1.2 Million Chickens Die In Hot Spell
Maine suffered massive losses from a weekend heat wave as over 1.2 million chickens died in barns turning into ovens. Officials warned of higher egg and poultry prices with potential regional supply shifts to the Northeast.
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Augusta
Maine
Mgr
Paul Fischer
Northeast Egg Marketing Association
Durham
N.H
Fischer
New England
Eastman
Massachusetts
Boston Globe
William Curtin
Massachusetts Agriculture Department
Sam Kirkoff
Connecticut
Norwich
Maine Welfare System Slips Second in Nation Says Audit
A federal audit finds Maine has one of the highest welfare error rates and could save 8 to 23 million annually through stricter controls. It notes 157 AFDC cases with 19 percent ineligible and 31 percent overpaid, urges fraud prosecutions and work requirements for able bodied recipients.
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Augusta
Maine
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Department of Health and Welfare
James B. Longley
U .S
Robert B. Carleson
Ongley
U.S
AFDC
Carleson
Buxton Road Residents Press Water Main Change
Buxton Road residents in North Saco accused the city of discrimination and demanded full funding for a $135,000 water main extension. The council formed a committee to refine a plan requiring a $1,000 upfront payment and $100 yearly from residents, with city and water company matching shares.
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Buxton Road
Saco
John Dexter
Biddeford and
Saco Water Co
Paul Tousignant
John Blunt
Bruce Taylor
Scarborough
Taylor
Robert Cassette
Dexter
Public Utilities Commission
Water Company
Maynard Cousens
Cassette
James Ward
van Piomiades
Berton Braley
Michael Searles
Heat wave devastates York County chicken farms
Record temperatures trigger heavy losses among York County poultry. Urbaine Labonte, one of about 150 farmers, reports about 5,000 of his 60,000 broilers lost at his New County Rd. farm in Saco. Fans and cold-water pipes mitigated heat. older birds could have meant far greater losses.
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York
York County
New County Rd
Saco
Labonte
Stephen Muskie
Hostages Swap Pending in Malaysia Exchange Plan
A Japan Airlines DC8 arrived in Kuala Lumpur with five Japanese Red Army guerrillas freed from prison to swap for up to 50 hostages at the U S Embassy. Police and security were heavy as talks contined on where the terrorists would be sent and when the freed captives could depart.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Red Army
U.S
Tun Abdul Razak
Civil Aviation Department
Japan Airlines
Tewer Air Lines
Tokyo
Haneda
Japan
Japan Air Lines
Portugal
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Goncalves
Connecticut Firm Buys Five Points Shopping Center in Biddeford
A Connecticut based firm bought the Five Points Shopping Center on Alfred Road in Biddeford for about 2 million. The purchase closed July 10 and the new owners plan no changes beyond possible additions and targeted expansion as attractive tenants arise. The center built in 1973 has 12 tenants including an IGA and Grant City.
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Five Points
Biddeford
Journal
Edward Brooks
New Haven
Five Points Associates
Alfred Road
New England
Brooks
Gold, Gold and Bernblum
Five Points Shopping Center
Robert Verrier
Verrier Construction
Portland
Verrier
the Journal
Battered victims and a fatality in Springfield hammer attack
Police say unemployed cement worker Frank H. Sherry battered eight people with a claw hammer in Springfield, fatally injuring Mercer Hopper. Sherry, 25, is charged with eight counts of aggravated battery while in serious condition for a wrist injury.
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Springfield, Ill
Ano
Springfield
William Ascher
Frank H. Sherry
Mercer Hopper
Encephalitis Outbreak Hits 14 Dead and 123 Cases
Health officials urge public help to control a mosquito borne encephalitis outbreak that has killed 14 people and raised cases to 123. The state board will post notices asking residents to clean up areas and spray breeding sites as mosquito abatement programs are lacking.
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Jackson, Miss
Mary Wren
Thomas Edmond
Greenville
Durward Blakey
State Board of Health
Blakely
CIA Chief says covert operations near zero now
CIA Director William Colby told the House Select Intelligence Committee that covert operations abroad are down to almost nothing due to world events and sensationalism about intelligence. He urged maintaining capability for the future as global conditions may change in five to ten years. Committee members debated total U.S. intelligence costs, with officials noting previous estimates around 6 billion per year and dismissing the 9 billion figure as too high.
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Washington
Central Intelligence
William E. Colby
CIA
Colby
House Intelligence Committee
Albert Hall
U.S
Inside the journal Today's Chuckle
A humorous line notes the price of quality education as a constant spelling quiz from others. The joke implies constant word scrutiny accompanies learning.
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National Corn Growers Association
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Iowa Corn Growers Association
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Michigan
Ohio
Joan Little
Raleigh, N.C
Washington, N.C
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