Maine woodsmen form association to press price reforms
Maine independents who supply pulpwood to mills have organized statewide as the Maine Woodsmen’s Association. They accuse paper companies of exploiting woodcutters by paying rock bottom prices and using Canadian labor to pressure prices. They cite selective cutting and unstable quota delivery systems as tactics against American loggers.
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Patten
Maine
Maine Woodsmen's Association
Association
MWA
Wayne Birmingham
State Department of Manpower Affairs
The
Paper Industry Information Office
Ralph Nader
Peter Hagerty
Hyde School Fire Under Investigation
Fire inspectors probe the predawn blaze at Hyde School in Bath Maine that destroyed the main building valued at about 250000. Fire Chief Norman C Kenney called the fire suspicious as investigators focus on its start and rapid spread. All 30 students evacuated safely and two firemen were lightly injured. Classes resumed later that day as debris was cleared.
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Bath
Maine
Norman C. Kenney
Hyde
Thomas W. Hyde
Bath Iron Works
Joseph Gould
Gould
Singer Seeks New Trial In Maine Mail Fraud Case
Jonathan M. Singer 28 of Portland was convicted on 28 counts of mail fraud for defrauding customers in a prepaid lobsters by mail business. He filed a motion for a new trial alleging an unfair proceeding due to judge remarks and newspaper publicity.
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Portland. Maine
Portland
Jonathan M. Singer
Singer
Oil Exec Sees 8 Cent Hike In Maine Prices
Shell Oil Co official William Buemer predicts Maine gasoline and heating oil costs could rise up to eight cents by year end. He cautions a five to eight cent range if foreign oil stays near $12 a barrel, rising further with a $2 tariff. Buemer ties July's price jump to a new $1 oil import tariff.
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Bangor. Maine
Shell Oil Co
Maine
Wabi-Tv
Shell
Boston
William Buemer
Buemer
New
Livermore Falls Teen Dies After Tower Fall From Power Line
In Livermore Falls Maine Craig Barclay fourteen died after contacting a 2300 volt line and falling about twenty feet from a transmission tower. Police said he and three friends were playing near the structure when Barclay and another youth climbed it. the other boy escaped uninjured.
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Livermore Falls, Maine
Livermore Falls
Craig Barclay
Franklin County Memorial Hospital
Leonard DiMarco
DiMarco
Barclay
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America
Igi
Red Cross
Dr. Brown
Sebagos
Thom McAns
Terrific Savings
White
Navy
Feracci
Axhide
Uniroyal
Hagerty
Paper Company
Morris Wing
Woodlands
International Paper Co
Electrolux
Desco Parts & Repair
Duffee Melvin Ave
Art Gallery
Center Street
Park & Shop
Gloria Hartsell
Yvette Roberge
Youland’‘S
Biddeford
Youland’s Department Store
Main Street
Poli
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