Kennebunkport Eyes Tax Cut and Loitering Ordinance
Kennebunkport voters approve a 1973 property tax rate of 57.60 per thousand, the first decline in six years, with aims to cut further for 1974. The meeting also passes a loitering ordinance to curb traffic obstruction and a building permit rule requiring a $3 permit from the Building Inspector, George Osborne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
Selectman
H. David Walley
Walley
Selectmen
Carter Radley
Board of Assessors
Radley
Kenneth Euler
Kennebunk Port
John Bradford
Bradford
Leary
Police Commission
Board of Selectmen
George Osborne
Old Orchard Beach Board Slams McGary Over Supt. Appointment
The Old Orchard Beach School Board held a press conference at Loranger School accusing Commissioner Carroll McGary of refusing to attend a special meeting over the appointment of Supt. David Majercik. The board claims the July 1972 contract set Majercik’s term and vows to challenge McGary’s decision in court if needed.
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Loranger School
Old Orchard Beach
The
Journal
Carroll McGary
David Majercik
McGary
Majercik
Ajercik
Louis Angelis
DeAngelis
Howard
Slaney
State Commissioner of Education
Chester Kimball
Nixon aide cites spy driver linked to Muskie campaign
John D. Ehrlichman testified he was told a Nixon campaign spy worked as a personal driver for Sen. Edmund Muskie last year. The unnamed spy supposedly carried and photographed Muskie’s mail for the campaign. Ehrlichman said the informant was a cab driver recruited by a Nixon ally and that the White House denied no secrecy. The testimony comes as congressional probes into Watergate continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John D. Ehrlichman
Edmund S$. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Nixon
Ehrlichman
Magruder
Paul
Ken
Reitz
Republican National Committee
Senate
White House
National
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Gorilla Sightings Reported in Durham and Brunswick
Durham dog officer Louis Pinette and two sheriff's aides search for a supposed gorilla weighing 300 to 350 pounds after residents reported sightings. Fresh tracks and large prints support the claim, with Brunswick also reporting a possible sighting but no confirmation.
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Durham
Louis Pinette
Sheriff's Office
Maine
Thursay Pinette
Brunswick
Power Shut Off In Tenant Dispute In Saco
Barbara Palmer and her husband live at 10 Lilian Ave in Saco facing eviction after their electricity was shut off by landlord agent Frank Altomare as part of a rent dispute. The family of six lacks power for cooking, refrigeration and lighting while awaiting a Saco District Court hearing on August 2.
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Barbara Palmer
Lilian Ave
Saco
Palmers
Saco District Court
Palmer
Frank J. Altomare
Elaine Hayes
Jersey City
N. J
Altomare
PUC
Public Utilities Commission
Central Maine Power
Scott Howard
Biddeford
CMP
the Journal
Lillian Ave
Christopher Couch
Swordfish price riles shoppers as federal action targets smuggling
An Associated Press report notes federal officials target a swordfish smuggling ring off Massachusetts amid warnings of mercury. local officials dispute health risk levels while fish prices rise. Readers encounter wider market impact as cusk haddock halibut and eggs show steep gains and-store managers lament shrinking profits.
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Associated Press
Massachusetts
Massachusetts’ Division of Food and Drugs
State Department of Public Health
Hamburg
Saco
Minimum Wage Bill Reaches Compromise in Congress
House and Senate conferees approve a $2.20 minimum wage plan covering about eight million workers. The deal raises current rates to $2.20 by next July with staged increases for farm workers and domestic servants. Formal votes awaited as opposition warns of a possible veto and inflation impact.
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Washington
Senate House
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Senate
Harrison A. Williams Jr
D.J
Labor Committee
House
Ered
Woul
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