AG seeks lift of gag order in Saco lending case
State Attorney General moves in Superior Court to reconsider and vacate the gag order tied to the Bureau of Consumer Protection ruling that Saco and Biddeford Savings violated Truth in Lending laws. Judge Sumner Goffin signed the order as the bank faces a public review of the findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Stains
State Attorney General's Office
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Saco
Biddeford Savings Institution
Superior Court
Kirk Studstrup
Goffin
Studstrup
Sumner Goffin
Biddeford Savings
Consumer Bureau
Superior Court Clerk of Courts
Pauline Berry
Nickel link to Legionnaires disease studied at UConn
A two week study by University of Connecticut researchers found nickel traces in tissue samples from several Legionnaires disease victims. Doctors say nickel carbonyl may be involved and note higher levels than in control subjects, prompting CDC and Pennsylvania officials to study exposure routes and confirmatory tests.
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Farmington, Conn
F. William Sunderman Jr
Universiy of
Connecticut
Sunderman
Morton D. Rosen
Pennsylvania
Depu
Uconna
Center For Disease Control
CDC
Atlanta
Rosen
Uconn
Lobstermen eye prices yet keep hauling traps
In Cape Porpoise about 75 lobstermen went to sea as usual while watching prices drop from a month ago. Dealers report steady but lower prices around 1.40 per pound, with regional markets feeling calmer than Portland and northward. Retail prices remain high though demand is down, and fishermen warn larger lobsters are scarcer as volumes rise in York County.
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Peter Kingsley
Cape Porpoise
Boothbay Harbor
Portland
Larry Coyle
The
Southern Maine Lobstermen’s Association
Maine
York County
Coyle
Kenneth Hutchins Jr
Port Lobster
Shackford
Gooch
Kennebunks
Gooch's
Boston
Hutchins
UFO sighting over Saco puzzles residents. camera proves stationary dot
Grady Sexton of Old Orchard Beach photographed a very bright dot in the sky Monday night from 11 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Ross Road. Police examined the scene with him but filed no report. He kept the shutter open five minutes, creating star streaks that show the dot remained unmoving. The image includes a tree outline and points east, ruling out the North Star. Local onlookers, about 15 to 20, watched the phenomenon amid speculation. no complaints have been logged with Saco police.
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Grad Sexton
Old Orchard
The
Journal
Saco
Sexton
Congress Deadlock on Banning Funds for Abortion
The Senate and House remain deadlocked over banning federal funds for abortions. A 53 to 35 Senate vote rejected adopting the ban as an amendment to a $56.6 billion Labor HEW appropriation. House approval would still face a presidential veto by Ford.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Wa Area
Kennedy
Mass
Leahy
McIntyre
N.H
Muskie
Maine
Pell
R.I
Ribicoff
Conn
Brooke
Javits
N.Y
Stafford
Weicker
Durkin
Buckley, N.Y
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Ford
Congress
This Day in History August 26 1976 Highlights
The record notes key events on August 26 across history. It cites the 1920 adoption of the 19th Amendment granting women voting rights, the 1316 early artillery claim at Crecy, the 1765 Hutchinson Stamp Act stance, 1964 Buddhist protests in South Vietnam leading to Premier Nguyen Khanh's resignation, and a 1975 UN appeal over Timor civil conflict.
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Associated Press
U.S
Crecy
France
Massachusetts
Thomas Hutchinson
South
Vietnam
Nguyen Khanh
Portugal
United Nations
Timor
Dole at Iowa State Fair with Welk and Rays
Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. Robert Dole and his wife Elizabeth join Iowa Governor and Mrs. Ray at the state fair. The visit included a Lawrence Welk show and Dole’s campaign remarks amid an aggressive election mood. A Mondale piece and Ford updates also appear on page 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Fair
Lawrence Welk
Sen
Robert Dole
Kansas
Elizabeth
Billie Ray
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Doles
Rays
Seeneey
Sen. Dole
Walter F. Mondale
Democratic V.P
New York
Vail
Colo
Ford
Daily Journal Page Teases Comics and Puzzles Front
A compact snapshot of the journal’s inside page highlights cartoons, classifieds, a crossword puzzle and Dear Abby guidance. It teases editorial opinions, horoscopes, Maine community notes, movie listings, sports snippets, and television weather updates.
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Abby
Maine
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Legionnaires
Dick Danforth
Grady Caught It
Linda Brickley
Grady Sexton
National
New England
Weather World
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