Arundel School Bids Reviewed and Plans outlined
Arundel building committee reviewed a $795,700 low bid from Danbury Inc for a Mildred L Day grammar school addition and set Aug 15 1976 completion. They will meet Friday in Augusta with Danbury and BPI officials to review action and discuss alternates including an athletic field and access road.
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Arundel
Mildred L. Day Grammar
Danbury, Inc
Portland
Danbury
Bureau of Public Improvements
BPI
Augusta
Dana
Rutledge Morton
Allied Engineers
Gorham
Dana Morton
Morton
Lawrence Bernard
Bernard
St. Monica's Church Hall
Boston
Five Men Survive Oil Rig Capsize Off Louisiana
Galliano La AP 26 hours trapped 50 feet underwater on Progress Marine No 2 rig. Joe Bellard clung to a valve and bubble of air as the upside down vessel drifted in 60 feet of water. Five rescued, one missing after the rig capsized during tow. Coast Guard, divers, and a helicopter searched the area near 18 miles off the Louisiana coast. Four jackup drilling rig crewmen were saved and admitted for observation. salvage plans under way.
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Galliano
Joe Bellard
Progress Marine No. 2
Bellard
Coast Guard
Ken
Louisiana
Opelousas
Derrel John Dore
Delcambre
Don Ludvich
Lafayette
Progress Marine Inc
Truman Candidate For Muskie Seat In Maine Primary
Plato Truman of Biddeford announced he will seek Senator Muskie's seat in next year's GOP primary. The Republican businessman campaigns on citizen politicians solving Maine problems and trimming federal spending. Truman, a former Maine House member now in food service and real estate, vows to replace Muskie and improve national economic welfare.
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Plato Truman
Biddeford
Muskie
Pacers
Edmund Muskie
Truman
Maine
Washington
Kenneth Curtis
York County
Ford Opens Rome Talks With Italy Amid Tight Security
President Ford began talks in Rome with Italian leaders after an hour of pomp at the presidential palace, stressing Atlantic alliance ties. Security surrounded the 10 hour visit with 5,000 police and 200 rooftop sharpshooters, as Ford met Leone and planned discussions with Moro.
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Rome
Italy
United States
Ford
Giovanni Leone
Washington
Paul VI
Vatican
Ciampino
United
Leone
U.S. Air Force
Quirinale
Henry A. Kissinger
Salzburg
Austria
Aldo Moro
Kissinger
Pope
Saco Council approves first reading of conservation commission
The Saco City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance to create a conservation commission despite protests from former members. Critics argued the rules are too restrictive, limiting membership by ward and professions, and constraining the commission to open land issues only. Supporters say restrictions ensure broad representation and proper ties to the planning board.
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Sue Morrison
Saco City
Conservation Commission
Commission
Samuel Zaitlin
James Ward
Zaitlin
Ordinance Committee
Michael Searles
Planning Board
Judy Potter
Robert Fenderson
Fenderson
DeSimone
Frechette to Join Thornton Academy as Financial Director
Andrew Frechette, superintendent of schools in Biddeford, will leave Aug 1 to join Thornton Academy as financial director and assistant to James A. Jortberg. The move, announced by the Bret Saco high school headmaster, is part of a broader administration realignment to handle budgetary duties.
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Biddeford
Andrew Frechette
Thornton Academy
James A. Jortberg
Bret Saco High School
Frechette
Jortberg
Jortharg
Saco
Sadat Sees Israeli Withdrawals as Path to Peace
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat welcomes Israel’s plan to cut forces along the Suez Canal and hints cargo bound for Israel may pass through the canal with further concessions. Rabin says Israel will withdraw half its 7,000 soldiers and 30 tanks from the six mile zone east of the canal before reopening. Kissinger and Ford weigh next steps as Cairo reports hint at a broader agreement including later moves toward Geneva.
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Ford
Salzburg
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Sadat
Henry A. Kissinger
Associated Press
Israel
Suez Canal
CBS
Austria
ABC
Yitzhak Rabin
U.N
Rabin
Canal Cargo
Kissinger
Washington
Cairo
Sinai Desert
Golan Heights
Geneva
Sinai
Inside the Journal Today's Chuckle
A humorous note in the journal jokes about forecasting in an unsettled world. It contrasts weather forecasters with government economists, implying the latter miss the mark more often. The line captures a light, skeptical voice on expert prediction.
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Jerusalem
Indochina
Pine Point
Stephen Muskie
Saco Council
Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission
John DeSimone
Paula Armstrong
Christopher
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