Maine voters weigh eight bond proposals on education and transit
Maine voters face an eight-question ballot totaling 42.5 million dollars aimed at funding long term building projects for education and transportation. The package includes a 4th bridge between Lewiston and Auburn and dormitory upgrades across state colleges and technical institutes.
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Robert M. Crocker
Associated Press
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Androscoggin River
North Bridge
Louis Jalbert
D-Lewiston
Highway Commission
Education Department
Aroostook
Fort Kent
Gorham
Washington
Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute
Eastern Maine Vti
Disability Benefits Rule Sparks broad caveat for earned income
A decision by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit holds that Social Security disability payments cannot be reduced by earnings from work. It states that the $125 monthly earnings ceiling applies to disability beneficiaries in five-state area and urges SSA to adjust practices accordingly. The ruling follows a West Virginia miner case who earned $150 monthly, leading to an appeal and court instruction to policymakers.
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United States Circuit
Court of Appeals
You Circuit
Carnal Cannarite
Eulace Tha
Circuit
West Virginia
Circuit Court
Congress
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Local ITT Finance to join nationwide ACTION network
Douglas Spencer of ITT Finance announces the Buycott network will connect with ACTION, a national computerized on line system. The change promises faster loan processing and real time updates, cutting manual prep time from ten minutes to one per loan and automating payment data to home office records.
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Biddeford
Douglas Spencer
ITT Aetna Finance Co
Aetna
Spencer
Peace Corps eyeing university ties for academies
The Peace Corps may form deep university partnerships to build permanent academies. Acting deputy director Brent K. Ashabranner told the American Psychological Association that fewer campuses could support in depth programs, replacing scattered ad hoc training. Meanwhile rocket tests by the US and Norway study electric fields linked to the Northern Lights, with Nike Tomahawk launches from Andørja, Norway, sending barium payloads to create colored evening skies.
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Associated Press Washington
Peace Corps
Brent K. Ashabranner
American Psychological Association
Washington
United States
Norway
Andora
National Aeronautics Space Administration
National Guard generals give views on Pentagon plan
Twenty one National Guard generals informed Army chief Gen Harold Johnson of their opinions on a Pentagon plan to streamline the Guard and Army Reserve. The conference was described as useful for understanding mutual problems in the reorganization and other Guard related matters including riot control training after Detroit riot criticism.
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National Guard
Harold K. Johnson
Army Chief of Staff
Pentagon
Guard
Army Reserve
Army
Detroit
Capitol Footnotes and Health Update From Washington
Mrs Lady Bird Johnson has flown to Texas to oversee LBJ ranch work near Johnson City. Gen Earle G Wheeler chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is treated at Walter Reed Army Hospital for minor heart damage found during his annual physical. A kitchen tip advises using a cottage cheese container as a pouring spout to prevent jam spills.
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Texas
LBJ
Johnson City
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Walter Ree Army Hospital
Pentagon
Wheeler
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