February's Short Month Delays Driver's Licenses and Tags
A writer laments February's brevity and the lost hour, recounting a trip to Kennebunk for a new license and the wait for vehicle tags and inspection. The piece notes stubborn bureaucratic hurdles, a long line, and the aging car needing care. The author recalls past experiences with mechanics and memories of birthdays.
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Abe Lincoln
Thomas Edison
George Washington
Abe
Tom Edison
Kennebunk
Channel 26 To Begin Public TV Service In Biddeford
Biddeford gains a new Channel 26 public television service with an 8 a.m. March 15 launch from MPBN in Orono. The transmitter in Sanford will offer seven day weekly English programming, plus a half hour of French content to mark the debut.
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Maryline White
Biddeford
Maine
Public Broadcasting Network
Orono
Calvin Thomas
Bangor
Presque Isle
Thomas
Sanford
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
MPBN
University of Maine
Meg-Tv
Augusta
York County
Wcbb-Tv
Colby, Bates and Bowdoin Colleges
Buckley
Firing Line
Masterpiece Theater
Ashington Week
Agronsky and Co
Channel 26
Therogram
Egins
Sesame Street
the Electric Company
la Machine Magique
L’ontario Aux Milles
Army Reservists Face Guerrilla Fire During War Games
Journal special war correspondent reports Army Reservists from Company A, 304th Regiment, Hollis plains, sharing a noon meal with C-rations while four guerrillas attack their camp. The raid and simulated artillery deliveries test the reservists during summer camp war games.
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Susan Morrison
Hollis
Journal
Hollis Plains
304Th Regiment
Army Reserves
Stephen Muskie
David Berry
Ed Tooher
Ford Considers Delaying Oil Tax In Response To Democratic Proposals
President Ford met with Republican leaders and cited potential deferment of the second and third dollars of the oil import tariff. Senate and House leaders criticized Democratic energy plans while Ullman urged a stronger gas tax path as Ford weighs postponement to spur compromise talks.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Senate
Hugh Scott
Scott
House
John Rhodes
Arizona
Congress
al Ullman
Ways and Means Committee
Ullman
Rhodes
Fsoge
NBC
Port voters to decide 1975 municipal budget at town meeting
Port voters will vote Tuesday on a 1975 municipal budget of 481 967 with 331 797 10 raised by assessment. The town also faces a large SAD 71 assessment pushing total assessed value well above 1 03 million, amid projected valuation growth and a potential shift to 100 percent valuation for tax purposes.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunkport
Carter Radley
Radley
Budget Board
Selectman
Charles Sullivan
February Market Basket Shows Small Price Declines Across Cities
An Associated Press survey tracked 15 common items in 13 cities on March 1 1973 and monthly thereafter. Beef prices tumbled with eight cities reporting lower chopped chuck prices, while granulated sugar fell in six cities and rose in Chicago. Overall the February market basket dropped about nine-tenths of a percent, with vigorous sugar price shifts tied to wholesale declines and preexisting factory costs.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Chicago
National Association of Food Chains
Clarence Adams
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A witty quip notes that expertise lies in ignoring small errors as one moves toward a final mistake. The line reflects a dry humor tone about professional overconfidence and the inevitability of error in pursuit of a goal.
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