Downtown Biddeford revitalization debate at dinner meeting
A Biddeford Redevelopment Committee dinner meeting revealed optimism for downtown renewal but raised concerns about who will influence decisions. Critics warned that urban planning may favor downtown merchants over other residents, with calls to include broader citizen input and curb “outsider” dominance. A vote favored another meeting with liquor and food, highlighting tensions between inclusivity and merchant interests.
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Biddeford
Myron Levin
Old Orchard Beach Hearing Could Endanger Sewer Funds
DEP public hearing at Augusta Civic Center Friday may alter funding for Old Orchard Beach sewer project. BEP had approved a $1.2 million EPA share of costs, with 15 percent still to be covered by the town. Officials say EPA final approval hinges on an inflow inflow analysis and DEP hearing questions about priority.
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Old Orchard Beach
Department of Environmental Protection
DEP
Augusta Civic Center
Rita Belair
Bureau of Environmental Protection
BEP
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Dennis Purington
Purington
Old Orchard
Embargo Talks Stall as Oil Ministers Split in Cairo
President Anwar Sadat failed to unite Arab oil ministers in Cairo on his proposal to end the embargo against the United States. Algeria and Libya pushed a delay to a Wednesday meeting in Tripoli, delaying prospects for lifting the embargo. The Cairo paper Al Akhbar cited an accord to discuss in Tripoli, though some objections lingered.
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Anwar Sadat
Cairo
United States
Sadat
al Akhbar
Tripoli
Six oil ministers meet in Cairo amid embargo doubts
Six oil ministers from Saudi Arabia Kuwait Abu Dhabi Bahrain Qatar and Egypt met in Cairo on Sunday after warring announcements on timing and location for a meeting to resolve the issue. Algeria Libya and Syria stayed away. A communique said Egypt offered to host because Tripoli lacked hotel space due to an international fair while Libya supplied meeting facilities. Sadat supports ending the embargo with Kissinger's help for Israeli withdrawal from the Suez Canal. Syria and Israel continued to clash over the Golan Heights. Meir warned of lingering trouble as she presented a new cabinet in Jerusalem.
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Kuwait
Abu Dhabi
Bahrain
Qatar
Egypt
Cairo
Algeria
Libya
Syria
Tripoli
Sadat
Henry A. Kissinger
Suez Canal
Golan Heights
Israel
Quneitra-Damascus
Jerusalem
Golda Meir
Knesset
Hearsts Release Tape From Kidnappers Claim FBI Suppressed
Patricia Hearst states in a new SLA tape that the FBI wants to murder her. The SLA charges FBI interception and suppression of their communications, saying a double decoy system foiled the agency. The message, received by a Berkeley station, is the first from the SLA in 17 days and follows a Saturday tape.
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Patricia Hearst
FBI
Berkeley
Calif
Miss Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
SLA
Catherine
Patty
Randolph A. Hearst
San Francisco Examiner
Lawmakers Target Higher AFDC Payments in Maine
In Augusta Maine lawmakers weigh a bill to boost Aid to Families with Dependent Children payments, arguing current grants fail to cover basic needs. The governor cut a requested 5.1 million to 2 million and staff propose 3.6 million plus 900 thousand for interim months to reach full need.
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Children On Aid
AFDC
Appropriations Committee
Laurence Connolly Jr
Portland
Inside The Journal Chuckle About a Runaway Kid
A seven year old tells his parents he will run away only when there is a definite upward trend in the economy. The joke hinges on the kid linking independence to economic optimism.
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