Zahn Plans Land Sale Proposal For Agamenticus Area
Oklahoma City financier F Anthony Zahn told South Berwick Maine officials he would present a specific plan next week on land for sale to South Berwick and York. His 4000 acre Wildland project around Mt Agamenticus was rejected in a May 10 advisory vote. He showed a patchwork map and said his current investment stands at 556000 with hopes to recover via sale.
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South Berwick
Maine
Oklahoma City
F. Anthony Zahn
York
Zahn
Council
Presumpscot River Cleaned Yet Faces Future Pollution Risk
In Portland, Bradbury D. Blake of Allagash Environmental Institute says over 100 million dollars is being spent by industry and towns on pollution abatement for the Presumpscot River. Samuel aitland of PREPARE warns towns must plan for new development pressures once the river is clean. An impromptu briefing followed a cancelled conference with only 10 of 70 invited officials responding.
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Portland, Maine
Samuel Aitland
Prepare
House Acts On Free Drug Bill in Maine
Augusta Maine AP reports the Maine House defeated an amendment to place an EG on Gov James B Longleys program to provide free drugs to the elderly poor. The chamber gave all but final approval to the enabling legislation with a $2 appropriation while the governor seeks charitable funds to implement it.
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Augusta
Maine
House
James B. Longley
Longley
Senate
Hyde School to be featured on NBC Today program
Bath Maine Hyde School a college preparatory institution focused on character development will be showcased on NBC Today with reporter Paul Cunningham filming graduation exercises. The 10 minute segment planned for June features headmasterJoseph Gould who says the Hyde philosophy will someday reach public schools. Hyde claims accreditation for character development and notes a graduating class of 35.
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Bath
Maine
Hyde
Nbc-Tv
Today
Paul Cunningham
Cunningham
Hyde School
Joseph Gould
Gould
Sanford Rehives Street Workers Discharged and Recalled
In Sanford Maine the 23 members of the highway department who were fired for disobeying a no strike clause were ordered to return to work Monday. The move followed union demands over safety conditions layoffs and recent union discipline with no immediate union response available. In Augusta Maine a returnable container bill gains momentum with House approval and a favorable Senate outlook possible with a November referendum.
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Sanford
Maine
Sanford Highway Department
Board of Selectmen
American Federation of State
Afl-Cio
Selectmen
Noel weighs special session on Rhode Island doctors crisis
Governor Philip W. Noel signals willingness to call a special session to address malpractice insurance if General Assembly leaders back the move. He cautions a brief session would be stopgap and urges a comprehensive reform to endure, proposing a special commission study before the January regular session.
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Providence
Philip W. Noel
Rhode Island
Noel
General Assembly
Associated Press
Senate
John P. Hawkins
House
Joseph A. Bevilacqua
Special Commission
Shippers Reject Offer as Boston Longshoremen Strike
About 600 longshoremen and clerks walked out in Boston over a demand for a guaranteed annual income. The strike followed rejection of the shippers’ final offer, with basic wages rising to 7.40 by Oct 1 and 8.00 by Oct 1, 1976. Unionists seek 1,500 hours yearly, opposing a 2,080 hour standard.
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Boston
Boston Shipping Association
International Longshoremen’s Association
Shipping Association
Atlantic Coast
Robert M. Calder
The
William Hankard
Calder
International Union
Hankard
Road Construction Halted By Citizens
Barbara Surwile, an endocrinologist in Rocky Hill, fights a state plan for Interstate 291 citing the National Environmental Policy Act. A 1974 2nd Circuit ruling halted 7.6 mile road work, raising who writes environmental impact statements as Congress and the Supreme Court review.
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Rocky Hill, Conn
Barbara Surwile
Rocky Hill
State Department of Transportation
Surwile
Congress
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Ee
Joseph Blumenfeld
Farmington
US Supreme Court
New York
Connecticut
Vermont
Supreme Court
Appointive Legislature Proposed In N H
In Concord, veteran Rep. Daniel Healy proposes a Board of Patriots to draft citizens for a six month legislative service. The plan would appoint 424 House members and 24 senators from voters lists, restructure the calendar, and allow referendums on spending. Healy cites pay and workload as barriers and urges discussion.
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Concord
N.H
Board of Patriots
New Hampshire
Daniel Healy
Manchester
Healy
Agenor Lcourt
Dnashua
House
House Judiciary Committee
Mass unemployment rises in Massachusetts in April
Massachusetts unemployment rose from 11.8 to 12.3 percent in April per the DES, though the number of jobless fell by 6,000 due to seasonal adjustments. DES Director John Crosier noted weak seasonal gains in construction, wholesale and retail trade and services, and cited revised BLS estimates as part of the rise.
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Boston
Massachusetts
State Division of Employment Security
DES
John D. Crosier
Crosier
Sureau of Labor Statistics
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Louis C. Bernier
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Niagara
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Central Maine Power Co
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Joseph Nixon
IBEW
Norman Temple
John R. McKernan Jr
R-Bangor
McKernan
NEW England News
R.I
Henry
Scoop
Association of Regional Councils
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Hunter
Alfred Rd
Biddeford
Madam Schultz
Elm St
Saco
Rer
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Spring Street
Masonic Hall
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