Debate on Annual Legislative Sessions Faces Committee Hearing
The State Government Committee reviews a proposal to replace current regular and special sessions with annual sessions. Supporters cite costs and continuity, while critics warn of longer sessions and two six month periods. An Education Committee hearing featured Rep. Lawrence Greenlaw presenting an item by item school budget ballot proposal with mixed support.
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Education Committee
Lawrence Greenlaw
Stonington
Winterization of Rundown Homes Slated
Gov. James Longley announces a Maine winterization program funded by 14 000 federal dollars to insulate homes for the poor and elderly. CAP agencies statewide will implement Project Retrofit starting April 1 and running through May, targeting 675 homes with 360 elderly.
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Augusta
York County
James Longley
Federal Energy Administration
Timothy Wilson
State Office of Economic Opportunity
CAP
Maine
Wilson
Lucille Simpson
Alfred
Longley
Gov. Curtis
CETA
Gabe Vies
Ceping
Bureau of Mental Health
Theureau of Corrections
Human Services
Saco Loses HUD Grant for Urban Renewal Projects
Saco received no funding under the Housing and Community Development Act for fiscal 1975 after preapplications for four projects including industrial park development and sewer expansion were denied. HUD blamed an oversubscribed program shifting funds to urban counties, with little chance of transfers to smaller SMSA communities. City officials vow to press Congress for more funds and consider at least one full application this year.
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Saco
Department of One, One Urban Development
HUD
Portland
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
SMSA
Westbrook
Joseph Garaffa
Dade County
Floria
Garaffa
Congress
John Dexter
Horse zoning change proposed in Kennebunk
Kennebunk selectmen vote to place a horse friendly zoning ordinance on the next special town meeting warrant. The plan allows keeping horses and ponies in the Village Residential Zone under conditions, sparking debate over spot zoning and townwide impact with support from some residents and opposition from others.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunk
Planning Board
Board of Selectmen
Fred Trumbull
David Shields
Robert Slowik
Herman Cohen
Fred Holmberg
Cohen
Selectmen
Selectman
Slowik
Conservation Commission
Madelyn Marx
Carol Holmberg
Western Avenue
Ago
Ross Plambeck
James Keating III
Holmberg
Gloria Mayo
John McNiff
Plambeck
Morningstar Corp
Morningstar
Barbara Converse
University of Maine
York County Homemakers Service
Do Not Get Idea I Am Inefficient Humor on Official Desk
The journal notes a wry sign on an official’s desk claiming mystery surrounds competence. The quip jokes that secrecy of the job prevents knowing what is being done. The piece satirizes administrative opacity with dry humor.
Refugee Airlift Under Way From Da Nang Amid Viet Cong Rockets
The United States launched a large scale airlift to evacuate 350,000 to 500,000 refugees from Da Nang aided by World Airways and Flying Tiger jets. About 300 Americans remain in Da Nang as Viet Cong rockets hit the air base killing six civilians and wounding 36. President Thieu pledged a counteroffensive while ex PM Ky reemerged to lead officers opposing Thieu. Cambodian troops abandoned Svay Chhrum near Phnom Penh as Mekong crossings continued.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
United States
da Nang
U.S
World Airways
da Nang Air Base
Indochina
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu
National Salvation Front
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Svay Chhrum
Mekong River
Mekong
Prince Faisal Ibn Musaed Ibn Abdul Aziz Traced As Troubled Figure
The report outlines Prince Faisal Ibn Musaed Ibn Abdul Aziz, son of King Faisal’s half brother, with a history of mental health issues and radical behavior. It cites arrests for conspiracy to sell LSD, a brother’s 1966 suicide, and diverse views from Saudi and U.S. sources.
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Associated Press
Faisal Ibn Musaed Ibn
Abdul Aziz
United States
Saudi Arabia
Faisal
Radio
Riyadh
Musaed Ibn
Lebanon
al Ahram
Prince Musaed
Jidda
Prince Faisal
San Francisco State College
California
Khaled
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colo
San Francisco
University of California At Berkeley
Cal Science
Arizona Republic
The
Republic
Therince
Los Angeles
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Geneva
Washington
Henry A. Kissiner
United Sates
Soviet Union
Kissinger
Bideford
Ol Orchard Beach
Central Highlands
Son Hoa
Song Ba River
UPI
Horse
Inside the Journal
Cam Ranhay
Boulder Daily Camera
Berkeley
Christine Surma
Miss Surma
Daily Camera
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