Wells wins Western Maine Class C title in 63 59 win
Bobby Grinnell removes the game winning twine as Wells defeats Boothbay Region 63 to 59 at Edward Little High School Auburn to claim the Western Maine Class C championship. Wells advances to face Katahdin in Bangor for the state title Friday.
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Wells
Western Maine
Boothbay Region
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Auburn
Katahdin
Death penalty urged for drug pushers in Maine
State Rep. Stanley Laffin calls to restore the death penalty for hard drug dealers or, failing that, impose a 30 year no parole sentence. He also pushes criminalizing marijuana possession, while Sen. Michael Carpenter supports stricter repeat-offender penalties and education on drugs.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
Stanley Laffin
Laffin
Westbrook
Sen
Michael Carpenter
Dhoulton
Carpenter
Maine Chiefs of Police Association
Police Chiefs
Carter monitors Uganda crisis amid Amin assurances
President Carter says he is closely monitoring developments in Uganda and has accepted assurances from Idi Amin that no harm will come to Americans there. Carter, at Bethesda Naval Medical Center, notes no cause for deep concern and aims to avoid upsetting Amin while drawing on his expressed good wishes. Secretary Vance echoes cautious optimism about the situation.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Uganda
Idi Amin
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Caron
Amin
Arter
Cyrus Vance
Freshman legislator targets child abuse causes
Old Orchard Beach state representative John Kerry funnels attention on child abuse as a top policy priority. With a master’s in social work and prior work with abused youth, he serves on the Health and Institutional Services Committee and advocates comprehensive policy changes to tackle underlying family breakdown and emotional factors.
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Amy Levy
Old Orchard Beach
John Kerry
House of Representatives
Kerry
Kerry proposes emergency bill to lift school moratorium
Representative Kerry and Rep. Elizabeth Mitchell seek to end Maine's school construction moratorium. The bill would allow funds for Old Orchard Beach and require towns to cover up to 5 percent or one local property tax. Kerry notes DOB facilities are antiquated and crowded but anticipates a long, hard fight to passage amid competing financing bills.
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Elizabeth Mitchell
Vassalboro
Old Orchard Beach
DOB
Amin reassures whites at Entebbe amid exit ban clash
President Idi Amin met a group of mostly American Ugandan Airlines staff at Entebbe airport and said there was no anti white agenda. He claimed world media misunderstood his order to keep all Americans in Uganda for a meeting and spoke of honoring attendees while insisting the move was not a hostage situation.
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Uganda
Carter
White House
John Denver
Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
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Entebbe
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Farlier
Almanac notes and historic events on February 28
Almanac details for Monday February 28 1977 note birth of Mary Lyon 1797 and historical milestones from 1849 1942 and 1966. It mentions a John Ewing photo feature of Saco schoolchildren and a planning meeting about a West Kennebunk fire station as residents weigh benefits and costs. Page 6 has the full story.
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Mary Lyon
Mount Holyoke
Java
Dutch East Indies
Elliott Lee
Charles Bassett
St. Louis
John Ewing
Saco
Ewin
West Kennebunk
Alewive
Kennebunk
Havin
After Dinner Speaker Uses Startling Opening Remark
A humorous after dinner speaker begins with a bold joke as attendees settle in. The remark signals a light tone for the event and primes the audience for an engaging talk.
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