Dog Days Grip New England Heat Wave Extends
New England endured a third straight day in the 90s with record highs in Boston and Portland. The National Weather Service forecast the late summer heat would last at least through Sunday as electric resources strained and temperatures approached all-time records in several cities.
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Associated Press
New
Weather Service
Boston
Portland
Maine
Providence
R.I
National Weather Service
Mercury
Buxton Road Water Line Plan Faces City Council Review
Saco considers a shared funding formula for a Buxton Road waterline extension to reach nitrate polluted wells. The plan totals 67 500 for city extension plus 1 000 initial resident fee and 100 yearly bill, with 15 percent return for the water company and tax revenue to the city.
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Buxton
Saco
Biddeford and Saco Water Co
John Dexter
Harry Wooster
Water Company
Public Utilities Commission
Buxton Road
Maynard Cousens
Old City
Cousen
Farmers Home Administration
Dexter
Planning Board
Department of Health and Welfare
Dredge Proceeding Amid Local Dissent in Kennebunkport
The Major Mud dredging barge will start work on the Kennebunk River despite protests from boaters and officials. Army Corps of Engineers confirms no delay due to contract costs but offers accommodations to minimize river traffic disruption. Dredging from the river mouth to River Club will take about 14 days, potentially extending into August with supervision to address issues as they arise.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunkport
Kennebunk
Major Ad
Congressional
Army Corps of Engineers
Girard Leone and Sons
John H. Mason
Corp
New England
Abbott Pendergast
Pendergast
Leone and Sons
River Club
Government Wharf
Robert Reid
Maine
Kenneth Barrett
Kennebunk Board of Selectmen
Mason
Barrett
Barrett Said He Plans To Further Poll the Selectmen
Kenneth Campbell
Ennebunkport Selectmen
Northern California Quake Damages Oroville and Sparks Injuries
A 6.1 magnitude quake centered seven miles south of Oroville jolted the Sierra Nevada foothills, damaging buildings, shattering windows, and causing 10 to 15 minor injuries. The Oroville Dam was undamaged, while tremors also rattled five Southern California counties with no reported damage.
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Oroville
Calif
California
Sierra Nevada
San Jacinto Mountains
Palm Springs
Los Angeles
San Diego
Utte County
San Francisco
Carson City
Nev
Fresno
Alaska Peninsula
Palmer Observatory
George Carte
Andrews Quarry Taunts Biddeford With Massive Granite Contracts
In winter 1886 Andrews Quarry on Pool Road hosts 150 workers producing granite for two contracts worth over half a million dollars. The Harlem River Bridge in New York City and Market Street Bridge in Philadelphia receive stone, with shipments by schooner taking two weeks.
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Andrews
Pool Road
Biddeford
James Andrews & Sons
Harlem River Bridge
New York City
Market Street Bridge
Philadelphia
Sacoiver Landing
New York
Harlem Street
Market Street
Harlem
10Th Avenue
Jerome Park Road
L.C. Bartlett
Passaic Rolling Mills Co
James M. Andrews
George P. Andrews
James Andrews
Cyrus P. Berry
Willett Andrews
William Williamson
Benjamin Smart
Ned Huntress
John Benson
Ford, Brezhnev Hold Talks in Helsinki on Arms Pact
In Helsinki Ford and Brezhnev met for talks on a 10 year SALT treaty while European leaders wrapped a 35 nation conference approving a nonbinding code of conduct. Kissinger called progress likely toward Vladivostok framework as Geneva negotiators refine the draft. Romania's Bucharest visit follows trade terms approval for Romania and signals Rome?
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Helsinki
Finland
Ford
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Romania
Communist Party
Brezhnev
U.S
Bucharest
Air Force One
Henry A. Kissinger
Vladivostok
Soviet Pacific
Geneva
Washington
Kissinger
Cor Brezhnev
Frida
Europe
East
West
Albania
United States
Canada
Finlandia
Poland
Congress
Nicolae Ceausescu
Moscow
Richard M. Nixon
Grain Sale Could Mean High Prices
Former Agriculture Department official John Schnittker told a Senate subcommittee that further grain sales to Russia could raise American food prices. He warned that bumper harvests might allow up to five million tons to the Soviet Union without price hikes, but poor weather could trigger faster price growth to ensure Russian supply. He urged immediate, prior-approval controls by the Agriculture Department.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Russia
Senate
John Schnittker
Soviet Union
United States
Schnittker
Beach Towels Parade Through Chuckle Department Sign
A humorous note on a department store sign jokes about beach towels for the whole damp family. The quirky caption reflects playful local humor in a storefront display.
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Lynn Hower
Dredge
Chairman Pendergast
Don Shaffer
Oroville Mercury- Herald
Feather River
Dick Charles
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Czechoslovakia
Ceausescu
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