Conservation calls by Maine governor amid fuel squeeze
Governor James B Longley urged Mainers to cut home and work heating use to prevent shortages and price hikes as frozen rivers hinder fuel movement. Fuel officials warn oil and kerosene stocks are low and refineries and storage sites face access limits, risking dealer shortages if cold weather continues. A separate bill seeks a one year moratorium on utility rate hikes and to bar recovery of rate case costs from customers, backed by Longley.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
James B. Longley
Longley
South
Midwest
George Tibbetts
Maine Office of Energy Resources
Tibbetts
Public Utilities Commission
Edward Kelleher
D.bangor
House
Public Utilities Committee
Kelleher
Uncertainly: Plante investigated for unemployment misrepresentation
Former acting town manager Jerome Plante of Old Orchard Beach faces a Department of Manpower Affairs probe into possible misrepresentation of funds to obtain unemployment benefits. The investigation centers on whether Plante accurately disclosed income from substitute teaching and tutoring in 1976, with a formal ruling pending.
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Amy Levy
Old Orchard Beach
Jerome Plante
The
Journal
Department of Manpower Affairs
Department
Plante
Portland Press Herald
Stitute
Ron
Christopherent
Kent
OOB
Asst. Atty
James Brannigan
Attorney General's Office
Christopher
Biddeford Parks Commission embroiled in dispute
Three resignations from Biddeford's year old parks and recreation commission spark political clashes surrounding director Richard Laucier. Ex-members blame weak support, unpaid funds, and lack of a master plan, while defending their own efforts amid ongoing controversy and charges.
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Kathleen O’connell
Biddeford
Parks and Recreation Commission
Rod
Laverriere
Lucien
Biddeford lounge eyes going topless
Biddeford bar owner Robert Bedard confirms plans to make the Peacock Lounge topless if he can recruit eligible waitresses. He seeks staff from Boston, contemplates leasing to a Portland man, and aims to add an anti obscenity charter provision through a city petition. He cites difficulty finding workers willing to meet pay demands and says the concept would feature vests for waitresses.
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Kathleen O'Connell
Biddeford
City Today
Robert Bedard
Peacock Lounge
Alfred Street
Bedard
Boston
Portland
Longley seeks repeal of uniform property tax in Maine
Governor Longley warned he will push repeal if no alternative is found. He proposed shifting education funding from property taxes to the general fund while guaranteeing a minimum education standard. He criticized dedicated revenues and argued education should stand on its own in the general fund.
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Delano Augusta
Maine
UPI
James B. SA
Ongley
Longley
Pike tax break on front burner
Kennebunk officials press a tax wip for businesses on the Maine Turnpike Authority plaza. Rep. James McMahon in Augusta backs a bill to remove the Howard Johnson restaurant and Exxon station from tax exempt status, subjecting the private lessees on turnpike property to taxation.
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John Young
Kennebunk
Maine Turnpike Authority
Fred Holmberg
Robert Slowik
Herman Cohen
James McMahon
Augusta
McMahon
Howard Johnson
Exxon
So McMahon
Almanac entry for January 26 1977 highlights
The United Press International Almanac notes January 26 as the 26th day of 1977 with 339 to follow and lists morning stars Mercury Mars Saturn and evening stars Venus Jupiter. It marks Aquarius births and cites events such as Michigan becoming a state in 1837 Louisiana secession in 1861 India becoming a republic in 1950 and Russia’s Venus mission data in 1971. A thought from General Greely closing the day.
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United Press International
Knng
Mars
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Douglas MacArthur
Michigan
Louisiana
India
Republic of India
Russia
Earth
Supper plate diplomacy sparks dinner time clash
Jeanne Tempest reviews a kitchen clash over chop suey with Arty labeled miserable and diners split between ugly entrees and tasting all right. The meal becomes a battleground as lights dim and candelabra appears, and the tavern scene hints at a longer struggle to stir a peaceful mood at the table. Page 4.
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Arty
Jeanne Tempest
Waffling will case tests Melvin Dummar's story
The judge questions Melvin Dummar's claim to a Mormon will of Howard Hughes. Dummar, a California gas station owner, says the will was delivered by a stranger after the FBI tied his fingerprints to the document found at Salt Lake City headquarters. The court remains unconvinced.
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Melvin Dummar
Howard Hughes
Dummar
Salt Lake City
Utah
Mormon Church
FBI
Day Inside the Journal Chuckle About Automation
Daily humor note notes that automation ironically cuts red tape only to perforate it, a wry observation on modern bureaucracy. The piece plays on the clash between efficiency promises and complex processes, delivering a light, satirical jab at office workflow.
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Beach
Lawrence C. Bernard
Saucier
Parks and Recreation Department
Greethy
Arm
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