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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1974

Page

9

Solzhenitsyn Boosts Creativity in Exile as Exile Persists

In Zurich Aleksander Solzhenitsyn, 55, reports sharpened zeal and higher output after nine months in exile. He plans to finish a historical novel today and begin writing the story of his arrest and deportation. His Moscow archives, home in Zurich, and wife Natalya steer the work as he follows a strict schedule, avoiding newspapers and reading mostly radio news.

Hendrick Smith New York Times Zurich Switzerland Aleksander I Solzhenitsyn March Lory Gorky Street Moscow Gulag Archipelago Lenin Soviet Union Russia Solzhenitsyns Natalya Solzhenitsyn Mars

Saco District Court Hears Multiple Docketed Cases

Judge Nicholas Danton presided as numerous defendants appeared in Saco District Court. Cases include Wayne Merrill 18 Kennebunkport for driving to endanger. David Weyand 21 Biddeford for operating under the influence and driving to endanger. James Nest 17 Kennebunk for reckless driving and imprudent speed. Alice Daniels 45 Waterboro for license suspension and fines. several others facing charges of failure to stop, assault and battery, operating after suspension, hauling insecure load, and disorderly conduct. Some defendants were transferred to Superior Court or had fines imposed, with numerous cases filed or awaiting action.

Saco District Court Nicholas Danton Wayne Merrill Kennebunkport Kennebunk David M. Weyand Fortunes Rocks Biddeford James R. Nest William L. Gooch Jr Saco Real L. LeBlanc Crescent St Navy Kim Fenderson Wells Edward R. Dupont Sanford Frederick H. Seeley John W. Levesque Old Orchard Beach

Divorce Ceremony Aims To Ease Pain Of Breakups

In Fresno California AP reports a Methodist minister proposes a nontraditional divorce ceremony to help couples transition from marriage to life after divorce. Donald Fade of the United Church Center says the informal service provides release of guilt, hostilities and honest feelings, with therapy-like benefits rather than strict religious rites. He notes timing after the divorce can reduce emotion and improve closure.

Fresno Calif Donald Fade Fade United Church Center Fado

Prison Guards Hospitalized After Coffee Contamination

In Cranston Rhode Island authorities report that a hallucinogenic substance may have been added to coffee in the Adult Correctional Institutions maximum security building. Fourteen guards and five inmates fell ill including nausea faintness and dizziness after drinking the coffee. Two guards were hospitalized in good condition at Kent County Memorial Hospital.

Cranston, RI Kent County Memorial Hospital Warwick

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Superior Court Gerald V. Rooney Arundel Scott Stevens Gerald McLaskey Alfred Sr Mickey Youland’s Main Street Kennebunk Rotary Bicentennial Park ST. Monica’s Church Col. Geo. A. Martin Your Yankee
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