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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1973
Page
1
The Old Orchard Beach School Committee accepted a memorandum with the Old Orchard Beach Teachers Association. The one year 1972-73 contract raises base pay to 6850 and adds fifteen sick days and three personal leave days. The rights clause remains, including a debated just cause element.
Gasoline dealers from California to Oregon and Washington staged weekend closings over Phase 4 price controls with plans for further action in Maryland and D C. National Congress of Petroleum Retailers met in Chicago to discuss tactics while Oklahoma Ohio Massachusetts Utah and Texas dealers reported varied responses. The Cost of Living Council signaled small upward adjustments to ceiling prices for gasoline and home heating oil after Sept 25.
Henry A. Kissinger takes over as secretary of state in a move backed by a 78 to 7 Senate vote. He will appear before the UN General Assembly next week and vows a more open foreign policy with greater congressional and citizen input, while facing questions over NSC wiretapping.
Washington reports indicate vice president Spiro Agnew may be considering resignation and a guilty plea to a minor offense as Justice Department officials and his lawyers discuss the option. The White House and Agnew staff decline comment amid ongoing Watergate fallout and succession questions.
James Fisher and Robert Tininenko, aged 26 and 34, survived two months on sardines, peanut butter and rainwater after their 31-foot trimaran capsized in the Pacific. They were aboard the British container ship Benalder, found 90 miles southwest of San Diego. Tininenko's wife Linda had died earlier.
Atty. Gen. Warren Spannaus holds about three million trading stamps in his office as the state runs a cash redemption program from a Gift House Corp. settlement. The stamps have sparked odd anecdotes, from a paper bag of stamps at a baseball game to a collector presenting 27 different stamp kinds and coupons.
The Democratic reform commission opened a two day meeting to revise delegate selection guidelines. Barabara Mikulski said guidelines should be acceptable to the Democratic National Committee. The commission is likely to modify controversial 1972 rules including the proportional representation quota for women youth and minorities while keeping open meetings and anti discrimination provisions.
In Sydney a 17 year old aboriginal girl from Darwin, Nola Garanamba, puzzled by life at a Maningrida settlement, wants to go back to her foster parents as officials review why she stayed with them. Her father’s family says they planned marriage for Nola in eight to ten years, with a nephew pressing for her return.
A witty desk sign reads Its too late to agree with me Ive already changed my mind signaling a humorous take on decisiveness. The piece frames office culture and leadership tone with a compact quip suitable for a newspaper page sidebar.
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