North Carolina Primary Tests Wallace and Reagan Bases
North Carolina voters prepare to judge Wallace and Reagan in a primary after recent losses. The state has a conservative streak, backing Nixon in 1972 and Wallace in 1972 Democrats, with cocktails banned in 1973 and liquor carried in brown bags. New York Wisconsin and Pennsylvania vote soon, and Carter looms as a Southern rival.
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Robert B. Cullen
Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
George C. Wallace
Ronald Reagan
Ara
Richard Nixon
Wallace
Hubert For
Nixon
Alabama
Vos
Pry
New York
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Jimmy Carter
Shriver Withdraws From 1976 Democratic Presidential Race
Washington AP R Sargent Shriver the Democrats 1972 vice presidential candidate withdrew from the 1976 presidential nomination race after finishing third in the Illinois primary He released all his delegates and plans a brief vacation before likely endorsing another candidate He is the fifth major Democratic candidate to quit leaving seven in the race for the White House.
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Washington
R. Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Illinois
White House
Forecast Warmer Tuesday With 20 Cents March 22 1976
A weather forecast indicates warmer conditions arriving Tuesday with a 20 cent price reference noted. The entry is dated March 22, 1976 and labeled Monday.
Saco urged to reject consent order on 150000 dump pollution fix
City officials are warned by City Solicitor Ronald Ayotte not to sign a consent order obligating a 150000 project to stop pollution from the old city dump. Ayotte favors court action or negotiating with the DEP to start phase one—covering and grading the dump—without a signed order. DEP director Henry Warren doubtsBOARD approval without a written order, with a March 27 deadline and potential court action if not signed. Mayor Samuel Zaitlin voices cautious stance as the issue advances.
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Susan Morrison
Saco
Ronald Ayotte
Ayotte
E State Department of Environmental Protection
Dep
Henry Warren
Board of Environmental Protection
Warren
Attorney General's
Samuel Zaitlin
Biddeford Considers Solar Energy Institute Bid
Roger Johnson, director of Biddeford EIC, studies ERDA proposal for a multimillion dollar solar energy research institute. He cites site needs of 300 acres and potential use of Marie Joseph Academy and Route 9 land, weighing city management role and consultant options. The institute would run 4 to 6 million dollars in year one under a 1974 energy act.
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Solar Energy Institute
Biddeford Eic
Johnson
Roger Johnson
Biddeford
Economic Improvement Commission
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Sion
Ohnson
Marie-Joseph Academy
Route 9
Central Institute
Solar Energy Research Institute
Stamp Act becomes law in American colonies 1765
The Stamp Act took effect in 1765 requiring revenue stamps on newspapers cards and legal documents. Public opposition limited enforcement as colonial resistance began to rise.
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Associated Press
Richard Nixon
Laos
U.S
Rumford High Clinches New England Title In Basketball
Rumford High School captured the New England championship by defeating Mt Anthony High School of Bennington Vermont 68 to 58 at the University of New Hampshire. The win leaves Rumford with a 25–0 season record and the school’s first New England title.
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Rumford High School
New England
E Panthers
Mt. Anthony High School
Bennington
University of New Hampshire
Rumford
Maine
Longley veto override prompts tax talk and referendum idea
State House observer Steven P. Rosenfeld notes Gov James B Longley faces a Legislature ready to override his veto on the school funding bill raising income taxes The governor questions the body ability to act in the public interest and suggests referring major issues to a referendum
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Associated Press
State House
Steven P. Rosenfeld
James B. Longley
Longley
Moderate turn out at Kennebunk polls today
Kennebunk voters began the annual town meeting with polls open and a moderate turnout described by Town Clerk Edna Wentworth who is running unopposed. Edward Winston was elected moderator and will oversee a possible late-night recess as the town tackles a 40-article warrant including the 1976 budget and zoning changes.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunk
Edna Wentworth
Edward Winston
Winston
Kennebunk Light and Power District
Saco school budget bid Up $400000
Saco city council may approve a budget increase of 400000 for the schools to raise the tax rate by 65 cents per 1000 of assessed value. A $30000 home would pay about 19.50 more in property taxes, according to school officials.
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Saco
Elizabeth Shaw
Dime Store Questions Layaway Plans Recall
A nostalgic note asks if readers are old enough to remember when dime stores did not offer layaway. The item reflects on past retail practices and public memories within a newspaper page overview.
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George Wallace
UPI
Reagan
Swan Pond Brook
Goodwins Mills
Dick Danforth
Atty. Ayotte
Kathleen O'Connell
Lucien Dutremble
Journal
Bulletin Board
Sco
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