State Control Over Nuclear Facilities Urged At Augusta Hearing
At Augusta a hearing on nuclear plant safety featured Sen Curtis urging a review committee drawn from Maine state agencies to ensure safety and liability measures, radioactive waste handling, and decommissioning guarantees. Rep Laffin pressed life saving over punitive measures while a companion bill would reinstate the death penalty for killing a police officer during a felony. The session drew about 200 attendees as lawmakers weigh complex public policy amid a crowded hearing room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Utilities Commission
Board of Environmental Protection, Health and Welfare
Maine
Attorney Peers Office
Sen. Curtis
Judiciary Committee
Stanley Laffin
R-Westbrook
Maryline White
Howard Trotsky
Lant
R-Bangor
Pee
Cae
Supreme Court
House
Roberts Farley
D-Biddeford
Sen
Theodore Curtis Jr
Sion
Sen. Curtis Society
Maine Society
Legislative Energy Committee
Ray Faucher
D-Solon
Washington
Resources Council of
Portland
James Henderson
Robert Howe
Maine Civil Nuclear Utilities
James F. Wilfong
Bangor
Liberties Union
Fryeburg
Laffin
Biddeford-Saco
Sss
Saco Plans $50,000 Bikeway To Bay View Park Access
Saco voters back a bicycle path from Old Orchard Street along Route 9 to Ferry Beach state park entrance. The project costs 50,000 with 70 percent funded by federal funds and 7,500 each from the State Parks Department and the Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club. The Rotary requires the path be separated from traffic for safety. State aid designation on Jahaa Road will trigger major Bay View Road repairs and park access, while parking is reduced to 125 spaces to ease road demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Old Orchard Street
Route 9
Ferry Beach State Park
Bay View Road
State Department of Parks and Recreation
Biddeford
State Park
Jahaa Road
Ay View Road
John Dexter
St Francis College to Open Osteopathic Medical School
St Francis College announces NEFOM will establish an osteopathic medical school on campus. An agreement was signed by Edwin G. Walker and William Bergen. The college plans a four year program enrolling 50 students by 1976 and reorganizing as a university with three undergraduate colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis College
New England Foundation For Osteopathic Medicine
NEFOM
St. Francis
Edwin G. Walker
St. Francis Board of Trustees
William Bergen
D.O
Donald McIntyre
J. Francis
McIntyre
Richard Spavins
Portland
New England
Jack Ketchum
Etchum
St. Joseph
Montreal
Canada
Skeenber
Franciscan Fathers
Inside the Journal Chuckle
A light column notes a moral quip about memory and lending money, suggesting humor in everyday advice. The piece plays on common social behavior, hinting that helping others can sharpen recall through shared interactions.
Power Grab plan draws fire over water permits
Washington AP report says Army Corps of Engineers may require permits for backyard pools and pond fills and even farmers could need permission to plow or build new sandtraps on golf greens. Rep. Thomas S. AOE Wash notes the Agriculture Committee will scrutinize the plan for its broad agricultural impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Corps of Engineers
Army Engineers
Thomas S. Aoe. Wash
House Agriculture Committee
Last Foreigners From Cambodia Reach Thailand
The last 550 foreigners trapped in Phnom Penh crossed into Thailand today amid reports of a dead city, decomposing bodies, and Khmer Rouge soldiers. Evacuees described mixed scenes of killings and mercy as the U.S. considers refugees. Bangkok sources note a potential U.S. refugee freeze. AP dispatches from Saigon and My Tho recount the city quieting after fall, looting, and the new regime’s hold, with missiles at Tan Son Nhut and widespread Viet Cong flags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Phnom Penh
Thailand
Bangkok
U.S
United States
Washington
George Eager
Peter Arnett
Matt Franjola
Saigon
Esper
Sddlers
Independence Palace
Tan Son Nhutirport
National Assembly
Port Police Commissioner William Houston Resigns
Port official William R. Houston has resigned as police commissioner after holding the post for 1 year 2 months. The four remaining commissioners accepted the resignation with regret citing personal reasons and future travel, with a May 2 letter noting unavailability for required meetings. Houston, 40, had faced controversy since 1974 including a probation violation tied to a 1974 Biddeford incident, an April arrest, and previous disputes with former Chief Sherman Bonney. A special election will be held to fill the unexpired term, likely at the end of June, with details to follow from the town clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Kingsley
Kennebunkport
William R. Houston
Olice Commission
Commission
Selectman
Abbott Pendergast
Houston
Bryant
William E. Chapman
Biddeford
Saco District Court
Chap
John Prescott
York County
Alfred
Prescott
Maine
Guinea Road
Oll
Selectman Pendergast
Fred Severance
Farley Withdraws York County Pay Bill Over Jobs
State Rep. Robert Farley says he will withdraw a bill to reimburse two York County positions legal counsel and business manager that he contends were created without legislative approval. The bill offered four months' pay if the jobs were eliminated by May 1. public hearing next week will address the measure and funding remains unsettled as officials wait on resignation letters and county actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Robert Farley
Roland Cole
Kenneth Norton
Farley
Cole
Alfred
Norton
Clement Auger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ohio
David Silsby
Legislative Research Division
Stephen Muskie
Osteopathic
Susan Morrison
Inside the Journal
New England News
Dear Able
Cambodia
Saigon Bank
My Tho
Yere
Mekong Delta
Tan Son Nhut
U.S. Defense Attache
Graham A. Martin
Tran van Tra
South Vietnam
Port Police
William Houston
Sherman Bonney
Wit Houston
Bonney
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!