Congress Divided On Railroad Plan
Washington and Southington reports outline a mixed Congress reaction to a government reorganization plan for Northeast railroads. Sen Vance Hartke praised federal efforts but urged changes while Sen Lowell Weicker criticized the proposal as insufficient. The plan aims to form ConRail a 15000 mile system from Atlantic to Mississippi with Penn Central as backbone and includes several other lines. Freeman Heath 32 arrested in Hartford for Maine bank burglary linked to North Anson First National Bank of Farmington.
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Washington
Congress
Vance Hartke
Dod
Senate Transportation Subcommittee
Indiana
Southington
Conn
Maine
FBI
Freeman Heath
U.S
Thomas F. Parker
Hartford
Heath
North Anson
First National Bank of
Farmington
Thomas Dugan
New Haven
Artke
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
ConRail
Atlantic
Mississippi River
Penn Central
Erie Lackawanna
Reading
Central of New Jersey
Lehigh Valley
Lehigh and Hudson River
Ann Arbor
Special Pickup Continues In Saco
The Saco public works department will collect items too large for regular waste disposal Friday. Residents seeking the service should call the public works department by Thursday.
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Saco Public Works Department
Public Works Department
Study Targets Banning Studded Tires in Connecticut
Connecticut DOT pushes to outlaw steel studded tires arguing they harm roads and raise hydroplaning risk. Legislators previously killed the bill. DOT estimates 20 to 30 percent of winter cars wear studs and cites higher stopping times on wet or dry pavement.
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Hartford
Connecticut
Department of Transportation
DOT
General Assembly
Charles FE. Dougan
Dougan
Grackles Scattered by Noisy Bird Recordings in Wallingford
Holly Lane residents hired Bartley Block of the University of Bridgeport to play distress starling recordings through a loudspeaker system. The racket alarmed the grackles and prompted Charles Johnson and Bill Applegate to continue evening blasting, with one neighbor noting the effort drove off nearly all the birds but did not relocate them far.
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Wallingford, Conn
Holly Lane
Birdee Bartley Block
University of Bridgeport
Charles Johnson
Bill Applegate
Applegate
Rosser refuses Maine resignation amid budget dispute
Maine Governor James Longley requests the resignation of Mental Health and Corrections Chief John Rosser, citing loss of confidence. Rosser declines to step down, seeking written complaints, as the two clash over budget and hiring policies.
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Augusta
Maine
John Rosser
James B. Longley
Longley
Tougier
Rosser
New Jersey
Clyde Kr Lieb
Leib
Aroostook Regional Mental Health Center
Maine Governor Nominates Levesque for Manpower Post
Emilien A. Levesque, 10 year former state legislator and ex Civil Defense director, is nominated by Gov James B. Longley to continue as commissioner of Manpower Affairs. Peter Damborg to head Manpower Planning and Coordination. Ralph Lowe to replace him in the governor’s news office. Nomination awaits Executive Council confirmation.
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Longley
Maine
Rosser
New Jersey School Boards Association
New Jersey Department of Education
Augusta
Emilien A. Levesque
James B. Longley
Peter M. Damborg
Department of Manpower Affairs
Damborg
Ralph Lowe
Levesque
Kenneth M. Curtis
Executive Council
Damberg
Maine State Employes Association
State House
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Nguyen
St. Joseph College
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UPI
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LusterSoft
Burlington
Nichols & Co
Main Street
Biddeford
Bank Americard
East Stoneham
Richard S. Cohen
Cohen
Evergreen Valley
David E. Smith
Maine Department of Health and Welfare
Seals and Croft
Poco
Richie Havens
all-Democratic Council
Pennsylvania
St Joseph's College
St. Joseph's
Bernard P. Currier
State Education Department
Nancy Kenniston
State Office of Economic Opportunity
Randolph
Ralph Libby
Roland E. Whittier Sr
Whittier
Libby
Gardiner General Hospital
Olson
Cushing
Andrew Wyeth
Joseph E. Levine
New York
Levine
Wyeth
Christina
Christina Olson
Bureau of Parks and Recreation
Entleman
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