Obituaries and services note OOB sophomore dies in crash
Susan Powers 16 of Old Orchard Beach High School died from injuries after a Friday night car crash on Milliken Mills Road near Scarborough. Dwight McLeod 18 was injured. Powers was a business student, basketball player, and freshman cheerleader. Memorials and services were announced for Downey and O'Kell with town and church rites.
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Old Orchard Beach
Susan Powers
Maine Medical Center
Miss Powers
Frederick Powers
Old Salt Road
Dwight McLeod
OOBHS
Milliken Mills Road
Scarborough Line
Scarborough
McLeod
OOB
Dwight W. McLeod
James J. Downey
School St
Cork
Ireland
Michael Downey
Massachusetts
St. Margaret Church
C. Fayette Staples Post
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans Post
South Boston
Mass
St. Mary
Biddeford
Cote Funeral Home
Beach and
James Streets
Saco
Special Ed Swim-A-Thon Aims to Aid Local Programs
In Kennebunkport the Meadows Swim and Tennis Center hosts a Sunday swim-a-thon to raise funds for a special education swim program. Organizers seek at least 400 in pledges with 100 laps maximum and donors can pledge per lap or a fixed amount. Proceeds support Park Street School students and Cousens School preschoolers, after federal funding was cut.
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Kennebunkport
Aquamarine Pool
Meadows Swim and Tennis Center
Carol Holmberg
Gail Lawrence
Park Street
Cousens School
The
Meadows Swim Club
Meadows Center
Kennebunk Light Seeks Rate Increase
Kennebunk Light and Power District seeks a 10 percent rate hike with 2 708 customers in town and parts of Wells Lyman and Arundel affected. The request aims to raise annual operating revenues by 75 309 above 1975 levels due to higher costs for materials labor wholesale power and slower growth.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk Light and Power District
Public Utilities Commission
PUC
Wells
Lyman and Arundel
KL and P
Maine
Howard M. Cunningham
CIA Papers Reported Lost Senate Panel Faces Missing Records
The House intelligence committee cannot locate about 230 CIA documents, some secret, given to the panel for its spy agency probe. Chairman Otis G. Pike says theft is unlikely and notes items may be in archives or destroyed or misreturned to the State Department. A separate ethics inquiry follows a leak by CBS and Village Voice. Senior Fellowship meets Friday at 10 a.m. at the Salvation Army Center with Rev. James Morrison as guest speaker.
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Washington
House Intelligence Committee
CIA
Otis G. Pike
Pike
New York
State Department
CBS
Daniel Schorr
Village Voice
Schorr
House Ethics Committee
Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army Center
Church Street
James Morrison
St. Margaret Church
Council Sets Deadline On Manager Appointment
The Old Orchard Beach Town Council voted unanimously to decide on the town manager appointment by March 17 or sooner. They accepted R B Allens bid of 22 051 for a new fire alarm system for the public safety complex, with a 180 day installation.
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Council
Kathleen O’connell
Old Orchard Beach
Richard Marshall
John Litwinett
R. B. Allen
Frank Manduca
Allen
Manduca
Arizona
Richard C. Lamb
Old Orchard Beach seeks tax share from state revenue
OOB Councilor John Litwinetz pushes to return sales tax dollars to the town to fund police, fire, lifeguards, and beach services. The council votes to ask Rep. Leatrice Morin to present enabling legislation or a restructuring plan noting possible property tax relief of up to 30 percent.
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OOB
John Litwinetz
Old Orchard Beach
Litwinetz
Councilor
Leatrice Morin
State House
Maine Governor Vetoes School Funding Tax Bill
Gov. Longley vetoes the proposed 33 percent income tax rise linked to Maine school funding. He says the plan shifts costs to residents and widows while keeping property taxes high and signals possible support for limited reforms in 1977. He filed an 11 line packet detailing impacts and outlined alternative funding ideas.
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Maine
Longley
House
Weather Drawing Report by Joleen Mills
Weather drawing lists regional forecast notes for New England towns and states. Includes freezing drizzle snow tonight in Jameson School area and varied rain snow Friday into Saturday with cooler lows around the 20s to 30s and highs in the 30s to 50s.
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Joleen Mills
Jameson School
Portland
New Hampshire
Vermont
New England
Weather Terms and Daily Readings Terminology
The passage defines meteorological fields used in daily reports. Hi records the previous day's high, Lo the current morning low, Pre-Precipitation tracks 24 hour total rainfall, Otlk notes sky conditions outlook for today. East ern Time is noted.
Milk Payment Change Sparks Dairy Farm Tensions
Old Tavern Farm Inc has started paying dairymen on the 15th each month citing higher raw milk costs and the Maine Milk Commission as reasons. Farmers warn price hikes will be blocked if costs rise and payments lag, with locals noting bills for cattle feed and expenses.
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Old Tavern Farm Inc
Old Tavern
Maine Milk Commission
Massachusetts
Consumer Advocate
Harold Brown
Richmond
Goffin
Cub Pack 328 Holds Blue and Gold Banquet in Saco
Cub Pack 328 held its annual Blue and Gold Banquet at Trinity Episcopal Church in Saco. Richard Majewski and Joseph Hill spoke as honored guests. Richard Gagnon Michael Marcotte Steven Pate Christopher Koutalidis Mathew Marcotte Dennis Twomey received one year pins. Francis Richard earned a bear badge and pin. Bob cat helos Stephen Perry Richard Baldwin and awards went to Howard Cushman Christopher Moore Michael Twomey Randy Eastman. Den mothers received certificates of appreciation.
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Saco
Trinity Episcopal Church
Cleveland Street
Hill
Jeffrey Ferguson
Roger Pelli
Richard Gagnon
Michael Marcotte
Steven Pate
Christopher Koutalidis
Mathew Marcotte
Dennis Twomey
Francis Richard
Stephen Perry
Richard Baldwin
Bobcat Helos
Howard Cushman
Christopher Moore
Michael Twomey
Randy Eastman
Linda Twomey
Carol Lamontagne
Dorothy Corthell
Mona Thomas
Polly Papas
Town confronts budget cuts and potential service reductions
Selectmen face funding gaps that could halt town office utilities legal notices appeals board expenses and part of the accountant salary. The stunned board contemplates steps as citizens weigh a rescind motion per Robert's Rules of Order, said Abbott Pendergast. Charles Day expressed dismay at the shambles.
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Appeals Board
Charles Day
Selectmen
Abbott Pendergast
Pendergast
Robert
Maine seeks repeal of old protective labor laws
A Maine bill aims to remove sex discrimination from state codes by repealing decades old protections for women workers. It would lift limits on overtime hours and weights, allow tattoos for women, adjust widows benefits, and let courts choose guardians when parents disagree.
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Augusta
Maine
Judiciary Committee
Judy R. Potter
University of Maine School of Law
U.S. Supreme Court
Potter
Associated Industries of
American Insurance Association
Maine Lottery Announces This Week's Winning Numbers
Augusta Maine The Maine State Lottery Commission released this weeks winning numbers 993 159 as part of the statewide drawing.
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Augusta
Maine
Maine State Lottery Commission
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