Leadership split in two towns over town manager pick
In Old Orchard Beach five councilors stick to their choices for town manager in a tense meeting. Christopher Kent favored by Emerson Cummings John Litwinett and Frank Manduca. Jerome Plante backed by Thomas Lee and Richard Marshall. Marshall denounces outside pressure and asks for community support. Cummings will vote no on Plante. (Continued on Page 18)
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John Young
Old Orchard Beach
Siue
Christopher Kent
Massachusetts
E. Emerson Cummings
John Litwinett
Frank Manduca
Kent
Mass
Marshall
Thomas A Matthews
Matthews
Cummings
Plante
Campbell uncertain of status as town administrator
KENNEBUNKPORT The man who held the town administrator post, lost it on a town meeting floor, then regained it, returns to town hall and will meet the selectmen to determine if he can keep the $12,842 job for the year. Kenneth Campbell, the administrative assistant, just back from Florida, plans discussions with the board in the next day or two amid voter discontent over reappointment and the town meeting’s support for trained administration. Campbell insists the issue is not personal but tied to local frustration with revaluation and expresses continued interest in remaining in his post under town meeting government.
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Kennebunkport
Kenneth Campbell
Selectmen
Florida
Campbell
Forecast: Chance of snow in March 18, 1976 edition
A forecast fragment notes a chance of snow and a date reference to March 18 1976 with a price annotation of 20 cents. The entry presents a brief weather note typical of a late winter daily page.
Maremont seeks DEP extension for plant upgrade
Maremont Corp of Saco requests extra time from the state to bring its treatment plant into compliance with environmental standards. The issue is not pollutant removal but tank capacity, as about 600 gallons of wastewater flow per minute. If granted, the extension would allow ordering and installation of larger tanks to handle the capacity.
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Maremont Corp
Saco
Maremont
Ron Lewis
Assessment inequalities emerge at Old Orchard Beach
At a council meeting, residents examined property assessments by United Appraisal Company. Louis DeAngelis and Herschel Desjardins used a map to highlight inequities in the Bay Avenue West Grand Avenue area as townspeople questioned revaluations and protested the process.
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Bay Avenue
West Grand Avenue
Louis DeAngelis
Herschel Desjardins
United Appraisal Company
Reagan wins Solidbacker in Biddeford
Neil Folsom, city engineer in Biddeford, remains upbeat about Reagan as he continues to wear a Reagan for President button and bumper sticker. He dismisses Illinois results calling Reagan's 40 percent showing a setback, insisting it was not disastrous.
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Neil Folsom
Biddeford
Folsom
Reagan
Illinois
Today in History highlights from 1776 to 1965
On this date in history, George Washington took command in Boston after British evacuation in 1776. Grover Cleveland, born 1837 in Caldwell New Jersey, would become U.S. president twice. A 1937 gas explosion at New London Texas school killed over 400, mostly children. Cambodian prince Sihanouk was deposed in 1970. A 1965 Soviet cosmonaut left a spacecraft. Pope Paul VI eased Vatican marriage restrictions in 1965.
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Associated Press
Hursday
George Washington
Boston
Grover Cleveland
U.S
Caldwell
N.J
New London
Tex
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
Moscow
Paul VI
Vatican
200 mile limit law could reshape fishing zones
The expected passage of legislation to extend U S jurisdiction to 200 miles off the coast could pressure other nations to expand their fishing zones. It may also create significant enforcement challenges for the Coast Guard. For Washington coverage see page five and editorial notes on page four.
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United States
Coast Guard
Washington
New Faces and Jobs Push From Maine Governor
Governor James B Langley campaigns to recruit new residents to run for public office and attract employers to Maine. He links both efforts as interdependent, urging newcomers to enter the political arena and firms to relocate to the state. Details follow on page two.
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James B.langiey
Maine
Optimist jokes about tax time in daily cartoon section
A lighthearted line in the cartoons area jokes that an optimist sets aside two hours to do his income tax return. The page also features puzzles and various sections like classifieds and Dear Abby.
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Oufnak
Cis
BHS
Biddeford High School
Joseph Croteau
Tricia Spang
Diane Duranceau
Beth Beaudry
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Denise Credit
Donna
Ribaudo
Mary Ready
Robyn Mathieu
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Stephen Muskie
By Susan Morrison
Kathleen O'Connell
F. Lee Bailey
al Johnson
Patricia Hearst
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