Handyman Becomes Asset to Biddeford Homemaker Aides
Ernie Raymond, a male homemaker, is the first all around handyman in the Homemaker Service of the Human Relations Bureau York County. He assists 18 women who help low income and elderly residents stay in their homes. Raymond fixes doors, leaks, wiring and other tasks the aides cannot. The Diocese of Portland sets job qualifications and hires more in the four county area.
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Maryline White
Ernie Raymond
Human Relations Bureau
Birch Street
Biddeford
York County
Raymond
Ednar Rollins
Diocese of
Portland
Living Costs Rise as Prices Jump in Clothing and Travel
The May Consumer Price Index rose 0.3 percent to 124.7, led by increases in clothing and transportation. Food prices fell slightly while meats dropped 0.9 percent, and fresh fruit rose 1.5 percent as purchasing power climbed due to wage gains and lower taxes.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Nixon Press Conference Talks Press Editors Complain
Washington AP report notes President Nixon has not held a full scale live TV radio news conference for over a year. Press Secretary Ziegler cites no date or time. The last live event was June 1, 1971, with outlook for 1972 described as bleak by the Washington News Committee.
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Washington
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Oval Office
Washington News Committee
Associated Press Managing Editors Association
Kennebunkport Appeals Board Deliberates S Brook Start Dates
Seven new Kennebunkport Appeals Board members heard testimony on the S Brook project by Captain Bruce Robertson Dick owner of Captain's Landing as they weigh when construction began after building inspector Richard Baker denied a permit. Attorneys questioned the board's role while contractor Nick Poli promised to supply exact time and date figures to clarify the start of construction.
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Kennebunkport
Richard E. Baker
Baker
Appeals Board
Robertson-Dick
S Brook
Alan Nelson
Roger Elliot
Robertson- Dick
Atty. Nelson
Aid
Robert Howes
March
Nick Poli
Elliot
U.S. Supreme Court
Historic Child Care Bill Passes Senate
The Senate approved a 2.95 billion historic child day care bill by a 73-12 vote, sending it to the House. It would fund free day care for working parents under 4,320 a year, partial cost for 4,320 to 7,000, and full cost for higher incomes, promising to double children in care in year one.
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Senate
Washington
Nixon
House
Women’ S Liberation
Walter F. Mondale
Dminn
Leonard Levasseur Thanks Supporters in June Primaries
A political advertisement from Leonard Levasseur expresses gratitude to friends who backed him in the June primaries and asks for continued support in the fall elections.
McGovern Wins New York Delegates in Landslide Victory
Senator George McGovern captured 220 delegates in New York with totals near 250 of 278, signaling a likely first ballot win at the Democratic National Convention. The NY results overshadowed House races as Elizabeth Holigman upset Rep. Emanuel Celler, while Bella Abzug lost in her district. McGovern celebrated with a push toward a 1,509 delegate majority, urging unity amid criticism from Humphrey and Muskie.
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New York
George McGovern
McGovern
Miami Beach
Brooklyn
Elizabeth Holigman
Emanuel Celler
House
Judiciary Committee
Celler
Columbia College
Columbia Law School
Bella Abzug
William F. Ryan
Than Bingham
Ierry James Sch Scheuer
Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Humphrey
Muskie
State Democratic Committee
Shirley Chisholm
Bronx
Herman Badillo
Arkansas
Delaware
Nebraska
Humphrey and
Harmony Justice
DNC Wins Key Ruling Over Miami Convention Rules
Washington AP report notes the Democratic National Committee prevailed in a constitutional clash with Daley loyalists over rules to boost youth black and women delegates for the Miami Beach convention next month.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
Richard Daley
Miami Beach
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