New Trial Sought For Biddeford Woman In Four Year Murder
A Biddeford woman Betty Grant now serving a life term seeks a new trial four years after being convicted of murdering her aunt Beatrice Menard at 69 Oak St. The petition argues excess Librium tranquilizer altered her state of mind and impaired judgment during the trial including the decision not to testify. Grant’s attorneys were Lloyd LaFountain Gerald Nason and Roger Flaherty.
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Biddeford
Betty Grant
Stevens School
Hallowell
Beatrice Menard
Oak St
Miss Grant
Lloyd LaFountain
LaFountain
Counse
Liss Grant
Gerald Nason
Roger Flaherty
Sanford
Anderson predicts 1976 political shift amid Watergate fallout
Washington journalist Jack Anderson damps optimism among Republicans while foreseeing economic peril and oil price shocks. He praises Muskie, questions non politicians, and warns Ford must adjust policy to avoid a Democratic win in 1976 amid Watergate backlash.
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Jack Anderson
Washington, D.C
Nixon
St. Francis College
Anderson
Portland Jetport
Maine
Edmund Muskie
James Longley
Pool Road
Biddeford
Longley
Washington
Ford
White House
Congress
Muskie
Contest for Best Political Joke Promised in Russian Paper
A prominent Russian newspaper says it will run a contest for the best political joke. First prize is 20 years, highlighting a satirical take on politics.
Pro SAD 71 group mobilizes to oust Cohen and push district referendum
More than 60 residents met at St. Monica's Church to plan strategy for SAD 71 to secure a new high school and a $430,000 inflation cost bond. They aim to counter Selectman Cohen who blocked a vote with a restraining order and discuss legal options to force a referendum.
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Pro Sad
Cohen
Kennebunk
St. Monica's Church
SAD
Selectman
Herman Cohen
SAD 71
Arthur Hedberg
Kennebunk Selectmen
Concerned Citizens Council
CCC
Gordon Ayer
Ayer
Jack Ketchum
Judith Dow
Edna Wentworth
James McMahon
Reagan and Ayer
Coal Strike Threatens 280000 Jobs Across Key U.S. Sectors
Federal estimates warn a coal strike could immediately curb steel production and electric power generation, disrupt hospitals and schools, and endanger about 290000 nonstriker jobs within a month. Officials note limited federal plans to cope and possible regional impacts across eleven states and TVA areas.
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Washington
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Arnold Miller
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Republic Steel
Inland Steel
United States Steel
Congress
Smelly Rescue Succeeds in Florida
In Vero Beach Florida an 1800 pound horse fell into a septic tank at dawn. Firemen, aided by a veterinarian and a wrecker, saved the horse. A skunk sprayed the crew before they returned to the firehouse, prompting a clothing compromise.
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Vero Beach
Fla
Florida Atlantic Coast
Joyce Dittrich
Plan to release 7 million tons wheat to curb global hunger
United States and other major grain exporters consider an emergeny plan to limit foreign wheat sales to supply 7 million tons for Asia and Africa within eight months. Boerma of FAO presents the plan at a secret meeting of wheat exporting nations with US USSR Canada Australia Argentina and EU participants.
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Rome
Italy
United States
Asia
Africa
Addeke Boerma
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
United
Soviet Union
Canada
Australia
Argentina
China
Earl L. Butz
Boerma
U.S
India
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Britain
West Germany
Japan
Three Old Orchard Beach Councilors Back Police Budget Boost
After a Thursday session with the public safety commission the Old Orchard Beach council agreed to an $18 763 increase for the police budget with commissioners Huot and Winslow proposing the rise. Chief Lamb reported $5 065 remained for the year and $21 828 was needed to operate minimally, excluding overtime and sick pay. The panel approved adding $1 000 for sick pay and $1 000 for overtime, while the town negotiates with the police union on overtime practices. An officer filed a grievance over overtime use by reserve officers, and arbitration is being sought. The manager warned financial risk if overtime funds are not allocated.
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Old Orchard Beach
Public Safety Commission
Police Department
John Bird
George Baggs
Emerson Cummings
Commission
Charles Huot
Robert Winslow
Leslie Wyman
Richard Lamb
Huot
Lamb
Adam Chalete
Rita
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John Ewing
Inside the Journal
Abby
Peter Kingsley
Warren Astrowsky
Ketchum
Astrowsky
Henry Bamford
Pembroke St
Portland
Deering Oaks
Steve Muskie
The
Smelly Rescue
Susan Morrison
Joseph Mokarzel
Belair
Mokarzel
Cummings
Wyman
Bird
Department
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