Jasper Elected Moderator in Kennebunk Special Town Meeting
Alan Jasper won the secret ballot for moderator with 123 votes to 77 for Hall, at a Kennebunk special town meeting. Two articles were to be decided by 7 p.m. including a referendum to dissolve School Administrative District 71 and a zoning change to permit mobile homes as dwelling places.
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Kennebunk
Alan Jasper
Upper Town Hall
Jasper
Ajamjn Flall
Hall
Kennebunk Taxpayers ‘Association
SAD
State Board of Education
Wi MV
Aes Park Commission
Hell's Kitchen lawyer defends the indigent for free
Johnny Weiss, a self described poor people's lawyer, works from Hell's Kitchen to defend clients in divorce custody and welfare disputes. He rejects the Nixon era protest by other lawyers while pushing broader aid programs for the poor and public interest cases that reach the Supreme Court. He contends his clients face harsh state and city systems with limited resources and fights for broader access to legal help.
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New York
Johnny Weiss
51St Street
Jonathan Weiss
Sto
Lower West Side
Weiss
Office of Economic Opportunity
Vail
Colo
Hell's Kitchen
Ats
Supreme Court
Albany
Brooklyn
Components Announces ThreeForTwo Stock Split
Components Inc. president Herman Schneider announced a three for two stock split as a 50 percent stock dividend. Shareholders of record at close of business September 30 will receive one additional share for each two held, payable October 22. Par value remains unchanged. The dividend will broaden the market for the company's common stock by increasing outstanding shares from 845,108 to 1,267,662.
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Herman Schneider
Components Inc
Laird Signals Reduced Draft Calls Amid Vietnam Drawdown
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird said draft calls would shrink as Vietnam troop withdrawals proceed and the Vietnamization plan cuts overall armed strength by about 20 000. He pledged to seek draft reform and to brief the Selective Service and Congress while noting possible October reductions.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Vietnam
U.S
Laird
Selective Service
Congress
Nixon
I Corps
Machias Area Planning Program Announced
Gov Curley and state agencies announce a joint plan to help Eastern Maine towns in Machiasport district prepare for economic development. The program aims to ready the district for potential oil refinery development if a proposed facility is approved by the U.S. Commerce Department.
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Augusta
Maine
Machiasport
U.S. Department of Comone
Washington County
Boucher Endorsed by United Democrats for Mayor
The United Democratic Club endorsed Gilbert R. Boucher for mayor at a meeting attended by more than 100 people including Ralph Paradis. Boucher pledged no deals and said the City Council would be the decision maker during his administration.
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United Democratic Club
Gilbert R. Boucher
Biddeford
Dorsed
Gil- United Democratic Club
Bert R. Boucher
Ralph Paradis
Ninth District meeting set for Sept. 20 21 at Old Orchard Beach
At The Beach Le Richelieu International schedules the Ninth District annual meeting in Old Orchard Beach for Sept. 20 21. About 200 attendees from New England and Canada are expected. Gaston Beaulieu of Toronto will speak at the luncheon. Workshop panelists include Louis J. Martel Manchester NH Gerald Pelletier Hartford CT Lionel Poulin Beverly MA and Donald Nash Boston MA. State Rep Albert E. Cote Lewiston is general chairman. The program lists registration at 8 30 a m at the Edgewater Motel 9 30 a m workshop 1 p m luncheon at Josephs by the Sea with wives’ fashion display by Marcy’s Saco and social hour afterward.
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New England
Canada
Gaston Beaulieu
Toronto
Louis J. Martel
Manchester
N.H
Gerald Pelletier
Hartford
Edgewater
Joseph’s By the Sea
Marcy’s
Saco
Joseph's
Katz Pushes Muskie Top Ballot in Maine GOP Drive
Maine Senate Majority Leader Katz at Thornton Academy urged Republicans to place Edmund Muskie at the top of the GOP ballot for the U.S. Senate race. He argued for straight ticket voting and predicted Muskie would win big in Washington, while noting governors and other Republicans who might run. He listed potential candidates David Kennedy Harrison Richardson James Healy Stanley Updike Robert Marden and himself as possible contenders.
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Bennett OD. Katz
Maine
Senate
Edmund S. Musse
Muskie
U.S. Senate
Katz
Thornton Academy
Saco
Political Science Academy
Washington
Kenneth M. Curtis
Hans’t
Evens
David Kennedy
Dave
Harrison Richardson
Nip
Mi Richardson
James
Dick Nixon
Republican Party
Robert Marden
House
U.S. Congress
Wyman argues Maine tax on NH shipyard workers unjust
Rep. Louis Wyman says 4300 New Hampshire residents at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard should not pay Maine income tax. He asks Treasury to suspend withholding and urges a possible Maine special session to fix the issue. He notes the shipyard is a federal enclave and cites cross border work.
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Washington
Shire Executive Council
Louis Wyman
R-N.h
Maine
New Hampshire
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Wyman
Seavey Island
Treasury Department
Navy
Treasury
Walter Peterson
Kenneth Curtis
Marr
Peterson
Hamp
Vermont
Vermont Heme Court
Massachusetts
Kittery
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Welfare Department
Paul Weiss
America
Catholic University
Yale
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President's Commission On Civil Disorders
10Th Ave
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Andre Call
Arts and
HOBBY
Nolette & Payeour Inc
Roofing Contractors
Maremont
H. R. Courtois, JR
Lowell Maremont
North Street
Saco, Maine
Components
Bennett Katz
Chais
Academy
Karen Truman Dent
Joan Fink
Leslie
Machias Area
Boucher
United Democrats
le Richelieu International
Old Orchard Beach
Linoleum CO
Alfred ST. Biddeford
Claude Dubois
Executive” Shirt Service
Litas Amr
Kennedy School
Films of the
Waterville
Main Street
G.E
Whirlpool
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