Portland Lightship Guards Maine Coast In Loneliest Station
Aboard the Portland Lightship off the Maine coast the 134 foot vessel sits six miles from land guarding the port mouth. The crew of Coast Guard men endure fog loneliness and routine maintenance while monitoring radio beacons and weather data.
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Sandor M. Polster
Portland
Maine Coast
Atlantic
Bath Iron Works
U.S. Coast
Agostini
K.c
Cape Eliza
Hanson
South Portland
Roger LeMay
Biddeford
Woods Hole
Mass
Oceanographic Institution
Maine State Liquor Prices Spark Slump in July Sales
Maine state liquor stores posted a sharp July decline in bottle sales after a 10 percent price increase. Liquor Commission figures show 916,503 bottles sold, grossing about $3.5 million, but revenues lagged 1966 figures despite higher prices. Officials differ on whether the price hike caused the dip, with tourism trends and weather cited as influencing factors.
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Augusta
Maine
The
Liquor Commission
Keith H. Ingraham
Ingraham
Department of Economic Development
Middle Age Anxiety and Its Quiet Onset
HAL BOYLE notes middle age often arrives gradually with subtle signs. Indicators include colder lake swims, balder barber shops, quieter social life, shifts at home and work, and harder birthdays. He adds that recognizing it can ease fear and suggest enjoyment ahead.
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New York
The Answer About Painting Varnished Wood Planks
Readers ask if attic wood planks varnished two years ago can be painted without removing the finish. The answer is yes with prep: wipe dust with denatured alcohol, identify glossy areas and sand lightly, then apply paint directly once dry.
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Andy Tang
Marriage intentions filed in Biddeford City Clerk's Office
A list of marriage intentions is filed with the Biddeford City Clerk including Norman A. Drolet and Yvette E. Guay, Andrew Robert Tautant and Minnie Matthews, Maurice W. Pontbriant and Patricia A. Ledoux, George A. Lamontagne Jr. and Elaine C. Laflamme, Leigh R. Boyer and Alice J. Flanagan, George Earl Pomroy and Rachel Tracy, and Robert Earl Harvey with Sandra Ann Vadnais. A survey in New Jersey found over half of fatally injured motorists drank prior to crashes. Also note: business services available in want ads.
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Biddeford
Yvette E. Guay
Oak St
Andrew Robert Tautant
Wentworth St
Minnie Matthews
Main St
Maurice W. Pontbriant
Forest St
Patricia A. Ledoux
Beacon Ave
George A. Lamontagne Jr
Hills Beach
Elaine C. Laflamme
Alfred
George Earl Pomroy
Alfred St
Rachel Tracy
Deering Ave
Saco
Robert Earl Harvey
Elm St
Sandra Ann Vadnais
Arundel
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Middle of
Nowhere
Beth
Tom Carson
Freeport
N.Y
Walter Hanson
Alan Kerr
West Hartford
Conn
Animal Forest Park
York Beach
Hampshire
Boyle
Hal Boyle
Outer Space
New Hampshire
Oldsmobile
Mark OF
Cies of
Hibiscus Rowing
Reed Motor Company
Norman A. Drolet
New Jersey
Grant
W.t. Grant
Biddeford Shopping Center
U. S
Elm & Graham Streets
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