Saco River history inspires canoeing guide by local author
Linda Brickley reports Viola Sheehan of Buxton wrote Saco River A History and Canoeing Guide to benefit the Saco River Corridor Association. Proceeds go to SRCA with 70 percent via bookstores and 100 percent of mail orders. price set at 3.75, slated for 0.75 next year. The book blends valley history, canoe routes, maps, and tips for paddlers, aiming to boost river stewardship and development awareness.
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Linda Brickley
Viola Sheehan
Buxton
Saco River
Saco Valley
Sheehan
SRCA
Willowbrook Museum
Newfield
Carter weighs Doar as attorney general choice
President elect Jimmy Carter is reviewing John Doar, former chief counsel for the Nixon impeachment inquiry, as a potential attorney general, a top aide says. The report places Doar in contention amid Carter administration selections.
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UPI
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John Doar
Jordan
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Doar and
Bergland
Doar
New York
House Judiciary Committee
Richard Nixon
Johnson Administration
Justice Department
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Minnesota
Hubert Umphrey
Walter Mondale
York County population on the rise
York County and coastal communities in Maine are seen as growing bedroom regions for Portland and Rochester New Hampshire. SMRPC projects sizable population gains by 2000 driven by housing, demographics, and school enrollments, with Biddeford and Saco among the fastest expanding areas.
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Amy Levy
Sanford
York County
Portland
Rochester
N.H
Brian Chernack
Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission
SMRPC
The
University of Maine
Maine County
Chernack
Biddeford
Saco
Rights of retarded at SWARC seek independent living
Kathleen OConnell reports on Saco Valley Association for Retarded Citizens staff who push for empowerment through training and community integration. Program director Douglas Hoehle and colleagues emphasize self esteem, behavior shaping, and activities from academics to checkers to reduce stigma and help adults function near normal. The workers view retardation as a societal issue, not a medical one, and advocate sheltered workshops that simulate competitive employment while fostering independence.
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Kathleen O’connell
Saco Valley Association For
SWARC
Green Street
Biddeford
Douglas Hoehle
Hoehle
Sharon Brazil
Jon Steuerwalt
Ms. Brazil
Steuerwalt
Sun Rises Over Gilmore Amid Isolation Change
Gary Gilmore, condemned for murder, woke to sunrise in isolation at Utah State Prison hospital after a Supreme Court delay. His move from maximum security to the hospital unit aims to allow closer guard observation, per his attorney Ron Tanger.
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Salt Lake City
UPS
Gary Gilmore
Utah State Prison Hospital
Gilmore
U.S. Supreme Court
Ron Tanger
Inmate Gilmore White Death Penalty Stay Granted
The Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for Gary Mar Gilmore in Utah and postponed Robert Excell White’s Texas death by electric chair until his attorneys file a formal review. Gilmore, on hunger strike and facing a possible second murder trial, marked his 36th birthday with family visits and gifts while awaiting state response.
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UPI
Supreme Court
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Texas Electric Chair
Gary Mar Gilmore
Utah
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
Gilmore
Bessie Gilmore
Milwaukie, Ore
White
William H. Rehnquist
High Court
McKinney
Tex
Stanger
Noal Wooton
Famil
Nicole Barrett
Patriots Clinch Playoff Spot With 27 6 Victory
New England, after 13 seasons of frustration, reach the playoffs by defeating the Saints 27 6 at Schaefer Stadium Foxboro. Quarterback Steve Grogan scores his 11th touchdown this season tying an NFL record. A win next week at Tampa Bay could seal the AFC East.
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Mass
Steve Grogan
New England
Tampa Bay
Baltimore
Buffalo
Journal Inside Today Bulletin Board and Comics
A compact page set highlights cartoons classifieds and a Dear Abby column with a light humor gag about a woman given an inch triggering a family diet. The section includes editorial notes weather national world and local listings with multi-page coverage and features.
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