Saco Mayoral Race Shows Varying Viewpoints and Promotions
In Saco, mayoral hopefuls Sam Zaitlin Jim Ward and James Wilkinson outline plans to boost industry expand job opportunities and cut taxes. Zaitlin backed by Republican mayor Berton Braley criticizes tax and dump handling while Ward a Democratic incumbent contender highlights pier projects and planning reforms Wilkinson emphasizes full-time mayoral focus and local governance experience.
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Saco
Sam Zaitlin
Jim Ward
Jim Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Braley
Biddeford
Cape Porpoise dredge planned by Army Corps in March
Kennebunkport officials announce an Army Corps maintenance dredge at Porpoise Harbor starting next March for five months. About 186000 cubic yards of spoil will be removed from the harbor mouth to the gut area, with disposal at the existing Kennebunk River site. Public meeting set to discuss timing to avoid peak boating season and possible summer completion.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunkport
Army Corps of Engineers
Porpoise Harbor
Selectmen
Kennebunk River
Kenneth Campbell
Schedul
Cape Porpoise
Selectman
Abbott Pendergast
Ford offers aid to NYC residents if debt defaults
President Ford pledged federal help to assure police and fire services in New York City if it defaults on its debts while vowing to veto any bailout bill. He proposed court supervised reorganizations to avoid disruption of essential services and to permit new debt issuance for the city.
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Washington
Ford
New York City
National Press Club
Congress
New York
Gyre
New York State
U.S. District Court
Policeman Says Death Squad Idea Was A Practical Joke
Edward Foster of Saco tells a judge the death squad plan was a joke and that he invited three Portland officers to join in a prank aimed at eliminating repeat offenders. Prosecutors present taped discussions and testimony from patrolmen about burial sites, execution style killings, and the involvement of Foster and his alleged recruits.
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Portland
Edward Foster
Saco
Maine
Foster
Magnum Force
Fernand Larochelle
Larochelle
Rochelle
Portland Force
Asst. Atty
Louis Dye
Serfes
Women’s Strike Fizzles Across the Nation
The nationwide strike called by NOW to highlight women’s work is expected to fail to gain broad participation. National leaders praise the action while local chapters report poor coordination and limited absenteeism, with many women choosing to remain at work.
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Associated Press
National Organization For Women
Tracy Thomas
Kansas City
Betty Ford
New York
Mary Anne Krupsak
Minnesota
Joan Grove
International Women's Year Commission
Washington
Nancy Wittenberg
Florida
Governor’s Commission On the Status of Women
NOW
Oncy Peppin
Nevada
Nationwide women's work stoppage lacks Maine impact
In Portland Maine the planned NOW Alice Doesn't Live Here Day did not affect major employers. A hospital bank and city offices reported normal female attendance and activity. Lois Reckitt urged women to use the day to consider women’s roles, despite the absence of a wider strike.
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Portland
Maine
National Organization For Women
Alice
Maine Medical Center
Lois Reckitt
South Portland
NOW
Beirut Hotels Under Fire In Civil War Clashes
Beir ut security forces evacuated a dozen foreigners from two hotels as street fighting intensified between Christian Phalange and Muslim gunmen. At least 91 killed and 115 wounded in the past 24 hours as rockets and machine guns struck the Holiday Inn and Phoenicia. A rescue team pulled Chicago Tribune correspondent Phil Caputo from a maternity clinic after he was shot in both feet.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Holiday Inn
Phoenicia
Christian Phalange Party
Associated Press
Edward Cody
An Nahar
Paris
Inside the Journal Today's Chuckle About Impatience
The piece defines impatience as waiting in a hurry, exploring the humor and irony of rushing that slows time. It highlights how eagerness can distort perception and cause comic missteps, inviting readers to smile at hurried pauses.
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Samuel Zaitlin
Berton Braley
Raley
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Apar
James Wilkinson
James Ward III
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Nnd
Saco Conserva
Buxton
Ith Ward
Shoresand
Corps of Engineers
Stephen Muskie
Samuel Zaifflin
Democrat
Cape Harbor
Whipple-Magane-Darcy
Highway Department
Maine National Bank
Captain’s Landing
Bruce Robinson Dick
Bank
Nyc
Rey
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Death Squad
Inside the Journal
New England
UPI
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