Saco Man Held Murder Suspect Arrested
Walter E. Davis 24 of Saco was arrested late Tuesday and charged with the murder of farm worker Troy Bellanger 31 at Thibodead's Dairy Saco. Bellanger was found stabbed in an open barn on Buxton Road prompting an autopsy. Davis is held in Alfred awaiting arraignment in Saco District Court Thursday.
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Old Orchard Beach
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U.S
Fatigued Mills in Hospital as Power Slips in Congress
Rep. Wilbur D. Mills, 65, fatigued and stripped of some Ways and Means powers, rests in Bethesda Naval Medical Center amid Democratic moves to replace him as chairman. Mills voiced exhaustion and indicated a possible step down if health worsens, with discussions naming Rep. Al Ullman as potential successor.
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Dore
Redmond Wins Fifth Ballot for Executive Council Seat
Biddeford Democrats captured York County's seat on Maine's seven member Executive Council. David Redmond, Biddeford City Committee chair and Biddeford High School teacher, won on the fifth ballot over six opponents. The piece notes the large candidate field, party strategy, and Redmond's comments on governance and the council's future.
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Senate
Congress Votes to Set First National Drinking Water Standards
Congress approves a bill to establish federal drinking water standards after EPA warns some supplies may contain cancer-causing chemicals. The measure mandates a six month report on a nationwide investigation, interim standards, and a NAS study toward permanent rules with state enforcement or federal override if needed.
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Senate
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Springfield bulk mail center aims to win back UPS business
P O Vies For Bulk Mail Springfield Mass AP a postal official says new bulk mail centers in Springfield and 20 other cities should help the U S Postal Service win back parcel business from United Parcel Service Robert M Sprague manager of the Springfield center says competition will benefit the public as the government corporation moves ahead with mechanized handling of parcels newspapers and bulk matter The Springfield Bulk Mailing Center at 40 million dollars is half finished and expected to start operations next fall serving western Massachusetts and the Hartford area then all New England and southeastern New York by December 1 A supplementary facility at Portland will cover northern Maine
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Redmond
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Senate
Judiciary Committee
State House
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Mass
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Robert M. Sprague
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Fice
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Hartford
New England
New York
Portland
Maine
Sirica to Rule on Nixon Testimony Deposition Bid
U S District Judge John J Sirica will rule Thursday on whether Nixon's testimony must be taken before the Watergate cover up trial ends Former Nixon aide Ehrlichman seeks permission to depose Nixon Doctors said Nixon could earliest testify on Jan 6 Sirica expects the trial to finish before Christmas Prosecutors oppose Ehrlichman move Defendants push defenses against obstruction charges in the Watergate probe
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Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
John D. Ehrlichman
Sirica
Ehrlichman
Old Orchard Beach Shelters Health Warning on Contaminated Shellfish
Health Officer Dwight McLeod warns the public that scallops clams and quahogs along Old Orchard Beach are tainted by red tide and could be fatal if eaten. The Department of Marine Resources issued a warning and closed beaches near Pine Point Stuyvesant and Hamptons? to prevent consumption of the contaminated shellfish.
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Department of Marine Resources
Hamrpshire
Biddeford Council Debates Plowing Unaccepted Streets
Biddeford council wrestled with municipal services for unaccepted streets as it voted 6 to 5 to table Crestwood Drive acceptance. Debate centered on plowing and emergency access while proposing a city policy to define services for taxpayers on unaccepted streets.
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Edward Gaulin
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Richard Potvin
James
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Ae Guy Farrell
Potvin
Claire Malasnik
Planning Board
Jasper Cochrane
Norman Poirier
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Zayre
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