15 Mar 1974
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1974
Page
1
A Danish airliner with 96 aboard caught fire while taxiing for takeoff at Tehran airport. Official counts vary with 29 killed, 67 rescued, and earlier reports listing 37 dead and 42 injured. Fire blamed on hydraulic fault. some passengers reportedly unharmed or rescued.
Gov Meldrim Thomson says Onassis will not press a New Hampshire refinery unless a town votes to show interest and offshore docking is secured. Olympic Refineries eyed Durham Point site with Rhode Island and Newmarket options as states seek modern facilities and safeguards amid oil reserves and energy concerns.
The Old Orchard Beach school board approved a self evaluation plan for the high school and district in a state pilot program aligned with New England Association accreditation. The move aims to satisfy accreditation inputs while aiding the building committee. The board also rescinded earlier actions on hiring an athletic director and activities finance reporter after a teacher association complaint. A second report on the high school's mathematics program noted a blend of traditional and modern concepts with three department suggestions.
Saco developer Leroy Bud Waycott saw his six unit Wharf Street condo project rejected by the Saco Planning Board after a week of deliberation. Chairman William Boucouvalas stated the board gave the proposal much consideration and found it not suitable for approval.
In Washington, King Hussein of Jordan reported a definite change in Arab attitudes toward the United States praising Henry Kissinger. He credited U S diplomacy with progress and said a growing desire for better relations exists across the region. Kissinger emphasized pursuing Middle East peace on an expeditious timetable, prioritizing a Syria Israel disengagement in the Golan Heights. Husain’s remarks followed his talks with Kissinger and Senate Foreign Relations Committee members.
Federal funds totaling 518900 have been released to the City of Saco under the 1972 Water Quality Act to reimburse state borrowed money for sewage treatment plant construction. EPA official Philip Weymouth said the money funds not new work and may be paid via the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. Maine delegation notes nearly 62 million in impounded funds released to Maine communities and sewer districts.
AP News Analysis warns the energy crisis may be only part of a broader looming instability. Alongside possible oil relief, raw-material shortages and looming food problems threaten the industrial world. Developing nations see raw materials as power and push for new OPEC-like influence. Six of thirteen metals essential to the U.S. economy are in short supply, says a Washington expert.
Aaron Levine owner of a Waterville wholesale meat firm becomes the 12th gubernatorial candidate, filing at his Mayflower Hill Drive home as Maine nears Curtis’s retirement. The crowded field includes lawmakers and party figures amid national incumbents urged to run, with coverage of other candidates and a contentious name-change probate case involving Lloyd LaFountain.
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