Cold, flurried spell across Maine and New Hampshire today
Clear and cold conditions dominate with variable cloudiness and light flurries in parts. Temperatures range from highs near 6 to 12 C in the north to around 12 to 20 C in the south with colder readings in Celsius for some areas. Tonight partly cloudy with northerly flurries and subzero to single-digit lows in the north and near freezing to below in the south. Thursday turns partly sunny with highs in the teens north and 20s in the south.
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One Citizen Attends Revenue Sharing Hearing in OOB
In Old Orchard Beach a public hearing drew only one attendee as Town Manager Christopher Kent sought views on federal revenue sharing funds. The session discussed allocations for roads, libraries, and services with a second hearing planned after budget proposals.
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Christopher Kent
Kent
Harriet Bell
Sunset Avenue
Cascade Road
John Bird
E. B. Libby
Bird
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Tokyo Rose’s Treason Conviction Upheld in 1949 Case
Tokyo Rose continued from page 1 treason in 1949 and served more than six years in prison. She was among several women dubbed Tokyo Rose by U S servicemen reached by Japanese radio broadcasts of pro Axis propaganda. She insists she was innocent and that her broadcasts carried concealed messages to the allies.
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Saco Officials Rally to Honor Inventory Tax Repeal Commitment
Saco Mayor Samuel Zaitlin and Councilor Robert Cassette oppose Gov Longley plan to shift inventory tax burdens to locals. They warn a 1973 promise to reimburse $14.3 million to municipalities would be broken, raising local taxes by about $2.3 million and hurting competition among towns. The MMA and Maine Townsman backs honoring the commitment and maintaining state revenue sharing.
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Wicer
Saco
James Longley
Samuel Zaitlin
Robert Cassette
Longley
Zaitlin
Cassette
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Biddeford
Legislative Tax Committee
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Conference of Mayors
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Longley weighs plan to end inventory tax dispute
Gov. James Longley studies a compromise to resolve the inventory tax controversy. Rep. Richard Carey proposes local control with 80 percent of $14.3 million reimbursements, shifting funds and keeping a 1 percent corporate income tax, plus new brackets and real estate tax tweaks to raise further revenue. Carey says $2.4 million remains to solve the gap. Longley will study the plan.
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Richard Carey
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Carey
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Salt intake linked to high blood pressure,专家 says
Dr Lot B Page of Newton Lower Falls Mass presents persuasive evidence that dietary salt promotes hypertension in genetically predisposed individuals. He urges lifelong low salt diets to prevent the condition, noting most need only about 200 mg daily and 2,000 mg under stress. He cites U.S. diet averaging 5,000 mg sodium.
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American Heart Association
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Page
Newtonellesley Hospital
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Heart Association
Cyr case stalls as council fails to hire attorney
A battle over Cyr and subdivision plans in the city heated council chambers. Mayor Dutremble broke a tie to keep the issue alive, with dissenters warning of setting a precedent if zoning laws are not enforced. The council then rejected hiring Portland lawyer Barnett Shur to pursue the case.
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Cyr
Lucien Dutremble
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Dutremble
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Richard Potvin
Negroes Board
Roland Morissette
Port fishermen gripe as flats open for depuration harvest
Local fishermen accuse town and state officials of short notice when Mousam and Kennebunk rivers flats opened Jan 8 for depuration harvesting. Six to seven fishermen say they had no time to secure commercial licenses as Pine Point Clam Co and Thurlow Shellfish crews worked the area before residents were notified. Deputy Comissioner Choate defends plant priority and notes no regulation require local contact. Rep. Tyndale to review procedures. no comment yet.
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Kennebunkport
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Elmont Tyndale
Mousam
Kennebunk
Day
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Department of Marine Resources
Choate
Tual
Selectman Day
Phemonniy
Thurlow Shellfish
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Pine Point
Scarborough
Saysny
John Lyon
Pine Point Clam Co
Pine Point Clam
Lyon
Mousam- Kennebunk River
Amy
Kennebunkport Area
Tyndale
Crime stats show mixed trends in 1976 department report
The department reported a 32.8 percent recovery rate in 1976, down from 48.3 percent the prior year. Thirty-two assaults on police were logged, most during disturbances or arrests, with two-man patrols more hit than solo units. Fraudulent checks totaled 87 worth $4,628.53, with 49.4 percent recovered and $1,672.69 recouped.
Port Police Budget Plans and Cruiser Replacement Schedule
Police Chief John Prescott reports Port plans to replace cruisers on a two car budget cycle. Last year cruiser mileage reached 107000 miles with summer patrols adding 12000 miles in six weeks. The department relies on Portland dealers for heavy repairs due to local service concerns.
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Prescott
Kennebunkport
Portland
Danton Named Judge After War Veteran Career in Law
Danton, a Biddeford native and World War II air force flight engineer, became a judge in December 1971. He graduated from Portland University Law School in 1955 and formed a Biddeford law partnership with Roger Nadeau. He was elected to the state legislature from Old Orchard Beach in the late 1960s and divested from local restaurants, including Danton’s Restaurant, upon becoming a justice.
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Old Orchard Beach
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