Carter weighs reply plan after Ford attack on TV
Washington AP Carter weighs asking FCC for equal time to answer Ford after a televised news conference in which Ford criticized Carter’s foreign and defense policies. Carter said his criticisms target the administration not the country and Powell urged focus on tax and spending disagreements. Ford touted Watergate clearance and criticized Carter’s stance on East Europe and nuclear arms. Mondale and Dole prepared for debate in Houston as Ford and Carter schedule another debate in Williamsburg.
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Watergate
Jimmy Carter
Washington
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Michigan
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New York
Queens
Jody Powell
Federal Communications Commission
Soviet Union
Addinge
Powell
Bob Dole
Walter F. Mondale
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America
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Angola
United
Legal scrutiny swirls around elderly tax breaks plan
Kennebunkport moves ahead with a senior citizen property tax abatement despite a state ruling. The program seeks to align local eligibility with a state rebate, but officials warn it may conflict with statutes. Local voters will decide this November. 128 applications have been filed and six rebates paid.
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Kennebunkport
Irty
Abbott Pendergast
A Skesman
Bureau For
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Old Orchard Beach
Oday
DOB
Norman P. Ledew
Eee
Aeee Endergast
Ledew
State Finance and Administration Department
Jerome Matus
Matus
Mervyn S. Parmenter
State Income Tax Division
Parmenter
Maine Municipal Association
Bottle bill backers condemn opponents proposed alternatives
AUGUSTA Maine AP proponents of a beverage container deposit law deride rival plans funded by opponents. They argue nondeposit cleanup funding would cost consumers less than a five cent refundable deposit. Critics call the study gobbledygook while citing Washington State litter bag proposals triggering arrests and policing costs.
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Maine
Gordon Weil
Committee On Litter Control Options, Inc
William Ginn
Maine Audubon Society
Maine Citizens
Ginn
Washington State
Maine to restart swine flu immunizations after pause
Maine will restart its swine flu vaccination program after a suspension triggered by three elderly deaths in Pittsburgh. CDC tests found the vaccine safe, and officials noted a heart attack cause in Bangor deaths was unrelated to the shot.
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Maine
Pittsburgh
Human Services
David Smith
Smith
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Raven
Pittsburg
Bangor
Pennsylvania
Dole and Mondale Prepare One Night Texas Debate Show
In Houston at Alley Theater two longtime U.S. senators bound for a national TV spectacle plan a 75 minute confrontation starting 9:30 p.m. EDT. Mondale promises vigor while Dole jokes about skipping for a high school game as Carter Ford debates pivot.
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U.S. Senate
Texas
Walter Mondale
Bob Dole
Alley
Dole
Jimmy Carter
Ford
October 15 1976 in History Highlights
On this date in history Khrushchev was ousted in 1964 in Moscow. Mata Hari was shot in 1917 outside Paris. Graf Zeppelin landed in New Jersey in 1928 after the first Atlantic flight. Laval was executed in 1945 for collaboration. Goering died by suicide in 1946. Lyndon Johnson created the DOT in 1966. United States set new synthetic fabric import rules in 1971.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Mata Hari
Paris
Graf Zepplin
Lakehurst
N.J
Atlantic
State labor protections for nonunion workers
The state Bureau of Labor explains multiple avenues for employee grievances even without union protection. It will investigate claims it finds covered by state law, and if unable to assist, resources remain including the federal Department of Labor Human Rights Commission and courts. For local guidance and bureau advice, see page 10.
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Federal Department of Labor
Human Rights Commission
Court
St Maine resumes swine flu inoculation after health official comment
Dr Theodore Cooper of the HEW assistant secretary for health says there is no link between 14 elderly deaths and the swine flu vaccine or its administration by the Public Health Service. The article notes the program will restart for speed.
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Maine
Theodore Cooper
Federal Health, Education and Welfare Department
J. Cooper
Public Health Service
Journal Inside Page Teases Cartoons and Puzzles
A brief tabloid style notice lists cartoons classifieds crossword and puzzles featured inside the journal pages 18 19 10 8 15 20 include Dear Abby oe orosco and Maine Corr with sections on movies national New England weather weddings and engagements.
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