Jury Returns Innocent Verdict In Brochu Trial
A York County jury of twelve people found Armand A. Brochu innocent in the nine day murder trial over the death of his wife Monique from a fatal methyl alcohol drink. Judge Albert Knudsen instructed on malice and unlawful killing while outlining manslaughter standards as deliberations began after 10:40 a.m. with 24 witnesses called by the state and four by the defense.
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Alfred
Armand A. Brochu
Biddeford
Brochu
York County Superior Court
Armando
Monique
Albert Knudsen
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Knudsen
Woman Dies In Bar Mills Fire
An 84 year old woman, Mrs. Bertha Alden, died in a Bar Mills fire that destroyed an old 12 room wooden landmark. Firefighters from five communities fought the blaze for over three hours, with water drawn from the Saco River. The cause remained undetermined. authorities and state and local officers investigated. Over 25 firefighters saved nearby buildings, with about $20,000 in damage and many antiques inside.
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Bar Mills
Bertha Alden
Land Mar
Saco
South Hollis
Groveyville
Hollis Center
West Buxton
Bar
Bomb Threat Shuts Wells High School Complex
A female caller warned of a bomb set to detonate at noon, prompting searches of Wells High School and the two adjacent buildings in Ogunquit. Police and school officials say nothing was found and describe it as a hoax as staff and students were kept out for hours. вспом
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Wells — School
Wells High School
Matthew Flaherty
Philip Grover
Ogunquit
Wells
Richard Rouleau
Brochu Admits Mixing Pure Alcohol Cocktail
Correction: Alfred Page One Journal headline should read Brochu Admits Mixing Pure Alcohol Cocktail.
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Alfred
Former Journal Reporter Amid Theater Fire At Ford's
Washington DC patrons attended a preview of Stephen De Benet s John Brown s when smoke appeared from a stair tread near President Lincoln s box. Mrs Adeliene Davenport a Biddeford native and former Journal reporter praised theater staff and DC firefighters for extinguishing the blaze and audience members were reseated after more than two hours.
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Washington, D.C
Ford’s
Stephen de Benet
John Brown
Adeliene Davenport
Biddeford
Lincoln
Daven Hy
Davenport
Memers
District of Columbia
Five Alarm Blaze Destroys Blinstrub's Night Club
AP reports Blinstrub's, a Boston Southie landmark with 2000 plus capacity, was destroyed by a five alarm fire. The building was unoccupied, no injuries reported, and owner Stanley Blinstrub said no insurance. Firefighting hampered by heavy smoke. a 76 pair telephone cable along Broadway burned, leaving about 100 customers out. Jimmy Durante was slated to celebrate his 75th birthday there. Cardinal Cushing and Blinstrub sponsored a Thanksgiving dinner for elderly residents. Loss estimated at 500000 pounds. club had hosted many top performers.
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Boston
Blinstrub’s
Jim
Durante
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Stanley Blinstrub
Greater
Stanley Blinstruth
New England Telephone Co
Broadway
Newton Road Death Probe
Biddeford police investigate the death of an elderly man found in a snowbank at the end of Newton Road. The Sheriff's Department and the Attorney General's Department have been called in as police indicate the body bore a bullet wound.
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Biddeford
Newtown Road
Sheriff's Department
Attorney General's Department
Soviets Refitting Submarines With Nuclear Missiles
Pentagon sources report the USSR is upgrading G Class submarines to launch three nuclear missiles from submerged tubes with an estimated range of 800 miles. The program mirrors Polaris tech, enhances stealth, and aims at Eurasian targets, while H Class subs target the United States with up to 3,000 mile reach. The Soviet fleet totals about 350 subs, including diesel, ballistic, and cruise-missile types.
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Washington
Ussr
Pentagon
U.S
Soviet Union
Eurasian
United States
Polaris
Tanks Enter Vietnam War At Lang Vei Camp
North Vietnamese tanks reportedly entered the Lang Vei camp near Khe Sanh in a night assault supported by flamethrowers and artillery. U S and South Vietnamese forces resisted with air and artillery fire as the defenders held bunkers and radio contact was maintained despite visibility limits. Casualty and fight numbers were evolving with Allied and enemy losses in the day’s actions.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
da Nang
Lang Vei
U.S
Khe Sanh
William C. Westmoreland
Hue
U.S. Marine
Air Force
General Defends U S Bombing Policy Three Years On
Saigon report on Gen William M Momyer defending the three year US bombing of North Vietnam. He says the air campaign kept Hanoi’s air force restrained and disrupted North Vietnamese logistics while preserving allied airmen in the south. He cites casualties and aircraft losses and argues the strategy brought air superiority and closer support effectiveness.
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U.S
North Vietnam
William M. Momyer
George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Hanoi
North
South Vietnam
Momyer
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Laos
Merrill Campaigns Like Friendly Tornado
Actor Gary Merrill, 52, announced as an antiwar Republican candidate for Maine 1st District. He plans a vigorous field campaign, pledges to win, and hopes a rally at Augusta Armory with entertainment guests to kick off fundraising. Merrill targets Vietnam policy and Maine’s natural resources while stressing personal outreach over Hollywood image.
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Kenneth H. Morrison
Bath
Brunswick Times-Record West Bath
Gary Merrill
New Meadows Inn
Falmouth
Portland
Maine
Merrill
Congress
Democratic Congress
Peter N. Kyros
GOP
Kyros
North Vietnam
Augusta State Armory
Harry Belafonte
Gorham
Bette Davis
Cape Elizabeth
Edmund S. Muskie
Harpswell
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Newton Road
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U.S. No
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Alfred Street
Dial
Concentrat
Cam Ranh Bay
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