Kids Drinking Report Shocks Washington Hearings
A HEW funded survey of fourth to sixth graders on the West Coast finds 45 percent consider themselves alcohol users and eight percent drink weekly. Researchers say early exposure occurs at home and spreads to peers, with the study conducted by Social Advocates for Youth as part of an Institute grant.
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Craig A. Palmer
Washington
UPI
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Congress
National Institute On Alcohol Abuse
Social Advocates For
San Francisco
Local officials divided on underage alcohol use in Biddeford Saco area
Staff writer Michael Lafavore reports mixed views on underage drinking among fourth through sixth graders. Some educators claim no evidence while others like Milestone Foundation counselor Mike Laverriere and York County Counseling Service's Kiff Matthews warn of rising early alcohol exposure and school and home neglect.
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Michael Lafavore
Biddeford-Saco
Mike Laverriere
Milestone Foundation
Old Orchard Beach
Kiff Matthews
York County Counseling Service
Matthews
Maine Uniform Property Tax Debate Draws Sparse Hearing
Supporters and opponents clash as Joint Taxation Committee hears eight bills to repeal replace or change the uniform state property tax used for school funding. Despite plans for a big crowd only about 65 testified due to snow. The session resumes at the Augusta Armory with witnesses including northern town managers urging repeal to lure industry. Kennebunk declines local funds for repeal urging citizens to avoid political activity.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
Augusta Civic Center
Augusta National
Sion
State Bureau of Taxation
Guilford
Robert Littlefield
Cyrus Hamlin
Saco Plans Spur Addition East of Park
Saco proposes adding a spur to the east side of the present park area, a project not slated for construction until around 1980. The current park sits west of the proposed spur route.
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Saco
Almanac highlights March 24 history and celestial notes
March 24 marks the 83rd day of 1977 with Mars as the morning star and a first quarter moon. Notable events include Andrew Mellon’s birth on this date, a 1902 advice column query about living on $12 a week, Philippine independence set for 1946, and Viola Liuzzo’s murder near Selma in 1956 during voting rights protests.
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Mars
Venus
Aries
Treasury
Andrew Mellon
United States
Philippine Islands
Viola Liuzzo
Detroit
Selma
Ala
Saco Industrial Park expansion put on ice by federal funds delay
Saco plans to develop the Buxton Road 100 acre park were halted as EDA officials delayed funding. City Administrator John Dexter, Mayor Samuel Zaitlin and Arthur Huot met in Philadelphia seeking 750000 for the project while Biddeford’s Airport Industrial Park funding was prioritized first. Unemployment stands at 11.7 percent as community leaders push for federal help to attract industry.
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Saco
Buxton Road
Biddeford
Airport
John Dexter
Dexter
Samuel Zaitlin
Industrial Development Commission
Arthur
Skip) Huot
Philadelphia
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Greater Portland
Mittee
Greater
Portland
State Development Office
Hadley Atlass
Economic Improvement Commission
Biddeford-Saco
Roger Johnson
Johnson
Zaitlin
Huot
Tapes Return to TV Interviews with Nixon and Others
Former President Richard Nixon will be featured in televised interviews with David Frost. The sessions promise full answers and silences on record, contrasting with prior White House taping methods. The piece also notes Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford with related TV plans.
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Nixon
White House
David Frost
Frost
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Daily Journal Page Teases Variety Section
A scanned newspaper page lists sections and features including cartoons classifieds community crossword Dear Abby editorials horoscopes and weather. It hints at entertainment pieces on movies and television plus puzzles and sports readings across pages 15 to 19.
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Dear Abby
Horosco Maine
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Kennedy School
California
William Bogas of
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Middle School
Dave Corbett
Saco Police
Health, Education and Welfare
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Kennebunk
Kathleen O'Connell
Eway
the Almanacky
United Press International
Jill Biddeford
Journal
Wworld
New England
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