Norwegian Exchanger Adjusts To American Teen Life At Thornton
Jorn Hugo Karlsen, a 17 year old exchange student from Tromso, Norway, stays with the Birkemoses in Saco as he joins the Thornton Academy senior class. He notes women's rights movements, similar drug concerns, and American cars and TV, with Norway’s youth programs and schooling habits described.
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Jorn Karlsen
Tromso
Norway
Saco
Thornton Academy
Karlsen
Kevin Birkemose
Fam
Jorn
New York
Ralph Loring
Ferry Road
Thornton
Technical
International
United States
Contempt fine levied against Guay's Village owners in Old Orchard Beach
Alfred Robert and Huguette Cote were fined 1000 dollars for contempt of court in a closed chamber session before Superior Justice Lewis Naiman. The contempt related to operating tent and trailer facilities in July despite an injunction from March 1973. The injunction, tied to a 1968 zoning amendment, banned new parks. the Cotes claimed grandfathered status.
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Alfred — Robert
Huguette Cote
Guay
Old Orchard Beach
Lewis
Naiman
Paul Frinsko
Cotes
Guay’s
Superior Court
Harry Glassman
Cote
Sumner Goffin
Atty
Frinsko
Henry Lemire
New England Baptist Council
Four Winds
Charlotte Clough
Inside The Journal Cartoons Classifieds
Brief page note features cartoons classifieds crossword puzzle and a joke line about secrets told to one person at a time highlighting a light content snapshot from the issue.
Court Rules In Support Of 100 Boat Saco Marina
After a year of legal fights over a 100 boat marina near the Saco River, Superior Justice Edward Stern ruled that Fred Pipinias of Saco has a valid occupancy permit to build. The ruling allows continued filling at risk to be restored if later decided otherwise, with intervenors granted status but their late-argument challenges rejected.
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Saco River
Edward Stern
Fred Pipinias
Saco
Pipinias
Superior Court
Lincoln Spencer
Spencer
Henry Paradis
Rachel Paradis
Beatrice Hamilton
Rene Allie
Claire Allie
Armand Bernier
Irene Bernier
Stern
Edward Gaulin
Marina
Corps of Engineers
Justice Stern
Board of Appeals
Ford Urges Action at Anti-Inflation Confab
President Ford convened a White House mini summit with 36 economists and lawmakers to craft a practical plan against inflation. He warned there is no quick fix while noting rising prices unemployment and high interest rates. Forecasters split from gloom to cautious optimism about inflation trends.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Eckstein
Suc
Biddeford Review Probes Lot Size Assessment Formula
The Biddeford Assessment Board of Review heard Frederick Pink challenge smaller lots being taxed higher per unit, citing United Appraisal’s formula that ties land value to lot size. The board reviewed charts showing that a 1-acre lot costs more than smaller lots, and discussed replacing the depth factor with a size based method.
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Biddeford
United Appraisal
Pink
Benjamin Ziegler
Granite Point
United
Ziegler
Patricia Marcotte
Marcotte
Maremont Wins Additional Army Order for M 60 Guns
The Army awards Maremont Corp of Saco a 4 million dollar contract for production of M 60 machine guns. The Maine delegation announced the extension of a contract first given in 1961 with renewals expected yearly. This renewal covers production of over 4908 weapons and stabilizes current jobs while extending work into 1976.
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US. Army
Maremont Corp
Saco
Maine
Maremont
Army
Polackwich
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Arctic Circle
Jorn Hugo Karlsen
Inside the Journal
Abby
Saco Marina
Susan Morrison
Harvard
Otto Eckstein
David Grove
Beryl Sprinkel
Walter Hoadley
Alan Greenspan
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Greenspan
Cole, Layer and Trumble
al Polackwich
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