Biddeford Prepares for Nationwide Property Revaluation
A Maine city faces a ten year overdue re valuation as United Appraisal mails notices to property owners. Officials anticipate higher valuations may not translate to higher taxes if the budget holds. City hearings and the Assessment Board of Review loom as residents brace for the cost impact and public questions.
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Biddeford
United Appraisal
City Hall
British Museum
Ronald Ziegler
York
Cumberland
University of Maine Extension Service
York County
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard
Sanford
Assessment Board of Review
Inside The Journal Cartoons Classifieds 14 15 Crossword Puzzle 12 Dear Abby 16
The page notes a variety section including cartoons classifieds and puzzles with Dear Abby advice and editorials. A chuckle joke is cited on the page. The tease suggests content aimed at light entertainment and reader guidance.
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Abby
Webber Hospital Expansion Plans Raise Questions on Need
A soon to be released evaluation by the Southern Maine Comprehensive Health Association will assess York County health services and whether a new hospital is needed. The study stresses maximizing current facilities and coordinated use among Webber, Goodall in Sanford, and York hospitals, with recommendations advisory and nonbinding.
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Webber Hospital
York County
Southern Maine Comprehensive Health Association
SMCHA
Webber, Gooda
Sanford
York
Kenneth Omundson
Webber
Stan Hansen
Webber Hospital Association
Herman Smith Associates
Chicago
Southern Maine
Hansen
Rape victims seek changes in procedures
A Maine rape conference addressed ways to ease the victim's ordeal from first help through to court. Speakers urged empathy, improved reporting, and fewer repeat questions about consent. Police and medical staff described efforts to support victims while pursuing perpetrators.
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Portland
Middle East peace talks reach stalemate amid dis engagement rounds
In Jerusalem the Israeli government resisted Syrian demands as Kissinger led another dis engagement session. Cabinet lines remained fluid with no decisions, while Golda Meir warned of a tougher path to peace. Kissinger met Jordan's King Hussein and eyed a Damascus return as Gromyko arrived. fighting on the Golan Heights continued with eight Israeli soldiers wounded.
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Jerusalem
Henry A. Kissinger
Victor Shemtov
Kissinger
Syria
Israel
Kuneitra
Golda Meir
Amman
Jordan
Hussein
West Bank
Jordan River
U.S
Damascus
Andrei Gromyko
Golan Heights
Goosefare Draws Student Sleuths
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute students test Goosefare Brook pollution sources. Twenty five sampling stations mark the brook from Saco heath to the ocean. Dr. William Flahive supervises the eight week study funded by the towns of Old Orchard Beach and Saco. The team analyzes total and fecal coliforms and water quality, with a preliminary report expected by June.
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Old Orchard Beach
Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute
Goosefare Brook
Saco
William Flahive
SMVTI
Flahive
Saco Heath
Ocean Park
Ocean
Flahiye
Astrologer Predicts Nixon Chart And Maine Races
Brunswick astrologer Wendy Ashley, who correctly predicted a major action by President Nixon last week, says she will update Nixon’s chart and complete charts for Maine’s congressional and gubernatorial primary candidates in about two weeks before the June 11 primary. She previously released March results designating April 22 to 26 as a time of major action, noting it might mean war or catastrophe. On April 30 Nixon addressed the nation about edited Watergate transcripts.
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Brunswick
Wendy Ashley
Nixon
Maine
Ashley
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