Town Manager Faces Sex Discrimination Charge In Jude Case
Kennebunk Town Manager Kenneth Barrett defends his stance against Donna Jude a police officer's wife who alleges Equal Rights law violation for not hiring her as a special police officer. Barrett cites policy against husband and wife teams while noting no written rule exists. The hearing with Human Rights Commission reps aims to inform a decision due in about a month as details unfold.
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Kennebunk
Kenneth Barrett
Donna Jude
Human Rights Commission
Michele R. Dion
Paul Pierce
Barrett
Jude
Robert Jude
Heber Smith
Selectmen
Co op antitrust report urges curbs on big farmer groups
A confidential Republican task force report to curb large farming cooperatives calls for barring food processors from joining cooperatives and allows DOJ action to block mergers into giant dairy co ops. It also suggests taxing brand-name advertising to aid new entrants and permits independent supermarkets to join coops for low priced house brands.
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Washington
House
Rep. H. John Heinz
Associated Press
United States
Justice Department
Unemployment Rises to 5.3 Million as Jobless Rate Climbs
U.S. government data show 5.3 million people unemployed in September, up from August as layoffs hit manufacturing construction and retail. The rate increases to 5.8 percent with youths and women most affected. Ford proposes expanded public service jobs and federal funding to aid state hiring.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ford
Congress
Oil price cuts raise hope for motorists amid tax oppose
Mobil and Amoco cut gasoline prices by 2 and 3 cents a gallon while Ford opposes a 20 cent federal gas tax. Laird calls for standby rationing authority as energy concerns grow and Morton to lead energy policy panel changes emerge.
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Washington
Ford
Melvin R. Laird
Mobil Oil Corp
Amoco Oil Corp
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Mobil
Amoco
Bill Archer
White House
Ron Nessen
Archer
R-Tex
Congress
Nessen
Laird
New York Stock Exchange
Doctors Angered By M D Shopping List Sparks Debate
A consumer guide listing doctors fees office hours and education sparked controversy in Springfield Illinois. Project head Ron Sakolsky says it challenges medical society secrecy and aids price comparisons as Nader's Health Research Group expands its model nationwide with about a dozen guides in development.
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Ralph Nader
Ron Sakolsky
Illinois
Medical
Sakolsky
Sangamon State University
Nader
Prince George’s County
Robert McGarrah
Washington, D.C
Springfield
McGarrah
Titcomb Farm site favored for fire police complex at OLD ORCHARD BEACH
The public safety building committee recommends Titcomb Farm on Saco Avenue for a new fire and police complex. Council will decide financing, possibly using federal revenue sharing if costs exceed $200,000. Town Hall site remains a secondary option with debate over bond wording and funding.
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Old Orchard Beach
Public Safety Building Committee
Council
Titcomb Farm
Saco Avenue
Com
Sclare
William Murphy
Ernest Murphy
Chamber of Commerce
David Despres
Richard Lamb
Respon
Inside The Journal Chuckle On Hard Times Hitchhiker
A brief humorous quip notes that during hard times a hitchhiker may choose either path. The line plays on the idea of uncertain options faced in adversity.
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Grant Grothen
Hastings, Neb
Grant
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Treasury
William E. Simon
Energy
Simon
Morton
Springfield, II
Scott Meehan
Sunday River
Bethel
Sugarloaf
Maine
Titcomb
Mittee
Veterans Memorial Park
Sidney Sclare
David McCallum
Town Hall
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