Fourth Try in Kennebunk on Fate of SAD 71 School District
Kennebunk voters face a Monday decision on whether to dissolve SAD 71 and split Kennebunk and Kennebunkport. Proponents argue for local control and accountability, while opponents cite fair representation and shared services. The debate covers funding, state law changes, and impact on educational programs.
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Kennebunk
Keanbunkport
Football Letters
Frances Taylor
Kennebunkport
State Supreme Court
SAD
Local Chemist Wins Patent For Waste Treatment Process
George M. Chappell, Biddeford inventor and ChemLan head, has received a U S patent for a waste treatment method turning sewage into an odorless clear liquid reusable as water. The system reduces B O D and COD to near zero, uses separate acid and alkaline injections, and recycles solids. testing has run at Biddeford plant since 1972 with Foxboro equipment loaned for evaluation.
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Geroge M. Chappell
Chappell
ChemLan Company
Biddeford
Skatineé
United States Patent Office
Chappe
Foxboro Company
George Chappell
Biddeford votes to put full time mayor referendum
Biddeford municipal officers approved a plan to seek voter approval on a charter change establishing a full time mayor with a council approved salary. The measure, supported only by Mayor Gilbert Boucher, would require amending the charter and goes to a December 17 referendum two weeks after the citywide election for mayor.
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Biddeford
Boucher
Nation
Peter Farley
Council
Skylab 3 crew tidies new home for science work
Skylab 3 astronauts Gerald P. Carr William Pogue and Edward Gibson moved into the orbital laboratory to begin nearly three months of research. They reported feeling well amid good appetite after a calmer start than Skylab 2, with motion sickness managed by drugs and careful acclimation in the command ship.
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Skyelao
Carr
William R. Pogue
Edward G. Gibson
Mission Control
Pogue
Space Station
Gibson
Skylab
Glaciers in Canada Alaska Threaten Flooding Next Summer
British Columbia's largest glacier, Tweedsmuir, is galloping faster than normal and may block the Alsek River at Turnback Canyon, risking severe flooding in Canada and Alaska next summer. Scientists warn the 44 mile long mass could close the river as it advances from the St. Elias Mountains into the Alsek valley.
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British Columbia
Canada
Alaska
Austin Post
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Alsek River
Tweedsmuir
Yukon Territory
Juneau
St. Elias Mountains
Turnback Canyon
Geological Survey
Old Orchard Beach raises two principals by $2000 a year
Old Orchard Beach School Board unanimously approved a $2000 annual raise for both the junior and senior high school principals effective Jan 1. The vote followed praise for Jerome LePelletier and Anthony Tsomides, with debate over student transportation for ill children and various administrative actions discussed for the district.
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Louis DeAngelis
Igh
Jerome LePelletier
Anthony Tsomides
DeAngelis
PTA
Ating
Pis
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