Biddeford Moves To Take Beachfront Land By Eminent Domain
Biddeford officials voted to seize seven acres of beachfront in Biddeford Pool by eminent domain and pay 250000 to the Pool Beach Association. The action followed a public hearing and a proposed compromise. councilman Armand Bergeron abstained. The deal includes access and parking arrangements, with debate over land value and sharing of the beach facilities.
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Christopher Couch
Biddeford
Biddeford Pool
The
Pool Beach Association
Armand Bergeron
Bergeron
Gilbert Boucher
Con- Record
Twomey
Boucher
U.S
Department of Agriculture Soil
Peter
Iren
E A
Lindsay
Beach Association
Boucherre
Thanctio
Arious
Biddeford Haring
F Graham Sr
Tle
York County
Biddeford-Saco
Maine
Associated Press Wire Service
Biddeford Charter Defeated By Low Voter Turnout
Biddeford voters rejected a proposed city charter in a citywide referendum with only about half the 2,340 votes needed to validly decide the measure. Ward totals showed minimal approvals amid broad opposition and the council cited no funds for publicity. The plan would have cut council seats from 11 to seven, created a city administrator, added recall provisions, and imposed a two term limit on the mayor.
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Biddeford
Ward
Charter Commission
Norman Racine
Racine
Old Orchard Beach Forms Conservation Commission
The town council established a five member conservation commission serving as an advisory body to the council and planning board, keeping an index of open spaces, and potentially acquiring land or accepting gifts. Members named include Bird, Eastman, Brousseau, Radley and Crarin. The council tabled purchase of an aerial ladder truck from American LaFrance, pending payment method details with delivery about 14 months after ordering, price 76225.
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Old Orchard Beach
Council
Planning Board
Hey
Owever
Park Commission
John Bird
Leslie Eastman
American LaFrance
Leslie Wyman
Police Department
Public Safety Commission
Carmen Cretaro
Titcomb
Louis Sareas
Joseph Haley
James Fairbanks
Brown St
Aten Tosie
Kissinger Nomination Imminent For Secretary of State
Senate Foreign Relations Committee expected to recommend confirmation of Henry A. Kissinger as secretary of State with Kissinger to remain national security adviser. Full Senate vote could come within a week after a report found his role in wiretapping not a bar to confirmation.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Harvard
Nixon
Senate
Sens
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
John Sparkman
Dela
FBI
Auto Talks Accord Reached
DETROIT AP A weekly limit of 14 hours of mandatory overtime and retirement with full pension after 30 years were key terms in a Chrysler UAW pact. If approved by 117 000 workers, the agreement would end the nation’s first major industrial strike of 1973. UAW President Leonard Woodcock touted the breakthrough while pickets at Mack Avenue plant complained of long hours. The accord also limits daily and weekly hours to nine and six respectively, with other wage provisions included.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
John Henderson
Mack Avenue
Agnew Resignation Rumors Circulate Amid Probe Pressure
A senior Republican source says he is 99 percent sure Vice President Spiro Agnew will resign, possibly this week, amid Maryland corruption probes and White House pressure. The Washington Post reports Agnew discussed resigning with aides and aides and Nixon's stance remains unsettled.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Washington Post
Post
Agnew
J. Marshason
Thomson
Maryland
The
Baltimore
Nixon
Senate
Hugh Scott
John
McClory
Bill
White House Oval Office
Massachusetts Gas Stations Lock Pumps In Protest
More than 1,000 Massachusetts dealers voted to close stations for three days to protest Phase IV price controls. Some plan to stay open, others will join the shutdown. observers expect rising shortages and possible federal action. Robert Parsons, a Lexington area owner, urged unity while allowing local discretion.
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Massachusetts
New England
Robert Parsons
Waltham
Washington
Lexington
Boston
Bury
Massachusetts Turnpike
Natick
Harold P. Murphy Jr
Springfield
Coul
Parsons
Arbitrator Delays Ruling On Biddeford Grievance
An independent arbitrator in Biddeford is weighing David Redmond’s grievance against the Biddeford School Board. Hearing at Biddeford High School concluded with witnesses and documents for both sides. The final decision by arbitrator Stanley Jacks of MIT could take up to ten weeks, with transcripts due in three weeks and further arguments in three weeks. The ruling may not arrive before December after coach Dave Kerry’s first season concludes.
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David Redmond
Biddeford
Biddeford High School
Biddeford Teachers Association
Dave Kerry
Redmond
Teachers’ Association
Stanley Jacks
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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