Lawmakers push national election reforms in 1970s
Rhode Island senators John Pastore and Claiborne Pell proposed major election reforms this week. Pastore urged a constitutional amendment for special presidential elections after an appointed vice president, while Pell backed public financing for campaigns with strict contribution and spending limits, modeled on 1973 act provisions.
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Washington
U.S. Senate
Rhode Island
John O. Pastore
D-R.l
Pastore
Congress
Claiborne Pell
D- R.I
Pell
Senate
House
AAA Offers Help During Gas Crunch in Maine
Maine AAA official Arlyn Barnard urges legislature to cut legal speed limits to curb gas use and rejects fuel tax hikes as unfair to the poor. He proposes measures such as carpooling, stricter tire pressure checks, better traffic flow, ending idle engine use, and allowing more right turns at lights to ease the shortage.
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Portland
Maine Automobile Association
Maine
Arlyn Barnard
Barnard
Pears
AAA
Fate of Bigelow Mountain land in Maine on line
The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission will meet to decide zoning of western Maine land on Bigelow Mountain for a four seasons development proposed by Flagstaff Corp. The plan faces strong opposition from conservation groups and some agencies who fear sprawl. decisions also cover expansion plans for Sugarloaf and Saddleback ski areas.
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Augusta
Maine
Maine Land Use Regulation Commission
Bigelow Mountain
Flagstaff Corp
Scenic Mountain
Clifford H. Goodall
The
Natural Resources Council
LARC
Flagstaff
Goodall
Carrabassett Valley
Sugarloaf
Saddleback
New England Faces Severe Oil Shortage Says Industry Leader
Henry M. Powers of C H Sprague Son warns New England will feel the worst of the oil squeeze this winter. He says homes will go without heat for weeks and the region is at the end of the oil line, fully dependent on liquid petroleum. John J Buckley of Northeast Petroleum Industries warns the crunch will be far worse, with tens of thousands of jobs lost and schools closed.
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Elizabeth
New England
Henry M. Powers
Boston
C.H. Sprague & Son
Powers
Portland
John J. Buckley
Northeast Petroleum Industries
Buckley
Northeast
Washington
Richardson pushes broad probes and new campaign reform plans
Former Attorney General Elliot L Richardson drafted legislation to outlaw campaign dirty tricks and expand the fraud unit to 10 or 15 lawyers from two. He urged action by Atty. Gen. Bork and White House staff, aiming to crack down on campaign finance violations and political scandals in multiple states.
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Washington
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
Justice Department
Maryland
Robert H. Bork
Spiro
T. Agnew
Bry
Tion
Nixon
Archibald Cox
Bork
Associated
White Berwick
House
Berwick
Ichardson
Jean T. Roy
Portland Hospital
David Kloberdans
Roy
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Santa Rosa Hibiscus Caroline
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Main Street
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By Elliot Richardson
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Dean
Allen St
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