Bombings at CMP tied to terrorist protest demands
The Fred Hampton Unit of the People’s Forces claimed responsibility for two explosions at Central Maine Power Co in Augusta Maine linking the attacks to protests against a rate hike and nuclear facility expansion. No one was injured and the building’s nerve center avoided damage amid warnings prior to the blasts. The letter demanded rate reductions for elderly homeowners and low income tenants and warned of further attacks if demands were not met.
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Steven P. Rosenfeld
Associated Press
Augusta, Maine
Central Maine Power Co
Augusta
Maine
Kennebec
Fred Hampton
People’s Forces
Mance
CMP
Cook County Sheriff's Deputies
Chicago Fire
Chicago
West Side
Hampton
Mark Clark
Clark
Suffolk County
Boston
Samelville
Jonathan Jackson
Joseph Yablonsky
FBI
State Public Utilities Commission
PAC
Peter Bradford
Bottle bills aim to curb roadside litter in New England
New England states discuss deposit laws to curb litter with Maine and Vermont moving toward five to ten cent returns on beverage containers. Massachusetts faces voter driven options, while New Hampshire Rhode Island and Connecticut see limited activity. Debates weigh job losses and litter reduction against economic disruption and higher costs.
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New England
Vermont
Maine
Ormont
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts House
Senate
Lois G. Pines D-Newton
Massachusetts Commerce and Labor Committee
House
Budget storm ends with nod Budget storm ends with nod
Biddeford city council debated the 1976 budget prompting clashes over salaries for department heads. Councillor Casavant challenged the city clerk’s $1,000 raise from 8500 to 9500, while others questioned hours worked as the basis for pay and consistency with other raises.
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Kathleen Do’connell
Biddeford
Alan Casavant
Luc Angers
Casavant
Finance Committee
Lucien Dutremble
Richard Lambert
Selectmen Split Over Kennebunk Beach Parking Stickers
At a Kennebunk meeting 14 residents protested plans to remove the beach parking sticker requirement claiming it would cause chaos and disadvantage locals. One speaker called the idea unconstitutional while others urged stronger police enforcement rather than lifting restrictions. The four selectmen were divided and postponed the decision.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunk
Selectmen
Kennebunk Beach
Beac
Jane Wentworth
Henry Setenint
Parental Interest in Saco Schools Sought Through Letter Outreach
Saco school committee members Anne Chisholm and Helen Fisher urged mailing a regular letter to parents outlining school problems proposed changes and needed repairs to boost interest and public relations with taxpayers. They also asked Superintendent Howard Cushman to study a breakfast program for students with a report due at the June meeting.
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Anne Chisholm
Saco
Helen Fisher
Berlin Blockade lifted and other May 12 history notes
On this date in 1949 the Soviets announced the lifting of the Berlin Blockade after 328 days. Also noted are 1774 colonial trade protests, Florence Nightingale’s birth in 1820, Lindbergh baby found in 1932, and Cape Bon surrender in 1943. A Knoxville shooting case is described with a suspect charged. Page 10 previews Saco’s next police chief.
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Associated Press
Berlin
West Berlin
Boston Committee of Correspondence
Britain
Modern Nursing
Florence Nightingale
Florence
Italy
Charles Lindbergh
Hopewell
New Jersey
Knoxville
Tenn
Saco
Maine
Today's Chuckle in Biddeford Saco Journal
A stenographer jokes to a new employee that the company not only gives a pension but makes you age faster, a light quip reflecting workplace humor.
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UPI
Constance DeCota
Brockton
Mass
the Reynolds Aluminum Co
DeCota
U.S
Richard H. Demers
D-Chicopee
Commonwealth
Howard Smith
Commerce
John Marino
North Africa
Cape Bon
Tunisia
Biddeford Saco
Journal
New England News
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