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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1976
Page
11
Rainy periods across Maine New Hampshire and Vermont with cooler nights. Central and southern areas see showers Friday with highs around 60s. northern zones cooler. Extended outlook shows clearing by Saturday with daytime highs in 60s and 70s and overnight lows in 40s.
Old Orchard Beach council, reviewing a rough draft by George Shur, aired a proposed ordinance to regulate nudity as commercial exploitation with a $500 fine. A public hearing was set for October 27, with debate over constitutional issues and enforcement costs.
A class action filed in Portland seeks relief for 347 borrowers from Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution who were told by the state bureau their loan papers failed to disclose all interest charges. The suit asks penalties, refund of excess interest, and legal fees, with pre Sept 9, 1975 loans excluded from cash relief.
The Biddeford planning board schedules a public hearing on October 27 at 7 30 p m to discuss developing an oceanfront park on the Marie Joseph Academy site should the state buy and lease it to the city. The plan envisions eight hectares of coast, parking, and beach facilities with annual costs and revenues around 15 750, while a minority report challenges public ownership and cost estimates. A second issue involves a dispute over a River Road subdivision as the board pursues court action against Charles Cyr.
Bidder Lapointe challenges council on award to Terrance Tingley for excavation hauling and loading gravel and clay to cover the old dump. The panel backs Tingley’s $29,480 total bid and notes combined price beats separate gravel and clay bids.
Wooster writes to customers noting the company held steady with extra pumping and growth until borrowing costs rose. He says letters go out today and tomorrow and invites questions at his Biddeford office or by calling the PUC in Augusta at 289 3123.
A viewers poll shows Jimmy Carter edging Gerald Ford after the second debate with a margin slight enough to be within a 2.9 percent theoretical error. Carter led 45.8 to 43.0 before the debate and 48.5 to 44.8 afterward, according to Chilton Research Services in Radnor, Pa.
Prof. James Unger of Georgetown aided AP in panel setup. He gave Ford a 21 20 edge on better analysis and judged Carter failed to connect secrecy and immorality to practical foreign policy. The debate was more aggressive and forceful than the last, with Carter arguing the secrecy problem effectively.
Town awards reimbursement to Donna Moutsatsos for car damage when a street collapsed during Hurricane Belle night in July. Insurance denied liability due to weather. several witnesses and councilor Marshall cited prior repairs and notices about the problem. Marshall motioned to reimburse citing moral obligation, initial vote failed, then passed on reissue. The council also approves a state project funding priority list for road work and authorizes paneling for town hall renovations funded from a $5,000 budget.
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