Reservoir dive ends Mike Caton legacy in Biddeford
In Biddeford Maine during the late 1860s Mike Caton the famed wharf hanger and self-styled daredevil dives for coins and rum. He takes a two dollar job to recover a reservoir cover on North Street slipping in with his coat still on and emerges rope in teeth after underwater work. He declares that dive his last saying no pint of rum is worth the smell and resumes watching others dive.
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Dick Charles
Biddeford
White’s
Mike Caton
Mike
Maine
Saco Street
North Street
Saco
Iddeford
Kennebunk Wells Weather Forecast for Saturday
Forecast calls for rain showers with possible heavy pockets around Kennebunk and Wells on Saturday. motorists advised to carry rain gear as skies stay unsettled through the day.
Old Orchard Beach defends diagonal parking amid traffic concerns
Town rejects parallel parking on Old Orchard Street after a survey showed 19 of 26 businessmen favoring current diagonal spaces. Councilors warn emergency vehicles may be hindered and seek a middle lane. public safety and planning groups highlight years of traffic woes before summer.
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Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Street
Joseph Mokarzel
William Murphy
Leslie Wyman
Gordon Armstrong
William Schlatterer
Town Hall
Saco Avenue
Kennebunk Police Down to Six After Two Resignations
Kennebunk's regular eight man force shrinks to six as Lt. Robert Jude and Officer Bruce Ladd resign. Town manager Kenneth Barrett says resignations were not disciplinary. Jude had been fired earlier for an overtime pay issue and later reinstated. Ladd joins Value House in North Berwick as internal security director. he cites bureaucratic frustrations.
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Kennebunk
Robert Jude
Bruce Ladd
Kenneth Barrett
Jude
Barrett
Select
Ladd
The
Journal Tribune
Police Department
Value House
North Berwick
Frank Stevens
Stevens
Kennebunkport and Kennebunk Police Add Four Summer Officers
Kennebunkport Police Chief John Prescott says four new officers have joined for the busy summer season. All four bring prior experience. one interned with the state police, another was a reserve, and another has a year of college. They will attend a two week training course in Ogunquit.
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Plannin Board
Schlatterer
Public Safety Commission Citizens Advisory Group
Conrad Boisvert
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
John Prescott
Biddeford Saco plan would convert old railroad into road arterial
Maine lawmaker Peter Truman proposes study by the DOT to turn the mostly unused Eastern Railroad line in Biddeford and Saco into a four mile road linking Alfred Road to Route 1. He cites the bridge as sound and argues the plan could relieve Route 1 congestion though no cost estimates or official DOT reaction yet.
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Peter Truman
Biddeford
Alfred Road
Five Points
Truman
South Street
Belmont Street
Western Ave
Main Street
Biddeford Box Co
Saco River
Saco
Lincoln
Bradley
North Streets
Moody Street
DOT
Women apply for Sanford firefighter and EMT jobs
Sanford fire chief George Driscoll reports one third of four new fire department posts are filled by women. Five of 15 applicants for three EMT slots and one EMT firefighter post are female, with interviews conducted with ambulance coordinator Francis Ford. The department will present more than four qualified candidates to the three-member board, while chief notes physical tests will determine fitness for the job.
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Sanford
George Driscoll
Peggy Small
Radio Dispatch Board
Commission
Driscoll
Francis Ford
Sanford Station
June 11 1977 Almanac historical notes and births
Almanac entry notes June 11 1977 as the 162nd day with Moon between last quarter and new phase. It lists birth sign Gemini and mentions Richard Strauss born June 11 1864. It recalls Warren Harding chosen 1920 Republican dark horse and Lindbergh welcomed home in 1927 by President Coolidge after solo Atlantic flight.
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Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Richard Strauss
Ohio
Warren Harding
James Cox
Charles Lindbergh
Calvin Coolidge
Atlantic Ocean
Paris
Dutch Marines Storm Train and School During Seige End
Predawn raid by Dutch marines ends a three week hostage crisis with fighter planes and armored vehicles aiding the assault. Two hostages and six Moluccan attackers die as survivors are evacuated by night buses to hospitals. Full dramatic account on page 6.
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Netherlands
Tribune Journal Highlights 20 Page Edition
The Tribune Journal features a 20 page main section with a supplement. It runs cartoons classifieds county crossword Dear Abby editorials and horoscopes plus a daily chuckle.
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Tribune Journal
Abby
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Kennebunk-Wells
KPD
West St
Fernand Marcotte
John Ewing
Dick Danforth
Aco
the Almanacky
United Press International
New England
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