Fire destroys historic Ogunquit restaurant in predawn blaze
Seven Ogunquit firemen were injured battling a predawn fire that leveled the Whistling Oyster Restaurant and Gift Shop, the oldest Perkins Cove building. Firemen arrived around 4 a.m. as crews from neighboring towns assisted. Interior collapsed while walls facing the road remained. Cause under investigation.
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Ognnquit, Maine
Perkins Cove
Maine
Ogunquit
York Hospital
Wells
York
Pooch in irons after courtroom bite in Maine
In Rockland Maine District Court Judge Paul A MacDonald ruled a dog vicious after it bit an assistant district attorney on the ankle during a crowded hearing. Owner Emily Robbins faces possible penalties including dog destruction if it escapes again.
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Rockland
Maine
District Ap
Paul A. MacDonald
Emily Robbins
Aes
Aul Eggert
MacDonald
Zaitlin Petition Report Sparks City Hall Debate
City council debated Mayor Samuel Zaitlin s MMA based charter petition guidance at Saco City Hall. Councilor Cassette backed legality and urged proceeding while LeBlanc pressed action on the mayor s communication. The 5-4 vote accepted the mayor s report as questions about petition legality linger.
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Robert Cassette
Saco City Hall
Samuel Zaitlin
Maine Municipal Association
Assette
MMA
O'Neil LeBlanc
LeBlanc
Jare Hobbins
Cassette
Zaitlin
Chile
Summer rides lure teens to Old Orchard Beach
In Old Orchard Beach a group of Biddeford and Saco teens work at the Palace Amusement area. Brian Labrecque 16 operates Flight to Mars while Brent Davis 19 runs the Paratrooper facing drunken patrons. Michael Cosgrove 17 and George Giovanis manage the ferris wheel and Tilt a Whirl as locals describe their routines and the highlight of meeting riders, especially girls, during a lively summer season.
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Old Orchard Beach
Mars
Brian Labrecque
Labrecque
Biddeford
Brent Davis
Davis
Saco
Michael Cosgrove
George Giovanis
Palace Amusement Area
Cosgrove
Biddeford High School
Giovanni
Doctors seek identity of mysterious disease death toll climbs
Harrisburg officials report 19 deaths and 52 hospitalizations after an American Legion convention linked illness. State Health Secretary Leonard Bachman says doctors have not identified the disease, noting fever headaches chest pains and lung congestion with virus pneumonia as the closest description.
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Harrisburg
American Legion
Leonard
Bachman
Swine flu speculation swirls over PA deaths
Pennsylvania health officials weigh swine flu as a possible cause of a deadly outbreak linked to a Legion convention in Philadelphia. CDC investigators examine blood and throat samples while autopsies are ordered, with ages of the 39 to 82 victims and fever up to 107 degrees.
Cultures Eyed for ID of Pennsylvania Flu Outbreak
Specimens from 16 flu like illness deaths in Pennsylvania were flown to Atlanta for testing at the Centers for Disease Control. CDC began growing cultures Monday to identify the ailment. Don Berreth said results would take two to three days. Samples include blood tissue and throat swabs. Epidemiologists from Pennsylvania and Atlanta work to trace the cause.
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Philadelphia
Federal Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Legion
Bachman
Pennsylvania
Center For Disease Control
U.S. Public Health Service
CDC
Don Berreth
Today In History August 3 1976 Highlights
On August 3 days of history include Columbus sailing in 1492 and Benedict Arnold taking command at West Point in 1780. Other items note Germany declaring war in 1914, a 1961 jetliner hijacking attempt, Kosygin’s Vietnam remark a decade past, Cuba Spain trade clash, a fatal 1975 Agadir crash, and a Bicentennial note on 1776 era river ventures near Tappan Zee.
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Associated Press
Christopher Columbus
Spain
America
Benedict Arnold
West Point
N.Y
Germany
France
Los Angeles
Houston
Cuba
Alexei Kosygin
U.S
Madrid
Agadir
Morocco
Hudson River
Tappan Zee
Kissinger faces boos at urban league event in Boston
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger spoke at the National Urban League conference in Boston saying South Africa’s townships reflect black frustration with denied rights. Audience boos followed his remark on why the State Department has fewer black officials. Ralph Nader profile noted as major influence in American life.
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Boston
Henry Kissinger
National Urban League
South Africa
U.S. State Department
Ralph Nader
Nader
Louise Cook
Associated Press
Biddeford-Saco
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Whistling
John Ewing
Washington
Leonard Bachman
Ft. Dix
N.J
Congress
Nader the Raider
TV League
Ibiddeford
Journa
Abby
New England
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