Tracy Found Guilty In Charles Cohen Murder
The state contended Tracy has a personality disorder not an organic brain disorder. They cited a passive aggressive personality worsened by habitual excess drinking after a fall from a two story building that caused head injury. Medical test interpretations and EEG results created dispute among experts. Defense plans to appeal.
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Tracy
Charles Cohen
Radomski
Pat Perrino
Wally Schmann
Alexander McPhedran
Augusta Mental Health Institute
George Wood
Basil Kellis
Saco Council Protests Closed Session Over Deering Fund
A Saco meeting between the city council and Lucia Kimball Deering fund trustees sparked protest as the press was excluded. Deputy Mayor Cassette argued against an executive session without clear justification while discussing the fund's roughly 800000 value and possible use for Webber Hospital and other sites. Dr. Linwood Brown proposed a preventive medicine project as an alternative, with officials noting legal allowances for private sessions if no vote occurs.
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Saco
Ara
Lucia Kimball Deering Fund
Robert Cassette
Lucia Kimball Deering
Webber Hospital
Webber
Bradley Street
Alfred Road
Biddeford
Elm Street
Linwood Brown
Deering Trustees
Berton Braley
Superior Court
David Roberts
Braley
Ronald Ayotte
Dr. Brown
Offshore drilling urged as vital to Maine’s energy future
Maine business leaders heard that energy development on the outer continental shelf is essential now. Interior Department, EPA, and Federal Energy Administration officials outlined future Maine energy needs at a luncheon of the Economic Resources Council and urged offshore oil and gas development despite refinery setbacks.
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Portland
Maine
Economic Resources Council
Interior Department
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Energy Administration
Offshore energy plans raise fears for Maine fishing grounds
FEA official Robert Mitchell warns the energy surplus is temporary while Maine faces a 22 percent need rise through 1975 and high oil dependence even with a second atomic plant. George's Bank could yield 500000 barrels daily, threatening fishing grounds and livelihoods. Interior's Roger Babb defends offshore development as safe, essential, and timely against political rhetoric. Environmental groups criticized for using law to block development.
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FEA
Robert Mitchell
United States
Maine
Mitchell
George’s
New England
Interior Department
Roger Babb
Interior
Babb
Recovery Seen As Jobless Near 9 Percent Rate
The April unemployment rate rose to 8.9 percent with 8,176,000 unemployed as total employment grew 240,000 to 84.1 million. The labor force reached 92.3 million while adult men accounted for more than half of April gains. Nonfarm payrolls held at 76.3 million with manufacturing declines easing but still high.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S
Labor Department
Ford Administration
Labor
John T. Dunlop
Planes and ships to be returned from South Vietnam
The Associated Press reports Hanoi and Saigon demand immediate return of combat planes and ships removed from South Vietnam, while Thailand defers a decision on 130 planes and helicopters. Saigon says hundreds of aircraft and warships were seized. the new Vietnamese government claims all property belongs to the Vietnamese people. Additional notes: Khmer Rouge have damaged foreign embassies in Phnom Penh. 103,000 South Vietnamese POWs are released. Minh claims Thieu tried to flee with gold but was stopped. 3,703 Vietnamese refugees were flown out of Thailand ending the American airlift to Guam.
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Associated Press
Hanoi
Saigon
South Vietnam
Thailand
United States
Foreign Ministry
da Nang
Viet Cong
Liberation Radio
Duong van
Utapao
Guam
Bangkok
May Day 1975 Tax Rebates Boost Paychecks in Biddeford Saco
May Day 1975 brings tax rebates under the Tax Reduction Act of 1975 to Biddeford Saco area workers. Employers will use Treasury rates and new personal exemption credits, higher standard deduction, and earned income credit. IRS official Ronald Chase notes an extra $30 per family member deduction and a 16 percent standard deduction with a $1,600 to $2,300 range plus a $750 personal exemption. The earned credit can reach $400 for those with little tax liability. Review exemptions, withholding, and file a new W 4 to avoid over or under withholding.
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Biddeford-Saco
Internal Revenue Service
Treasury Department
Ronald Chase
Taxpayer Service
Augusta
Chase
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