Justices Confront Donahue Case In Maine
Six Maine justices will meet in closed session in Portland to advise the governor and council on whether the hear process for removing York County District Attorney William Donahue is constitutional. Attorney General Brennan seeks permanent removal. Donahue faces conflict and interference accusations. The Supreme Court will issue an advisory opinion, delaying July 28 hearing.
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York County Budget Delays Spur Blame Game
York County legislators allege Clement Auger delays the county budget, while correspondence with state officials suggests Augusta bears the responsibility. The dispute traces to July when Auger sought a complete line budget and deletions/additions from the legislature, leading to press requests and letters between Auger, Gartley, and Redman. Redman warns of time to deliver and notes vacations as delays persist into August.
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Mark Gartley
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Redman
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Markham Gartley
Seals Die From Coins Tossed by Public At Denver Zoo
Harbor seals at a Denver Zoo pool died after swallowing coins and other metal pieces tossed by visitors. A metal-detector scan confirmed metal in the animals’ stomachs, signaling the deadly impact of public actions.
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John Munoz
Dave Parman
Denver Zoo
UPI
Encephalitis Toll Rises Across United States
Encephalitis outbreaks have claimed at least 26 lives in the United States this year with the season only half over. The St. Louis strain killed 24 people in Mississippi, mainly in their 60s and 70s, while two persons died of western equine encephalitis in North Dakota's Red River Valley.
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DA s Office To Dismiss OOB Case
The district attorney's office plans to file for dismissal of charges against four Old Orchard Beach town councilors for criminal neglect. Acting DA Arthur Stilphen will submit the motion in York County Superior Court, citing reasons in a later statement.
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Alfred
Old Orchard Beach
Arthur Stilphen
Richard Marshall
Paul St. Hilaire
Thomas Lee Sr
Arnold Morin
Stilphen
York County
Attorney General
William Donahue
Stlphen
Marshall
Bronfman Found Alive By Police
Samuel Bronfman II was found safe at his mother's Yorktown Heights estate after a ransom dispute. Two suspects, Dominic Byrne and Melvin Lynch, face extortion charges while authorities discount IRA links. Bronfman had been seized a week earlier for a $4.6 million ransom that was later reduced to $2.3 million.
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Samuel Bronfman 2d
Dominic Byrne
Melvin Patrick Lynch
Sileen Ad
Byrne
FBI
J. Wallace LaPrade
Bronfman
Lynch
New York City
Michael Codd
U.S. State Department
Irish Republican Army
LaPrade
IRA
Samuel Bronfman
Fifth Avenue
Seagrams
Edgar Bronfman
Yorktown Heights
Westchester County
Ann Margaret Loeb Bronfman
Purchase
Jonathan
Kissinger avoids direct answer on Carter firing report
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger declined to confirm a report that W Beverly Carter Jr is fired as U S ambassador to Tanzania amid mentions of his role in negotiations to free detainees in Tanzania. He said Carter has not been transferred but dodged a direct confirmation. Additionally U S intelligence notes two consecutive flight failures of Russia s SS19 ICBMs on second-stage tests, threatening the weapon s perceived reliability after a string of flawless trials.
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