It Was The Wildest Voting Day In Biddeford History
A chaotic Biddeford voting day featured arrests and clashes as sheriffs and police confronted alleged illegal voting. Deputies seized a man after a pistol was shown, another man was detained for illegal voting, and officers faced off across Ward 4 and Ward 6 amid naturalization based eligibility disputes.
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Biddeford
Saco
Democratic City Council
Ward 4
Fred Peletier
Peletier
Maine delegation seeks meeting on Maremont gun tests
Washington The Maine delegation asked Secretary Schlesinger for a meeting before the August recess to press concerns over testing of Belgian MAG-58 and Maremont M 60 E2 guns for U S use Delegation requests test schedules cost analysis NATO turret guns and how selections affect standardization Officials cited rumored overruled Army recommendation and questioned Belgian unit costs and foreign supply needs.
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Maine
Secretary of Defense
James Schlesinger
Maremont Corp
United States
Defense Department
Army
Defense
Maremont
Fromm Defense
Department
Schlesinger
NATO
Delegation
U.S
Muskie
Senate
Recall Petition Seeks Quick Election for Old Orchard Beach Council
Three weeks after the attorney general urged expeditious handling, Old Orchard Beach citizens filed suit in York County Superior Court seeking a recall election for four town councilors. Portland attorney Paul Frinsko asks the court to order the recall, award costs, and grant further relief. The action follows Attorney General Brennan joining the suit to provide legal standing, and Justice Dufresne to speed resolution before councilors’ December terms end.
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Alfred
Old Orchard Beach
York County
Portland
Paul Frinsko
Frinsko
Joseph Brennan
Brennan
Maine Supreme Court
Armand Dufresne Jr
Justice Dufresne
Harry Rubin
Clerk of Courts Office
Thomas Lee Sr
Richard Marshall
Arnold Morin
Paul St. Hilaire
Sidney Wernick
Wernick
Prominent religious order row prompts curfew in Menominee County
U S world report Keshena Wis AP tourists warned to stay away after violence tied to a religious order not turning over a novitiate to the Menominee Indian tribe. Bars closed and an 10 p m curfew for juveniles. No injuries reported. Alexian Brothers to hold news conference in Shawano.
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Keshena
Wis
Menominee County
Alexian Brothers
Shawano
Alexians
Gresham
Menominee Warrior Society
It's a small world until it comes to driving in from the airport
A brief cartoon and humor page note from the Canadian News section references travel quirks and the hassles of driving from the airport. It captures lighthearted commentary on navigating new locales and the universal search for easy routes after landing.
Congress Ford Oil Clash Seen in Price Rollback
Senate House conferees voted to lower new domestic oil to 11.28 dollars a barrel from about 12.75 as they forge a bill to extend the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act to December 31 and widen review time on presidential oil allocations.
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Washington
Congress
Ford Administration
Senate House
U.S
Rival Angolan groups clash as death toll rises in Luanda
In Luanda, authorities report about 200 killed as fighting erupts among three liberation movements. The clashes threaten independence amid ceasefire talks in Kenya and follow renewed hostilities between MPLA and National Front for the Liberation of Angola. Hospitals seek help amid strikes and worsening conditions.
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Luanda
Angola
Kenya
Portugal
Popular Movement For the Liberation of Angola
MPLA
National Front For the Liberation of Angola
China
Sugar price boosts hit wholesale market nationwide
Amstar Corp and National Sugar Refining Co raised wholesale prices by five cents per pound, lifting a five pound bag to 1.55 and a 10 pound bag to 3.15. The move echoes earlier increases and may outpace grocery shelf prices in some areas while not expected to trigger a repeat of the prior sugar price spike. Meanwhile Crater Lake National Park in Oregon closed after a broken sewage line contaminated Munson Springs, sickening up to 500 residents and workers with gastroenteritis. park officials fear a summer closure.
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New York
Amstar Corp
National Sugar Refining Co
Crater Lake
Oregon
Crater Lake Lodge
Crater Lake National Park
Munson Springs
U.S
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John Bird
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