Port Selectmen To Use W-M-D Revaluation Figures
Kennebunkport officials vote to adopt Whipple-Magane and Darcy revaluation data for 1975 tax base with corrections. They sue W-M-D and Safeco for breach of contract to obtain sales ratio study and expert witnesses. Tax projection shows about 84 million town value and a 13.30 to 13.50 rate, up from prior estimates.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunkport
Selectmen
Whipple-Magane and Darcy
Selectman
Stedman Seavey
WMD
Safeco Insurance Companies
W-M-D
Safeco
North American Revaluation Co
Kenneth Campbell
Campbell
Seavey
Charles Sullivan
Sullivan
Status Report on Biddeford Building Contained in Council Session
City council discussed building at 1 3 Main St Biddeford owned by OSP Associates uncondemned amid code conflicts and politics. Housing board proposed Sept 1 deadline for major reconstruction or condemnation. solicitor urged separate counsel and status report.
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Kathleen O’connell
OSP Associates
Main St
Biddeford
City Council
Housing Code Board of Review
Fred Tebbenhoff
Tebbenhoff
E. Allen Berube
OSP
Guy Farrell
Atty
Edward Gaulin
Philip Gadbois
Philip Labbe
George DesRoberts
St. Andre
Cohen Nearing Maine Senate Run After York County Trip
Rep. William Cohen of Bangor said his August tour of York County and southern Maine went well and he may seek Edmund Muskie's Senate seat in 1976. He cites concerns over grain sales to Russia the economy heating fuel costs and overall national issues as his motivation. Cohen noted broad support in the First District and unexpected visibility from impeachment hearings last year.
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Portland
USS
William Cohen
Bangor
York County
Maine
Edmund Muskie
Cohen
Congress
Washington
Ford
The
Journal
Lrst
David Emery
Rockland
Senate
Dave
Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
United Mine Workers
National Union
Logan-Boone-Kanawha
Soviet Airliner Shooting Shocks London Police
A man was shot and killed aboard a Soviet Aeroflot Ilyushin 62 on arrival at Heathrow from New York. Police and Scotland Yard surrounded the jet as officials verified whether the victim was passenger or crew. The body remained on the plane as Soviet Embassy staff arrived, including Ambassador Nicolai Lunkov. Flight SU312 carried 102 people and landed at 9 30 a.m. after a 15 minute delay.
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London
New York
Moscow
Scotland Yard
Heathrow
Nicolai Lunkov
Kennedy Airport
Area students return to school in rain near buses
Portland area students waited in rain for buses with bus 21 from Portland Road taking riders to Thornton Academy. Biddeford police officer Richard Gagne and Patrolman Albert Lamirande posted Schools Open Drive Carefully signs citywide to remind drivers to slow near schools and enforce the 15 mph limit with radar patrols.
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Portland Rd
Thornton Academy
Biddeford
Richard Gagne
Albert Lamirande
Stephen Muskie
Dick Danforth
Auger Criticizes Legislature Over County Budget Fight
Clement Auger, chair of the county commissioners, released a three page statement Tuesday criticizing the legislature for the budget impasse. He contends lawmakers expanded the budget with two of three commissioners opposing funding for human services and says agencies are non governmental bureaucracies not answerable to elected officials. He urges funding from broad based taxes rather than local property taxes.
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Norman Poirier
Gerard Paquette
Daniel Boucher
York Cable Corp
Joseph Zuke
Farrell
Norman Labbe
Main
Hill
York County Counseling Services
Bureau of Outdoor Parks and Recreation
Fletcher's Neck Coast Guard
YCCS
Alfred
Clement Auger
Auger
Gorks
Bus Fares Cut For Jobless By Trailways In Fall
Continental Trailways proposes half price fares for unemployed riders if ICC approves. Fred Currey says discounts start next month and run through November 21, with 50 percent tickets valid for trips from the 12:01 a.m. start of each month to 11:59 p.m. Thursday. The plan includes job banks listing available positions nationwide and seeks to spur job searches.
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Washington
Continental Trailways
Fred Currey
Trailways Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Currey
Trailways
Ford
ICC
Federal pay raise debate before Congress after recess
Congress returns to face whether federal employees receive an 8.66 percent or 5 percent pay raise for 2 to 3.5 billion dollars in extra costs. Ford urged a 5 percent cap. rejection would trigger the 8.66 percent hike for White House staff military and other workers next month.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
Senate
House
Broken Pump Leaves Trenton Dry
A broken pump at a city filtering plant cut water supply in Trenton and nearby communities. Mayor Arthur Holland declared a state of emergency and predicted restoration by Thursday. About 250,000 people faced outages with closures of businesses and school delays across Trenton Ewing Hamilton and Lawrence townships.
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Trenton
New Jersey
Arthur Holland
Ewing
Hamilton
Lawrence
Holland
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