Should Biddeford Pay City Council Members on Ballot
Voters face a three question charter referendum including council member compensation. Proposal sets $15 per regular meeting and $10 per special meeting with a $300 yearly cap, affecting 11 or 7 council seats. Proponents say pay encourages qualified service. opponents warn of tax impact and nonpayment principle.
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Biddeford
Maine
York County
King Cornish
Nelson Poissant
Main St
Doctors Fees Rise Sharply as Government Warns
Washington AP reported doctors fees have surged over the past year and are expected to keep climbing. Officials cite higher incomes, greater use of medicare and medicaid, and the shift to group practice and physician assistants as factors delaying a material drop in costs.
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Washington
Gorham
Johnson
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
John W. Gardner
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Divorce Costs Won’t Be Covered By Insurance Says Attorney
A tongue in cheek quip from a lawyer to a client notes that medical insurance will not pay for a divorce. The line highlights the mismatch between personal life issues and policy coverage.
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WRR Gen
Fea, Corp
Thieu Open To Any Peace Move
President-elect Nguyen Van Thieu said in Saigon the new government will seek peace negotiations and welcomes peace initiatives from any nation including Communist states. He urged North Vietnam to sit down and discuss steps toward a just lasting peace, noting past disappointments from Hanoi.
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North Vietnam
Palace Ballroom Is Coming Down
The Palace Ballroom on West Grand Avenue is being dismantled as wrecking crews prepare to demolish the block long three story structure. The site housed the Palace Theater, Sherman's Restaurant, Palace Fruit Store, Melmar's Variety Store and formerly offices of the Central Maine Power Co. and Biddeford-Saco Water Co. Lucien Bourque Inc. of Biddeford will carry out the demolition through fall and winter. The building was managed by Irving Jalbert for Sea Shore Amusements, the owners.
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Old Orchard Beach
West Grand Avenue
Sherman's
Palace Fruit
Melmar’s
Central Maine Power Co
Biddeford - Saco Water Co
Accident Toll Zooming On Maine Roads
State police report shows Maine fatal accidents rising above last year. In the three months ending Sept 30, 1967, 84 people were killed in 74 crashes, with excessive speed causing 30 percent and liquor 26 percent of the fatalities.
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Augusta
Maine
Catholic Laymen At Congress Opens Global Meeting
More than 2,500 Roman Catholic laymen gathered at the Palazzo Pio near Vatican City for the third World Congress of the Lay Apostolate. Delegates from 103 nations planned a week of discussions on reforms from the ecumenical council, including birth control, while Pope Paul weighs contraception policy. Aldo Moro sat in the front row alongside cardinals and bishops.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Synod of Bishops
Palazzo Pio
Thom Kierstiens
Italy
Aldo Moro
Council
Dis
Bishops’ Synod
Ecumenical Council
Paul
Youngest AMVETS Auxiliary Head Rita Potvin of Maine
Mrs. Rita Potvin of Saco Road Old Orchard Beach becomes the youngest national president of the AMVETS Auxiliary an organization of 40000 women nationwide. The 38 year old mother of four leads after a rapid rise through vice president and treasurer posts and will tour states aiding veterans facilities and child welfare efforts.
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Rita Potvin
Amvets Auxiliary
Peg Hendrick
Old Orchard Beach
Saco Road
America
Potvins
Hubert Humphrey
Margaret Chase Smith
J. Edgar Hoover
Kenneth Curtis
Edmund L. Muskie
Potvin
Veterans
America near 200 million population marks historic milestone
The Census Bureau projects the U S population will reach 200 million around mid November amid the longest economic expansion on record. Since 1961 the GNP has grown about 38 percent, with per capita income rising from 1983 to 2716 dollars as inflation-adjusted gains persisted. The Johnson administration seeks a 10 percent surcharge to curb inflation risk amid debates over the new economics.
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Washington
Census Bureau
New York
California
Pennsylvania
Johnson Administraion
Congress
James S. Duesenberry
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Commerce Department
Army Engineer To Discuss Saco River Improvements
V L Andreliunas the Army engineer will address the Saco Business Men's Association on October 19 at the Biddeford Saco Country Club about Saco River improvements. He will outline navigational needs and prospects, drawing on a career in Massachusetts and at Waltham and Passamaquoddy Bay.
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Saco River
V.L. Andreliunas
New England
Corps of U.S. Army Engineers
Saco Business Men’s Association
Biddeford-Saco Country Club
Jason Ramsdell
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Federal Department
Waltham, Mass
Alaska
Passamaquoddy Bay
Andreliunas
Westford
Mass
Weymouth
Fore River
Boston Harbor
Salem Harbor
Massachu
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Sam
Sam's Place
Alfred St. Biddeford
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Thieu
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By Bill Houston
Saco
ST. Saco
U.S. Post Office
Portland Road
Golden Rooster
Army
Robert Fenderson
John Janson
Richard Harmon
Lester Austin
Thomas Moore
Arthur Hunt
Charles Garland
Donald Scribner
Roland Vincent
Ronald Boutet
H. Percy Gowen
Tidewater
Journal
Zephyr
American Discount
Exper
Aaredo
Linoleum CO
Alfred Street
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