Maine Democrats grapple with state budget crisis
In Augusta Democrats who control the Maine Legislature face choices on Gov Longley s $703.4 million 1976 77 austerity plan They debate passing it as is or rewriting to fund needs—risk of new taxes and political backlash. Some urge sending it back for revision while others fear taxmaker labeling.
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Pat Sherlock
Associated Press
Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
GOP
Longley
Louis Jalbert
D-Lewiston
Jalbert
Rep
Philip Berry
D-Buxton
Edward C. Kelleher
Kelleher
Richard J. Carey
Waterville
House
Carey
Fragile regional coalition shapes Southern Africa
The piece analyzes how geography and economics push whites and blacks toward a fragile regional coalition across Southern Africa. It notes Mozambique and Angola moving to full independence, Rhodesia’s political deadlock after Sithole’s arrest, and South Africa’s pivot toward détente while withdrawing combat forces.
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New York Times
Johannesburg
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Angola
Rhodesia
Dabaningi Sithole
Ian D. Smith
Hilgard Muller
Sithole
Jimmy Kruger
Whitehodesia
John Vorster
Kenneth D. Kaunda
Zambia
Kaunda
Mozambique
Portugal
Front For the Liberation of
United Nations
Botswana
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