Mitchell Claims Small Contributions Drive Campaign Funds
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful George J. Mitchell argues that his donor base consists mainly of small contributions, often one or two dollars, and rejects links to big business or a party machine. He touts broad grass roots support and pledges reforms like development zones, a citizen service bureau, state funded training, and a Maine land bank.
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Law and
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Maine
John Kennedy
Citizen Service Bureau
Maine Land Bank
500 000 Lost Jobs Due To Fuel Crisis
Washington reports nearly half a million American jobs lost due to energy shortages from the Arab oil embargo. Brennan says unemployment will ease as petroleum supplies normalize, with direct and indirect job losses outlined. Ford plans furloughs. Morton urges oil executives to shape policy. Shell cuts gasoline price and increases allocations.
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Washington
Peter J. Brennan
Congress
Brennan
U.S
Ford Motor Co
Rogers C. B. Morton
National Petroleum Council
Morton
NPC
Shell Oil Co
Maine ends historic 13 week long special session
The 106th Maine Legislature wraps after 13 weeks with passage of crisis and energy bills. Governor Curtis signs laws for health care aid taxes and energy resources, plus ethics reform and state employee bargaining rights. Adjournment follows a flurry of measures, including truck weight changes and education commissions.
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Augusta
Maine
M. Ocegan
Senate
Anneth P. MacLeod
House
Richard D. Hewes
Kenneth M. Curtis
Curtis
Legislative Ethics Committee
Office of
Crime Way Up Says FBI Data
FBI preliminary crime statistics show a 16 percent jump in the last quarter of 1973 and a 5 percent rise for the year, with increases across seven serious crime categories. Attorney General Saxbe says the Justice Department will prepare recommendations for President Nixon to curb crime growth.
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Crime Way Up
FBI
Washington
Justice Department
Atty
William B. Saxbe
Nixon
Saxbe
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Sheepish Headlines Tie Town to Sheep The Camden Herald
In Camden, the weekly Camden Herald runs two three column sheep photos with captions naming the selectmen. Town attorney Clifford O Rourke’s secretary contacted about the photo mix up and editor Jane Day blamed a transposition as an innocent error.
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Camden Herald Weekly
Selectman
Board of Selectman
Camden Town
Clifford O'Rourke
Farm produce prices fall signaling possible spring bargains
A 4 percent drop in late winter farm product prices across all items hints at potential spring discounts for shoppers. Meat animals led declines, beef especially lower, while commercial vegetables and poultry dropped as well. However pass-through to retail depends on wholesalers and stores.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Kennebunk Dump Rats Draw Town Meeting Fire
Residents near the Kennebunk dump report seeing rats in garbage cans cellars and under foundations. Echoing concerns over expansion of the dump after a 42 acre adjacent acquisition, locals push for action against vermin with Eli St Amand leading the rat control effort.
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Woodside
Pinewood Drives
Exterminator Extraordinaire
Eli St. Amand
The
Atlantic Extermination Co
Arundel
Vermin
Weather forecast joke in cartoon column humor
A youngster explains the weather bureau forecast to a friend. He says it’s going to rain on 20 percent of us, a light humorous take bundled with the page’s familiar inserts and puzzles.
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Joseph Sewall
Old Town
Legislative Appropriations Committee
Maine
Senate
Youngster
Weather Bureau
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