Biddeford Jobs Challenge Unemployment Figures
Ken Volk of Volk Packaging Corp. says Biddeford faces a labor shortage with an unemployment rate above eight percent. He notes six hires at Biddeford Industrial Park this year, three of whom left, and questions where workers are. He cites welfare and unemployment benefits as disincentives and says the company struggles to keep steady staff since opening in 1968.
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Kathleen O'Connell
Ken Volk
Biddeford
Volk
General Manger
Volk Packaging Corp
Police chief chosen in Saco
Francis E. Amoroso, a civilian director for Portland, was named Saco’s new police chief after 24 applicants. City Administrator John Dexter announced the appointment at a closed door session. council to confirm Monday. Amoroso, 36, would earn about 14000 dollars annually, succeeding Chief Alfred Cote who retires due to his wife’s illness.
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Francis E. Amoroso
Portland Police Department
Saco
John Dexter
Amoroso
South Portland
Alfred Cote
Cote
Dexter
Budget Session for SAD 71 Seeks Calm Amid Rising Costs
Kennebunkport residents attended a Wednesday budget hearing on the 1976 77 SAD 71 plan totaling 2 536 273 dollars up 8 4 percent from the current year The town faces an 8 7 percent rise in Kennebunkport assessments and a 13 43 cent increase for Kennebunk A second informational session is set for tonight at 7 30 PM in the Kennebunk Junior High Library If the public weighs cuts they want the board will consider them under a new design allowing targeted reductions starting Sept 1 1977 The board plans a 6 percent salary increase for teachers and no new staff except one teacher assistant while custodians receive a 17 5 percent raise The meeting raised questions about staffing numbers and the lunch program deficit with figures on staffers to be provided at the May 25 meeting.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunkport
Kennebunk
Arthur Hedberg
SAD
Spotlight on Brown profile in California politics
Jerry Brown, 38, blends liberal and conservative styles as governor of California. In 16 months he reshaped policy on sex laws education spending and taxes, earning both praise and criticism. He backed a no new taxes pledge signed bills against oil depletion and gun crime, and pushed a farm labor board while balancing a growing budget. He remains a provocative figure whose stance on key environmental and nuclear safety issues has been cautious and evolving.
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Sacramento
Calif
Jerry Brown
California
Brown
Jimmy Carter
Maryland
United States
On Brown
Ronald Reagan
Edmund G
Pat’’ Brown
Finance Department
Medi-Cal
Savings and Loan Associations
Farm Labor Board
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers
My wife lets me go out once a week with the boys
A humorous line from a cartoon or joke item in the Biddeford Saco Journal section. The husband explains he is a scoutmaster and enjoys weekly outings with his friends, reflecting lighthearted suburban humor of the era.
Homestead Act signed by Lincoln opens western lands
May 20 1976 marks history notes: 1862 Lincoln signs Homestead Act freeing land, Lindbergh starts transatlantic flight in 1927, Columbus dies 1506, Lafayette dies 1834, Georgia delegates seated 1776 Continental Congress with use-your-own-judgment instructions from Lyman Hall and Button Gwinnett.
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Associated Press
Abraham Lincoln
American West
Christopher Columbus
Spain
Marquis de Lafayette
Charles Lindbergh
Atlantic
Paris
Georgia
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Lyman Hall
Button Gwinnett
Maremont Sues Over Defense Contract Award
Attorneys for Maremont Corp and Maine's congressional delegation sue in a Washington DC court to challenge the defense department's award of a machine gun contract to a Belgium firm over the Saco manufacturer. Page 2 also reports Old Orchard Beach beach ban proposal and Biddeford Planning Board zoning change approving Webber Hospital expansion.
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Maremont Corp
Maine
Washington, D.C
Defense Department
Belgium
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Biddeford
Carter addresses shipyard workers in Portland
In Portland Oregon Jim Carter spoke to Swan Island Ship Repair Yard workers via bullhorn urging a strong Merchant Marine. The speech follows Humphrey backers pursuing a summer convention draft after Maryland and Michigan results.
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Portland
Ore
Jimee
Carter
Swan Island
America
Maryland
Michigan
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
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Stephen Muskie
Ennebunk
Marylin Stavros
Robert Lewin
James McMahon
SAD 71
Daan Troost
Susan Sward
Gov
Jerry’ Brown
UPI
Dear Abby
Journa
New England
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