Longley weighs aid for Alpha workers in wage case
Governor Longley outlines a legislative approach to help workers owed wages after Alpha Carbide Inc. closures in Brunswick and Biddeford. The plan, tied to unemployment law or a new statute, follows evidence that creditors have little to meet claims as about 250 workers face lost pay and the Alpha legal case stalls with no current defendant address.
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Joan Deppa
Augusta
Maine
UPI
James B. Longley
House
Senate
Longley
Alpha Carbide Inc
Brunswick
Biddeford
Kathleen O'Connell
James Ry
Alpha Shoe Co
Alpha
Raymond Carignan
U.S. Department of Labor
Clerk of Courts Office
U.S. District Court
Portland
Carignan
U.S. Marshal's Office
California
Boston
Ees
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Marshals Office
Rhodes discusses Ohio survival and state leadership
Biddeford Saco coverage reports Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes addressing the state’s survival concerns in a public discussion. The(primary focus centers on economic policy, governance challenges, and Rhodes’ plans to steer Ohio through difficult times).
Frigid blast tightens grip on nation in energy crisis
Governors in New York New Jersey Ohio and Pennsylvania declare states of emergency as a polar air mass brings brutal cold. Officials order conservation measures fuel restrictions and rolling outages while the News notes snowbound Buffalo with heavy drifts and potential power shortages.
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Donald C. Brown Jr
United Press International
Oon
New York
New Jersey
Hio
Philadelphia
National Weather Service
Hugh Carey
Energy Office
Carey
National Guard
Buffalo
New York City
Consolidated Edison
Brooklyn Union Gas
Brendan Byrne
New Jersey Natural Gas Co
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
Shapp
Snow expected as winter storm returns to area
The National Weather Service in Portland forecasts 3 to 5 inches of snow tonight and early tomorrow starting around 4 p.m. A possible easterly course could bring flurries, but current plans call for ongoing snow. Rapid cloud movement due to no high pressure may reduce total snowfall from earlier predictions as the storm moves from the Ohio valley toward the Gulf of Maine.
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Old Man Winter
National Weather Service
Portland
Weather Service
Governors call halt on cost of fuel
Connecticut Governor Ella Grasso urged immediate federal reimposition of controls on home heating oil prices at a Federal Energy Administration hearing. Maine Governor James B. Longley and state officials echoed the call as the FEA proposed a two month peak to ease Northeast and Midwest heating oil costs, with Rep. Christopher Dodd noting the plan.
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Boston
UPI
Connecticut
Ella Grasso
Federal Energy Administration
Maine
James B. Longley
Timothy Wilson
Washington
FEA
New England
Midwest
Christopher Dodd
D-Conn
Almanac history notes and key events on January 28
The entry traces historical moments tied to January 28 including Artur Rubinstein's birth in 1889, the 1878 New Haven telephone switchboard debut serving 12 subscribers, and 1955 congressional authorization for Ike to defend Formosa against a mainland attack. It also notes the date’s zodiac sign Aquarius and planetary positions.
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Artur Rubinstein
New Haven
Conn
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Formosa
Longley Cuts Thermostat to 65 in Maine Cabinet Room
Gov James B Longley ordered the Maine Cabinet Room thermostat reduced to 65 degrees as part of fuel conservation efforts amid a statewide energy crunch. Abby Page, energy director, warned of tight fuel oil supplies and urged compliance with federal requests while noting health concerns. Page cited frozen waterways and alternate routes for deliveries and urged against hoarding. A pilot regional resource center in Bangor was endorsed to streamline consumer access to state services.
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Longley
Emil
Allen Pease
State Planning Office
Augusta
Maine
UPI
James B. Longley
Abby Page
Office of Energy Resources
Carter
State House
John O'Sullivan
Page
Bangor
Today Inside the 18 Pages Journal
A light column notes a quick joke about shoppers who buy clothes on installments always getting dressed on time. The piece reads as a cheeky observation about consumer habits and timing in daily life.
NH Lawmakers condemn Carter pardon after Vietnam memorial
Staff Sergeant Arthur Fontaine confronts UNH photographer Wayne King on the state house steps after a memorial honoring the Vietnam war end. A sign reading Universal Amnesty for Everyone was torn from King by a veteran. The legislature voted 217 to 127 to condemn the pardon.
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Concord
N.H
Arthur Fontaine
University of New Hampshire
Wayne King
State House
UPI
King
Carter
New Hampshire
City official probes public truck request over bicycle plan
Saco Dog Officer Kenneth Carter proposed publicizing a city truck purchase by riding a bicycle for rounds. City Administrator John Dexter blocked the stunt with a written admonition. Dexter will address Carter's request at the next city council meeting.
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Saco Dog
Kenneth Carter
John Dexter
Carter
Dexter
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Saco
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Lake Placid
Ohio Valley
Gulf of Maine
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Journal
Ecord
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