New England Faces Hard Unemployment Crunch
Edgar Lane, 44, an ex RCA engineering manager in Marlboro, joins about 435,900 unemployed in New England as the region endures 8 percent jobless and high living costs. Wages lag national averages while defense cuts, foreign competition, and aging workers tighten the labor market.
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Associated Press
Boston
Edgar Lane
New England
Lane
RCA
Marlboro
New
U'S
United States
New York
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Maine
Wendall D. McDonald
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
de'Bedford
In. i . Oe Joe
Vention
Extiles
Ane
David Jacobson
Brandeis University
Anniversary Celebration Held for Huot Couple at Ossipee Lake
A 25th wedding anniversary party was hosted at Ossipee Lake for Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Huot of Biddeford. The couple, married June 28 1947 at St. Joseph Church Biddeford, live on Simard Avenue and have four sons. Guests included family members from Maine New Hampshire and Canada with gifts and a purse presented.
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Waterboro
Lorenzo Huot
Simard Avenue
Biddeford
Gerard Moreau
Ossipee Lake
Huot
Lorraine Leclerc
St. Joseph Church
Ronald
Aquanam
Mass
Robert
John
Dale
Eva Moreau
Ronald Huot
Joan
Dale Huot
Odile Huot
Germaine Huot
Albert Leclerc
Robert Guerette
Gerard Lamontagne
Lisa Lamontagne
Irs
Roland Regis
Emma Bergeron
Alcide Bergeron
Arthur Robida
Roland Rioux
Leo Gregoire
Richard Berube
Rene Ledoux
Normand Moulton Sr
Henri Lachance
Marcel Dechene
Roger Chasse
Roger Rousseau
Paulette Weaver
Connie DeBella
Endfield
Divorces Granted In Saco Court
Five divorces granted in U S 10th District Court Saco by Judge Nicholas Danton for cruel and abusive treatment. Names include Sheila Doyle Old Orchard Beach and Stephen Doyle. Jennifer Moore Kennebunk and George Moore Jr.. Joan Sullivan Old Orchard Beach and James Sullivan Jr.. Rachel Mallee Sanford and Jesse LeGallee Biddeford. Marion Link West Buxton and Roger Link. Courts ordered child support and counsel fees as specified.
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U.S. 10Th District Court
Saco
Nicholas Danton
Sheila M. Doyle
Old Orchard Beach
Stephen J. Doyle
Elkton
Jennifer A. Moore
Kennebunk
George A. Moore Jr
Sudbury
Mass
Joan A. Sullivan
James L. Sullivan Jr
MacDougall
Rachel Mallee
Sanford
Jesse B. LeGallee
Biddeford
Marion E. Link
West Buxton
Roger A. Link
Bar Mills
Final Plans For Sales And Anniversary Events In Biddeford
The United Methodist Church council in Biddeford met at the Lehman home to finalize an attic-lawn sale at Foss Street church this Saturday and to plan two luncheons on August 16 and 23. The group scheduled a planning meeting for August 2 with members including Mrs. Ann Lehman and Miss Roxanne Poirier. They noted the 125th anniversary will conclude with an Old Folks Concert on August 11 at Foss Street Church.
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Council On Ministries
United Methodist Church
Biddeford
Hills Beach
Andrew Lehman
Foss Street
Ann Lehman
Doris Burleigh
Louise Merryman
Roxanne Poirier
Inez
Lucy Johnson
Satire Name Traces to John Bull Pamphlets of 1712
The symbolic typicanglishman's name derives from John Bull pamphlets used by John Arbuthnot, the scientist and court physician to Queen Anne, to satirize Whig war policies in 1712.
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John Bull
John Arbuthnot
Club Plans Aug Activities and Boston Trip
The Chagnon social committee met to finalize plans for upcoming club events. A chartered bus trip to Boston for the Orioles Red Sox game on Aug 6 is offered with tickets available. The lawn party on Aug 12 features boiled lobster steamed clams corn on the cob and a dance by the Mystic Four.
