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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1975
Page
5
Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis warned a second tax increase is increasingly likely as revenue estimates fall and the 5b state budget balance remains at stake. He backs a 111 million tax bill to fund a 450 million bond issue amid mounting budget pressures.
Alexander Solzhenitsyn and his wife travel western Canada in search of Russia within people and land. In hiding since April 28 he has met Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and spoken with Russian émigrés while continuing exile after leaving the Soviet Union in 1974 following Gulag Archipelago publication.
Rep William S Cohen blasted Congress for a 10 day recess before passing a supplemental appropriation and an energy bill He spoke at Portland Airport saying lawmakers should stay in touch with voters and that inflation unemployment and UAW concerns demand action He noted Ford should campaign more and teased a Maine visit to October and opposition from Reagan as a possibility
U S District Court Judge Ed ward T. Gignoux dismissed Nordic Sugar Corp s suit charging conspiracy by Gov James B Longley banker John Lee and Maine Guarantee Authority Chairman Edward Wilson The suit claimed a plot to stop Nordic from owning the Easton sugar refinery now sold to Pine Tree Sugar Growers Inc a group of Aroostook County farmers Gignoux said there was no federal jurisdiction and the case failed to allege Civil Rights Act or 14th Amendment violations or a conspiracy to deny equal protection of laws The attorney questioned why the suit wasn t filed in state court
The body of 14 year old James Center was recovered about 50 yards from shore in Chemp Pond Eddington Penobscot County after his parents reported a missing homemade boat. Officials say there were no signs of foul play and the medical examiner confirmed drowning.
Maine employment agencies report a spike in inquiries about woodcutting work after reports that Canadians are taking lumber jobs. Jon Guay notes 29 calls come from across New England, many applicants lacking six months of experience. Officials had said Maine operators sought permission to bring in 1,600 alien workers. it is unclear if demand will drop.
FOIL says it will remain active despite the New England Energy Co and Department of Environmental Protection dismissal of an oil refinery application in Sanford. The dismissal was without prejudice, allowing a new filing. FOIL chair David L. Brooks notes NEECO did not object, indicating plans may still proceed despite the board's decision.
Two more vetoes by Gov. James B Longley were overridden by the Maine House with large bipartisan margins, bringing the total to five overrides. The Senate has sustained two and overridden one of Longley’s vetoes, and plans reconsideration next Tuesday on several remaining cases. Longley, elected as an independent, had changed his party enrollment from Democrat to independent.
The Public Utilities Commission will resume hearings on New England Telephone's request for a 25 percent rate hike in Maine. The cross examination will continue next week at the Augusta Civic Center, with sessions planned Wednesday through Friday, while full panel strength awaits two rejected nominees.
A Los Angeles public relations firm, George Young and Associates, sues Gen. William C. Westmoreland for 21,841 dollars for advertising and publicity work during the 1974 bid for the South Carolina governor nomination. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court on behalf of the committee.
A Portland Superior Court jury deliberates in the Schwartz Dongo murder case over the shooting death of film director Jon R. Pownall on August 30 1973. Jurors previously recessed at 8 pm and will resume at 9 am. The defense questions star witness castellanuchi while motive centers on a 400000 life insurance policy.
Members of the Women’s Democratic Social Club met at LeFoyer Biddeford for a supper and social. Officers and volunteers served the meal and prize winners included Ann Dutremble and Therese Petit. Special awards went to Amanda Cordeau and others from the group.
A college spokesman announced weekend masses at St Francis Bridge Pool Road Biddeford will be discontinued until further notice. The action takes effect Sunday May 25 and affects Sunday services at the church.
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