Maine Proposes Systematic Criminal Code With Five Classes
After nearly three years the Maine Criminal Law Revision Commission unveiled a proposed Maine Criminal Code to replace piecemeal sentencing. It creates five crime classes A through E with penalties up to 20 years, adds life for first degree murder and at least 20 years for second degree murder, and aims to reflect proportionality between harm and punishment.
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Augusta
Maine Criminal Law Revision Commission
Maine
Atty
Jon A. Lund
Commission
Law enforcement shapes crime definitions and enforcement dates
Laws against fornication and social gambling illustrate enforcement impacts on crime definitions. A 1976 code would set March 1 as the effective date, with panel members including James Erwin former attorney general Deputy Atty Gen Richard Cohen Edith Hary Garrell Mullaney Donald Nichols and Justice Louis Scolnik.
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James Erwin
Atty Gen
Richard Cohen
Edith Hary
Maine
Garrell Mullaney
Donald Nichols
Superior Court
Louis Scolnik
New England Governors weigh future energy paths in Boston
Governors meeting in Boston offered few public plans beyond opposing the import oil tax. The group split on energy strategy with many fearing offshore development costs and environmental impacts while eyeing alternatives like solar and wind. They urged balancing national needs with regional concerns and state autonomy.
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Christopher Couch
New England
Boston
Ford
Congress
Nucelar
New
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Richard Lamm
Business Week
Youthful twists loom as modern parenting meets humor
Journal note surveys how today’s parents view youth as a stranger to fiction, mixing daily routines with unexpected quirks. The piece reflects on evolving norms, media influence, and the playful gap between grown expectations and youthful behavior.
States and utilities file tariff suit to halt oil tax
Eight northeastern states led by Massachusetts join to challenge President Ford's $3 per barrel oil import tariff. Atty. Gen. Bellotti says suit will argue the measure exceeds authority and violates environmental hearing requirements. Utilities led by New England Power and Massachusetts Electric back the action. action may be joined with another suit later.
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Boston
Ford
New England
Washington
Massachusetts State House
Massachusetts
Francis X. Bellotti
U.S
Maine
Connecticut
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Michael Donlan
New England Power Co
Massachusetts Electric Co
Algonquin Gas Transmission Co
Robert Doinan
Dmass
Donlan
Bellotti
Would-Be Senators Play Waiting Game
Washington AP reports two New Hampshire contenders for the Senate, Republican Louis C. Wyman and Democrat John A. Durkin, await seating decisions after a historic race. Neither is on payroll or has official staff. each has three rooms in the new Senate Office Building as a courtesy. The Senate plans to vote on the contested election, including a possible vacancy and runoff. Wyman lives in a one-bedroom setup, keeping a busy office presence, while Durkin occupies a mostly unused room in the former gym area with no staff visible.
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Washington
New Hampshire
Louis C. Wyman
John A. Durkin
Senate
Hugh Alexander
Rules Committee
Wyman
House
Durkin
Edward J Gurney
R-Fla
Biddeford Considers Post Office To Courthouse Lease
City council to review a 20 year lease plan with Maine District Court for the old post office on Washington Street to serve as a courthouse. Renovations estimated at 160000 with 100000 funded by court system and remaining via bond. Monthly rent about 1100 offset city costs. no profit planned.
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Christopher Couch
District Court
Washington Street
Biddeford
Bureau of Public Improvements
Augusta
Lucien Dutremble
Edward Gaulin
Ralph Ross
Dutremble
E. C. Jordan Company
Portland
Hoyle, Tanner and Associates
New Hampshire
Saco
Trade Deficit Deepens as Oil Prices Surge
Washington reports that 1974 closed with a $3.065 billion annual trade deficit, the second largest on record, driven by a threefold rise in imported oil costs to $24.6 billion. December alone added $606 million to the shortfall while oil imports fell 3.4 percent to 2.23 billion barrels, even as exports rose 2 percent.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
United States
U.S
Wedding Site Was Unusual
In Bangor two couples wed Saturday night at the Eastern Maine Medical Center auditorium after a traffic crash injured four wedding party members en route to a rehearsal. Daniel Fish and Randall Fish married Joanne Colbath and Carolyn Cote respectively while Delia Cote remains hospitalized with injuries. Fish was released the next day.
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Bangor
Bangor Area
Eastern Maine Medical Center
Daniel Fish
Hampden
Delia Cote
Stetson
Fish
Joanne Colbath
Randall
Carolyn Cote
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