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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1977
Page
10
Snow squalls today give way to clearing in the south this afternoon with generally an inch or less accumulation. Temperatures rise into the 20s and fall to the teens this afternoon, windy conditions linger. Flurries likely north tonight with lows zero to 15, and increasing clouds with a chance of light snow Friday in the north and east and highs in the 20s.
New England Fuel Institute officials forecast a 1.5 cent per gallon hike in home heating oil across the region. VP Charles H. Burkhardt urged a Federal Energy Administration subsidy to curb rising fuel costs as higher foreign oil shipments arrive in the first week of February, signaling price increases after the import cargoes.
Ronald Jacobsen, former acting director of the Saco Valley Association for Retarded Citizens, becomes full time director at SVARC. He plans to shift from inner to outer community focus, expanding open houses and volunteer work while continuing era training and sheltered workshops. He will earn about 13500 yearly and must sell two area business interests. Jacobsen, 34, is a Suffolk and Assumption College alumnus and previously taught psychology at St Francis College.
Gilbert 42 of 10 Lillian Ave was acquitted of two counts of keeping dogs without a license though a jury found him guilty of letting dogs roam. He faces no current kennel license and officials doubt a new permit will be issued due to repeated dog escapes and neighbor complaints.
West Kennebunk residents report a senseless break in the co owned cottage after Jan 3. Harold and Mrs Hicken describe smashed furniture a destroyed stove and scattered books with damage estimated between 1500 and 2000 dollars. Police note snowmobile tracks and one set of footprints. Another nearby cabin was also entered.
Stephen Wood argues the current vertical 5 percent per year salary ladder stops after 10 years. The BTA negotiator says teachers want one additional pay step for bachelor and master degrees and longevity raises at 15 and 20 years in the system.
The town discusses vacating the manager position with Kent likely to stay part time as interim consultant for a brief period. Marshall notes council may interview more candidates after six finalists, all from New England, with one from Biddeford-Saco area. A total of 56 applications were received for the opening.
The FTC moves to ban automatically including one spouse’s credit history in reports on the other to avoid conflicts between the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The rule targets a practice where a wife’s credit was listed under her husband’s name, hindering independent credit after divorce or separation.
A new Right to Read silent reading period of 15 minutes daily will be voluntary for staff and students with all in the building participating. Mrs. Tierney explains its symbolic value and a 13 member task force will finalize details in coming months. Superintendent Cushman will urge teacher recruits after a volunteer shortage was noted by the school committee.
Maremont fights back as it bids on a new M2 machine gun contract after losing the M60 award to Belgium's Fabrique Nationale. New England Division VP Berge Thoman says the Army may award the multistate deal by end of March.
The plan would provide cash payments to each taxpayer's dependents and to each earned income credit recipient. It would also reach Social Security and supplemental security income recipients. About eight million would miss the rebate, largely students claimed as dependents and poor individuals with no Social Security, no children, and low earnings.
Ronald Jacobsen, former Biddeford training center counselor, was named director after serving as acting head since last fall when Richard Perrier was fired. He plans to expand vocational programs and boost community involvement with retarded adults.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH The council will discuss snowstorm topics at 7 30 p m at Loranger School including car towing complaints overcharging and tampering. A snow emergency program workshop will be set, parking areas to be prioritized for plowing will be refined and authority to declare a snow emergency considered. The meeting also covers a $1 million Cookman Avenue sewer grant acceptance and regional solid waste bids with Biddeford and Saco.
A petition signed by 300 residents to establish a five member Kennebunk police commission is presented to the selectmen by Richard son. The board referred the petition to the town clerk for signature verification and to the town attorney for opinion. Joyce, a house moving contractor, leads the effort aiming to copy Kennebunkport’s three member pattern with public hearings before town meeting warrant inclusion.
Representative Christopher Dodd announces a proposed three month entitlement program by the Energy Administration to reduce imported heating oil costs by 1.56 dollars per barrel for February and March. The measure would lower importers per gallon costs from 40 to 36 cents and push savings downstream to wholesalers, retailers, and consumers in New England and the Midwest. The plan aims to boost oil supply there while urging a longer and higher entitlement.
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