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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1975
Page
3
The Public Utilities Commission will hold hearings on New England Telephone Co. rate proposal starting April 14 at 9 30 a m in the Augusta Civic Center. The company seeks a 25 percent increase to generate 21 million in extra revenue after a prior 6 6 million inter mim relief request was denied. Public witnesses are scheduled for Wednesday.
The Ford administration opposes a farm price support bill seen as costly to consumers, with expected retail boosts of 8 cents per gallon for milk 20 cents a pound for butter and 10 cents a pound for cheese. The House Rules Committee cleared the measure 11 to 5 with no floor amendment limits, as Speaker Carl Albert backs a Tuesday or Wednesday vote. Agriculture Secretary Butz warns the bill could curb production raise federal outlays and threaten cropland, arguing costs could reach billions though supporters say it protects rural America during hard times.
Entertainer Gorham Dick Gregory, a trailblazer for black comedians and civil rights advocate, will speak at University of Maine at Portland Gorham on Tuesday March 18 as part of Project Impact. He began in 1961 at Chicago Playboy Club and became a national stage and TV figure, active in civil rights and antiwar movements with multiple books and 300 plus college lectures yearly. He holds a Doctor of Humane Letters from Malcolm X University and a Doctor of Laws from Lincoln University. The talk starts at 8 p.m. in Warren Hill Gymnasium.
The Greater Portland Transit District will offer over 800,000 free bus rides for a year to low income residents, the elderly, and those on assistance. Funding totals $357,240 from federal, state, and local sources, with tickets issued by the transit district starting in April for a regional program and study to coordinate mass transit.
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