Maine Names Popular With Babies in 1974
Augusta Maine AP reports Jason and Jennifer top Maine baby names for 1974 per state Human Services Department. Top boy names include Jason Christopher Michael Matthew David Robert James John Scott Brian. top girl names Jennifer Amy Michelle Heather Melissa Jessica Angela Rebecca Lisa Sarah. Five years earlier Michael led boys and Jennifer led girls.
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Augusta
Maine
Jason
Jennifer
Aaron
Christopher
Michael
Matthew
David
Robert
James
John
Scott
Brian
Amy
Michelle
Heather
Melissa
Jessica
Angela
Rebecca
Lisa
Sarah
Chael
Ennifer
Courtroom purse theft and blood donation plea
In Hartford a courtroom theft left Mary Hoague without her handbag and $27.50 after a recess. In Boston the Red Cross begged healthy residents to donate as flu restrictions cut blood collections to under 500 pints daily, threatening hospital shortages within a day unless supplies rebound.
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Iss Heague
Boston
Red Cross Northeast
Massachusetts
Maine
Boston Red Cross
Red Cross
Ginseng Studied For Cancer Fighting Potential At Brown
Brown University scientist Sungman Cha reports ginseng may have cancer fighting properties discovered during leukemia cell research in mice. Dr Woo Ik Hwang added ginseng extract to cancer cell cultures and observed cell death, initially doubting a chemical effect.
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Providence
Brown University
Sungman Cha
Brown
Cha
Woo Ik Hwang
Icy Branches Take Down Power Lines In Local Outages
Early morning ice laden branches struck power lines in Biddeford Saco and nearby towns. Central Maine Power Co spokesman said outages lasted about an hour with incidents on Guinea Road Biddeford Ferry Road Saco and a third in Lyman.
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Biddeford-Saco
Central Maine Power Company
Guinea Road
Biddeford
Ferry Road
Saco
Lyman
Storm
Tiny Tag Could Cut Maine Costs by One Front Plate
Maine lawmakers hear a bill to drop the front license plate to save up to 600000. Sponsor Rep Walter A. Birt cites 270000 saved before the next issue and 375000 after new plates. Opponents, including police chiefs and 3M, warn loss of the front tag hurts safety and visibility. tests note reflector tags aid night recognition up to 1500 feet.
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Augusta
Maine
Walter A. Birt
R-East Millinocket
3M Company
Robert C. Welch
Ronald Bailey
State Highway Safety Commission
Oxford
Ronald Kugell
Port Homeowners To Pay $400 More
Kennebunkport voters face a March 2 decision as the budget board approves a 1976 municipal budget totaling 726,066 dollars, up 155,560 from last year. To offset the rise, 55,000 is cut from surplus, 70,000 from excise taxes, and 50,000 from federal revenue sharing, leaving 551,066 to be raised by property taxes.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunkport
Psychiatrist Punchline in Tax Joke Across Pages
In a light item from the newspaper’s humor section a psychiatrist cracks a line to a patient about discovering enjoyment in paying income taxes. The brief gag reflects the era’s wit and the paper’s tradition of including social quips amid classifieds and puzzles.
OOB Manager Seeks Release Of School Construction Funds
Old Orchard Beach, Thomaston, Greene, and Houston urge state leaders to lift the moratorium and free $12.863 million in school construction funds. Old Orchard Beach has bought the Angell property for a new school, with $84,000 reimbursement pending, and the four districts aim to finance top priority projects totaling $8.665 million with the remaining balance reassessed.
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John Young
Old Orchard Beach
Thomaston
Greene
Houston
State Board of Education
OOB
Jerome Plante
Plante
Board of Education
Maine
Angell
Care Of Unaccepted Streets Catches Biddeford's Attention
Kathleen O Connell reports on Biddeford planning board and city council discussions over unfinished subdivision streets. Officials debate who is responsible for unaccepted streets and flooded cellars, proposing measures from occupancy certificate withholding to better coordination and planning.
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Biddeford
Kathleen O’connell
Bernard Cohen
Planning Board
City Council
Eye Planning Board
E. Allen Berube
Berube
Cohen
Lucien Dutremble
Planning and Zoning Boards
Planning Board-City Council
Richard Potvin
Ray Gagne
Obert Collette
Potvin
Gagne
Joe Serpico
Serpico
Pool Road
Eege
Courting On The Court In Biddeford Basketball
Biddeford High School couples Carol Lamontagne and Sheila Baiguy on the girls team date boys Mark Fontaine and Dave Fortin during a pivotal Friday basketball night. Both couples plan futures beyond high school as they balance studies, dating, and upcoming Western Maine Class A action in Auburn.
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Biddeford
Carol Lamontagne
Sheila Baiguy
Mark Fontaine
Dave Fortin
Auburn
Carol Pancogne
Fortin
Baiguy
OOB Troupe Makes Goodwill Quebec Trip
Old Orchard Beach officials and businessmen joined a weekend goodwill caravan to Quebec. Acting Town Manager Jerome Plante says OOB is the only U S town with a regular official exchange, dating back two decades. The delegation visited Parliament Hill Ice Palace met Quebec Mayor Lamontagne and toured Brasseris D Or cavern receiving free beer. Plante spoke on CHRC radio and many practiced French. He noted the Quebecois stay pattern and the hotel owner replies.
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Old Orchard Beach
Quebec
Jerome Plante
States
OOB
Plante
Parliament Hill
Lamontagne
Brasseris D’or
Chrc Radio
John Kennedy
Berlin
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