Cape Porpoise Pier study funded by grant
A $4,000 Maine State Planning Agency grant funds Kennebunkport’s Pier Study Committee to assess the feasibility of a new Cape Porpoise Pier. The panel will examine harbor arrangements for fishermen while ongoing disputes with the Cape Porpoise Pier Corporation are debated. Some locals urge construction if an agreement cannot be reached.
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Michael Lafavore
Kennebunkport
Cape Porpoise
John Spita
Maine State Planning Agency
Cape Porpoise Harbor
Cape Porpoise Pier
Spita
Charles Day
Cape Porpoise Pier Corporation
The
Journal Tribune
Pier Corporation
John Hanlon
Weekend burglaries total eight thousand dollars plus
Three burglaries over the weekend netted more than $8,000 in cash and goods. Officers say the incidents may be related and that thieves watched several homes. No arrests, but police suspect multiple suspects involved. The Huot home alone saw a loss around $5,000 including a $2,000 coin collection and $1,600 in cash plus jewelry and tools. Burglaries happened Sunday night with reports filed at 10 p.m.
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Pam Lansbury
Biddeford
Smen
Robert M. Devon
Devon
Emilien Huot
Huot
Pauline
Journal Tribune
Huots
Moody opens Maine gubernatorial bid from Portland
Stanley A. Moody, 37, a Portland businessman who has never held office, announced the 1978 Maine gubernatorial campaign at a Falmouth private home. He favors developing Maine’s resources and helping small businesses, arguing Maine must grow from within rather than courting large industries. Moody employs 13 people and aims to reduce an inferiority complex by backing local talent and cheaper work. Incumbent James B. Longley’s term ends next year.
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Falmouth
Maine
Moody
Industr
Boston
Barkers Pond road falls to court order
Camp owners at Barkers Pond win a court ruling requiring the private Barkers Pond Road to provide reasonable access for emergency vehicles while the case to reopen the road permanently proceeds. The temporary order ends when the court decides on permanent access.
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Barkers Pond
Sue Morrison
LYMAN
Superior Court
Harry Glassman
Barkers Pond Road
Power and Telephone Company
Tees
Richard Tozier
Trudeaus
Kennebunk Law Firm
Reagan, Ayer, and Adams
John Ewing
Almanac entries for June 6 1977 and notable events
The June 6 almanac notes include birthdays such as Nathan Hale born in 1755 and historical events like the 1933 Camden New Jersey drive in theater opening and the 1944 D Day crossing of the English Channel. It also mentions a 1972 Rhodesia coal mine disaster and a last quarter moon with visible planets Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn.
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Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Nathan Hale
Camden
N.J
English Channel
Europe
Hodesia
Escape From Vermont Prison Triggers Nationwide Search
Police and FBI hunt three escapees from a St Albans maximum security prison in Vermont. The men, one a three time murder convict, fled by sawing through bars in a white Thunderbird believed used for the getaway. The story spans seven New England states with details on the chase.
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FBI
New England
Vermont Correctional Institution
St. Albans
Today's chuckle hints June weddings
A light humor note remarks that many men still choose to marry in June despite social pressures and pervasive wedding talk. The quip underscores timeless June wedding trend in a timeless newspaper voice.
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Portland
James B. Longley
Toziers
Dayton
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Reagan
Tozier
Mast Road
Theles
the Pond
the Almanacky
United Press International
U.S
Britain
Kingman Brewster
Yale Sr
Marshall of Diplomatic Corps
Brewster
Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth
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