New England Braces for Storm with Snow Totals
A second major storm this week threatens up to six inches of snow across southern New England with patchy ice hazards on roads from Saturday night. Snowfall varies by location with 4-6 inches in the Berkshires, 2-4 elsewhere, 1-3 near the coast, and 3-5 inches in Vermont. The snow continues tonight in northern New England, ending first in the south except the Berkshires. Low temperatures range from below zero in the far north to about 20 in the coastal south.
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Sunda
National Weather Service
Berkshires
Vermont
Weather Service
Space crunch hits Kennebunk High School courses
Principal Spencer Trask told SAD 71 directors at last night's meeting that Kennebunk High faces a space crunch forcing course cuts. Last year several classes including marriage and family were dropped, and next year more cuts loom as enrollment rises. Language, French, Spanish, shorthand and other subjects face scrutiny as officials push for a new high school and expanded curriculum.
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John Young
Kennebunk
Spencer Trask
Trask
Kennebunk High School
Jask
Biddeford weighs cost of Elm Street hospital aid
Biddeford Mayor Lucien Dutremble seeks a prognosis from Webber Hospital on whether the city can obtain the Elm Street hospital complex for free after a new facility opens. The mayor awaits a hospital commitment and would convene a study group if the buildings are not gifted.
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Kathleen O’connell
Biddeford
Lucien Dutremble
Webber Hospital
Elm Street
Theospital
Alfred Road
Dutremble
Webber Hospital Association
Richard Murphy
Lerman prepares for concrete pour tomorrow
Workmen read construction forms as concrete is set to be poured tomorrow at the site. Photo by John Ewing captures onlookers and crew aligning the forms and scheduling the pour, depicting progress on the project.
Markers on order for river jetties
Boaters face hazards at the Saco River mouth as underwater jetty markers were destroyed by storms. By 1978 the Coast Guard plans a yearlong project for engineering surveys funding and contracting to install a north light and a south beacon to guide vessels.
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Coast Guard
Raymond Noiseux
Biddeford
Noiseux
Voiseux
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Eres
Corps
Biddeford High band near funding goal for Carter inauguration
The Biddeford High School band aims to raise about 15 000 to 17 000 dollars for its trip to attend Jimmy Carter's inauguration on January 20. With 7 000 to 8 000 raised so far and two fundraisers left radiothon on WIDE and coat-check events on New Year’s Eve, booster chair Joseph Daigneault notes a January 3 meeting will decide if extra activities like a supper are needed.
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Ashington
Jimmy Carter
Joseph Daigneault
Daigneault
St. Joseph Parish Hall
Sove White Gym
Tiger Band
River oil spill threatens Delaware River shorelines
A 20 mile oil slick from the grounded Liberian tanker Olympic Games foully oils the Delaware River near Marcus Hook and threatens New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware beaches. About 133,500 gallons spilled near the Commodore Barry Bridge as Coast Guard officials monitor the situation.
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UPI
Delaware River
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Coast Guard
British Petroleum
Marcus Hook
Kenneth G. Wiman
Glouchester
N.J
Ommodore Barry Bridge
Argo Merchant captain cites gyrocompass failure in spill
NEW YORK UPI The Argo Merchant captain testified at the U S District Court that the ship’s gyrocompass failure left him unaware of the vessel’s position for 15 hours before grounding, a key factor in the worst oil spill on the Atlantic coast. The spill, amounting to about 7.6 million gallons, extended 141 miles by 44 miles at its widest. Winds and weather were expected to shift, threatening Massachusetts shores. Coast Guard and EPA teams prepared containment and cleanup, with 50,000 gallons contained and a forecast of weeks to complete cleanup efforts.
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UPI
Argo
George Papadoupolos
U.S
Atlantic
Papadoupolos
Wiman
Big Timber Creek
Here
Bellevue
Del
Paulsboro
N.J
Claymont
Red Bank Shipping of
Panama
Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Russell Train
Coast Guard
J.g. Danie van Voorhis
EPA official urges delaying offshore oil until spills solved
New England EPA director John McGlennon says drilling off the coast would be foolish before developing technology to handle large ocean spills. He cites the Argo Merchant wreck, which released about 7.6 million gallons of heavy crude and threatens Georges Bank, Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha’s Vineyard fisheries and resorts.
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Boston
UPI
New England
Argo Merchant
John McGlennon
Environmental Protection Agency
McGlennon
Argo
Nantucket Shoals
Cape Cod
Nantucket
Martha’s Vineyard
EPA
December 28 historical observances and notable births
On this day in 1976 the date marks Woodrow Wilson’s birth anniversary, with Mars and Saturn visible in the morning sky and Mercury Venus and Jupiter in the evening. Historical notes include Calhoun’s resignation from the vice presidency in 1832, Iowa’s 1846 statehood, Semple’s 1869 gum patent, and Congress recognizing the Pledge of Allegiance in 1945.
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Saturn
Mercury
Venus
Jupiter
Woodrow Wilson
United States
John Calhoun
Andrew Jackson
Iowa
William Semple
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Congress
United
Maine chief justice ousts two district judges from posts
Chief Justice Armand A. Dufresne Jr. of the Maine Supreme Court demoted Sanford District Court officials Ralph H. Ross and F Davis Clark from their leadership posts for alleged inept leadership at the District Court level. Both will remain judges but relinquish high titles. Details on page 2.
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Sanford
Maine
Maine Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Armand A. Dufresne Jr
Ralph H. Ross
Milo
F. Davis Clark
Ross and Clark
Spotlight on oil spill testimony from Argo Merchant case
In New York, tanker captain George Papadopoulos testifies in the Argo Merchant suit at U S District Court. The page notes effects on seabirds from a Thames River spill in Connecticut and warns the oil slick may drift toward shore depending on wind. Detailed reports appear on page 3.
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Argo
George Papadopoulos
U.S. District Court
UPI
Thames River
Connecticut
Man Laughs At Legislation Says The Only Laughing Animal
A pithy note in the humor section asserts that man is the only animal that laughs and the only one with a legislature, pairing a light jab with a nod to human civics.
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