Portland Weather Forecast Mixed With Drizzle And Sunshine
Forecasts indicate drizzle tonight with warm sunny Saturday in Portland. South areas may see flurries tonight with fog and a slight temperature dip. Saturday should turn partly sunny with highs in the 40s to near 50. In Southern New England expect fog and clouds clearing to sunny intervals with highs near 50 in the south.
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Beach board votes to enter school bus business
OLD ORCHARD BEACH The school board decided to bid for six new buses for 1976 77 after ongoing complaints about Sebago Lake Bus Company. Four 66 passenger buses, one 35 passenger, and one 23 passenger mini bus are sought at a total cost not to exceed 77500 with state reimbursement after one year. Also discussed were micro film storage for pupil records and other school matters.
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Education foes of vandalism urge more school programs
An MTA task force in Augusta urges expanded sex education drug education and career guidance to reduce school vandalism which cost Maine 250000 last year. Four public meetings will discuss the report as educators parents and communities unite to curb disruptions.
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Food price drop helps keep inflation at record levels
February consumer prices rose 0.4 percent from January, with a 1.5 percent fall in beef prices driving the biggest monthly food decline in 24 years. Gasoline slid while nonfood costs rose modestly, and unemployment dropped alongside wholesale price declines as industrial and housing data improved. An estimated 1 million unauthorized workers are present in the United States.
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Damage tally sought for beachfront storm losses in city
Elizabeth Giddings Adrienne Heffernan Dennis Vanites Steffie Nelson Frank DeFrancesco Steres Gogos Alphonse Custeau Lewis Libby Roland Rondeau are named in damage reports for lands and buildings along Surf Street Pearl Avenue Beach Avenue and Riverside Avenue. The assessor determines total value and officials seek federal financing to prevent erosion and protect the shoreline. City Administrator Dexter says this damage strengthens the case for Corps of Engineers aid.
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Lower Beach
School Lunch Menu Week Highlights By District
Biddeford and nearby schools list weekly meals with vegetarian options. Daily menus include soups, sandwiches, entrees like lasagne and chop suey, vegetables, fruit, milk, and occasional cookies or desserts across elementary and high schools.
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GSA selects YCCS for Fletcher's Neck lifeboat station
York County Counseling Services wins the bid to use the abandoned Fletcher's Neck Coast Guard facility at Biddeford Pool as a training center for human services personnel. The city of Biddeford proposed parking and a community center but traffic concerns were raised.
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Ford taps Gates for ambassador to China envoy post
President Ford announced Thomas S. Gates a former defense secretary and WWII shipmate as the United States chief envoy to China and nominee for ambassador rank. The envoy post in Peking does not require Senate confirmation, but the ambassadorial rank does. A Nielsen study notes teenagers watch 235 hours weekly on TV, up from 20 hours in 1968.
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Kyros Likely Won’t Join Maine Democratic Race
Washington reports say former Rep. Peter Kyros will probably announce he will stay out of the Democratic contest for his old Maine 1st District seat. Rumors persist in Portland as Rep. David Emery notes discussions about Kyros’ candidacy and filing deadlines loom for April 1.
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