Insurance Kickback Exposed in Mobile Home Deals
Portland AP report quotes John Quinn of Maine Bureau of Consumer Protection citing insurance kickbacks as a major consumer abuse in mobile home purchases. He says some dealers rely on rebates from insurers rather than solid protection and notes plans for new regulations next year. Maine’s consumer protections are praised as strong overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
State Bureau of Consumer Protection
Wgan TV
John Quinn
Quinn
Maine
Registration Date Set for First Grade 1975 in Biddeford
Registration for all youngsters entering first grade in September 1975 will be held April 4 at St. Joseph Grammar School 25 Graham St Biddeford. Hours are 8–11 am and 1–4 pm in rooms 106 and 110. Children must be 6 by Oct 15 and have completed kindergarten. Parents must submit birth certificates at registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Grammar School
Graham St
Biddeford
St Francis College Bicentennial Fund Drive Tops $70000
St Francis College reports the bicentennial fund drive has reached seventy thousand dollars led by fund drive coordinator David De Turk. Faculty staff and trustees contributed with campus and community events boosting the total as alumni and parents donate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis College
David de Turk
Collee
de Turk
Biddeford-Saco
Wbsf-Fm
Sta
The Dog and the People Debate in a Curious Exchange
An eccentric dialogue unfolds with a talking dog Wilfred and a penguin in a surreal setting. They explore dog ownership, human behavior, and the idea of doghood as a social issue while the reporter probes for meaning and context amid playful, satirical banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred
Tony Orlando
Dawn
Sonny and Cher
Cause Found In Fatal Fire
A New Jersey couple on an Easter vacation in Boothbay Harbor were killed in a blaze believed to be caused by an overheated fireplace. Victims Andrew Tyahla 25 and Debra 21 from Clifton were identified by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boothbay Harbor
New Jersey
Andrew Tyahla
Debra
Clifton, N.J
Leadership School Planned by Biddeford AL Unit
Members of the Auxiliary of Tighe Beaudoin Farley Unit American Legion Auxiliary met at the post home in Biddeford to plan activities. President Violet Gagne announced a leadership school on April 6 at 2 p.m. at the post home and invited all Units to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auxiliary of Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley
American Legion Auxiliary
Post
Elm Street
Biddeford
Violet Gagne
Germaine Lariviere
Noella Joncas
Isabelle Dion
Nancy Harlow
Blanche Keithley
Gagne
York County Council
Togus Veterans Hospital
York
Father Pleads For Daughter To Turn Himself In
Winfield S Power pleads Easter plea for daughter Katherine Ann Power to surrender to authorities. Power and Susan E Saxe, both former Brandeis students, face charges for 1970 bank robberies in Philadelphia and Boston. Saxe is jailed in Philadelphia on 350000 bail. Power has not been heard from since the Boston heist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Katherine Ann Power
FBI
The
Boston Herald
American Today
Winfield S. Power
Denver
Colo
Miss Power
Brandeis University
Susan E. Saxe
Philadelphia
Walter A. Schroeder
Miss Saxe
U.S
Power
Eliot Saxe
Albany, N.Y
Public budget hearing notices and liquor licenses in Saco Biddeford
Legal notices list city budget hearings in Saco on April 15 1975 and April 7 1975 with times 7 00 PM and 7 30 PM plus Malt liquor and amusement permit applications for Red Door Tavern and Huots Restaurant Crystal Ball licenses. Also a pardon petition hearing for OSCAR T BARNES in Augusta May 6 1975 at 2 00 PM before Governor and Council per state notice.
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City of
Biddeford
Red Door
Alfred St
State OF Maine
Augusta
Oscar T. Barnes
Old Orchard Beach
Clemency Deadline Nears For Vietnam Deserters and Draftees
Washington officials warn of a possible rush of calls before midnight deadline for Vietnam era clemency signup. By Friday 22 556 of about 120 000 eligible had registered across three signup paths. Clemency Board covers deserters and minor punishment cases. Ben Harrison processing unpunished deserters. Justice Department handles unconvicted draft dodgers. Calls to 202 456 2210 or 202 456 6476.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ford
Vietnam
Presidential Clemency Board
Benjamin — Harrison, Ind
The
Justice Department Ad
U.S
Clemency Board
Pete Seeger Concert Set in Kennebunk High School
Southern Maine groups FOIL Mousam River Protection Association and Saco River Corridor Association sponsor a Pete Seeger concert in Kennebunk High School auditorium. The show on April 18 at 8 p.m. tickets available locally or by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk — Friends of Intelligent Land-use
FOIL
Mousam River Protection Association
Saco River Corridor Association
Maine
Sanford
Pete Seeger
Kennebunk High School
Area School Menus and Local Hearings in 1975
Public school lunch menus list weekly offerings for Old Orchard Beach area schools including Old Orchard Beach Public Schools Loranger School Saco Public Schools and St Joseph School with daily meals and desserts. A hearing by Municipal Officers at Loranger School on April 3 1975 addresses liquor and entertainment licenses for Blue Jay Inc The Litehouse and The Red Carpet Club with right to appear.
