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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1976
Page
8
Journal reporters questioned each candidate about district problems and plans, legislative goals, drinking age votes, state funded jobs, and pollution enforcement versus extended compliance time. Answers were given spontaneously and condensed by the Journal for brevity.
A profile for a 32 year old broker-owner from Kerry Realty outlines major issues and proposals. He calls taxes the main problem and pledges to lessen the burden on working families and the elderly. He advocates strengthening the elderly property tax rebate and prioritizing state spending. He supports a sunset law to justify ongoing programs and expanding homemaker and home health aid workers. He also urges extra revenue sharing for the Biddeford Saco area and a two to three percent measure for OOB.
A resident profile outlines positions on a local sales tax to fund tourism and PAC staffing, drinking age proposals, a private sector jobs program, and a pollution crackdown with practical deadlines. Also details age 53, address 27 Adelaide Rd OOB, former state rep, Thornton Academy grad 1940.
A sanitized voter guide fragment lists multiple Biddeford district candidates aged 22 to 62, with addresses on Green Street, Main Street, Summer Street, Guinea Road and Crestwood Drive. They discuss major problems such as unemployment and low income jobs, support for elderly housing and medical aid, drinking age positions from 18 to 21, and opinions on a limited or broader jobs program along with pollution enforcement and tax concerns.
The candidate, 27, resident of 28 Birch St Biddeford, a grocery clerk and former Biddeford charter commissioner, pushes tax burdens on timberlands to offset living costs. Proposes later school start for extra summer work, safer driving rules, and mosquito control funding. Opposes a 21 to 18 drinking age, urges a strong jobs program if industry growth stalls, and notes past legislative runs in 1970 and 1975-76.
The text outlines profiles of senate district 2 candidates, including ages 39 and 38, addresses in Pittsfield and Biddeford, occupations as state representatives, construction workers, and business owners. It lists prior offices, education, and major policy concerns such as jobs and taxes, budgeting state funds, housing for the elderly, drinking age, and approaches to state programs and regulation. It notes proposed legislation on commuter passes, regional recycling funding, sunset review, and tax reform, along with positions on government spending, housing, and pollution control.
Addressing 10 Gertrude Ave in Biddeford, an insurance agent and treasurer reflects on community issues. He cites fresh water needs in Biddeford versus Arundel, opposes broad legislation, questions the drinking age without a sound rationale, and advocates for a costly but potentially beneficial jobs program with enforceable figures.
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