Northeaster Leaves 10 Inches of Snow in Maine
A northeast storm dumps heavy snow across southern Maine with Brunswick at 11 inches and Portland at 10. statewide roads are snow covered and slippery as police report minor accidents and many vehicles towed. northern ski areas may gain another foot. tide flooding possible along coast.
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Augusta
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Eastport
Bangor
Greenville
Houston
Caribou
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Biddeford
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Pleasant Mountain
Burns Junior High
Gulf of Maine
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
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Weather Service
New England
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New Bedford
Louise
OOB School Lunch Program Faces $10,000 Deficit
The Old Orchard Beach School Committee approved a 2 percent pay raise for hot lunch staff and a 5 cent lunch price increase to cover costs. New lunch prices are 35 cents for students and 55 cents for teachers, with other categories rising accordingly. The panel also discussed program improvements, salary debates, and future plans including adding 10 mobile tennis tables and fees to address a deficit.
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Michael Spath
Old Orchard Beach
O.d
Howard Slaney
David Majercik
Eleanor Smith
Stearns Inc
Louis DeAngelis
Smith
DeAngeis
John
Chapin
Loranger Junior High
Majercik
Louis Savalas
Arthur Gallant
Joseph Lenkowski
Harold French
Coke Plant Blast Kills 19 Workmen in Weirton
An explosion at the Low plant of Koppers and Weirton Steel on Brown Island, Ohio River, killed 19 workers and injured more than 20. Authorities say seeping coke oven gas caused the blast as rescuers worked 11 hours with hundreds of volunteers and investigators prepared to probe the gas source.
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Weirton
W.va
Brown Island
Ohio River
Fletcher Byrom
Oppers Construction Co
Koppers
Weirton Steel
National Steel of Pittsburgh
Byrom
Inside The Journal Obituaries Sports Theaters TV and The Mini Page
Obituary notices, sports recaps, theater previews, TV listings and The Mini Page feature appear in this compact journal section. Readers find concise remembrances, score updates, showtimes, and kid friendly content.
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Apollo 17 Heads For Home From Lunar Mission
Apollo 17 prepares to depart lunar orbit with astronauts Cernan Schmitt and Evans. They plan a 6:33 p.m. EST engine burn to begin a 68 hour return to Earth with moon samples including orange soil. Splashdown eyed for next Tuesday in the South Pacific.
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Schmitt
Sea of Serenity
Earth
Taurus-Littrow
Serenity
Sulpicius Gallus
Evans
America
Challenger
Win
Semi
Sulpicius Galius
Mission Control
Astronauts Eat Irradiated Ham Aboard Apollo 17
Apollo 17 crew test irradiated ham as a potential long shelf life food for space and future world hunger solutions. NASA officials emphasize safety and non spoilage, noting irradiation aims to destroy bacteria while preserving edibility.
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Space. Center
Houston
Apollo
Malcolm C. Smith
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Food and Nutrition
Miller Defeats Boyle in UMWA Election Victory Declared
Arnold Miller, 49, is elected president of the United Mine Workers in a Labor Department announced result with 70,373 votes to 56,334 for incumbent W A Boyle. The court ordered race follows Yablonski murder and fraud findings. Miller’s ticket includes Mike Trbovich and Harry Patrick.
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Labor Department
Arnold Miller
United Mine Workers
Miller
Department
W. A
Tony” Boyle
U.S. District Court
William S. Bryant
Bryant
Boyle
Josep A
Jock” Yablonski
Mike Trbovich
Harry Patrick
Trbovich
Leonard Pankovich
Patrick
Wilbert Killion
American Industrial Labor Movement
John L. Lewis
Yablonski
Thenion
True Davis
National Bank of Washington
Truman in Critical Condition as Kidney Function Fails
Doctors report former president Harry S. Truman remains semiconscious with stable vital signs but kidneys continue to deteriorate. Kidney output has not improved with medication, and renal impairment persists, while heart function remains adequate though erratic.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
iThey
Wallace Graham
Graham
Research Hospital
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