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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1976

Page

8

Weekend Shower Outlook for New England and Nearby

Weather forecast shows Maine and New Hampshire with 50s to 60s, Sunday showers and variable clouds. Vermont and southern New England expect clouds, possible showers, and chances of thunderstorms, with highs mostly 70s to 80s and overnight lows 50s to 60s. Extended outlook suggests mostly cloudy conditions with scattered showers Monday and Tuesday, clearing Wednesday.

Maine New Hampshire Vermont New England

50 Black Leaders Jailed in S Africa Crackdown

Police arrested at least 50 black nationalist leaders amid a nationwide crackdown after two days of rioting near Cape Town that left 29 dead and 100 injured. The Interal Security Act detention without trial was cited, with Winnie Mandela named among those held.

Johannesburg South Africa Cape Town Jan Visser Gert Prinsloo Olice Winnie Mandela Nelson Mandela

FBI official pleads guilty in broad corruption probe

A veteran FBI section chief pleaded guilty to converting government property to his own use in a plea bargain with Justice Department prosecutors. He faces up to a year in prison and a $1,000 fine, marking the first such internal-conduct conviction tied to the bureau.

Washington FBI Phn P. Dunphy Justice Department Dunphy Bureau Thursday Department Robert Havel Havel Financial Strom

Town clerks attend seminar in Newport Rhode Island

Edna Wentworth Kennebunk and Marion Noble Wells will attend Salve Regina College Newport during the week of August 16. Accredited by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks the program advances toward accreditation and professionalism in a three year track. Wentworth attends second year Noble first. Both have completed Maine election courses for credit.

Sarah Brooks Kennebunk Edna Wentworth Marion Noble Wells Salve Regina College Newport R.I International Institute of Municipal Clerks New England Association of City and Town Clerks Wentworth Noble Maine

Lottery cannot be beaten in Maine instant winner game

Maine lottery director George Orestis says the instant winner game cannot be cracked by players. Despite hundreds of $1 tickets bought by a few Mainers in Portland Lewiston and Boothbay Harbor, his stance is that attempts to bust the bank boost state profits and reduce prizes for other ticket holders.

Portland, Maine Maine George Orestis Portland Lewiston Boothbay Harbor

Storm Knocks Out N H Power Across State

An electrical storm in southern and central New Hampshire Friday night caused several power outages and minor fires. Power problems were reported in Hampstead Kingston Derry Chester and surrounding communities with localized outages in Dover Portsmouth Laconia Keene and more.

Manchester N.H New Hampshire The Public Service Co. of Chester Hampstead Kingston Derry Dover Portsmouth Laconia Keene Alexandria Mount Vernon Francestown Amherst Chesterfield Westmoreland

Summer storm topples 50 trees in Fitchburg

A fierce summer storm tore through Fitchburg Massachusetts causing 50 trees to topple in 15 minutes and flash flooding that trapped a man in his stalled car under a railway bridge. No injuries were reported. A transformer fire at Burbank Hospital caused no damage to the unopened building. No other major damage noted as storms moved east across New England.

Fitchburg Mass New Simmons Burbank Hospital National Weather Service New England Massachusetts

Blind mechanic Doane overcomes bias in Kennebunk shop

Doane, a blind craftsman in Kennebunk, runs a small engine repair shop with help from wife Margaret and uncle Bruce. He learned cane use and small engine repairs at rehab centers in Newton and Boston, proving customers and skeptics wrong. He values independence, explains how heightened senses aid him, and notes societal attitudes toward blindness while describing canoe racing partnership with Peter Sargent.

Doane St. Paul's Rehabilitation Center Newton Mass New England Boston Margaret William Brewster Doane Bruce Jo-Anne Ellen Todd Kennebunk Peter Sargent North Berwick Pee

Brooke divorce case hinges on net worth appraisal

In Cambridge, Massachusetts, U S Senator Edward Brooke and his wife Remigia seek divorce after 29 years of marriage with mutual accusations of cruel and abusive treatment. Middlesex Probate Court ordered Brooke to disclose net worth and may appoint appraisers to value assets for settlement.

Cambridge Mass U.S Edward W.rooke Remigia Middlesex Lawrence Perara Friday Brooke

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