Highway Funds To Stay Intact Says Gov Curtis
Gov Kenneth M Curtis says highway funds will remain dedicated to the State Highway Department despite reduced car use and a shift to mass transit. He opposes immediate sweeps into the General Fund but supports a gradual phase-out over six years and eventual broad fuel tax access for all agencies. Curtis will complete his second term in January 1975 with many potential challengers already announced.
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Curtis
Maine
General Fund
Department
Department of Education, Health and Welfare
Fish and Game
Brezhnev Arrives in Cuba to Start Havana Visit
Soviet Communist Party chief Leonid Brezhnev lands in Havana for a week long visit. He receives a joyous reception, will address a rally at Plaza de la Revolucion, and meet Fidel Castro and Cuban officials as speculation grows on U S relations.
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Miami
Leonid L. Brezhnev
Havana
Brezhnev
Fidel Castro
Plaza de la Revolucion
Andrei A. Gromyko
Cuba
Kremlin
Alexei N. Kosygin
Caribbean
Math and Science Coordination Suggested By Evaluators
The Self-Evaluation Study of Biddeford elementary grades notes a common recommendation to appoint department heads to coordinate math and science across levels. It cites paid math and science heads as improving curriculum, budget, supplies, and teacher support, though Sarah Jane Poli now serves as curriculum coordinator reducing urgency.
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Biddeford
Sarah Jane Poli
Miss Poli
SAD 71 Approves Shortened Release Time Plan
SAD 71 board approves a reduced teachers release time program through this school year with five half days and requires written reports to be reviewed by principals. The panel backs Arundel High students being readmitted to Kennebunk High on a tuition basis pending Feb budget vote. State land donated for a new 20 acre site off Sea Road, with prospective board members present and a heated debate over the plan continuing.
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Kennebunkport
SAD 71 Board of Directors
Arthur Hedberg
Arundel High School
Kennebunk High School
Kennebunk
Arundel
Jack Ketchum
Sea Road
Rodney Ross
R-Baxter
Judith Dow
Alan Jasper
Victor Serreze
Marilyn Stavros
Robert
Stukas
Inside The Journal Cartoons Classifieds Crossword Puzzle
Cartoon features, classified blurbs, and a light puzzle page from today's Journal include a quip about dieting and width, a small chuckle destined for readers seeking brief humor and quick games.
Coat key evidence in DeWitt murder trial
Jurors heard that a coat belonging to Diane Belanger was introduced as state evidence in the murder trial of Lawrence DeWitt. The 24 year old Biddeford woman was found dead July 15 1972 after a night with DeWitt and co witness Donald Rumery. Pathologist Dr Joseph OConnor testified the cause of death was multiple stab wounds to the chest abdomen and thigh with no defensive wounds observed. The coat was found May 10 1973 on Old Newtown Road Biddeford and identified by Belanger's mother. DeWitt pleaded not guilty to murder.
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Alfred
Diane Belanger
Biddeford
Lawrence G. DeWitt
St. Mary St
DeWitt
Joseph O'Connor
Springfield
Mass
O'Connor
Vernon Arey
Sherwood
Boston
Maine
Old Newtown Road
Donald Rumery
Arundel
Rumery
Sat. Baston
Belanger
Shirley
Energy Bill In Doubt In Senate Vote On Conference Return
Washington AP report states emergency energy legislation faces doubt as the Senate moves to vote on sending the bill back to conference with the House. Sen Gaylord Nelson plans a recommitment motion, while Sen Henry Jackson questions its chances. The measure would grant Nixon power to order gasoline rationing and drop windfall profits protections, amid industry lobbying and a December filibuster. Nelson opposes the bill as unworkable, signaling renewed opposition from his bloc.
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Washington
Senate
House
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Nixon
Nelson
Jackson
White House
Jadine O’Brien Runs Against Kyros in Maine District
Jadine O’Brien announces candidacy for Maine’s First District House seat, challenging incumbent Peter N. Kyros in the Democratic primary. She cites voter distrust of Washington, vows to press incumbents for answers, and campaigns on grassroots support and reform, naming local shipyard workers amid rising gasoline costs and corporate profits.
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Peter N. Kyros
Portland
The
Grass
Washington
Maine
Peter Kyros
U. S
Jadine O’brien
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Kenneth M. Curtis
State Highway Department
Energy Office
William Simon
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Simon
Gerald Parsky
Muskie
Committee
Christopher Couch
Inside the Journal
Dear Abby
Seck
Peg Welch
Maureen Dow Martin
Jadine O'Brien
Kyros
United States Congress
Congress
Executive
Jefferson
Lincoln
Louis the XIV
Bath
Kittery
Democratic State Committee
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