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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1976
Page
3
Maine Governor James B Longley accepts 740000 in social services programs approved by the legislature resolving a constitutional crisis and avoiding court action. House Speaker John L Martin says the move averts court.
Augusta AP Businessman Robert A G Monks declares candidacy for the Republican U S Senate nomination challenging Sen Edmund S Muskie. He cites Muskie's State of the Union response and accuses him of favoring welfare and big government. Monks, 42, previously ran unsuccessfully in 1972.
A private consultant says Maine could spend 4 to 13 million dollars to elevate pay levels for about 13 000 full time state employees to match other states and private industry. The plan includes job reclassification and five percent pay steps with annual reviews.
John Haynes Holmes argues that religion must focus on ideal ends and the relations between people. It should address right relations across state church politics industry war family and international life, guiding society toward lasting value. The Rev Raymond C Hopkins remarks.
Hyde Park High School remained closed for a second day as teachers threaten to skip classes Monday amid calls for safety discipline and renovations after a violent Wednesday. At Charlestown High School police rescued a black teacher from white students. one white student injured and another arrested. East Boston High saw about 400 white students walk out in an antibusing protest.
In New Haven a federal jury acquitted Ohio businessman Charles D. Moeller of arson charges linked to a Shelton factory fire. Moeller, 48, led a $4.5 million stake in Ohio Decorative Products, parent to Sponge Rubber, while his associate Rev. David N. Bubar was convicted. He testified he did not order the blaze and blamed tough business losses on the plant’s decline.
In Old Saybrook Connecticut Violet Horoschak recounts a bleak winter at Lynde Point beside the lighthouse. With few visitors and a long standstill, she fills hours reading mysteries and watching the sea. High water once washed out the road, trapping the Horoschaks in their two family house.
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