Inmate Hostage Situation At Maine State Prison
Reporter Ted Sylvester and another journalist entered a cell block where three inmates held a guard hostage for hours and sought a interview, saying they wanted a sounding board and did not intend harm. Gary Lawrence was found dead with stab wounds, previously tied to murders.
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Maryline White
Ted Sylvester
Maine State Prison
Sylvester
Gary Lawrence
Lawrence
Mullaney
Crime in 1974 Tops $2.6 Billion in Losses and Deaths
The FBI reports 1974 crime rose 18 percent with over 20 000 killed and property stolen valued at $2.6 billion. Teens comprised about a third of 10 million crimes. firearms dominated murders and robberies. Police recover about $821 million in loot. arrests of under 18 for homicide rose 10 percent of 16 000 charged.
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Washington
United States
FBI
Justice Department
Chicago
Edward H. Levi
Food Prices to Fluctuate Amid Weather and USSR Grain Flows
Agriculture Department economist Kenneth R. Farrell warns that food prices will stay volatile for years due to weather shocks and Soviet grain imports. He notes droughts floods frosts and pests as major instability sources while USSR demand and worldwide export flows drain U S grain reserves and shape price swings for 1975 and beyond.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
Kenneth R. Farrell
Russia
U.S
Canada
Australia
Farrell
First Step Won By DOB Citizens In Council Suit
Citizens suing Old Orchard Beach town over right to know law scored a preliminary victory as Superior Court Judge Sumner Goffin denied the town attorney's motion to dismiss. Trial date not set. The suit claims four councilors secretly discussed ousting Town Manager Rita Belair and installing Jerome Plante before taking office.
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DOB
Old Orchard Beach
Superior Court
Sumner Goffin
Edward Gaulin
York County
Goffin
Wuesthoff
Richard Marshall
Arnold Morin
Paul St. Hilaire
Thomas Lee Sr
Rita Belair
Jerome Plante
Belair
Plante
John Bird
Marshall
Tax Policy Study Outlines Maine Tax Shifts
Gov. James B. Longley will study a new tax policy committee report released today that proposes wide-ranging Maine tax changes. The plan avoids a net tax rise but shifts burdens and improves administration, including cutting municipal property taxes and adding a real estate circuit breaker while moving education and welfare costs to income tax and allowing optional municipal income taxes.
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Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
Summit Nations Unite In Promise To Block Recession
RAMBOUILLET France AP Leaders of six major industrial democracies including President Ford ended three day talks with a pledge to create jobs stabilize prices and raise economic security They vowed to avoid inflation and a renewed recession while aiming for stable durable growth and reduced unemployment The group met at Rambouillet 28 miles from Paris and signaled no fixed exchange rate system but flexible rates under international guidelines plus notable comments from US Treasury Secretary Simon and President Ford praising the talks as successful and unified on energy trade and monetary issues
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Rambouillet
France
Ford
United States
West Germany
Italy
Britain
Japan
Paris
Illiam E. Simon
U.S
Simon
Mayoral Forum Questions Sin Biddeford Candidates Night
Sunday’s forum by the Democratic city committee drew questions for mayoral hopefuls and other candidates about ballot quirks, charter changes, and past actions. Claire Malasnik pressed for timing on offering Marie Joseph Academy to the state versus a manufacturer. Anton defended support for a local teacher over an out of state superintendent. Millette ran as a write in citing inadequate nomination papers.
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Iddeford
Claire Malasnik
Marie Joseph Academy
Christo Anton
Hese
Democratic City Committee
Biddeford
City Council
Lucien Dutremble
Dutremble
Anton
David Redmond
Millette
Luc Angers
Biddeford Pool
Inside the Journal Today's Chuckle Gas Joke
A humorous panel notes rising gas prices as a motorist pays a station attendant with a $20 bill and the attendant uses it to wipe the oil dipstick, a playful exaggeration of costs and service.
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