Bath shipbuilder heirs seek pay for Civil War gunboat debt
Descendants of Bath shipbuilder Stephen Larrabee pursue $11,708.97 claimed unpaid by the U.S. Navy for the gunboat Iosco. William Mussenden and son Edward cite naval board findings and multiple failed bills before Congress. Sen. Edmund Muskie backs a measure in the Judiciary Committee on Claims.
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Bath
Maine
William Mussenden
Edward
Mussenden
Edmund S. Muskie
Judicial Committee On Claims
Stephen Larrabee
Iosco
Union Navy
Washington
Larrabee
Amos Allen
Secretary of the Navy
Larrabee & Allen
Democratic Party
Edward Mussenden
National Archives
Library of Congress
Naval
Congress
Senate
Case
U.S. Court of Claims
Naval Board
Paper Mill Reopens With 300 Jobs For Mainers
Kennebec River Pulp and the Co. will reopen in April under Penntech Papers Inc. employing about 300 Mainers previously idle since December. John Leslie says most workers will stay in place as marketing plans bring changes. Penntech invests 2.5 million dollars to run the mill and Kennebec will repay a 4.9 million state loan, with the Maine Guarantee Authority waiving nearly 1 million in interest. The mill’s capacity reaches 175 tons of printing and specialty papers daily with 150 tons of groundwood pulp.
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Madison, Maine
Kennebec River
Maine Guarantee Authority
Leslie
Maine adopts Homeowners Protection Program for builders
The Home Owners Warranty Corp of Maine launches the national program offering 1 to 10 year protections on home defects. Participating Maine builders must offer the plan with a $2 per $1,000 fee or minimum $50, backed by insurance. The plan covers materials and workmanship for one year and major structural defects for 10 years, with arbitration and court options if disputes arise.
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Augusta
Maine
Home Owners Warranty Corp
Richard R. Sevigny
Sevigny
Diacen
American Arbitration Association
$800 Gas-Guzzler Tax Proposed in Maine Legislature
Maine lawmakers consider a tax of up to 800 on new gasoline guzzlers to curb oil imports and push efficient cars. The bill would start in 1977 with cars under 16 mpg and rise to 18 mpg by 1980, facing mixed support and opposition from auto groups and citizens.
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Augusta
Maine
Legislative Energy Committee
Richard Davies
D-Orono
Charlotte Z. Byers
Newcastle
Howard M. Reane
Davies
Angus King
Coastal Resources Action Committee
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Shipbuilder’s Heirs
Dun U.S
Bill
Bath Iron Works, Corp
Oe Preena
RTE
Exeter
Durham
Newmarket, NH
Bermuda
Newmarket
N.H
Island
Bankamericard
Access Orme
Red Cross
Sebagos
AAA
Men’s Famous Makers
Sebago Mocs and
Thom McAns
Buffalo
Oxfords
Daniel Greens
Evigny
Maine Linoleum and Carpet Co
Alfred St
Biddeford
Bud York
Mohawk, McGee, and Callaway
Armstrong, Congoleum
GAF
Mannington
New Hampshire
Stephen Muskie
Ralph Chasse & Son
Sanford
Rochester Road
Hamburg
Chuck Roast
Eye-Of-The-Round Roast
The
All
Main Street
CALL
Haddock
F.F
Cole Slaw
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