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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1973
Page
1
Nixon advisory group leans toward gas rationing as tax plans fade. Shultz wavering on taxes. panel expects further talks. Government controls could extend to all petroleum fuels. consumer rationing becoming likely as tax options dim.
The House voted to place the nation on year round daylight saving time with clocks set ahead one hour on the first Sunday after enactment. Senate action was anticipated, amid a possible Republican objection tied to a minimum wage amendment.
AP reports three Palestinian hijackers released hostages and walked off a KLM Boeing 747 in the eastern Mediterranean. The hijackers were offered safe passage from Dubai where the jet landed for a second time. Ten crew members and a KLM vice president were aboard as hostages and later released, with the hijackers taken to a VIP lounge in Amsterdam.
Lucien Dutremble appears set to win the Biddeford mayoral race after a morning recount left the 62 vote margin largely unchanged against incumbent Gilbert Boucher. Recounts in two city council races were not finished, with official canvass planned for this evening in city hall.
Old Orchard Beach Town Manager Louis Sarelas announced his resignation effective Dec 17 at a special council meeting. He will assume duties in Claremont New Hampshire in three weeks after Claremont selected him from 34 candidates. He praised the current council for road projects, policies, and a conservation commission while expressing regret at leaving.
The Saco Planning Board approved Nicholas P. Scontras plan for Wildwood Section 6 and the lagoon system paving the way for Sections F and G and about 40 homes. Final plan approval requires drainage, a bond for lagoon operations, a homeowner association lead recreational area, and a limit of 20 homes per year. The board also mandated a right of way extension to Seaside Avenue and compliance with state rules.
Federal law pushes local land use control to gain access to subsidized flood insurance. HUD official Archila says communities must designate 100 year flood plains and adopt controls to allow homeowners to buy federally subsidized policies. Senate aides indicate the bill will reach debate soon with mid 1975 eligibility targets for southern Maine municipalities.
Advice to the unwed suggests marriage brings happiness with a good spouse and philosophy with a bad one. The note frames matrimony as the path to fulfillment and insight, reflecting lighthearted columnist tone.
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