Adults Influence Teenage Drinking Study Debunks Attitudes
Washington AP reports a NHSTA funded Grey Advertising study finds high school students imitate adult drinking habits. About half of surveyed teens attend at least one drinking party monthly with 61 percent drunken at least weekly, and many drive after drinking. The study links teen and adult drinking rates and notes alcohol factors in traffic deaths among teens.
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Washington
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHSTA
Seven Suspects Held In Alleged Antique Thefts
Seven people were arrested after alleged antique thefts along coastal Washington County. Five men remain in county jail. names include Ronald Strout and Thomas Campbell. A 17 year old was released to parents pending juvenile action. Arraignment set for Jan 6.
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Machias (Ap
Washington County
Ronald Strout
Steuben
Thomas Campbell
Murray Seavey Jr
Cherryfield
Lee Stanhope
Machiasport
Lester Wallace Jr
Milbridge
Bonnie Wallace
Harrington
Biddeford Council Will Meet Tonight
The Biddeford City Council meets at 7 30 in city hall chambers to close the year by transferring funds balancing accounts and hearing a second reading of an order for a gasoline pump for police unleaded vehicles and a parks and recreation pickup truck.
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Biddeford
Parks and Recreation
Six Year Old Girl Dies in Deer Isle Fire
A six year old girl, JoAnn Donovan, died in a weekend fire in Deer Isle caused by a faulty electric clothes dryer. Her father Gerald had left early to fish while her mother awakened by a child’s complaint could not reach JoAnn. Firefighters from Stonington and Sedgwick faced intense heat and smoke in the two story home.
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Deer Isle
JoAnn Donovan
Jerald
Stonington and
Sedgewick
Maine Legislator Named NAACP Northern New England Chairman
Rep. Gerald Talbot of Portland Maine's only black legislator was named the Northern New England chairman for NAACP legislation. He aims to increase minority voting rights and advance minority groups' rights and says the post is a first for the region. Talbot accepted the role over the weekend after an offer earlier this month.
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Portland
Gerald Talbot
Maine
Northern New England
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Talbot
NAACP
New England
Two Die On Maine Roads In Weekend Crashes
Maine police report two fatal weekend crashes raising 1974 toll to 210. Stephen Robinson 20 of Gray died in a two car Portland wreck Friday night. James McLaughlin 22 of Bingham was killed on U S 201 near Bingham when struck by an oncoming vehicle after being thrown from his car.
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Maine
Stephen Robinson
Gray
Portland
James McLaughlin
Bingham
McLaughlin
U.S. 201
Portland Solon Names Bell As Assistant
Senate minority leader Gerard P. Conley named William A. Bell of Whitefield as legislative assistant for the 107th Legislature. Bell, Yale magna cum laude graduate, previously worked for U S Rep Kyros, directed public relations at St Francis College, and aided George Mitchell’s campaign. He has served as Dayton Planning Board secretary and Scoutmaster, among other roles, and is married with two children.
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Augusta
Senate
Gerard P. Conley
William A. Bell
Whitefield
Bell
Conley
Dportland
Yale University
U.S
Peter Kyros
St. Francis College
Biddeford
George Mitchell
Dayton
New School Workshop
Portland
Brownies Opt For Unusual Dip In Dorchester Bay
In Dorchester Bay the Brownies plunge on a chilly 34 degree day. locals like Leo Duffy and William Caruso explain mid-winter swimming as tradition and a way to stay going through winter. Balkan states include Yugoslavia Albania Greece Romania Bulgaria and European Turkey.
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Boston
Leo P. Duffy
Quincy
L_ Street
Dorchester Bay
Duffy
William Caruso
East Weymouth
The
Balkan Peninsula
Balkan States
Yugoslavia
Albania
Greece
Romania
Bulgaria
Turkey
Dear Abby Advice Column Excerpt
Dear Abby responds to readers about ironing habits surprise gifts and a teen’s relationship with a married man. The missives reveal humor, boundaries, and safety in personal decisions.
Pedestrian Killed On Falmouth Road
A Falmouth man, Eugene Tremblay aged 35, was struck and killed by a passing car on Gray Road near his home. Police said he was blinded by oncoming lights. The Maine 1974 highway death toll reaches 211, 35 fewer than at this date last year.
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Falmouth
Gray Road
Eugene Tremblay
Trembley
Maine
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Edward G. Carroll
Blake Ellis
Robert Plaisted
United Methodist Church
Old Orchard Beach
Richard Danforth
Grey Advertising
New York
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Morris E. Chafetz
HEW
National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Chafetz
Richmond-San Rafael
California
Portland Solon
Dear Abby
Abigail
van Buren
Abby
Ann Landers
Jennie
P.S
Beverly Hills
Falmouth Road
VIG
Main Street
Saco
Ith
F.D.I.C
Canal Bank
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