Pier Marks Its 71st Birthday At Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach notes 71st year since the Great Steel Pier opened in 1898 with fireworks and a 1900 foot span. The pier included promenades, pavillions, a casino and bandstand drawing crowds with bands from New York and London.
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Peg Hendrick
Old Orchard Beach
New England
Old Orchard Ocean Pier Co
Rosy
Saco
Samuel Lord
Bradbury
New York
London
Lee
Heag
Ominee Duff
Old Orchard
G. Haley
Biddeford
H. L. Hi
Leon Griswold
Bone
Boston
Coney Island
Duff
Pertee
Rae
Velvet
Velvet Molasseyari
Ing Macaretwa
Old Orchard Beach Pier
Atlantic Richfield plans study on Machias refinery feasibility
Atlantic Richfield plans a Portland news conference to outline a major step in its expansion, including a study of a possible Machias refinery. Thornton Bradshaw, AR’s president, confirmed the event but offered few specifics and did not state if Northwest Passage test results affect the plan.
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Bangor
Maine
Atlantic Richfield
Portland
Machia
Bangor Daily News
Thornton Bradshaw
Bradshaw
New York
Humble Oil Co
Prudhoe Bay
Alaska
Arctic Ocean
Manhattan
United States
Northwest Passage
Atlantic Coast
Machias
Atlantic
Police Chase Accident Kills Two in Millis Mass
A highway crash during a bank robbery chase near the Millis town line killed two people, including an 11 year old girl. Police say the fatalities were uninvolved in the robbery at the Medway Trust Co. branch in Millis. One suspect was captured at the scene, another arrested after a shootout in a nearby swamp.
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Millis
Mass
Millisoe
Medway Trust Co
Fireworks safety rules and state variations cited
On July 4 fireworks deaths decline due to laws and public displays but injuries remain common. The AMA counted 466 fireworks fatalities in 1903, while recent AP tallies show one or two deaths or none. The National Fire Protection Association notes injuries around 5000 per year. States adopt model laws differing on caps, sparklers, and public displays, with 18 states plus DC enforcing stricter rules and nine plus DC permitting Class C devices.
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Associated Press
American Medical Association
National Fire Protection Association
Arizona
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Illinois
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
West Virginia
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Oregon
Utah
Wisconsin
States
District of Columbia
Colorado
Idaho
Kentucky
Montana
North Dakota
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Wyoming
California
Kansas
Nebraska
New Mexico
Washington
Maine House Ends Session With Wrap-Up Appropriation
The Maine House passed the final appropriation bill as the 104th Legislature nears adjournment in Augusta. Two major bills a Human Rights Commission measure and a bond issue remain in conference but are expected to pass. The wrap-up bill funds preexisting measures and ends most ADC cost shifts, while a $1 per thousand motor vehicle excise tax increase funds cities and towns.
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Augusta
House
Maine
104Th
Human Rights Commission
Harrison L. Richardson
Cumberland
Third Conference Committee
Senate
Prince Charles Begins Tour Of Wales In Llandudno Welcome
Prince Charles starts a four day Royal Progress in Wales with a meet the people tour. He boarded Britannia at Holyhead amid heavy security and will visit Denbigh Caernarvon Merioneth Montgomery and Cardigan shires while signing visitors books and greeting Welsh officials.
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Caernarvon
Llandudno
Wales
Holyhead
Isle of Anglesey
Charles
Princess Ann
London
Denbigh
Merioneth
Montgomery
Cardigan
Britain
Mos
Lucia Santa Cruz
Chile
Sybilla Dorman
Malta
Cambridge
Cecil Kerr
Marquess of Lothian
Prince
Britannia
Royal Progress
Prince of
Crowds Gather As Old Orchard Faces Busy July
Crowds at Old Orchard and Ocean Park are expected to peak during July with both American and Canadian visitors. Hiram Parish of the Chamber of Commerce notes holiday timing and parking efforts easing congestion as officials add fencing and landscaping around the Chamber building. Ocean Park’s Adelbert Jakeman sees a heavier influx due to population growth and better highway access, with many tourists staying two weeks or more and campers increasing visitor numbers.
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Bill Casavant
Old Orchard Beach
Hiram Parish
Chamber of Commerce
Parish
Alleviat
Ocean Park
Adelbert M. Jakeman Jr
Jakeman
Orinda” Beach
Covad Beach
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Old Town
Caneeoes
Orchard Beach
Mrs. Abert Crepeau
THE
Maine Cleaners
Biddeford - Saco
Atkinson S
Serta Ortholux Capri
Main ST
Youland
Lady Pepperell
Youland’s Dept. Stores
Kennebunk
Albert Crepeau
Alfred ST
Machiasport
Alabama
Flori
Legislature
Prince Charles
Western Union
Trailways Buslines
Vermont Transit
Brunswick Buses
Chamber
B. F. Emery Company
B. F. Emery
Main Street
Biddeford, Maine
Nolette & Payeur Inc
Roofing Contractors
G.E
Whirlpool
Crepeau Motors, Inc
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