15 May 1974
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1974
Page
1
An editorial argues for impeachment action against Nixon but warns hearings could stretch to his exit. It opposes resigning without a new election, contends Ford’s interim leadership risks unearned power, and urges a 1976 vote to renew integrity and challenge corporate influence shaping the GOP and Democrats alike.
The House Judiciary Committee, by 37 to 1, approved subpoenas for 11 presidential conversations as part of the impeachment inquiry and considered seeking diaries for 1972 and 1973. John Doar outlined additional subpoenas tied to ITT antitrust matters and dairy industry contributions, while President Nixon’s lawyers rejected further tape releases.
The Saco School Committee unanimously appointed William Soucy as Burns School principal after a prior posting dispute. A new Affirmative Action subcommittee will study sex discrimination in hiring, textbooks, and athletics with Potter Jameson Cotsis. The committee also approved custodian negotiations detailing holidays vacations sick leave and a retroactive wage raise.
At a Tuesday selectmen meeting with representatives from E C Jordan Co and Land Use Consultants, Kennebunk heard of housing pressures, uncertain fuel costs, and wage shifts from a proposed Sanford oil refinery. The six inch study covered 60 communities and will be open for public inspection. Construction could start in 1976 with about 13 local hires first year and 21 more families moving to town long term.
Town councilor John Bird, acting as a private citizen, circulates a referendum petition on a revised licensing ordinance. The measure shifts licensing from the council to a licensing officer, allows appeals to the council, and imposes new fees for waste removal and tree work. A February public hearing drew strong business opposition, and action is postponed until fall. Bird contends the plan preserves protections while narrowing privacy concerns and clarifying review officials. He projects only 10 percent of the business community would back the ordinance if put to vote.
A humorous note defines chivalry as a man's urge to protect a woman from everyone except himself, framing protection as a paradoxical instinct and a social joke.
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