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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1976
Page
1
Final campaigning day as Maine voters decide a Democratic congressional nominee a Republican Senate candidate and a statewide Bigelow Mountain preserve measure. Names include Barton Bustin Boucher Lowry Mitchell Reeves Rolde Monks Truman. polling hours 8 p.m. close in many towns with detailed precinct sites listed.
Seven Democratic hopefuls campaign across Maine's First Congressional District to challenge incumbent Republican David Emery in November. The field includes Rick Barton of Portland, backed by Young Democrats, promoting balanced budget policy, jobs programs, housing aid and day cares. Barton previously advised Senator Hathaway.
In a lopsided Maine Republican primary, Robert Monks and Plato Truman vie to challenge Democratic Sen. Edmund Muskie. Monks, 42, spent over $100,000 on organization and ads, while Truman, 47, self funded about one tenth that amount. Truman argues voters should follow ethics over money, and both men outline paths from business and local politics to the senate race. Truman, a former Democrat who owned a wholesale food business, lives at 28 Birch St. in Biddeford. Monks, a Cape Elizabeth resident and Harvard-educated former Maine energy commissioner, is selling his Maine Wood Fuel Co. interests to pursue the seat. The winners face Muskie in the fall.
Don Cote challenges York County Sheriff Richard Dutremble in a tight primary contest. Dutremble, in office for many years, previously won a Democratic race against incumbent Harold Nason in 1962. Cote touts sheriff duties including budget, staffing, and liaison roles across law agencies as he stresses patrolmen jail turnkeys and process servers.
Monks discusses US Soviet relations and detente noting the Soviet Union does not accept our concepts of free enterprise and civil liberties. He calls for understanding the third world and reducing the gap between rich and poor nations while questioning defense spending levels amid conflicting studies.
The speech recalls a one way detente that favored Russia more than the United States. It notes America built itself up with limited foreign aid while remaining humane and generous. It asserts a role as leader of the free world and a rendezvous with destiny.
Thornton Academy graduates march into Linnell gym in white gowns and red rosebuds while their peers in maroon robes pass beyond patriotic flower arrangements. Flashbulbs pop as families capture the moment amid cheers and laughter at a bicentennial graduation marked by cameras and memories.
In York County Democrats face tight contests in one senate seat two state house seats a county commission post and the sheriff race. Incumbent Sheriff Richard Dutremble confronts Donald Cote while Clinton Phinney Jr. heads to the general election in November. Contests also loom for Biddeford House District 115 with Mayor Lucien Dutremble and others competing for three seats.
Editor's note directs readers to page 8 for a comparative look at candidates for the State Senate and State House in the primary, outlining major issue positions and standings essential for voters.
Voters statewide face Bigelow Mountain preservation referendum and local referenda in Kennebunkport Old Orchard Beach and Saco. The Bigelow plan would create a 40000 acre public preserve in midwest Maine near Bastion, drawing opposition from Gov. Longley who warns against spending now and harming future funding for elders and students. An ERC statement calls the measure a twenty million dollar monument to conservationists.
On June 7 1654 Louis XIV was crowned at Rheims. Daniel Boone began Kentucky exploration in 1769. In 1862 Britain and US signed slave trade suppression treaty. Lincoln renominated in 1864. 1940 Norway resistance ended. Richard Henry Lee proposed independence resolutions in 1776.
In Idaho Falls, Idaho, thousands escape a dam breach after advance warning. About six people are confirmed dead with roughly 120 injured and 135 missing. Losses reach hundreds of millions as homes, farms, and businesses are ruined. Details on citizen warnings on page 5. Kennebunk High School class of ’76 graduation interrupted by guest speaker. details on page 10.
In a letters page quip a husband notes he bought a foreign cookbook for his wife but now finds ingredients scarce. The brief item reflects reader humor in the Bulletin Board section of the Biddeford Saco Journal.
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