Area schools turn in homework on sex roles report
Four Maine districts Biddeford SAD 71 Saco and Old Orchard Beach filed affirmative action reports under state and federal laws promising to correct sex role bias, expand opportunities for girls and integrate gym classes. Officials worry over what the reports may reveal, with timelines set to implement changes by 1978 and a focus on hiring more women in administration and men in nontraditional teaching roles.
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Larry Stains
Biddeford
Saco
SAD 71
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
Ssle
Susan E. Hirsch
Education Department
Ms. Hirsch
Militia Day Fete Unveils 39-Foot Flagpole In Kennebunk
A dozen Kennebunk men raised a 39 foot flagpole at Memorial Park beside the public library during Militia Day events organized by the Kennebunk-Kennebuk port chapter of the Jaycees. The 8th Dover Colonial Militia Company marched in full dress as the Kennebunk Free Library hosted activities.
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Kennebunk
Memorial Park
Kennebunk-Kennebunk Port
Jaycees
8Th Dover Colonial Militia Company
Kennebunk Free Library
Herman Cohen
Donald Richard
Dover
Berwick
Dana Littlefield
John Ewing
Intruder fatally shot on White House lawn
Police say Chester M. Plummer, a 30 year old Washington cab driver, scaled the fence on Pennsylvania Avenue and brandished a three foot pipe before being shot by an Executive Protective Service guard. Motive remains unknown.
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Washington
White House
Chester M. Plummer
Protective Service
Charles A. Garland
Plummer
Pennsylvania Avenue
Secret Service
Jack Warner
Susan Ford
Saco Names Arthur Lerman as Second City Planner Aide
Arthur Lerman, 26, hired as CETA assistant to City Planner Peter Cullinan in Saco Maine for one year. Lerman, formerly with Lakes Region Planning and Unity College, aims to assist with updating the comprehensive plan prepared by Hans Klunder Consultants. He grew up in Biddeford and recently moved back to Saco while planning regional studies and zoning reviews.
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NEW City Planning
Arthur Lerman
Saco City Hall Chamber
John Ewing
Linda Brickley
Saco
City Hall
Bi Beard
Peter Cullinan
Lerman
Cron
John Dexter
Cullinan
Hans Klunder
New Hampshire
Planning Board
Biddeford
Poe
Unity College
Lakes Region Planning Commission
Meredith
N.H
Laconia
Reagan names Schweiker as veep running mate pick
President hopeful Ronald Reagan announced his choice of U.S. Senator Richard S. Schweiker of Pennsylvania as his running mate if he secures the Republican nomination. The brief statement from Los Angeles outlined Schweiker as the vice presidential candidate.
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Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
U.S
Richard S. Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Presient
Fidel Castro Uprising and Suez Canal Nationalization Highlight
Today in history notes Fidel Castro’s 1953 Santiago barracks revolt and 1775 Continental Congress post office act. It also recalls Nasser’s 1956 Suez nationalization and Viet Nam US shift. A Moto-Cross race in Waterboro and a tragic page eight incident are mentioned among brief items.
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Associated Press
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Santiago
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Alexandria
Suez Canal
United States
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
China
Wife reads direct mail joke tops brief page
A lighthearted item opens with a joke: a wife tells her husband she received direct mail claiming 3 million Americans can't read. The page continues with standard newspaper sections including classifieds, puzzles, comics, and internal notices.
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America
Saco Planner
Reagan
Continental Congress
Benjamin Franklin
New England Moto-Cross Association
Waterboro
Marie Barcroft
Marie
Biddeford - Saco
Journal
Abby
New England
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