longley
Longley
Longley Promises No New Taxes
Governor James B. Longley pledges a legislative program that requires no new revenues and urges Maine citizens to voice opinions on taxation and educational financing. He warns the session may be pivotal for Maine’s future, urging sacrifices to avoid higher government costs. He stresses that average citizens must speak up to balance special interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
Longley
Presque Isle Man Named to Maine Potato Commission
Roy Gibson of Presque Isle has been named to the Maine Potato Commission by Agriculture Commissioner Joseph Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presque Isle
Maine
Roy Gibson
Maine Potato Commission
Agriculture
Joseph Williams
Farmers reach in principle deal with European firm and ACLI
Stanley P Greaves of Pine Tree Sugar Beet Growers says the Maine growers have a tentative agreement with the European Patzenhofer group and ACLI, a New York sugar broker, after buying a plant for 1.8 million last April and seeking an operator. A separate item reports a 41 year old Freeport man William Moody killed at a boatyard when a mobile crane boom struck him. Moody, a Marina Service employee and part time fisherman, died at the scene. crane operator and another man unharmed.
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Stanley P. Greaves
Pine Tree Sugar Beet Growers, Inc
Farmers’ Group
Patzenhofer Group
ACLI
New York
Freeport, Maine
Freeport
William Moody
Marina
Chief Justice Is Elected To R I High Court
SOUTH PORTLAND Maine AP The Maine Police Chiefs Association will hear a report on repeal efforts toward small marijuana possession decriminalization. Chief Robert Picucci Bath chairs the committee and will update the panel on its work as the revised Maine Criminal Code takes effect in March.
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South Portland
Maine
Maine Police Chiefs Association
Robert Picucci
Bath
Wayne W. Schmidt
Americans For Effective Law Enforcement, Inc
Evanston, Ill
Schmidt
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Chicago
Richard Bates
FBI
Boston
John Rosser
Maine Department of Mental Health and Corrections
School Funding Law Hearing Set by Maine Legislature
The Education Committee will hold a public hearing next Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Civic Center in Augusta on revisions to Maine's school funding law. Chairman Sen. Bennett D. Katz says the session will run all day and hear two proposals from the Educational Finance Commission aimed at limiting spending and predicting costs. One would close loopholes and the other create a new funding formula. the commission has not chosen which to back.
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Civic Center
Legislative Education Committee
Lunt
Ford
Robert J. McEwen
Boston College
Father McEwen
Association of Massachusetts Consumers
Virginia H. Knauer
Consumer Affairs
Washington
Jis R. Pote
Massachusetts Consumers Council
New Hampshire
John A. Durkin
Boston
Augusta
Maine
Education Committee
Bennett D. Katz
Timony
Educational Finance Commission
He Finance Commission
Hearings Set On Judgeships in Maine
Public hearings on the nominations of Jessie H Briggs for District Court judge and Thom E Needham to the Maine Guarantee Authority are set for Jan 21 at 10 am in the State House Executive Council chambers. If confirmed, 28 year old Miss Briggs would be among Maine’s youngest judges and its second woman on the District Court bench. Briggs moved to Dover Foxcroft from Augusta after Gov. Longley nominated her last week. Needham, from Bangor, was nominated to fill a vacancy.
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Augusta
Maine
Jessie H. Briggs
Thomas E. Needham
Maine Guarantee Authority
Executive Council
State House
Miss Briggs
Dover-Foxcroft
James B. Longley
Needham
Bangor
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PUC
Power
Blaine House
Helangeloy
L.E. Thomas
Panama City
Westbrook
Ken
Marcia Lefebvre
Main
Spring Street
UPI
Sen. Reeves
Frida House Jeachers Committee
John P. Meaker
Waterbury
M. Jerome Diamond Meaker
Diamond
Grory
Dia
Stephen Muskie
Easton, Maine
Moody
R.I. High Court
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