Piscataqua River Bridge Dedication Opens Toll Free Route
Four leaders from Maine and New Hampshire join in the dedication of the Piscataqua River Bridge as the $21 million facility opens between the states. Maine Gov. Kenneth Curtis and DOT Commissioner David Stevens stand with New Hampshire Gov. Walter Peterson and U.S. Rep. Louis C. Wyman as the first cars cross the toll-free span.
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Maine
New Hampshire
Piscataqua River Bridge
Kenneth Curtis
Cecil Munson
Kittery
Piscataqua River
Spruce Creek
Portsmouth
Curtis
Walter Peterson
Federal Highway Administration
William H. White
David H. Stevens
Department of Transportation
New Maine
York
Maine Turnpike
Stevens
Saco zoning hearing drums on apartment permits appeal
About 200 Saco residents packed the City Hall auditorium for a public hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals over Donald Chretien's appeals challenging Building Inspector Robert Atwood's decisions to issue permits for two Washington Avenue apartment buildings. The board will rule next week after considering whether the 18 and 6 unit structures meet R-4 zoning requirements and parking rules, with Atwood recommending reversal on the 18 unit permit but upheld moves to construct both buildings.
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Michael Spath
Saco
City Hall
Zoning Board of Appeals
Donald Chretien
Robert Atwood
Washington
Washington Avenue
Atwood
Chretien
King Street
York County
Donald Plimpton
John Graustein
Edward Keating
Harrison Sawyer
Atty
Roger Elliott
Elliott
Plimpton and Gratstein
Biddeford Poll Watchers Planned For Election Day
The GOP state committee will place seven paid poll watchers in Biddeford ward polling places to guard against past irregularities. Alexander Ray cites past issues with absentee ballots and confirms all watchers will have credentials authorized by City Clerk Pauline Berry.
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GOP
Biddeford
Alexander Ray
Pauline Berry
Attorney, General's Office
Maine New Hampshire Bridge Opened In Joint Ceremony
The Piscataqua River Bridge linking Maine and New Hampshire opened toll free after a multi state effort. Governor Curtis and Governor Peterson led the ceremony with federal, state and local officials present.
Wholesale Prices Drop First Decline In 13 Months
The government reports a 0.2 percent drop in wholesale prices for a broad range of goods led by farm products down 2.4 percent the largest fall since September 1971. Finished consumer goods fell 0.5 percent while overall index rose 0.1 percent seasonally.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Soviet Nuke Test Reported in Siberia
Uppsala Seismology Institute cites a very strong Soviet nuclear explosion near Semipalatinsk with about five megatons yield and a Richter magnitude of 7.1, said by Prof. Marcus Baath. The blast is said to be equal in strength to the American Aleutian test a year earlier.
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Uppsala
Sweden
Uppsala Seismology Institute
Aleutian Islands
Marcus Baath
Baath
Siberian
Semipalatinsk
Trailer Park Owners sue OOB Utility Firms
David and Jeanette McCallum of Old Orchard Beach sue the town and two utilities in York County Superior Court for 100000 damages and a permanent injunction. They seek electric and telephone service to current and future mobile home sites, claiming delays since 1972 harmed expansion and revenues. A hearing is set for Nov 16 in Alfred.
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Michael Spath
Old Orchard Beach
David
Jeanette McCallum
York County
Central Maine Power Co
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co
McCallum
Rupert Davis
McCallum’s Park
Roger Elliott
Planning Board
York County Superior Court
Atty
Barnett Shur
Portland
Shur
Alfred
Indochina at a Glance War Clouds Loom Over Peace Talks
In Washington Chou En-lai hopes for a quick settlement while Agnew avoids a timetable. Saigon rushes military aid including C130s as North Vietnamese troops overrun a border camp in the central highlands. U S reports three Americans killed in action and six nonhostile deaths last week.
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Associated Press
Washington
Chou En-lai
Peking
Spiro T. Agnew
San Diego
South Vietnam
Saigon
United States
Central Highlands
U.S
Biddeford Deliberates Zoning For West Street Dwellings
Biddeford Planning Board weighs changing West Street parcel from R-1A to R3 to allow multiple dwellings and rezoning along the Saco River. Attorneys push for project calling it Town House with an estimated $40,000 in tax revenue, HUD supports, while two residents oppose citing river health. Board to rule on zoning amendment and river-area development at a later date.
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Biddeford Planning Board
West Street
Saco River
Biddeford Atty
Lloyd LaFountain
Raymond Neviseux
Bob Boilard
Biddeford
Gaulin
Aulin
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Boilard
Pool Road
Inside The Journal Cartoons Classifieds iCrossword Puzzle
Local page features comics puzzles and poetry items with notes on Dear Abby editorial content and obituaries. The listings include theater notes and community notices joined by a Newews style calendar of events and a brief item on a parochial school fundraiser.
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Abby
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