Biddeford weighs full time finance officer option
City audit urges centralized purchasing and a full time administrator to oversee financial administration, purchasing, accounting and personnel. Report cites past missteps, including fund co mingling and a $1.1 million loan default, and notes charter changes would be needed for such centralized control. Public reception is mixed, with voters previously rejecting a charter overhaul despite ongoing calls for professional municipal management.
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Biddeford
Dargis and
Carignan
Dutremble
Finance Committee
Dargis
Inside The Journal Cartoons Classifieds Crossword Puzzle
A quirky adage appears in the classifieds section as a light joke about bargaining. It frames a bargain as something scarce and valuable only if one has use for it, reflecting everyday wit typical of a small town newspaper.
Nixon Drafts Second Impeachment Article Amid Debate
A bipartisan House group drafted a second impeachment article accusing President Nixon of violating the Constitution and oath. The panel backed pursuing impeachment over the Watergate cover-up with five charges including tax data through the IRS, improper wiretaps by FBI and Secret Service, and misuse of power to impede investigations. The article, presented by Rep. William L. Hunge, aims for a final Judiciary Committee vote later, with Democrats still negotiating specifics.
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Washington
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
William L. Hungate
D-Mo
Cohen's Conscience Clear On Crucial Vote
Rep. William Cohen of Maine, a freshman Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, says little negative reaction from constituents or state GOP leaders met his impeachment vote against President Nixon. He explains his stand on television, notes the district is evenly split, and cites two core impeachment grounds while defending his conscience and trust as representative.
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Portland
William Cohen
Maine
House
Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Cohen
Connally Indicted On Milk Bribe
Former Treasury Secretary John B. Connally was indicted by a federal grand jury on bribery perjury and obstructing justice for allegedly taking $10,000 from a milk fund official to push higher milk price supports. Jacobsen of Associated Milk Producers Inc. also faces charges for the illegal payment. The case notes intended testimony to the grand jury and Senate Watergate committee and lists multiple counts with potential penalties up to 16 years in prison and $30,000 in fines. Special prosecutor Jaworski recused himself from related actions.
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Treasury
John B. Connally
Connally
Milk Fund
Jake Jacobsen
Jacobsen
Associated Milk Producers Inc
Texas
Secretary of Agriculture
Grand Jury
Senate Watergate Committee
Democrats
Nixon
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
Houston
AMPI
Jaworski
Henry Ruth Jr
Kunst Ends Long Walk Near End Of Global Trek
David Kunst, 35, began the final leg of his around the world walk in Newport Beach California and expects to reach Waseca Minnesota by about October 1. The trek started four years and three months ago with his brother John killed by bandits near the Khyber Pass. Kunst aimed to publicize UNICEF and has crossed Europe Afghanistan India and Australia.
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Calif
David Kunst
Kunst
Waseca
Minn
Eunst
John
Khyber Pass
Unicef
United Nation’s Childrens Fund
Afghanistan
India
Australia
Fish prices drop freeing shelves in weeks to come
Gloucester reports wholesale fish prices have fallen about 15 percent in four months due to oversupply and weak demand. Analysts say the declines should reach retail soon with potential good buys on seafood as stores move high priced stocks first. Overstocked warehouses show 49 percent higher holdings than a year ago across frozen fish and cod blocks drive large price drops.
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Gloucester
Mass
Hank McAvoy
National Marine Fisheries Service
United States
McAvoy
Ford’s Stratified Engine Aims 25% Gas Savings
Ford President Lee Iacocca says a new stratified charge engine could cut gasoline use by up to 25 percent compared with current engines, but only if future pollution rules are relaxed. The experimental design meets current emissions yet cannot clear 1978 nitrogen oxide limits, delaying mass production. He urged Congress to extend the 55 mph speed limit, noting it reduced deaths and fuel use.
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Dearborn
Mich
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Lee Iacocca
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