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Loranger School
Old Orchard Beach
Blue Jay, Inc
Richard DiDomenico
Litehouse
East Grand Avenue
Denis C. J. Dancoes
Red Carpet Club
West Grand Avenue
Barbara E. Lord
Indians Meet With Longley Over Indian Island Agent
Gov James B Longley met with about 175 Penobscot Indians at Old Town to study their grievances against the Indian agent Raymond Ellis. He promised a full answer within 30 days after a later tribal council meeting. A delegation had urged Ellis's removal for how he treats the people.
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Old Town
James B. Longley
Longley
Augusta
Raymond Ellis
Alton
Indian Island Reservation
Elis
Ford Foundation to cut grants by half by 1978
New York AP reports Ford Foundation plans a 50 percent reduction in grants by 1978 to preserve the institution. President McGeorge Bundy says continued erosion of capital could end the foundation within a decade, noting assets fell to 1.7 billion from 3 billion in the year ending Sept 30 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ford Foundation
McGeorge Bundy
Bundy
Public hearing on liquor license and docks in Kennebunkport
Municipal Officers of Kennebunkport will hold a public hearing at 2 P.M. April 7 1975 at the Municipal Offices on the Riverview Restaurant owner Patricia Brannen seeking a part time spirituous and vinous liquor license and a malt liquor license. Also on April 7 1975 H Stedman Seavey will hear Clarence Littell's permit to install five docking floats along shoreland at Wharf Lane coastal wetlands Kennebunkport Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
M. Abbott Pendergast
H. Stedman Servey
Charles W. Sullivan
Board of Selectmen
Riverview
Dock Square
Patricia G Brannen
M. Abbott
Pendergast
H. Stedman Seavey
Clarence H. Littell
Wharf Lane
Maine
Vehicle seized by police claim filed in Maine
Kennebunkport police ordered removal on January 11, 1975. The 1964 Ford Wagon with serial number 4K 48F 252902 is on the claimant's premises. The claimant signs to claim the vehicle under R.S. T. 29, Section 1111 as amended. Kennebunkport Maine March 26, 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Kennebunkport
Maine
Public Hearings Set in State House Committees
Legislative notices outline hearings in room 109 at the State Office Building Augusta on April 1 1975 at 1 30 P M. Judiciary committee will consider bills including H P 404 S D 493 on abortion fund prohibition and S P 130 L D 416 immunity for state officers and employees. Other items include H P 476 L D 596 on mental health department gains and H P 593 L D 740 on mechanics liens priority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Augusta
Judiciary
State Office
Department of Mental Health and Corrections
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Larry Blanchette
Ralph Dante
Ralph
Larry
Dick Danforth
St. Francis
College Food Service Committee
Saga Food Service
Ed Pierce
Col
George Martin
Biddeford High School
Steve White
Guild of St. Francis College
Joan Gray
Coppercraft Guild
Beverly Karronides
Style and
Joseph Mahoney
Peter Shaffer
Roland J. Chasse
Hutchins
Saco, Maine
AL Leadership School
Saco
City Hall
Huot’s
Eastern Ave
Camp Ellis
Joan M. Lamontagne
Saco Public
Shepherd's Pie
Fairfield School
St. Joseph
Opera New England OF Maine, Inc
Mozart
Cosi Fan Tutte
Sarah Caldwell
Opera Company of Boston
Portland City Hall
Robert E. Bedard & Sons
Vacuums
Electrolux
Desco Parts & Repair
Duffee
Melvin Ave
O. O
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Alfred Rd
Rte
Coll Conway
State OF
the Dancing Doll
Main Street
Kodak
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