Weather outlook for Boston region tonight through Saturday
Weather brief covers Boston and nearby areas with cloudy skies, chances of showers and thunderstorms, and temperatures ranging from lows in the 50s to highs near 80. Regional details include Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island Connecticut Vermont and wind directions from southerly to northwest 10 to 15 mph with 40 percent precipitation likelihood.
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Cape Porpoise landmark to be mini mall home
Cape Porpoise landmark may become a seven shop mini mall as Frank and Avis Bradbury seek concurrent planning and zoning approvals. The 150 year old family homestead would be renovated in stages into four to seven storefronts with parking for about 20. Rents proposed at 150 to 350 dollars monthly. The couple aims to serve year round residents with shops like a dry goods store and gift shop rather than summer tourist ventures.
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Kennebunkport
Cape Porpoise
Frank
Avis Bradbury
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Zoning Board of Appeals
Bradburys
Atlantic Fire Co
Cape Porpoise Iga
Bradbury
Biddeford
Kennebunk
Bus Abduction Suspected After Chowchilla Children Go Missing
Police investigate a suspected kidnapping after a dairy school bus carrying Chowchilla area children failed to return. The abandoned bus was found in a dry canal near farmland 35 miles northwest of Fresno, with no blood or obvious foul play. Sheriff Bates lists five possible motives while authorities search nearby, noting a white van sighting earlier.
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Fresno
Dairyland Unified School
Nita Hansen
Frank Edward Ray Jr
Bates
Mrs Nixon Starts Long Road Back to Recovery
Pat Nixon begins physical therapy at Long Beach Memorial Hospital after a stroke. A lounge near her sixth floor room was converted into a therapy area to avoid disrupting other rehabilitation patients. Dr John Lungren says she remains in serious condition but much improved as she undergoes daily exercises and short walks.
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Calif
Pat Nixon
Long Beach Memorial Hospital
Jobless rate drops in all New England states
The six New England states show lower unemployment in May per the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics. statewide rates fall from April to May with Maine 8.7 to 7.3 Rhode Island 10.6 to 9.5 New Hampshire 4.3 to 4.2 Vermont 9.9 to 9.0 Massachusetts 8.7 to 8.0 and Connecticut 9.6 to 9.1 with overall region 8.9 to 8.1 percent.
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Rhode Island
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Pepperell Bank Demand Mortgage Practices Questioned
Pepperell Trust Co faced scrutiny over demand note mortgages and the right to raise interest rates without borrower defaults. Constantine Karvanides said the bank recalled its demand note mortgages below 9 percent due to losses, while officials argued the phrase on demand fails to warn borrowers they could face renegotiated terms. Feldman urged remedial action without litigation.
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Auger's York County Commission seat may go to Langley
vacancies arise from Clement Auger's death prompting recommendations for a governor James Longley appointee. Commissioner Paul Reay expects a Republican replacement to fill the remainder of the term ending 1978. The York County board has new structure after 1974 reforms creating three districts and four-year terms.
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Lgislature
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Sanford
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J. Peter Dennett Jr
Reay
Viking 1 Finds Safe Mars Landing Site On Western Slope
After a lengthy search Viking 1 officials select a smooth moon like plain in Chryse Basin for the July 20 landing. The Western Slope site, about 460 miles northwest of the original hazardous area, is deemed safe though final pictures remain to be taken.
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Calif
Viking 1
Mars
America
Viking
Mars’ Chryse Basin
Woman pursues law enforcement career inspired by city youth work
A student from Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute recounts her path toward a policing career. She balances internships with Saco and Gorham police, college plans at Machias, and a part time supermarket job. Her goals span recreation, police athletics, and youth aid work amid few women in the field.
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E'S
Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute
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University of Maine At Portland-Gorham
Portland Police Athletic League
Kennedy Park
Interns aid Muskie office in Biddeford local casework
Two interns Vance Jr and Tony White assist Judy Cadorette with social security veterans and farmer loan issues. Vance, Yale junior, notes local service matters matter more than Washington bills and recalls campaigning in 1971. White hails from Harvard.
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Biddeford
Vance Jr
Paris
Tony White
Theodore
Vance
Yale
White
Harvard
Muskie
Judy Cadorette
Washington
Maine
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