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Maine votes to keep the bottle bill By a nearly 5-1 margin, Maine citizens voting precincts, 210,283 voters rejected highway and bridge Tuesday voted not to repeal the the bottle law repeal improvements 173,789 passed state-wide with 144,880 supporting state's proposal, and 38,211 votes to 67.090. controversial returnable bottle law. voters supported the and 91,781 against. proposal. Bangor agreed, passing the proposal Orono voters also supported the proposal Maine Area 5,214 votes voters also passed three bond voters followed the trend. In to 1,223, as did Old Town, 1,711 votes to 498, as did Bangor 4,113 1,757 issues by comfortable margins, including a Bangor, 5,851 voted "no." rejecting the votes to 376 and Orono 1,757 votes to votes to 2,146 and Old Town 1,315 496. votes to $2.5 million bond for energy conservation proposal, while only 779 voted "yes." In 535. in local government buildings. Voters, Old Town, the proposal was rejected 1,681 A bond granting $11.8 million for airport The elimination of the literacy require- however, rejected a proposed constitution- votes to 257 and Orono voters overwhelm- and pier improvements passed in the state ment was rejected state-wide 158,229 votes al amendment that would have eliminated ingly chose against the repeal 2,213 to 128. 159,469 votes to 78,917. to 77,994. Bangor citizens rejected the the literacy requirement for voting in Bangor supported the bond issue Area voters also followed with 4,722 proposed amendment 4,956 votes to Maine by a nearly 2-1 margin. state votes to 1,699, as did Orono 1,734 2,385, results. State-wide votes to Old Town rejected it Based on about results supported a 510 and Old Town by a closer margin, 96 percent of Maine's bond issue 1,367 votes to 513. 987 votes to granting $16.5 million for The energy 872, and Orono agreed, 1,321 conservation bond issue votes to 899. Thursday, Nov. 8, 1979 Senate passes stamp purchase by Enid Logan Staff writer Student Senate passed a resolution Tuesday night allowing for the purchase of a bulk rate stamp permit for (.SS. The senate previously voted to freeze all spending until an audit is completed on government books. This will determine how much money the senate has for remainder of the year allocations. Present- ly, senate expenditures n only be made in emergency situations. In these cases, money comes from the GSS's contingency fund. Some senators did not feel purchasing the stamp at this time constitutes an emergency funding situation. "I think its a bad precedent to set," said Ben Zeichick, off-campus senator. CiSS President Dick Hewes said how- ever. "we know we have it (money) so we News analysis can spend it." Alfle. a 700 lb. moose gives arts editor Crilly Ritz a kiss and strolls around unafraid even with the arrival of hunting season. Another reason for waiting to purchase However, next year, others ofAlfie's species, who aren't lucky enough to be university research animals will have to a bulk rate permit is because the permit is lookout for hunters. [photo be on the by Andrea Magoon] effective for one calendar year. "It would be fruitless to purchase one 'Americans don't want much' now," said Randy Pickle, Off-Campus Board president, because "it runs out in December." Kennedy speaks to Portland crowd A bulk rate permit costs $40. and, according to Pickle it doesn't make sense to purchase one for a month and have to pay by Anne Lucey, Sue Day, Tammy Eves matter of privilege." Kennedy said, "they (nurses) are an another $40 in January. Staff writers important part in our health care pro- After deliberating nearly an hour, the Kennedy referred indirectly to President gram." promising, "we're going to fund senate agreed to purchase the stamp after Senator Edward M. Kennedy said last Carter when he said, "It was only three that program." Jan. 1. night the "American people don't want years ago when we heard a presidential A disclaimer on the cover of all much." candidate tell the American people how Kennedy was introduced by Gov. Joseph publications mailed under the permit will good they were. Last July however," Brennan, who was traveling with him. state that enclosed materials are not In his first state visit after officially Kennedy said, "we heard him say that the Brennan was the first governor to publicly necessarily opinions of student govern- declaring his candidacy for the 1980 American people are selfish." endorse Kennedy's candidacy. During his ment. This disclaimer is to prevent any presidential election. Kennedy told a introduction of Kennedy, Brennan made a -legal hassles." said Steve Bucherati, standing-room-only crowd in the ballroom Kennedy spoke of leaders in the slight slip. calling Kennedy "the senior senate president. American Revolution and the 1930's who, of the Eastland Hotel in Portland that citizen.. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to age despite hardships, didn't speak Americans want "jobs that are going to of an you.. the senior senator from the Com- pay a decent wage, so they can provide for American "malaise." monwealth of Massachusetts." their families; they want at the supermark- Inside: "And in 1960, when we had economic et prices that they can afford to pay, and Also stumping stagnation in this country. we saw with the youngest Health furthermore, they are asking for the bills Kennedy Thomas Center responds America on the road to progress is P. O'Neill III, unfair. again." they pay for heat. .are not . .in a Kennedy again. Lieuntnant Governor of Mass. page 4 time when the major oil companies are Kennedy getting unjust enrichment." This state- "And in 1980, if I am elected," he said, chided O'Neill about his Special family's committee lookl ment drew much applause from the "we will face up to the problems and deal political prominence, saying "one thing at students page 2 assembled crowd. with them. No one is promising easy I don't like is someone getting along answers and easy solutions," he said. on the basis of a famous family name in "They're also asking," he politics." continued, Kennedy spoke on the topic of health Bouier rushes towards "for a decent health care system as a and care,prompted by a sign held by local - The Kennedy entourage will travel next record matter of right in this country not as page I I a nurses. to Chicago. to continue the campaign. Maine Campus • Thursday. Nov. 8. 1979 Price tag indecision delays sale of Stucco by Lynn Wardwell Lunt is happy to see Stucco possibl \ Staff writer becoming a commercial enterprise again He said although the university has "been enrollment and loss of Decline in college a good neighbor...1 think it would be better money have caused the university to be left off if it was in commercial use." with housing it doesn't need and can't Since Stucco is afford. That housing. Stucco Lodge in part of an educational institution, they Veazie, has been for sale since July. but are not required to pay the same property disaggreements in the asking price are taxes as other businesses Lunt said delaying the sale. they pay around S1000 per yea: v. hereas if they were a commercial venture Dick Eustis. director of physical facili- the taxes would be much greater. He ties, said two appraisals by outside said the university provides services in lieu of companies, have been done to determine taxes. an appropriate asking price for the property which includes a house, motel. The university offers free use of Stucco's swimming pool property and behind the pool to the Veazie Recreation Department units. in the summer. And the university police He said the two appraisals that have act as dispatcher for the Veazie police been done "were substantially different department. Lunt said if there is an and we're trying to reconcile those." There emergency in Veazie during the night the has been some interest in buying the person would call the UMPD and they property. Eustis said "several people would contact the Veazie patrolman on looked at the property, and the extent of duty. Lunt said this service would continue interest will depend on the price." regardless of the sale. Eustis said the "selling process is a long "The most compatible use is for process," and the university wants to residential." Lunt said he would like to see As pre-registration time draws "make sure the asking price to a close. Bobbi-Jo Amos, a senior journalism major is a realistic Stucco developed into some kind price." lir! wouldn't of wrestles with a universal student problem—selecting courses. [photo disclose the price. housing, perhaps for by Jon Simms) however middle or upper Veazie Town Manager Curtis Lunt income families. estimated the property value to be around Trustees study issues $250,000.