Kidnaped Children Found Safe in Chowchilla Quarry
Twenty six children and their bus driver were found safe after a 36 hour abduction in Chowchilla California. They reportedly were imprisoned in an underground quarry cavern near Livermore and escaped by digging out. Three armed men in Dodge vans remained at large as authorities pursued leads and residents awaited news through the night.
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Chowchilla
Calif
Alameda County
Oy Hall
Livermore
San Francsco Bay
County Fairgrounds
Jim Dumas
Frank Edward Ray Jr
Alameda
Thomas Houchins
Houchins
Ray
California Rock & Gravel Co
Dynamic Batman Robin thrill Biddeford Saco youngsters
Local youngsters flocked to Bookland stores in Biddeford and Saco to meet Batman and Robin in costumes of the Dynamic Duo. The pair, here for a charity promo, signed comics and amazed kids with pretend crimefighting feats while denying real identities.
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Batman
Robin
Gotham City
Bookland
Biddeford
Saco
John Ewing
Kathleen D O’connell
Biddeford-Saco
Biddeford and
Saco Bookland
Mike Charette
Michelle Gonneville
Donald Burdeen
Julie
Gilles Baillargeon
Gilles
Yale
Kent State
Donald Turitz
Maine
Batman and Robin
Booklands
Incredible Hulk
Captain Marvel
The
Defenders
Blackhawk
the Flash
Maine State Budget Surplus Reaches About 6 Million
Governor James Longley calls Maine’s fiscal year end an extraordinary achievement with the state in the black by roughly six million dollars. Tax revenues beat estimates by 836,577, aided by a 7 percent spending cut and careful revenue forecasting despite uncertain times. The surplus funds programs approved by the legislature and supports the eight point nine million state employee pay plan.
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Augusta
Maine
James Longley
John P. O'Sullivan
Longley
O'Sullivan
Early Baseball Arrives in Saco Area in 1867 Rivalry Shapes Local Play
In 1867 Everard Riversmith and Bert Scamman introduced baseball in Saco area. The Rivals of Saco formed the first organized team with players like James Wood and George Mason, wearing long blue pants and red caps. By the late 1870s the Exelsiors joined the rivalry in biddeford, matching uniforms and bold scores as crowds watched in Hill's Pasture.
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Dick Charles
Everard Riversmith
New York State
Bert Scamman
Common Street
Nye
North Street
Saco
James Wood
Riversmith
George E. Twambley
Scamman
George Mason
Winslow Banks
Ed Getchell
Hartshorne
Dirigos
Biddeford
Frank Foss
Excelsiors
Hill
York
Dirigo
Portland
Today in History July 17 1976 Highlights
On this date in 1936 the Spanish Civil War began with Franco leading army forces in revolt. In 1917 the British royal family adopted Windsor, not Lee. 1955 Arco Idaho first to power all electric from atomic energy. 1965 B52 strikes begin in Vietnam from Guam. Carter gains Democratic nomination. Ford and Reagan campaigns center on him. Udall sued for over 124000 by American Express. Further details page 8.
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Francisco Franco
Spain
Lee
Windsor
Arco
Idaho
U.S
Guam
Vietnam
Jordan
Jimmy Carter
GOP
Gerald Ford
Ronald Pagan
Ford
Democratic Congress
Eagan
Connecticut
Utah
Kansas City
Walter Mondale
Carter
Morris Udall
American Express Credit Card Company
Briddeford-Sac Journal Briefs and Puzzles Page
A compact front shows cartoons classifieds and community crossword. Dear Abby and editorial pages appear with a light horoscope and a humorous traffic line. The page blends local items with reader-friendly features and a playful chuckle.
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Abby
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Mike Marshall
Lee Roy Tatum
Dairyland School District
Mike
Greyhound
Walter Cairola
Santa Rita
Dumas
Bill Ruffarth
Ruffarth
Sai Houchins
Judy Charette
Robin Ey
Sibyl Gonneville
Superman
Wonder Woman
Spiderman
Turitz
Alphonso Plummer
Charles M. Mores
Radcliffe H. Ford
Clarence Pierce
L. Harvey Ken
Dull
Royal E. Gould
James Freeman
Ed Blake
Clarence Day
Guinea Road
Associated Press
Briddeford - Sac
Journal
Maine Movies
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