Trolley Tows Auto After Tunnel Incident
A trolley towed a car from a tunnel with a maintenance man at the wheel. The automobile sustained only slight damage. Pamela faced a reckless driving charge.
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1965
Page
10
A trolley towed a car from a tunnel with a maintenance man at the wheel. The automobile sustained only slight damage. Pamela faced a reckless driving charge.
Pamela Jacobson 21 of New Jersey drove her sister's sports car into a trolley tunnel after following a bus mistaken for a streetcar. She exited the tunnel and alerted police as the vehicle stalled on rail ties near midcity. Police had previously learned of the incident from another motorist.
Augusta reports that about 100 bills are expected for the 102nd Legislature special session to begin January 17. A screening committee will weed out nonemergency measures. Governor Reed notes around 40 items called for possible action, with a constitutional amendment on pledging credit for recreational development sure to be considered. The session duration remains debated, from 10 days to over a month.
The Central Fire Station in Kennebunk is decorated with Christmas boughs lights and Santa. There was no school in Kennebunk and Kennebunkport due to road conditions. The Yankee Belles Chorus will meet at Christ Church vestry at 7 p.m. on Thursday then sing carols by the Mathieu Jewelry Store and later visit Mrs Julius Dean's home for a gift exchange and party.
Ina Thomason, a Homer Illinois school bus driver, was cited for courage and calmness after her bus caught fire. A friend’s letter to the school board described how Thomason calmly led children to the emergency exit and used a fire extinguisher to fight the blaze.
The Rhode Island Public Utilities Administration calls an investigation into a Sunday railroad crossing crash near Exeter that killed three young women. A hearing is set for December 27 and a guard will be installed at the crossing as temporary protection. In Belmont Massachusetts a 57 year old man was fatally struck crossing Belmont Street. A 16 member U.S. delegation including Representatives Conte and Boland visited Rome after dedicating a Krakow children's hospital funded by U.S. and Polish sources.
Husson College announces an $8 million campus project on outer Broadway Street with a May 1, 1966 groundbreaking. The 196 acre campus was unveiled at a Monday meeting attended by 130 civic and industrial leaders from the city and state. Financing includes federal and state grants and loans plus about $1 million in capital gifts and private loans.
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