Plane Crashes Into Spotted Mountain Kills No One
Pilot Leroy P. McDonald of Saco and passenger Miss Rena Thorndike survive a crash into Spotted Mountain on Monday night while en route from Biddeford to Millinocket. They and two other party members were injured and remained in cold, snowy wilderness until help arrived the next morning.
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Leroy
Paul) McDonald
Saco
Spotted Mountain
Webber Hospital
McDonald
Portland
Biddeford
Augusta
Bangor
Millinocket
Rena Thorndike
Richard L. Howard
Marion Peterson
Thorndike
Miss Thorndike
Moratorium Extension Probable Says Kennebunk Planning Board
Kennebunk planning board weighs extending the six month moratorium on 16 unit+ subdivisions beyond December while the Zoning Review Commission finalizes ordinance changes. Levitt and Sons seeks a 154 unit condo on 96 acres behind Summer Street. board risks a court challenge if the plan is rejected and moratorium extended.
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Kennebunk
Levitt and Son
Donald Gardner
Planning Board
John Walker
Levitt and Sons
Pia
Summer Street
Walker
Levitt and Sons Atty
Levitt
Roger Eliot
Gardner
October Living Costs Rise In Eight-Tenths Rise
Washington AP reports consumer prices jumped eight-tenths of a percent in October, lifting the yearly rate to 7.9 percent. Energy costs led the surge with gasoline and fuel oil, while clothing mortgage interest and health insurance also contributed. Meat and poultry declined.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Kyros Praises SBA at Biddeford Saco Dinner
U S Rep Peter N Kyros D Maine credited local government agencies and businessmen with boosting small business, lauding SBA for 20 years of service. He cited loans totaling 8 million in fiscal 1972 and recent financings in Cassette and Cartridge, clothing, and prefab home manufacturing creating jobs.
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U.S
Peter N. Kyros
D-Maine
Biddeford-Saco
John Ewing
Dmaine
Federal
The
Small Business Administration
SBA
Biddeford
Social Security Increase Nears Passage in Senate
An 11 percent cost of living raise for about 30 million Social Security recipients moves closer to approval as Senate Finance Committee advances the measure. The bill would raise the wage base to 13,200 in 1974, keep the 5.85 percent tax rate, and implement a two step increase of 7 percent now and 4 percent next June, boosting the average individual payment from 167 to 186 dollars monthly and couples from 277 to 310, aiming to shore up purchasing power amid rising prices.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
Nixon
Congress
Biddeford Primaries Spotlight Local Candidates
A large slate of nearly 50 Biddeford candidates held public forums Tuesday night ahead of the November 26 party primaries. Incumbent Mayor Gilbert Boucher and challenger Lucien Dutremble faced questions on taxes, schools, and development. Republican George Garnache criticized city governance and eminent domain while praising department heads. The events aired at the Rochambeau Club and the Women’s Democratic Social Club dinner, with ongoing coverage continued on page 2 column 3.
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Biddeford
Gilbert Boucher
Dutremble Glate
Boucher
Lucien Dutremble
Women’s Democratic Social Club
Dutremble
GOP
Biddeford Pool
Pool Beach Association
St. Louis High School
West Point Pepperell
Saco Conservation Commission Meets Over Wildwood Project
Saco conservation panel meets in council chambers to critique the planning board, review the Wildwood project status, and discuss the dump study. Chairman Samuel Zaitlin seeks a public hearing, notes planning board voting issues, and mentions potential state consent order planned for January.
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Saco Council
Commission
Saco Planning Board
Samuel Zaitlin
Planning Board
Bureau of Environmenal Protection
Zaitlin
Saco
Wilbrod Bedard
Maremont
Aso
Kennebunk
Gibbs
Sanford
Saco Historical Society
Donna Zaitlin
Saudi envoy brushes off oil squeeze fear at UN
UN envoy Jamil Baroody says chilly bedrooms from the Arab oil embargo may unite couples and does not worry about its impact on American families. He notes the embargo will continue until U S policy toward Israel shifts and argues the Arabs' patience, not haste, governs the timing of policy changes.
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United Nations, N.Y
United Nations
Saudi Arabia
United States
U.S
Israel
Baroody
Europe
Japan
Decorations Up Lights Stay Off in Biddeford Christmas
Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce says Christmas decorations are up but lights will stay off this year due to the energy crisis. The decision mirrors actions by several New England communities amid ongoing shortages and higher costs.
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Biddeford
Biddeford-Saco
New England
The trouble with each generation and the minutes
A humorous line notes the generational gap by suggesting the problem is that each generation has not read the minutes of the last meeting. It frames a light quip for the Christmas section without naming people or places.
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Hastings
By Christopher Couch
Rochambeau Club
George Garnache
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Jami! Baroody
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