Rita Belair Named Town Manager in Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach town council voted 4 to 1 to appoint Rita Belair 42 to the permanent town manager post after reviewing 27 applications and conducting interviews since January. Belair, acting manager since December 17, becomes the town’s first female manager since 1950, with supporters praising her qualifications and local experience.
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Old Orchard Beach
Rita Belair
Belair
Louis Savelas
Smilar
Claremont
N.H
George Baggs
Saco School Budget Seeks 1.5 Million More Funds
Saco School Committee voted to submit a budget nearly 1.5 million higher than last year, totaling about 2.7 million, with new items including 1.1 million for Thornton Academy tuition and 182000 for bonded debt. The plan lowers net city costs to 1.61 million due to LD 1994 reimbursements, while salaries, utilities, transportation, and teaching supplies for a new junior high rise. A 10000 contingency fund is added for emergencies. The panel backed regional special education efforts and exploring a municipal swimming pool. it rejected a swimming class at The Meadows due to timing and liability, and approved use of funds for NDEA Title US A and Title I programs and a fundraising circus at Young School July 6.
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Thornton Academy
Cushman
Howard County
Maryland
Burns
William Bogus
Kennebunk
Saco
NDEA
Title USA
Jay Dees
Arab oil position uncertain in Tripoli meeting
Tripoli reports from Al Ahram forecast that Arab oil ministers will heed Anwar Sadat and end the embargo on the United States and the Netherlands. Some nations may abandon the embargo while others, like Libya, keep it. The Cairo and Tripoli talks aim to assess the oil weapon and publish a communique praising U.S. efforts to resolve the Middle East conflict.
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Tripoli
Libya
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
United States
Sadat
Henry A. Kissinger
Suez Canal
Cairo
Netherlands
Israel
Syria
Algeria
al Ahram
U.S
Middle East
Biddeford PTA Hears Call for School Alternatives Before Building
Biddeford School Board member Christo Anton urged a statewide teacher salary scale a four day week and more parental involvement while stressing need to study alternatives to building a new school He noted $200000 yearly debt from existing school projects and said vacant high school space and excess agency offices could be repurposed if a new facility proved necessary.
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Biddeford
Christo Anton
Parent-Teacher Association
Kennedy School
Anton
Philomene Center
Citizens Evaluation Committee
State Board of Education
Tanous Profile Casts Himself as Not a Politician
Augusta profile of Sen. Wakine Tanous, a Maine East Millinocket senator seeking the Republican gubernatorial nomination. The 43 year old chairman of Judiciary and Labor committees emphasizes fair dealing, restraint from campaigns on the floor, and a philosophy of courtesy. He denies being a politician, notes voters will demand clarity on candidates, and outlines his views on governance and personal ethics.
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East Millinocket
Sen. Tanous
Tanous
Maine
Senate Chamber
Spitoons Suggested For Solons
AUGUSTA AP lawmakers moved to ease chewing tobacco after a no smoking bill. Rep. Philip P. Berry filed an order to stock spitoons in the House to satisfy members craving nicotine during long sessions. A 34 minute debate preceded the ban, with one supporter noting personal benefit.
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Augusta
Philip P. Berry
D-Buxton
Berry
Death Penalty Debate Divides Senate Over Federal Crimes
Open Senate debate reveals deep splits on a bill to impose the death penalty for federal offenses such as treason espionage or murder. Sen Floyd Haskell proposes removing mandatory death sentences in some cases while critics say it wrecks the bill’s framework intended to address Supreme Court concerns. Kennedy Hart plan amendments to require handgun registration and owner licensing amid gun control battles.
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Senate
Supreme Court
Haskell
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Philip A. Hart
Dmich
Kennedy
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Floyd K. Haskell
D-Coro
Inside the Journal
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New England
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