Energy Meeting Begins with New England Governors
New England governors meet in Boston as a regional commission to discuss President Ford's proposed tariffs on imported crude oil. The plan could cost the region billions in the first year and raise gasoline and heating oil prices by about 10 cents a gallon nationwide.
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New England
Boston
Ford
Journal
Christopher Couch
Couch
Vermont
Thomas Salmon
Salmon
AmeriCan dollar tumbles to Swiss franc record low
The American dollar slid to a historic 2 49 65 Swiss francs in Zurich and fell in others as the Swiss state bank supported the currency. West German and other central banks bought dollars while US interest rates declined. Repercussions from Italy's Michele Sindona collapse were cited as contributing factors to the global weakness.
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London
Switzerland
Zurich
Banque de France
Bank of England
United States
Italy
Michele Sindona
Journal flushes out Biddeford public restrooms report
A Journal survey probes local shops on where customers find toilets in Biddeford Saco area. Findings show many stores lack facilities or refer to nearby options, with pay toilets at Butler's Grant's Zayre's and Thacher Hotel. Notes on accessibility, cleanliness, and signs accompany varied standards across Main Street and shopping centers.
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Christopher Couch
Journal
Biddeford-Saco
Main Street
Biddeford
Butler's
City Hall
Alfred
Adams Streets
Butler’s
Adams
Elm Street
Murphy's Music
Butlers
Grant's
Five Points
Zayre’s
Saco Valley
Thacher Hotel
City Square
Zayre Men’s Room
Shaw's
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Saco Center
Inquirers
Deering Ice Cream
Laverdiere’s
Old City Theater
Matson
Polackewich’s
Woolworth’s
Nichols
Carroll's
Fuel Price Hikes seen Before Tax Cut
Washington AP reports President Ford’s energy plan would raise fuel prices while cutting taxes, leaving a typical family of four earning $15 000 or less with more spending money, while higher income families face a net loss. The piece notes both groups would be affected by the policy.
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Washington
Ford
Proposed Tax Cuts Under Ford Plan
A table outlines the impact of Ford's one time 1974 tax refund proposal on a four person family. It compares adjusted gross income, current tax, refund amount and percent savings, showing varying outcomes across income levels. The article also notes higher energy costs from planned import fees and officials say lower income groups would gain most from tax reductions.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
Ford Administration
Hunt CIA Link Is Charged in Watergate Inquiry
Former White House aide Charles W. Colson says E. Howard Hunt sent sealed envelopes to CIA counterintelligence chief Richard Ober for nine months after the agency claims to have cut ties. Ober is tied to domestic surveillance probes. Senate committees press Helms for explanations and mull a broader CIA FBI inquiry. Colson alleges tapes and materials related to the White House plumbers may have been in the envelopes.
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Washington
White House
Charles W. Colson
E. Howard Hunt
CIA
Hunt
Colson
Richard Ober
Ober
Nixon
New York Times
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Richard M. Helms
Senate
FBI
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Lowell P. Weicker
R-Conn
Saco Council balks at DOT park plan funding terms
Saco City Council questioned a DOT proposal to build a bike path to Ferry Beach State Park in exchange for not blocking DEP road widenings. The council demanded the state cover full road maintenance costs and designated Route 9 as a State aid road, with funding split among federal 70 percent, state 15 percent, and local share.
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Susan Morrison
Saco
Department of Transportation
DOT
Ferry Beach
State of Environmental Protection
DEP
Ing
Bay View Road
Old Orchard Road
Con
Saco Council
Biddeford Awards City Engineer Post and Orders Building Demolished
Biddeford City Council hired Neil Folsom as full time city engineer with a $15,000 annual salary after a seven year stint in Haverhill. The council also condemned and ordered the 99 Summer Street apartment building torn down within 30 days guiding the move with a public hearing.
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Christopher Couch
Biddeford
Summer Street
Neil Folsom
Haverhill
Mass
Folsom
Norwich University
Lowell Technical Institute
Ted Drouin
Claire Malasnik
Bruce Hermann
99 Summer Street
Gerard Moreau
Moreau
Raoul Paradis
Council
Paradis
Luc Angers
Albert Lamb
Lamb
Joseph Zuke
Guy Farell
Edward Gaulin
Gaulin
Angers
John Fournier
Daniel Boucher
Raymond Gagnon
Planning
Gagnon
Malasnik
Pool Beach
Fortunes Rocks
Guy Farrell
Gerald Ford
Michael Bergeron
Inside The Journal Cartoons Classifieds Crossword Puzzle
A brief listing page highlights cartoons, puzzles, Dear Abby notes, editorials, horoscopes and movie, news, sports and TV items across sections 9 to 15 with light community briefs and features.
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Treasury Department
Treasury
Edgar R. Fiedler
State Department of Parks and Recreation
John Dexter
James Ward
Biddeford Okays
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