Town police seek fix for bad image in Old Orchard Beach
In a community meeting at the new police headquarters, about ten citizens and Chief Richard Lamb discussed how the town’s image hurts police understanding and officer-community trust. They cited parking, dim streets, sidewalk commerce, a three day fair feel, and a casino-like image as concerns. A tourist reported a summer visitor canceled reservations after drunken youths disrupted bumper cars, threatening the town’s tourist trade. Three Massachusetts girls encountered an incident on the beach during the meeting, potentially affecting future visits.
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John Young
Old Orchard Beach
James Morrison
Richard Lamb
Lamb
Daniel Barbano
Barbano
Massachusetts
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Evacuation expands after deadly Seveso cloud near Italy
Government orders 400 more residents to flee the Seveso area as doctors plan daily tests for exposure to the toxic cloud from the Semesa plant blast. The zone, called the triangle of death, has seen animal deaths and long term health concerns.
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Seveso
Italy
Graziella Parravicini
Milan
Semesa
Earth
Rome
Bark's Destruction Seen in Sailor Dream Realized
Old sailor Tom King signed on the bark Isidore at Kennebunk in 1842. He dreamed of the ship sinking and seven coffins on the shore. As the voyage to New Orleans approached, others warned of bad omens and King feared for his crew. Seaman William B. Harding stood on deck.
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Dick Charles
Tom King
Isidore
McCulloch
Kennebunk
King
New Orleans
Leander Foss
William B. Harding
Isidore Sails for New Orleans Amid Forebodings
On November 30, 1842, the Isidore prepared to sail from the home of Se Cond Mate John Crowder for New Orleans to load cotton for England. The crew included Capt Leander Foss and First Mate Clement Stone. Second Mate Crowder and several young seamen. Captain Grant traveled as a passenger and forebodings consumed the crowd as a dock-side remark echoed the voyage's grim tone.
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John Crowder
Paul Grant
England
Leander Foss
Clement P. Stone
Issac C. Murphy
James Young
Charles Lord
George T. Hutchins
Alvin Huff
William Thompson
William B. Harding
George P. Lewis
Daniel Perkins
Cook John Tendell
George P. Davis
Capt
On This Date July 31 1777 Lafayette joins Continental Army
On July 31 1777 the Marquis de Lafayette offered his services to therebelling Americans and was commissioned a major general in the Continental Army. Also noted were dates of early patents and space milestones with a Chowchilla kidnapping note mentioned as a developing story.
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Associated Press
Marquis de Lafayette
U.S
Samuel Hopkins
Vermont
Thomas Edison
Cartoons and Comics Feature in Biddeford Journal
The Biddeford journal section lists cartoons under Cartoons plus the regular horoscopes classifieds and puzzles. It highlights Movies Crossword Puzzle Sports Dear Abby Television Editorials and Weather with a humorous quip about a big shot whose name appears on company letterheads but whose signature is unreadable.
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Abby
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American Association For Advanced Science
Bark
Sailor
France
Pierre Laval
Austria
Montreal
Soviet Union
Canada
Sergei Nemtsanov
Chowchilla
Calif
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