Bus Driver Recalls Route 1 Shooting Near McDonalds
Kenneth Charles 21 of Biddeford suffered a forehead scrape from a rifle bullet while driving the Route 1 McDonald’s courtesy bus in Saco. The bullet struck the bus and Charles lost vision briefly but remained on route until reaching a service station. He was treated and released, plans indoor work, and notes threats against the chain. Police recovered the bullet for testing in Augusta.
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Bombs injure floors in federal building uptown
Janitor Mario Lopez rescued two bombs from a women’s restroom in the Tishman Building on Market Street before they exploded on the 34th floor housing ATF offices. Damage exceeds $250,000 as walls and ceilings buckled and an elevator was knocked out.
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Financial District
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Tishman
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Charles Nixon
Federal Agency
Olson family may drop suit against CIA after Ford apology
The Olson family contemplates not suing the CIA for Dr. Frank Olson's LSD linked death after President Ford apologized for the circumstances. Nils Olson, speaking from Frederick Maryland after a White House visit, said there is a good chance the suit will not be filed and they will wait to see how it goes. Exiled writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn condemned Ford's plan to attend a 35 nation European summit, calling it a betrayal of Eastern Europe.
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Frederick
White House
Nils
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Valley Cottage
N.Y
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Aleksandra Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Solzhenitsyn
Helsinki
Europe
Officials Launch Petition Supporting Movement Contract
State legislators and officials from three communities launched a petition drive protesting a possible Defense Department contract that could impact Maremont Corp in Saco. The Defense Department is testing M-60 and MAG-58 weapons, with a decision expected in November. If Belgium lands the deal, Maremont may face closure, risking 1,200 jobs. Representatives Rolde and Hobbins warned the precedent could threaten Maine plants like Bath Iron Works and Kittery Shipyard.
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Maremont
Defense Sec
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Belgium
U.S
Neil Rolde
D York
Barry Hobbins
D-Saco
Biddeford
Rolde
Maine
Bath Iron Works
Kittery Shipyard
Hobbins
Guy Marcotte
Dbiddeford
Maremont’s
Ford to visit Maine with possible Augusta stop
President Ford may stop in Portland and Augusta as part of a New England trip. Maine GOP officials said a visit to Augusta was being arranged and a Portland stop is confirmed with a 11 15 a m arrival and a 2 30 p m speech planned at the luncheon.
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Maine
Ford
New England
Republican State Committee
John R. Linnell
White House
Augusta
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Linnell
GOP Committee
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R.I
Northeast
GOP
Pineland Hospital
James B. Longley
Sidney
Waterville
Benjamin J. Dorsky
Civic
Longley
Holiday Inn
Innell
Rhode Island
Special prosecutor kept in Joan Little murder case
Raleigh AP A private attorney who once defended Joan Little remains as special prosecutor in her first degree murder trial Judge Hamilton Hobgood denied a defense bid to remove John Wilkinson of Washington NC from the case Wilkinson was hired by the family of Clarence Alligood the 62 year old jailer murdered in Beaufort County jail last August 27 The court also rejected a defense request for access to statements from 16 prosecution witnesses.
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Raleigh, N.C
Joan Little
Hamilton Hobgood
John Wilkinson
Washington, N.C
Wilkinson
Clarence Alligood
Miss Little
Beaufort County
Consumer Prices Jump Sharply in June
Washington AP reports the Consumer Price Index rose eight tenths in June led by food and gasoline, doubling May gains and signaling near 9.5 percent annual inflation if sustained. Nonfood goods and services rose, with gas, utilities, and mortgage costs driving the uptick. real earnings slipped about four tenths in June and for the year.
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