Longley faces Pine Tree Legal Action over AFDC plan
Gov James B Longley denounces Pine Tree Legal Assistance for using taxpayer funds to sue the state over the rateable reduction plan affecting AFDC grants. The suit, filed in Kennebec County, also names Health & Welfare Commissioner David E Smith and stems from changes approved by the legislature.
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Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc
State of
Longley
Pine Tree Lawyers
Priation
Pine Tree
Kennebec County
Health & Welfare
David E. Smith
Pine Tree Legal Association
United Low Income, Inc
Portland
AFDC
Smith
Fall colors spread in Maine as regions forecast changes
The Maine Forest Service says 20 to 30 percent foliage change in Rangeley Lakes eastern Maine, with 5 to 10 percent across the rest of the state turning bright fall colors by this weekend. In Patten, Maine, Maine Woodsmen president Wayne Birmingham plans talks with Gov. Longley on restricting Canadian labor in woodcuts. In Brunswick, Bowdoin College hosts Rev. Alison Cheek to discuss women’s ordination as the Episcopal Church weighs the issue ahead of the House of Bishops meeting in Portland.
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Augusta
Maine
Aroostock County
Moosehead Lake
Jackman
Maine Forest Service
Rangeley Lakes
Forest Services
Patten
Maine Woodsmen’s Association
Wayne Birmingham
James B. Longley
Paper Company
Brunswick
Alison Cheek
Episcopal Church
Bowdoin College
Brennan Announces Ad Guideline Reforms in Maine
Maine Attorney General Joseph E. Brennan will issue new regulations under the Unfair Trade Practices Act effective Sept. 29. The rules ban using words like free sale or discount unless a regular price exists and all conditions for any free merchandise or service are disclosed. The Consumer Fraud Division found widespread misuse in ads from across the state.
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Augusta
Maine
Joseph E. Brennan
Brennan
Beecher Falls Line Faces Abandonment After ICC Ruling
Maine Central says the 23 mile line from North Stratford New Hampshire to Beecher Falls Vermont can be closed. Vermont and New Hampshire have 60 days from September 12 to take over or the line will be abandoned, despite a salvage value of 475 dollars and importance to Ethan Allen Furniture in Beecher Falls.
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Portland, Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine Central Railroad Co
Maine Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
North Stratford
N.H
Beecher Falls
ICC
Ethan Allen Furniture Co
Beecheralls
Milk Price Hearing Scheduled Amid Court Ruling
A Maine Milk Commission hearing on milk prices is set today, after a court injunction halted the June 1 price schedule. The ruling requires minimum prices to reflect the costs of the least expensive dairy producers and precedes a board overhaul with four Gov. Longley appointees. Cumberland Farms challenged pricing tied to plastic containers as discriminatory.
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Augusta
Maine
Maine Milk Commission
James B. Longley
Superior Court
William E. McCarthy
Portland
Cumberland County Superior Court
Mgnedoe Farms
Cumberland Farms
McCarthy
Commission
Maine Dairies
Acquittal Ends Stabbing Case in Maine
In Penobscot County Superior Court, 33 year old Douglas Bradbury of Brewer is acquitted of robbery and stabbing charges tied to the April 15 Tri City Pizza robbery and attack on operator Benjamin Twitchell. Co-defendant Kenneth Denault of Beverly, Massachusetts was found guilty and is serving four to eight years at Thomaston State Prison.
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Bangor, Maine
Penobscot County Superior Court
Douglas Bradbury
Tri-City
Benjamin Twitchell
Elmer H. Violette
Bradbury
Kenneth Denault
Beverly
Mass
Denault
Thomaston State Prison
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Dren
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Oxford
York
Penobscot
Ennebec
Allen Guttmacher Institute
Planned Parenthood
Blis
America
Whalt
the Clinic
Jupiter
Joyce
Mary Romauld
Felician Sisters
Romauld
St. Joseph Hospital
Bangor
National Jewish Hospital and Research Center
Denver
Colo
UPI
North Woods
Canada
Bowdoin
Consumer Fraud Division
Ofer
Consumer Fraud Unit
Desire
Seville
Tman
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