Won't Go To Jail Beach Couple Wins Tax Dispute
Old Orchard Beach couple Donald and Rita Briggs won their unemployment insurance tax dispute after a 1973 case. The Department of Manpower Affairs will take no further action, noting jail is not sought and the law may need revision. The small claims ruling had ordered $90 in back taxes and fines.
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Donald Briggs
Susan Morrison
Old Orchard Beach
Peter Dublin
Department of Manpower Affairs
Dublin
Briggs
Leotta
Novella
Small Claims Court
Saco
Simon Spill
Auto Industry Comes Back as Plants Open and Jobs Grow
Detroit AP reports a resurgence with 44,400 hours workers recalled across major car makers and 36 of 53 plants operating, but warned this rebound may fade without rebates. Ford runs 15 of 17 plants. GM Chrysler American Motors keep most plants open amid reduced schedules and furloughs.
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Sie
General Motors
Chrysler
American Motors
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Banks Patch Economy With Rate Cuts and Jobs Data
The government and banks move to patch the economy while February unemployment sits at 8.2 percent, unchanged from January as job losses offset by those leaving the labor rolls. The Fed reduces the discount rate to 6.25 percent, Bank of America and others trim prime rates to 7 percent, boosting stocks to a high unseen since Ford's inauguration.
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Associated Press
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Labor Department
Ford Administration
Commerce Department
White House
Ron Nessen
Bank of England
California
Bank of America
First National City Bank of New York
Ford
Inside the Journal Todays Chuckle
The piece teases spring as a humorous take on taxes with the Internal Revenue Service sparking the first seasonal chuckle.
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Internal Revenue Service
Lyman Defeats Zoning Ordinance Amid Pamphlet Fight
Citizens of Lyman rejected a zoning ordinance 262 to 161 after a contentious campaign led by People Above Politics. Critics warned about fees and restrictions while supporters argued the measure would guide development in a small town. Town meetings follow with roads salaries and a $20 000 revaluation appropriation on the agenda.
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Kathleen O’connell
Lyman
Inez Elliott
People
Planning Board
Robert Perkins
Perkins
Hamel
Boston
New York
Carl Rhodes
Lyman General
General
Maine Faces Old Debate on Drinking Age Return to 20
In Augusta lawmakers weigh raising Maine's drinking age from 18 back to 20 after a two year drop. Residents from Biddeford to Old Orchard Beach give mixed views, with many citing street problems and accessibility for underage drinkers while others defend 18 as sufficient. The Journal notes varied adult opinions and an informal survey showing younger people favor the lowered age and elders prefer retention of 20.
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Maine
Augusta
House
Senate
Biddeford
J.P. Marcel Lizotte
Journal
State House
Charles Wellman
Orchard Beach
South Street
Arthur Wilson
Locke St
Saco
Annette Lemire
Arundel
Richard Keene
Wells
Wendell Richardson
Graham Street
Robert Cassidy
West Kennebunk
Roger Bergeron
Pike St
Francine
Shredder plan stirs ambivalence at Kennebunkport dump
Kennebunkport Dump Association president Edward Mayo remains undecided on a municipal shredder project for three towns. He warns of losing the local dump’s character, while officials push toward a Sanitary District funded by state and federal grants. Mayo proposes designating the dump a national historic site and training custodians with grant money, while criticizing open-burn bans and government motives. The group celebrates the dump’s upcoming 200th birthday with bronze medallions for supporters.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunkport
Kennebunkport Dump Association
KDA
Edward Mayo
Tresuesday
Kennebunk
Arundel
Mayo
Beachwood Avenue
Cape Porpoise
Cape
Ocean Avenue
Biddeford Vocational High School
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