Maine Public Opinion Survey Reveals Jobs vs Environment
Governor Curtis releases a 75 page statewide poll showing two thirds of 1300 Mainers believe Maine can create more and better jobs while protecting the environment. Residents favor restricted coastal development and potential ports and plants, with regional emphasis on tourism in Aroostook Androscoggin Penobscot areas.
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Augusta
Maine
Kenneth M. Curtis
Aroostook
Androscoggin
Penobscot
Haa
York
Cumberland
Old Orchard Beach Panel Upholds Amusement Plan Denial
The Old Orchard Beach Zoning Board of Appeals upheld Building Inspector Ervin Jalbert's refusal to permit Henry Lemire to continue work on an amusement area at the Saco and Temple avenues site. The board advised Lemire to file a second variance appeal before any superior court action, while residents cited six month and one year timing rules and a town ordinance banning amusements in the zone.
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Old Orchard Beach
Zoning Board of Appeals
Ervin Jalbert
Henry Lemire
Saco and
Temple Avenues
Jaibert
Clarence Roberts
Lemire
Atty
Richard Davis
Portland
Fred Hayes
William Dinwiddie
Gibbs Oil Reveals Sanford Area Refinery Plans
Gibbs Oil Co and partners unveil a 450 million refinery and pipeline complex to serve New England from Sanford Maine. The project aims for 1978 operation, with ground breaking in 1974 75, and includes underground pipelines to Portland and inland routes as far as Albany.
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Front Gibbs Oil Co
Stevens
Curtis
Sanford
Brian Thayer
Gibbs Oil
Portland
Sheraton-Eastland
Gibbs Oil Co
Revere
Mass
Northern Illinois Gas Co
Aurora, Ill
Lovett C. Peters Associates
Boston
New England
Gibbs
Herbert Sostek
Lovett Peters
Albany
N.Y
Rebozo Bank Deal Tied to Nixon Appointee
A federal bank board spokesman calls federal insurance for the Key Biscayne Savings and Loan Association a big coincidence tied to Nixon ally Charles G. Rebozo. Insurance approval came July 19 after prior denials, six weeks after Thomas R. Bomar, a Nixon appointee, became chairman.
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Washington
Federal Insurance
Charles G. “Rebe
Rebozo
Nixon
Key Biscayne
Bomar
Perry
Key Biscayne Commercial
Agence
Wednesay
Savings Association
Office of the Comptroller
Miami
Bein
Arab gunmen seize Bank of America in Beirut
Gunmen from the Lebanese Socialist Revolutionary Movement raid the Bank of America in Beirut taking 20 to 25 hostages. They demand the release of Palestinian prisoners, a $10 million ransom, and an airliner to Algeria or South Yemen with a 6 p.m. local deadline. They threaten to kill hostages if demands are unmet.
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Beirut
Lebanese Socialist Revolutionary Movement
Bank of America
Lebanon
Bank
Israel
Algeria
South Yemen
Career Women Speak At St Francis Forum
Two prominent women spoke at St Francis College in Biddeford during a week of lectures on women. Mrs. Mary Thompson, head of WCSH in Portland, described entering her role through the back door and balancing motherhood with leadership. Laurie Brian, assistant treasurer at Bank of New York, said reception from men has been positive and her lending work keeps her on the road. Both urged that women can pursue top positions, citing expanding opportunities and job performance over gender.
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St. Francis College
Biddeford
Wcsh-Tv
Broadcasting System
Portland
Bank of New York
New York City
Mary Thompson
Board of Education
Thompson
Casco Bank Board of Trustees
WCSH
Bangor
Augusta
Maine
Jean Gannett Hawley
WGAN
Anita Stickney
Deering Ice Cream Co
Laurie Brian
New England
Oil Cut Seen To Hurting U.S. Little Soon
An American energy expert said the Arab oil production cutback will have little near term effect on U.S. supplies as the 5 percent monthly cuts target Europe and Japan to pressure Washington. The United States imports about 6 percent of its oil from Arab countries, a small share overall. The expert cautioned the action could affect Western Europe and Japan, potentially influencing U.S. policy.
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U.S
Europe
Japan
United States
Israel
Ing
Kuwait
Washington
U. S
Inside The Journal Cartoons and Puzzles
Puzzle page notes include a crossword and classifieds In editorial voice Dear Abby column and editorials appear alongside cartoons The line about sincerity in politics is quoted as a maxim reflectively echoing the era's focus on honesty in public life
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Dear
Abby
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Maine Department of Transportation
David Stevens
Portland Water
By Michael Spath
Temple
Saco Avenues
Davis
Zonin Board
By Christopher Couch
St. Francis Forum
Christiaan Hollander
Sanetairo
Sinai Desert
Golan Heights
Alexei N. Kosygin
Cairo
New York Times
Moscow
Middle East
THE
Associated Press
SACO
Michael Spath
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