Fire guts Biddeford tenement leaving 19 homeless
A three story tenement at 17 Foss St Biddeford damaged by an early morning fire displacing 19 people including 10 children. Firefighters fought the two alarm blaze for nearly four hours starting at 3 14 a m. Two residents were hospitalized for smoke inhalation and Red Cross provided shelter and clothing. Fire origin considered suspicious with State Fire Inspector to investigate.
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Foss St
Biddeford
Emile Bergeron
Webber Hospital
Harry A. Williams
Anna Mr. Pembriant
Bryce Milne
American Red Cross
Barbara Tracy
Hollis Pratt
Lawrence Merritt
Kathleen Thomkins
Mary Phillips
Harold Newingham
Harry
Paul Morin
Foss Street
Apollo Reaches Moon Tomorrow
Apollo 17 crew wakes for dress rehearsal ahead of lunar orbit and Monday moon landing. Cernan Schmitt and Evans test Challenger while awaiting the final sequences and mission control monitors a latch issue and a fluid convection experiment.
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Lission Control
Gordon Fullerton
Cernan
Evanson
Evans
Jayhawk
University of Kansas
Mission Control
Schmitt
Moon
America
Amerea
U.S
Challenger
Contin
Teamsters switch to new law firm in Watergate context
Frank Fitzsimmons moves Teamsters legal work to Morin Morin and associates amid White House ties with Charles Colson. The switch follows dissatisfaction with Edward Williams Williams Connolly and Califano handling of the Watergate matter. Williams firm previously earned a $100000 yearly retainer. Colson linked to the case and Hoffa's release are noted but not connected.
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Washington
Teamsters
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
White House
Fitzsimmons
Nixon
Edward Bennett Williams
Charles W. Colson
Colson
Democratic National
Watergate
Charles H. Mon
Morin
Associated Press
Abso
Ronald L. Zieg
Toiler
Sanasin
Williams, Connolly and Califano
Democratic Party
Williams
International Union
Hoffa
James KR. Molla
Algerian student Hopes for better future through U S tour
Hassina M Ham sadji an Algerian exchange student touring the United States spoke to Kennebunk Rotary. She discussed American mobility cars and ads while contrasting life under socialism in Algeria with American freedoms and education calling for free education and improvement of her homeland.
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Cecil B. Munson
Kennebunk
Smitty
Hassina’ M'Hamsadji
U.S
Rotary International
Kennebunks
University of Maine, Portland
America
New York City
Cape Kennedy
al Capone
Ife
Algeria
Europe
M’hamsadji
Inside The Journal Cartoons Church Notices Classifieds
The Journal page features cartoons church notices and classifieds with teasers for the current section including Dear Abby editorial notes obituaries and sports items plus the theater TV and mini page inserts.
Grammar Frustrations Spur Call for Better Editing
Readers critique the grammar in current copy noting declines in clarity as writers ignore edits and fail to revise. The piece argues for stricter proofreading and stronger editorial standards to restore accuracy.
B52s Press DMZ With Heavy Bombing for Third Day
U S B52s pounded enemy supply lines and troop concentrations along the DMZ for a third straight day. South Vietnamese forces reported a government militia post overrun by a North Vietnamese Viet Cong battalion after a rocket attack. South Vietnamese armor aided a Marine river crossing in Quang Tri province as attempts to expand government control continued. The U S Command logged seven DMZ area missions and 11 in Quang Tri with 208 tactical strikes nationwide.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Thach Han River
Quang Thi
Dmz
U.S
Thhere
Quang Tri Province
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Air Force
Phantom
South Vietnam
Ben Quang
Truman Still Is Critical
Kansas City AP report notes signs of slight improvement in the condition of former President Harry S. Truman, 88, after a late night feeding via nasal tube. Doctors say his pulse rate slowed and blood pressure stayed normal as Maggie Truman Daniel arrives amid ongoing concern.
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Kansas City
Harry
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Wallace Graham
Margaret Truman Daniel
Southwest Chicago 43 Killed In 737 Jet Crash
A United Air Lines Boeing 737 carrying 61 people crashed in a Chicago Southwest Side neighborhood near Midway Airport. Forty three victims were identified including U. S. Rep. George Collins and CBS correspondent Michelle Clark. Survivors were hospitalized. officials investigated the crash, noting fog and a stall during approach.
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Chicago
Midway Airport
U.S
George W. Collins
D-Ill
Michelle Clark
CBS
United Air Lines
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Cecil Munson
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Lot
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Springfield
Marvin Anderson
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