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Council Chagnon
Boston
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Mystic Four
Sun volume dwarfs Earth by over a million times
The sun’s volume is about 1.3 million times larger than Earth, highlighting the vast scale difference between the star and our planet.
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Earth
Identity clues from HAL BOYLE on telling sexes apart
HAL Boyle offers humorous signs to distinguish male and female behavior in social settings. The guide lists traits like bathroom attendants, music, drinking, check writing, and reactions to women's liberation to identify gender, ending with a bold test: ask the person directly and note the response.
Physicians Call For Burn Prevention
Three Texas physicians urge a national burns prevention drive citing a higher death and disability toll than polio in 1954. They call for a coordinated federal program, safer heaters, public education, and flame retardant clothing, noting most injuries occur at home and many from space heaters and stoves.
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Chicago
United States
Texas
Journal of the American Medical Association
Armond S. Goldman
Duane L. Larson
Sally Abston
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston
Shriners Burns Institute
Veterans Must Replace Policy
Newly discharged veterans have under four months to replace SGLI with individual policies without medical exams. About 600 commercial insurers will replace SGLI policies if application and premium are paid within 120 days of discharge. Coverage is $15,000 unless reduced to $10,000 or $5,000, with 120 days post discharge to convert. Contact VA or Servicemen's Group Life Insurance, 212 Washington St Newark NJ 07102 for details.
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Veterans Administration
Eterans
Servicemen's Group Life — Insurance
Washington St
Newark
N.J
Radar Speed Trap Warning Boxes For Motorists
Motorists can buy compact devices that beep to warn when approaching a radar speed trap. These gadgets alert drivers to speed enforcement zones, helping them adjust speed before tickets are issued.
Biddeford Charter Commission Approves Draft
The Biddeford Charter Commission met in City Hall last night and voted 5 to 1 in favor of the proposed new charter. The same vote approved binding and closing discussion on the first eight articles of the draft. Named supporters were Richard Dutremble George Desroberts Camille Bolduc Norman Racine and Peter Truman with dissent by Marc Bouthot.
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Biddeford
Richard Dutremble
George Desroberts
Camille Bolduc
Norman Racine
Peter Truman
Marc Bouthot
Joseph Plamondon
Summer Fair Postponed by Washington Ave Society
The Women's Society of Christian Service on Washington Avenue postpones its summer fair and sale of cooked food and articles from Thursday to the following Thursday August 3 due to the death of the Rev William M the recently retired pastor.
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Old Orchard Beach
Women’s Society of Christian Service
United Methodist Church
Washington Avenue
William M
Budget Officer Roland Berry To Be Replaced
In Augusta, Maine budget officer Roland M. Berry says he was fired after nearly 15 years in the post. State Controller Rodney L. Scribner will serve as acting budget officer. Berry, 58, cited ongoing conflicts with Finance Commissioner Maurice Williams and said he was given the choice to resign or be fired.
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Augusta
Roland M. Berry
Maine
Rodney L. Scribner
State House
Berry
Associated Press
Finance & Administration
Maurice F. Williams
Williams
Mneth M. Curtis
Hentian Aeehia
Department
Olmec Centers Rise in Middle America Around 1200 B.C.
The Olmecs emerged about 1200 B.C. as religious centers the earliest archaeologists identify in Middle America. These centers grew like medieval cathedral towns to dominate nearby regions.
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Middle America
Europe
Arsenic Forms Poisonous Arsine Gas
Arsenic a semimetal forms arsine when it bonds with hydrogen creating a highly poisonous gas known for its danger to humans and animals in enclosed spaces.
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Cecil Munson
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George D. Moore
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Alice Ferreira
Br'stol, RI
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Philip N. Hambleton
Dennis Madore
Center Street
Thornton Academy
William F. Farrington
Philip B. Curtis
Gail Goulet
Ruth Allen
Saco Public
Boyle
Identity Crisis
Hal Boyle
Him
Her
Women’s Liberation Movement
Coastal Security CO
Youland’s Yarn Dept
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