Boston designers lay out Saco industrial park plan
Metcalf and Eddy Inc of Boston will design Saco s 110 acre industrial park outlining building sections roads utility costs and landscaping. The firm will be paid 15000 to 16000 from a 25000 Farmers Home Administration grant as the industrial commission hails their proposal and tours Connecticut parks influenced the plan.
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Boston Designers
Saco
Susan Morrison
Saco’s
Industrial Commission
Metcalf and Eddy Inc
Boston
Farmers Home Administration
Metcalf
Eddy
Arthur Huot
Thomas Haley
Roger Elliott
James Neithercut
Raymond Bonang
John Dexter
Commission
Dexter
Connecticut
Huot
Maine
Air conditioners and energy use guidance for shoppers
ConsumerWatch explains how to compare air conditioners by BTUs and energy costs. It notes no fixed BTU rule fits all rooms and suggests using sun exposure and occupancy to estimate needs, with a National Bureau of Standards pamphlet as a free guide.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
National Bureau of Standards
Btus
Carter Leads Maine Delegates in First Primary Race
In Augusta Maine supporters of Jimmy Carter captured nine of Maine's 20 Democratic national convention delegates with Udall's slate finishing last with five. Uncommitted delegates netted six seats and second place though they were not bound to votes. Carter backed delegates won 52 percent in the 1st District, Udall 26 percent, with uncommitted taking two seats. overall Carter controlled 45 percent of Maine's national convention vote.
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Augusta
Maine
Jimmy Carter
Morris Udall
Carter
Udall
New York
Uncom
Maine Democrats adopt 1976 platform on abortion and amnesty
Maine Democrats at the state convention approve a platform with no stand on abortion, endorse amnesty for Vietnam draft dodgers and deserters, and back a ban on new nuclear plants until safety standards are met. They also call for a Maine energy authority and a $3 minimum wage while avoiding detailed issue positions.
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Augusta
Maine
Democrats Seek Unity to Unseat Two GOP Congressmen
Eight Democratic candidates urged unity at the Maine Democratic State Convention in Augusta as they seek June primaries for the 1st and 2nd District seats. Speeches by Leighton Cooney and seven contenders for 1st District and one for 2nd District followed, with calls to reclaim both congressional seats and elect an all Democratic delegation.
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Augusta
Maine
Augusta Civic Center
Leighton Cooney
Sabattus
U.S
Willian S. Cohen
David F. Mery
Maine Housing Authority
James E Mitchell
Vassalboro
Portland
Donald Lowry
Frederick R. Barton
Bruce M. Reeves
Pittston
David W. Bustin
Biddeford
Gilbert D. Boucher
House
Neil Rolde
York
May 10 appears in history with notable events
On May 10 the calendar marks events from 1775 when Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British, to Amerigo Vespucci’s first voyage to the New World in 1497, to Davis’s capture in 1865, to the golden spike in 1869, to Reuther’s death in 1970, and to Rudolf Hess’s imprisonment in 1981.
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Ethan Allen
Vermont
Green Mountain Boys
Fort Ticonderoga
N.Y
Amerigo Vespucci
New World
Jefferson Davis
Irwinville
Ogden
Utah
Udall Campaigns In Hartford Attacks Ford Over FEC
Democratic candidate Morris K Udall campaigns beneath Ford Street in Hartford ahead of tomorrow's primary. At Yale Law School he accuses President Ford of stalling the Federal Election Commission bill to aid his Michigan race. Page 5 for details.
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Hartford
Conn
Morris K. Dall
Yale University Law School
Arizona
Ford
Federal Election Commission
Michigan
Udall
Tragedy in Italy Mounts After Earthquake
Northeastern Italy tremors shake the region as critics lash the government for bungling in rescue work and aid. Rome’s leftist press accuses officials of neglecting villages for days and sending insufficient relief. Page 3 has more details.
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Italy
Rome
Quote on wine and luxuries from today’s paper
A humorous line from the Bulletin Board section notes that nowadays wine and women and song cost so much that little remains for luxuries. The remark captures a light social critique within the day’s entertainment and gossip pages.
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Consumer Watch
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Arundel
Stephen Muskie
Party Unity
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