Municipal Budgets Strain Coastal Maine Police Spending
A 1974 Budget crisis in Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach exposes flaws in local policing finance. Officials blame weak council oversight and uneven charting of monthly figures while chiefs face possible overdrafts and staff changes.
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Ted
Aloriste
Andles
Old Orchard
Beth
Old Orchard Beach
Biddeford
Grtarner
Battlefield
Old Crebhard
Amittee
pSne
Ice Journ
York County
Biddeford-Saco
Maine
N. Y
Public Safety
Saco Hosts BEP Hearing On Refinery
Environmental hearings begin at 10 a.m. in Saco Armory on Maine's largest industrial project the NE E Co plan to build an oil refinery near Sanford Industrial Park. BEP will hear direct testimony from NEECO officials Wednesday and Thursday with a site tour on Friday.
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State of
Maine
Saco
Saco Armory
New England Energy Co
NEECO
Sanford
Board of Environmental Protection
BEP
Portland Harbor Marine Terminal
Department of Environmental Protection
William Adams
Donald Alexander
Adams
Gibbs Oil, Co
Revere
Mass
Rucads Corp
Lovell C. Peters
Boston
Northern Illinois Gas Co
Aurora
Ill
Burmah Oil Co
Glasgow
Scotland
Maries
Portland
State Department of Environmental Protection
No Early End Seen To Coal Strike
Nationwide coal strike casts a shadow on resumed contract talks between United Mine Workers and industry representatives. The 120000 union members began a three week possible stoppage that could idle thousands in rail, steel and related sectors. Negotiators report some progress but key issues like wages and jurisdiction remain unresolved.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Ers
UMW
Arnold Miller
Guy Farmer
Miller
Peter J. Brennan
Tenants Get Rent Discount At Blanche Apartments
Florida tenants at the Blanche Apartments receive a ten dollar monthly rent deduction as a relief measure amid rising prices. Pam Pierce, manager, says the discount aims to put money back in tenants’ pockets while owner’s attorney John Boyle notes benefit to both parties.
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Miami
Blanche
Pam Pierce
Testimony waiver upheld in biddeford murder case denial
Supreme Court Justice Charles Pomeroy denied Alfred a new trial for Miss Betty Grant, now serving life in Hallowell, ruling her July 1970 waiver to testify was voluntary and informed. He noted she actively participated, with attorneys advising against testifying, and found no incapacity from librium.
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Alfred
Biddeford
Supreme Court
Charles Pomeroy
Miss Grant
Stevens
Hallowell
Lloyd LaFountain
Pomeroy
LaFountain
Grant
Roger Flaherty
Sanford
Gerald Nason
Supermarkets Face Charges Over Food Price Increases
Washington AP reports the supermarket industry defends itself against claims that stores drive rising food prices. Clarence G. Adams of the National Association of Food Chains will say cost and profit figures show supermarkets do not reap large profits. He will testify to a House subcommittee next week on department costs and profits rather than chain totals. Adams represents about 200 chains and counters government figures that show price increases while farm prices fall. Consumer groups say middlemen account for the difference. Agriculture Department data indicate retail food prices run about 15 percent above 1973’s first nine months, with 80 percent of the rise blamed on middlemen’s share.
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Washington
Clarence G. Adams
National Association of Food Chains
House
Adams
Agriculture Department
Amass Today's Chuckle in The Journal Page
A lighthearted note appears in the classifieds section about a fragile mail package. It jokes about mishandling with underhanded throws and small, humorous hints. The item reads like a cartoon caption or gag line tied to the newspaper’s humor page.
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Across
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Donna Draggins
Tigers
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Deford
Thornton
Steve Muskie
Brennan
White House
John W. Hushen
Florida
Betty Grant
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