Kennebunk Town Meeting Rejects Learning Center Plan
Kennebunk SAD 71 voters defeated a proposal to build a learning center on land beside the high school by 897 to 736. They also chose to dissolve the school district petition, failed by law to meet the 66 percent threshold, keeping the district intact for now. Municipal referenda included selecting town officials and setting selectmen salaries, with Shields and Towne winning seats and a $300 annual pay approved after debate.
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Athur K. Hedberg Jr
Herman Cohen
Selectman
James McMahon
Clarence M. Crosby
Carl Young
Highway Department
Elmer Hanks
Shields
David Shields
Robert Siewik
Richard T. Littlefield
Robert E. Lewin
SAD
Cy Hamlin
John R. Colomb
Theodore RK. Towne
Joyce Butler
Eleanor Dunham
Donald Littlefield
Kenneth Hauge
Biddeford K-8 survey shows high public approval aims
Biddeford conducts first K-8 survey under state education plan with 1,508 forms returned. Officials report use of computer analysis to break results into percentages. survey covers programs, public vs parochial schooling, and satisfaction with elementary education.
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State Department of Education
Robert Hodge
Andrew Frechette
BR Aea
Leon
Frechette
Dennis Plante
Albert Carrier
Plante
President Nixon’s Vision for a Self-Reliant America
President Nixon promotes a scaled back federal role and greater local power. He argues for less government, more self-discipline, and individual responsibility as core to a second term. The plan includes budget restraint, dismantling parts of the Office of Economic Opportunity, and replacing grants with state local revenue sharing while pursuing welfare reform and school desegregation limits.
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Washington
Vietnam
Office of Economic Opportunity
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Camp David
San Clemente
Calif
Washington Star-News
White House
Garnett Db. Horner
Nisou
Barricades Reestablished at Wounded Knee Firing Continues
Federal authorities rebuild roadblocks around Wounded Knee to cut off supplies to about 150 armed occupants led by American Indian Movement figures. FBI and marshals say tighter encirclement aims to prevent reinforcements as sporadic gunfire continues with no resolution in sight.
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Justice Department
FBI
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Wayne Colburn
U.S
Pine Ridge Reservation
Curtis Fitzgerald
Chicago
Colburn
Justice and Interior Departments
Russell Means
Craig Ingvalson Reacts to Dad's Release from Vietnam War
Craig Ingvalson, 13, of Sanford Maine, expresses relief as 108 American servicemen are set for release by North Vietnam. He recalls his father Air Force Lt Col Roger D Ingvalson, shot down in 1968, and plans to join him in Minnesota after his return to the United States.
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Craig
Sanford
Maine
Air Force
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Jacqueline
Robert J. Legere
Ingvalson
Austin
Minn
Ida Ingvalson
Minnesota
Seaford
Inevalson
Inggva Son
Teenagers Struggle With Telephones In Lighthearted Note
Inside The Journal notes a humorous take on how teenagers still struggle with using the telephone. The piece playfully highlights common missteps and discomfort, reflecting a light social observation.
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