The Superstorm Strains New England Street Life
The National Weather Service reports 3.56 inches of precipitation with 10 inches of snow and 2.5 inches of rain from a coastal pressure area. Portland declares an emergency as National Guard equipment aids street crews amid 15 plow breakdowns and widespread outages. Police report flooded streets, collapsed roofs at Olympia in Old Orchard Beach, mobile home damage in Biddeford, and cars towed to clear snow. Utility and telephone services struggle as crews repair lines, with 600 customers affected by a hit on a cable riser.
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John Young
National Weather Service
Portland
William Boynton
The
Weather Service
Ipitation
National Guard
Old Orchard Beach
Albert Leyton
Brooklyn
N.Y
Biddeford
Forest Park
Beach
Kennebunk Communications Center
John Ete
New England
Lee
Kennebunkport
McDonough
Telephone Company
Central Maine Power
Enoughs enough porno under fire by Kathleen O Connell
Biddeford parents protest porn on local newsstands and anti immorality leaders weigh in. A Portsmouth Naval Shipyard worker cites five incidents as the anti smut court considers obscenity in a stalled Illinois law under the Supreme Court guidance. The high court will review the Illinois statute for specific alignment with 1973 obscenity standards.
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Kathleen O'Connell
Biddeford
Charlotte Moulton Washington
UPI
U.S. Wi
Illinois
Supreme Court
Tanker Chester Poling Split Off Cape Ann
A tanker Chester Poling broke in two near Cape Ann Gloucester Massachusetts resulting in the loss of one seaman who jumped from the stern section and another crewman sustained injuries. The injured man was removed from a Coast Guard vessel to the Cape Ann base. The vessel was American registered and seven crew members were aboard.
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Chester Poling
Cape Ann
Gloucester
Mass
Coast Guard
UPI
Almanac notes for January eleventh anniversaries and history
Almanac entry lists notable events and birthdays for January 11, including Alexander Hamilton born 1757, Continental Congress meeting in 1785, Alabama secession in 1861, Amelia Earhart flight in 1935, and a 1964 Surgeon General report on cigarette health risks. It also notes planetary positions and zodiac signs for the date.
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Aveny
Mercury
Mars
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Alexander Hamilton
the Treasury
Continental Congress
New York City
Alabama
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Pacific
Hawaii
California
Luther Terry
Coast Guard Rescues Six From Sinking Tanker Chester A Poling
In fierce winter seas the 281 foot tanker Chester A Poling broke in two off Ann Mass. Two crew clung to the bow before sinking. The Coast Guard rescued six others, one man Jean Joao Carosa 41 Pawtucket RI died. Three guardsmen injured in the rescue.
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Coast Guard
New England
Ann
Mass
Lesbian woman ordained Episcopal priest in New York
Marie Barrett, an avowed lesbian, was ordained yesterday as an Episcopal priest at Holy Apostles Church in New York. The 30 year old deacon, pursuing a doctorate in social ethics at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, has served 13 months in California. The ceremony featured Rt. Rev. Paul Moore Jr. and Barrett leaving the church.
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Marie Barrett
Holy Apostles Episcopal Church
New York
Barrett
Paul Moore Jr
UPI
See
Graduate Theological Union
Berkeley
Calif
California
Death penalty issue revived in Maine
Maine Republican Stanley Laffin plans to introduce a bill in the 108th Legislature modeled on Florida’s death penalty provisions to cover violent crimes including police murder bombing rape and child murder. Attorney General Brennan opposes and will fight the measure as Maine considers reintroducing capital punishment last repealed in 1888 after an innocent man’s execution.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
Attornneral Joseph Brennan
Ge Stanley Laffin
R.westbrook
Florida
U.S Supreme Court
Laffin
Attorne
OOB chief criticizes Maine concealed weapon law
Old Orchard Beach Police Chief Richard Lamb says towns should decide on concealed weapon permits without his recommendation. He calls current state policy lax and warns that permits can give a false sense of security leading to needless shootings or gun theft. The Governor's Office and State Police review the policy as the Maine Chiefs of Police advisory board plans to discuss proposed legislation.
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Old Orchard Beach
Richard Lamb
Lamb
Governor's Office
Lumb
Maine Chiefs of Police
Man folds into road map business twist
A quirky note from the humor column describes a man who pivots into the road map business after an unclear start. The gag highlights a literal folding path to a new venture, framed in light community tone.
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John Ewing
Bedlam
Alfred
High Court
the Almanacky
United Press International
Atlantic
Boston
Chester A. Poling
Richard Griggs
Joao Carosa
Pawtucket
R.I
Addison Gilbert Hospital
Gilmore
Charles Burgess
Charles Lord
Harry Sellick
Guy Crnosiglia
Phil Becker
Coast
Chester A
Nova Scotia
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