Thornton Academy class brings government to life through legislature visits
William Farrington founded a hands on program at Thornton Academy in Saco to study government. Students examine bills attend joint hearings and testify with lawmakers in Augusta. The program includes trips to Blaine House meet governors and later members serve in the Maine legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Farrington
Thornton Academy
Saco
Farrington
Social Studies Department
Augusta
Joint
House Senate
Legislative Library
Blaine House
Kenneth Curtis
Curtis
Maine Maritime Academy
House
Richard Hewes
Thornton
Newsweek
Maine
Old Orchard Beach
Barry Hobbins
Rent hikes spark nationwide economic strain after controls end
An Associated Press survey finds rents rising sharply after Nixon lifted control on January 11. Examples include a Chicago woman paying $130 from $105, Florida trailer stalls at $52, and a Washington salesman facing a 20 percent hike. Lawmakers urge new rent limits as shortages persist, with landlords citing maintenance costs and economic pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Associated Press
Northeast
Sen
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Shore Lot Zoning Approved At Kennebunkport Meeting
More than 400 residents packed the Consolidated School gym for Kennebunkport town meeting where a petition limiting Village Riverfront lot sizes to 20 000 square feet per dwelling passed 129 to 30. The session approved a 20 000 aerial mapping project funded from Federal Revenue Sharing to aid revaluation by 1975, plus funding for a rubber tired loader and recreation measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
Consolidated School
Earl Bibber
Budget Board
Avis Co
Brookline
Julian Howard
Maine Rent Increases Increase Amid Housing Scarcity
Maine renters face rising costs as Phase II of rent controls fails. Examples from Portland show rents jumping from 120 to 140 and 135 to 170 within weeks, while South Portland and other towns report similar hikes. Officials note limited housing availability and discuss possible rent control bills under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaulac
Nixon
National Apartment Association
Robert Ross
Congress
Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Maine
Biddeford-Saco
Harland Baker
Portland Tenants Union
Portland
Lawrence St
Irving St
Broadview Apartments
South Portland
Baker
Associated Press
Robert Lenna
Maine State Housing Authority
Cartoons and Notes in The Journal
A brief humorous note on legal briefs appears among cartoons and classifieds pages, joking that lawyers write 10 000 word documents and call them briefs.
Saigon agrees to more prisoner releases
An eight day impasse ends as Saigon agrees to release 6,300 military prisoners in the second POW exchange, about one third of those held. The United States, North Vietnam, and Viet Cong had pressed for completion by March 28 and for four equal release waves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
USS
U.S. Vietnamese Peacekeeping Commission
United States
U.S
Gilbert H. Woodward
Woodward
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Federal
Philip Beaulac
Daniel Skowronski
Frank Peist
Skowronski
Peist
Mother Nature
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Boothbay Harbor
Brian Thayer
Limington
Selectman
David Walley
Recreation Commission
Conservation Commission
Commission
David Rolfe
Rolfe
Arnold Machinery Co
David Snow
Robert Howes
Village Congregational Church
Howes
Freeland Smith
Smith
Communications Commission
Lester Wildes
Ivan Wildes
Charles Sullivan
Grace Howard
Maryline White
Lenna
Banking and Commerce Committee
William Hathaway
Inside the Journal
Abby
Paris
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