Land squabble blocks Biddeford airport expansion
Prudential Investment Company holds the city steady by owning the land needed for a new east west runway. The city faces a choice between negotiating for 55 acres and access rights or risking court action for eminent domain. City officials’ ties to Prudential officials, including Gaulin and Gadbois, fuel controversy as Mayor Dutremble calls for resignations. The runway debate hinges on wind, safety, and future road and sewer access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Stains
Prudential Investment Company
Biddeford
Prudential
City Hall
Edward Gaulin
Philip Gadbois
City
Gaulin
Gadbois
Airport Commission
Informa
Lucien Dutremble
John Bell
Richard Moore
Thomas Moore
Omas Moore
D.T. Moore Insurance
Saco
Seabrook plant ground breaking marred by protests
Gov. Meldrim Thomson tied a shark scare to the Seabrook atomic plant evacuation plan as three demonstrators were arrested and Thomson used a rear hotel exit to avoid protesters. Beaches were closed for two days after shark sightings along the seacoast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seabrook
N.H
Meldrim Thomson
New Hampshire
Seabrook Atomic Power Plant
Thomson
Public Service Co
New
Standardize nuke plants says Carter in interview
RYE NH AP Democratic probe says Carter backs underground, standardized nuclear plant designs to boost public confidence and safety. He wants plants placed where people and environment are least affected, citing Seabrook opposition group Clamshell Alliance. He noted his Navy nuclear background and called for federal guarantees.
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Rye
N.H
Promaential
Jimmy
Carter
Manchester
Clamshell Alliance
Seabrook
Navy
Forecast: Fair Tonight and Sunny Tomorrow
A brief weather notice shows fair conditions tonight with mostly sunny skies expected tomorrow. The item lists a price of 20 cents and a date of August 6, 1976, a Friday, but provides no further regional details.
Widow files 1.5 million claim against VA over death
The widow of William Gaffney filed a 1.5 million administrative tort claim against the Veterans Administration after his May 17 death at Togus VA hospital. The claim includes pain and suffering. VA review is due within six months, with court action possible if no satisfactory settlement arises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gaffney
Veterans Administration
Togus
Priscilla Gaffney
Harold Pachios
Gaffney
Robert Avaunt
Avaunt
Pachios
Federal District Court
Portland
Biddefor Pool
Togus VA
Kennebec Journal
Washington, D.C
Tests point to toxic agent in Legionnaires deaths
Harrisburg reports scientists have ruled out influenza and fungi as causes of the Legionnaires disease. The CDC and state lab testing indicate a toxin may be responsible for 25 deaths and 153 cases, with no firm evidence of person to person transmission. Results are pending and uncertainty remains.
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Harrisburg
David Sencer
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Philadelphia
CDC
Sencer
Today in History August 6 1976 Highlights
On this date in 1945 the atomic bomb was used in Hiroshima marking the first use in war. Napoleon ordered the Holy Roman Empire dissolved in 1806. Titov orbited Earth in 1961. Luci Baines Johnson married Patrick Nugent ten years ago in a grand Washington ceremony. The UN Security Council did not consider South Korea's bid and the U S vetoed Vietnam access. Bicentennial note: South Carolina supplied Lee with ammo and troops for a Revolutionary War expedition against East Florida.
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Associated Press
Hiroshima
Japan
Napoleon Bonaparte
Holy Roman Empire
Soviet Union
Gherman Titov
Lyndon Johnson
Luci Baines
Patrick Nugent
Washington
U.S
U.N. Security Council
South Korea
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
South Carolina
Charles Lee
East Florida
Consumer movement raises question of recalling a year
Readers wonder if a defective start to a year could trigger a recall. The query mirrors consumer accountability debates and suggests potential safeguards or corrective actions for early-year defects.
Reagan Schweiker Efforts Highlight Brooklyn Stop and PA Move
Ronald Reagan and Richard Schweiker faced tough questions in Brooklyn as they sought more support from New York delegates for the Republican National Convention. The pair regained momentum by visiting Schweiker’s Pennsylvania home state before heading to Cape Elizabeth and Cranston in New England Senior Little One Baseball Tournament action at St Louis Alumni Field with Cape Elizabeth beating Salem 74 and Plainfield beating Cranston 8 6 to reach the final.
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Ronald Reagan
Penn
Richard Schweiker
Brooklyn
N.Y
New York
Kansas City
Reagan
Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Cape Elizabeth
Cranston
R.I
Plainfield
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Ourna
Old Orchard Beach
Robert Coffin
Oxford
Leominster Engineering Co
Coffin
Maine Medical Center
Beach
John Ewing
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