Israel Shevenell Biddeford's First French Voter
Michael Guignard profiles Israel Shevenell, Biddeford's first permanent French Canadian settler and first French voter. Born in Quebec, he moved to Biddeford in 1845, worked as a brickmaker, later farmer and property owner, and helped build St. Joseph's Church. His family produced notable descendants, and he remained a civic figure praised for thrift, industry, and devotion to the church. He died in 1912 after overworking on a sewer project.
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Biddeford
Cana
Israel Shevenell
Shevenell
Saco Valley
Michael Guignard Shevenell
Quebec
Green Street
Shevenell’s Court
Israel, Jr
Biddeford High School
William
Lincoln
St. Joseph’s Parish
St. Joseph's Church
Elm Street
Tevens
Biddeford’s
Graham Street
Daily Journal
Celina Landry
Marie Louise
Simplex Wire to close North Berwick plant
NORTH BERWICK AP Simplex Wire and Cable Co announced today its North Berwick plant will close, affecting 625 workers and ending production at the site as a last resort. The company cited market conditions and restructuring as reasons for the shutdown, with plans to wind down operations and explore alternatives for the workforce.
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N. Berwick
North Berwick
Simplex Wire & Cable Co
Henlrik J. Hartong Jr
Hartong
Simplex Ocean Cable
Newington
Mum
Simplex
Maine
New Hampshire
Seacoast
Newsmen
Security Force Guards Nixon Delegation at Miami Beach
At the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach the Secret Service will guard five protectees including President Nixon his wife and two daughters and Vice President Agnew with a 500 man team. Coast Guard patrols Biscayne Bay Army helicopters and reconnaissance planes plus 1500 federal officers 1150 state and local police and 3000 National Guardsmen oversee security. Alternate routes and 24 hour protection are planned as demonstrations loom.
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Miami Beach
US Secret Service
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Secret Service
Bill Hawthorne
Coast Guard
Biscayne Bay
Florida White House
Army
Key Biscayne
Florida
Homestead Air Force Base
Hawthorne
George) McGovern
Miami
Rockets Hit Da Nang and Chu Lai In Heavy Attacks
Communist rockets struck Da Nang and Chu Lai injuring 93 people and damaging aircraft. One American airman was killed at Da Nang as the base faced multiple barrages and allied forces reported heavy fighting across South Vietnam including Hue and Quang Tri.
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Saigon
da Nang
Chu Lai
U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Saigon Command
Quang Tri City
Quang Tri
Hue
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Thai Binh
U.S. Navy
Oriskany
Air Force
Cao Hung
China
Haiphong
Plain of Reeds
Highway 4
Jetliner Hijacked At Reno
A United Airlines Boeing 727 with an armed hijacker circling Vancouver International Airport sought $2 million in cash plus 15 pounds of gold and a new aircraft. Reno police describe the suspect as a white man in his 40s wearing a ski mask.
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Vancouver
B. C
United Air Lines
Vancouver International
Reno
James Parker
Parker
Sun Storms Plotted By U N H Monitor
A UNH solar gamma ray monitor aboard NASA OSO 7 detected strong sun storms on July 2, issuing warnings July 28 that reached Earth two days early. The event disrupted magnetic fields, communications, and power globally, allowing scientists to observe the storm center and coordinate five other spacecraft. The project led by Dr. Edward L. Chupp and work by Dr. David J. Forrest involves data transmission to Goddard and UNH labs for analysis, with origins in balloon gamma ray detection since 1963.
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Durham
Earth
University of New Hampshire
NASA
Orbiting Solar Observatory
UNH
UIH
OSO 7
Edward L. Chupp
Space Science Center
David J. Forrest
Rsearch
Chupp
Goddard Space Flight Center
Maryland
University Laboratories
Forrest
NIH
Inside The Journal Cartoons and Pages Overview
A condensed guide to the Biddeford journal sections including cartoons classifieds crossword puzzle Dear Abby editorials sports teen page theater listings and women’s page notes from the publication.
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Nixons
Massachusetts
Washington
House
Senate
Richard AH. Kleindienst
Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
Supreme Court
House Education Committee
Edith Green
Dore
Ronald V. Dellums
D-Calif
House Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Maryover
Cape Porpoise
U.N.H. Monitor
Inside the Journal
Abby
Charter
Pierre Salenger
Sports Teen Page
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