Biddeford Bus Driver Shortage Sparks Pay and Moonlight Debate
Biddeford School Department faces a driver shortage with 17 regular drivers and 18 daily runs. Dispatcher Ralph Valliere suggests recruiting more women to drive while Supt. Frechette defends wage cuts as a budget result. Drivers cite pay drops from about 100 to 50 per week and longer schedules as key issues.
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Biddeford
Ralph Valliere
Andrew Frecheve
Valliere
Boucher
the Journal
Supt
Frechette
Senate Votes 93 to 0 For Private Pension Reform
The Senate passed a landmark private pension reform bill 93 to 0 sending it to the House. It would set minimum standards, require vesting after five years and full vesting after 15, fund plans, and finance a government guarantee program for failed plans. Critics argued the measure is inadequate but sponsors say amendments would raise costs and deter pensions.
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Washington
Senate
House
Education and Labor and
Ways and Means
Rep
al Ullman
D-Ore
Nixon
Senate Advances Pension Reform With Broad Standards
The Senate passed a bipartisan pension reform bill requiring private plans to meet minimum standards. It covers eligibility at age 30 with one year of service, vesting reaching 25 percent in five years, and 10 percent per five-year block thereafter, with survivor benefits at 50 percent for widows. Funding, portability, plan termination insurance, tax incentives, and executive pension caps are outlined, with voluntary participation for employers and workers.
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Internal Revenue Service
Labor Department
Corporation
Smoking per adult rises to about 205 packs in 1973
Washington AP report says cigarette smoking averages 205 packs per adult 18 plus in 1973, up nearly three packs from 1972 and the highest since 1968. The estimate appears in a Wednesday Outlook and Situation Board release from the Agriculture Department.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Outlook and Situation Board
200 Mile Limit Urged To Save US Fisheries
Delegates from Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire and Rhode Island met at Shawmut Inn to endorse a petition urging Congress to pass a 200 mile offshore fishing limit. They seek to keep foreign vessels from depleting U S coast fisheries and call for federal action amid enforcement and constitutional concerns.
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Kennebunkport
New England
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Shawmut Inn
Congress
U.S
Fluoridation on Ballot Again Questioned
The State Department of Health and Welfare weighs reintroducing fluoridation of the local water supply on the ballot as a public vote option. The report notes ongoing debate and potential election timing considerations.
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State Department of Health and Welfare
Davyl Linskey
State Department
Dental Health Division
Biddeford
Saco
Biddeford and Saco Water Co
Old Orchard Beach
Scarborough
Linskey
Department of Health and Welfare
Maine
Legal Fees As Cartel Price Fixing Shakeup Looms
The U S Justice Department plans to challenge long standing minimum attorney fees as cartel like price fixing. Deputy Atty Gen Bruce B Wilson disclosed investigations into state and local bar groups, with potential civil actions to end mandated fee schedules.
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Justice Department
Bruce B. Wilson
Senate
Wilson
Florida
Michigan
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
American Bar Association
Inside The Journal Cartoons and Classifieds Highlights
A compact page item surveys cartoons, crossword puzzle, Dear Abby column, editorials, movie listings, obituaries, and sports features from The Journal. It notes humor, advice, and cultural offerings along with brief TV guidance.
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