Nixon and Annenberg weekend near Palm Springs
After a weekend at the Palm Springs home of Walter Annenberg, the Nixon couple returned to San Clemente. They visited the Desert Museum dedication while Annenberg was named ambassador to England during Nixon's tenure. Spokesmen were unavailable for comment.
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San Clemente
Calif
Palm Springs
Walter Feta
Richard M. Nixon
Nixons
Frida
Annenberg
Nixon
England
Sunnyside
Palm Springs Desert Museum
Ford health report and Alaska volcanic eruption noted
President Ford and Betty Ford remain in excellent health after a three hour annual exam and Betty Ford's cancer checkup with no recurrence. In Alaska, Mt St Augustine erupted three times over the weekend, ash and hot mud flows reported as pilots observed possible erosion of the cone and a plume eight miles high.
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Washington
Ford
Betty Ford
White House
William Lukash
Lukash
Anchorage
Alaska
Mt. St. Augustine
Cook Inlet Air Service
Geological Survey
Maine lawmakers weigh school funding and taxes in special session
Maine legislators from York County and beyond debate how to end the school funding fiasco. Biddeford's Robert Farley says LD 1994 has helped his district, while Sanford's Richard Nadeau urges stability and education quality without expanding the deficit. Others oppose tax increases, consider pay raises for state workers, and seek property tax relief and alternative assessment methods for homesteads.
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Maryline White
Augusta
Maine
York County
Robert Farley
Biddeford
L.D
Richard Nadeau
Sanford
Peter Truman
House
Barry Hobbins
Dsaco
School Funds Law Debate Goes Public
Maine lawmakers review five school funding reforms in a joint caucus led by the Education Finance Commission and Education Commissioner H Millett Jr. The public hearing is set for Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Augusta Civic Center. three proposals are from the finance commission.
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Maine
House
Senate
Education Finance Commission
Education
H. Lawin Millett Jr
Finance Commission
Their Battle Cry Is Put To Music
Maine sales are brisk for Revolt Down East a two ballad record with the theme of revolution. The label credits two housewives a retired advertising executive and Paul Stookey of Peter Paul and Mary. Copies were sent to state lawmakers to influence views during a special session on school financing laws.
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Peter Kingsley Castine
Maine
California
Paul Stookey
Peter, Paul and Mary Fame
Fire Horror Show Claims Six Lives in Boston Home
Police describe the two alarm blaze as a horror show with six family members dead, four injured, and one father escaping from 17 degree weather. Pauline Senske, 42, and Robert Lenske, 45, recount the furnace closet fire as the likely start while the smoke detectors were not in place. The victims include Roberta Senske and five of her children Roberta 20, Linda 12, Steven 8, Sandra 6, Paul 4, plus Eric Senske 5 months.
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Boston
Paul H. Kelley
Pauline Senske
Robert Lenske
Roberta
Linda
Steven
Sandra
Paul
Eric Senske
Senske
Brighton
Mass
Roberta Senske
Eric
Stephen
Billy
UPI
Governor Urges Immediate Action on Maine School Funding
Governor James B. Longley calls for quick action to resolve Maine's school funding issue and for repealing local leeway provisions. He warns that without action, an additional 2.6 million dollars could widen a 6 million dollar deficit. Senator David G. Huber says leadership views the deficit and a new education finance measure as separate matters.
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Bangor
Maine
William MacDonald
MacDonald
Citizens Band
Augusta
James B. Longley
Pemeg Sk
Longley
David G. Huber
R-Falmouth
Appropriations Committee
Biddeford 1975 Crime Report Shows High Recovery Rates
Biddeford police present a year end 1975 crime report noting a 100 percent recovery for stolen vehicles and 6.5 percent recovery for currency, with 11,755 complaints and 578 arrests. The department recorded 1,214 traffic tickets and 375 motor vehicle accidents while property stolen totaled 117,859. 56,890 was recovered, well above the national average.
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Kathleen O’connell
Biddeford
Adelbert Morin Jr
Morin
FBI
Ambitious youth aims to be middleman for profits
A young man declares plans to pursue a middleman role, believing the profit lies in bridging buyers and sellers. The remark frames a cheeky glance at opportunistic business paths in a compact journal note.
Barton Enters 1st District Race
Barton a Portland Democrat announces candidacy for the First District in the June primary. The 26 year old former Hathaway aide vows tax reform government efficiency and closer citizen relations, citing experience in Congress and Bowdoin teaching.
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Maine
Maremont
Frederick D. Barton
Portland
Biddeford
Barton
William Hathaway
Rick” Barton
Public
Bowdoin College
Argentina
Robert Barton
U.S. Foreign Service
Deerfield Academy
Harvard University
Boothbay Harbor
Hathaway
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