Local notables and figures highlight Biddeford Saco scene
Emile Boucher banked $25,000 from Maine State Lottery but paid almost $6,000 in income taxes. Anneth Kerwin of Biddeford argued in Hawaii over Lindbergh estate rights and now works at Lyn Flex in Saco. Al Berube seeks housing inspection work after resignation. Bob Canney, paroled from a Florida prison, runs an antiques/books store with Connie in Alfred. The piece also notes Biddeford mayoral contenders with Myron Levington as an apolitical write-in candidate.
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Wayne Hayes
Earl Butz
Journal
Emile Boucher
Emile
Maine
Anneth Kerwin
Biddeford
Hawaii
Lindbergh
Kerwin
Lindy
Lyn Flex Innersole Manufacturing Company
Saco
al Berube
Bob Canney
Alfred
Florida
Bob
Connie
thme/ raker
Self-betterment tops New Year’s resolutions in Harris poll
New York United Press International reports that a Harris poll of 1,510 adults in 1977 shows Americans aim for personal and societal improvement. Resolutions include peace on earth eight percent, tolerance eight percent, helping others eight percent, and personal betterment eight percent, with smaller shares for better citizenship, informed politics, church activity, and family closeness.
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New York
UPI
Harris
Louis Harris Associates
Detroit Police Use Cabs For Drunk New Year Drivers
Detroit Police Chief William L. Hart ordered a 6 pm Friday to 6 am Saturday moratorium on drunk driving arrests. In celebration season, drunken motorists will be sent home in a cab unless involved in an accident or facing extenuating circumstances. Other agencies varied in enforcement. National Safety Council warned up to 450 potential holiday deaths.
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Detroit
William L. Hart
Michigan
Illinois
National Safety Council
Reading
Year 1976 recaps from United Press International
A compact year in review highlighting space travel with a 500 million mile Mars mission, political shifts with Jimmy Carter's rise and Ford Reagan dynamics, notable deaths including Richard Daley and Howard Hughes, and major events from crime to culture. The piece notes Nobel wins, oil spills, swine flu vaccine hesitancy, and the Mars Viking probe’s bite into the red planet.
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United Press International
Mars
White House
Early Butz
John Dean
Elizabeth Ray
Wayne Hays
Daniel Schorr
Village Voice
Barbara Walters
Terry Sanford
Lloyd Bentsen
Birch Bayh
Milton Shapp
Sargent Shriver
Fred Harris
Henry Jackson
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Richard Daley
Smokey the Bear
Martha Mitchell
Hilmar Baukhage
Warm beverage advice from medical expert during cold spell
Dr Gregory Collins director of the alcohol rehabilitation center at Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital and assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University Medical School explains that alcohol dilates skin vessels causing flushing and a warm tingling sensation but increases heat loss through the skin and promotes sweating reducing overall body temperature.
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Gregory Collins
Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital
Case Western Reserve University
Medical School
Asia Looks to Snake Year for Economic Rise in 1977
Asia edges toward the Year of the Snake seen as a signal of global business recovery and prosperity. Japan starts 1977 under Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda, a financial expert steering economic revival, with the snake year legend tracing back to Buddha’s deathbed.
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Tokyo
UPI
Asia
Japan
Takeo Fukuda
Buddha
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Howard Hughes
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