Monks Seeks Senate Role as Industry Recruiter
Republican candidate Robert Monks campaigns in the Biddeford Saco area as a self described jobs candidate. He argues the senator should recruit industry to high unemployment regions and warn against a federal jobs bill he says would let cities print money to cover deficits. He comments on Reagan Ford dynamics and notes Kenneth Curtis as a tougher matchup than Muskie while praising Governor Longley for budget restraint.
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U.S. Senate
Robert Monks
Biddeford- Saco
Monks
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Ford
England
Wall Street
Kansas City
Reagan
C.B. Rogers Morton
Seal Harbor
Morton
Schweiker
Senate
Kenneth Curtis
Muskie
James Longley
Westbrook man dies by own action near Saco
Kenneth Cumberland, 57, of Westbrook, died in his car on Grant Road near Saco by self-inflicted burns after pouring paint remover and lighter fluid on his head and lighting a match. A note was found with his wedding and birthstone rings and wallet. Cumberland had prior suicide attempts and left two sons and a daughter.
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Westbrook
Grant Road
Saco
Thomas Anton
Kenneth Cumberland
Arlington St
Anton
Umberland
Veterans Administration Hospital
N Togus
Cumberland
Questions linger over Poolman death at Togus hospital
William Gaffney, 47, of Biddeford Pool, died May 17 in Togus Veterans Hospital after alleged staff abuse. An inquiry by Togus's board, now with U.S. Attorney Mills, probes ward misplacement and nurse handling. District sources say VA may discipline at least one staffer as investigation expands.
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Veterans Administration Central Office
Washington D.C
Biddeford Pool
Togus
William Gaffney
Main Street
Kennebec Journal
Washington
Biddeford- Saco Journal
Biddeford
The
Journal
Gaffney
Samson Supply Company
Lincoln Street
Stana
Togus Hospital
Board of
U.S
Peter Mills
Young Saco musician tours Europe with America’s Youth in Concert
David Allie, a 15 year old Thornton Academy sophomore from Ferry Road, Saco, toured Europe as a percussionist in America’s Youth in Concert. He played snare bass triangles tympany and marimba, rehearsed in New Jersey, performed in Philadelphia and Carnegie Hall, then visited London Paris Geneva Vienna and Italian cities with 30 band members and 200 choir members under 16 chaperones. He dreams of joining the Portland Symphony and continues piano studies while enjoying the tour and homesickness.
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Linda Brickley
Europe
America
David Allie
Ferry Road
David
Portland Symphony
Thornton Academy
Universal Academy For Music
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Euro
Austria
Alzberghe Group
David Is the
Tailer
London
Paris
Geneva
San Austria
Venice
Florence
Rome
Othe
Saco
Mysterious Legionnaires deaths rise in tri state area
Harrisburg officials report 21 deaths and more than 140 hospitalizations across Pennsylvania New Jersey and New York linked to a mystery Legionnaires disease. Health Secretary Bachman says cases and deaths are climbing as 1 000 researchers mobilize and CDC teams begin tissue culture testing for clues with all victims connected to a Philadelphia American Legion convention.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Leonard Bachman
Federal
Center For Disease Control
New Jersey
New York
American Legion
Philadelphia
Connecticut
Kennebunk dig continues in boy's 1964 case
State attorney general official states investigators will keep probing the Hovey Street home basement for missing 11 year old Robert Desmond. Excavation began July 11 with few remains found beyond animal bones and glasses. A private contractor will finish the work as the search continues.
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Kennebunk
Hovey Street
John Atwood
Criminal Division
State Attorney General's Office
Atwood
Robert Desmond
Kennebunk Man Skips Pennsylvania Legion Convention
Kennebunk resident William J. Rogers, running for national commander of the American Legion, said he skipped the Pennsylvania convention after attending 45 states. He noted a mysterious disease killed 21 delegates and others at the Pennsylvania session held last month while Maryland and Ohio held events simultaneously.
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Kennebunk
Maine
American Legion
Legion
Pennsylvania
Rogers
Maryland
Ohio
Viking 1 arm jams again stalling Martian soil analysis
In Pasadena Calif a bulky robotic arm on the Viking 1 lander jammed for a second time hindering an organic analysis of Martian soil. Scientists must decide how to move the arm or if the test can proceed. Viking officials met to diagnose the jam and review earlier surface soil results.
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Pasadena
Calif
Viking
Mars
Tragedy struck after Missouri primary victory
In Chillicothe Missouri Rep Jerry Litton winner of a Missouri Senate Democratic primary was killed in a light plane crash minutes after declaring victory His wife Sharon and their two children also died along with the pilot and his son The plane had just left Chillicothe airport bound for Kansas City police said page 5 story
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Chillicothe
Jerry Litton
Missouri
Democratic Senate
Litton
Sharon
Chillicothe Airport
Kansas City
Remembering cooperative days amid condo change
A lighthearted note recalling past times when neighbors and communities thrived through cooperation. The cartooned section and local features highlight a nostalgic mood as urban development shifts from collaborative living to condominium style projects in the region.
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By Larry Stains
Bob Monks
Poolman
Young Saco
Italy
John Ewing
Atlanta
Walter Dowdle
K“bank
William J. Rogers
Britain
Germany
Coast Guard
Lizzie Borden
Fall River
Mass
United States
Wbiddeford
New England
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