Webber Board Backs New Site for Hospital Expansion
The Webber Hospital Association board voted 16 to 6 with one abstention to proceed with a new Alfred Road facility rather than expand the Elm Street site. The decision follows an earlier expansion study that cited higher costs and zoning risks on the present site, while a new site would cut operating costs by at least six percent and may lower patient day costs despite higher total project costs. A public hearing on the 150 bed project is set for November 18 at Biddeford High School as SMCHA reviews need, feasibility, and cost containment before state and federal approvals.
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Kathleen O'Connell
Webber Hospital Association Board of Directors
Alfred Road
Elm Street
Polackwich
Southern Maine Comprehensive Health Association
Biddeford High School
SMCHA
Regional Health Agency
Detective Tibbetts Leads Low-key Orford Sea Town Crime Crackdown
Lt. Paul Tibbetts, the lone full-time detective in OLD ORCHARD BEACH, has solved a dozen crimes in a month, aided by Chief Richard Lamb and local officers. He tracked a fugitive, recovered a stolen car, and helped recover antiques from a notable theft. The force imposed a 9 p.m. curfew for under 17s to curb vandalism, with Tibbetts credited for daily, tireless work.
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Old Orchard Beach
Paul Tibbetts
Telly Savalas
Tibbetts
Stewart McMillan
Richard Lamb
Chief Lamb
Lamb
McKeague
South Portland
Max Milstein
Walnut St
Gordon Pinkham
Pinkham
Nominee List Screened For High Court Position
The ABA screens fewer than 12 potential Supreme Court nominees submitted by the Ford administration and reports on qualifications early next week. Names include both men and women under consideration to replace retired Justice Douglas. Betty Ford urges a woman nominee, citing equal rights.
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Washington
American Bar Association
Supreme Court
Ford Administration
Atty
Edward H. Levi
ABA
Ford
William C. Douglas
Levi
Betty Ford
Costly bicentennial plan eyed for Old Orchard Street
Portland engineers told the town council that reconstructing Old Orchard Street for the bicentennial would be expensive. Tubbs of E.C. Jordan estimated 150 to 200 dollars per linear foot, while Ballew of Hunter- Ballew Associates urged a phased master plan and public input. A mall at the street foot and underground utilities were among proposed features, with completion unlikely by July 4, 1976. The council took no action.
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Old Orchard Beach
Portland
Old Orchard Street
P.B. Tubbs
E.C. Jordan
Jordan
Tubbs
Robert Ballew
Hunter
Ballew Associates
Moriece and
Gary Inc
Allen
Jordan Co
E Mail
Ballew
Richard Marshall
Longley Urges Labor Backing Stevens Plan in Maine
Gov James B Longley asked organized labor to back his plan to close Stevens School for Girls in Hallowell and merge Stevens with the Boys Training Center to free funds for pre release centers and other programs. He cited overcrowding at Maine State Prison and argued cost cuts would benefit workers, praising what he called responsible labor leadership. The AFL-CIO convention ends with a president election between Benjamin J Dorsky and a challenger.
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Lewiston
Maine
James B. Longley
Stevens School For
Hallowell
South Portland
Longley
Stevens
Mental Health and Corrections
Afl-Cio
Benjamin J. Dorsky
Urban Pollution Alters City Weather and Rainfall
Meteorologists report urban heat islands from concrete and asphalt raise temperatures and trigger more rainfall downwind. Helmut Landsberg cites 10 percent seasonal rainfall increase and disturbed windfields. Some weather changes may be reversible with pollution controls. broader global patterns remain uncertain.
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Washington
Helmut E. Landsberg
University of Maryland
House
Kissinger Held in Contempt by House Intelligence Panel
The House intelligence committee voted 10 to 0 to cite Secretary of State Henry Kissinger for contempt of Congress over refusing to hand over subpoenaed documents on eight covert intelligence operations. White House counsel said President Ford would invoke executive privilege.
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Washington
House Intelligence Committee
Henry A. Kissinger
Congress
Robert McClory
Illinois
White House
Philip Buden
Ford
Kissinger
State Department
Otis G. Pike
D-N.y
Inside the Journal Today's Chuckle
A satirical line mocks congressional spending as wasted funds moving from one district to another, suggesting that lawmakers view waste as dollars circling within the system. The quip reflects political humor about district allocations and accountability.
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