Log Jam on the Saco River recalls deadly drives and heroics
A 1827 log jam near Salmon Falls on the Saco River drew workers from Col Lane and Moses Dion Sions to Ben Fogg Temple Foss and Jonathan Cousens. The jam ended with drownings of Fogg and Foss, a lifesaving stand by Cousens, and a hazardous flood of logs through a 62 foot falls. The event, chronicled in 1976, highlights the perilous river drives that entertained locals yet claimed lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Charles
Saco River
Salmon Falls
Col. Lane
Thomas Carle
Moses Dion- Sions
Jonathan Tucker
Seth Spring
Saco
Big Sam Cooly
Pleasant Point
Ben Fogg
Temple Foss
Jonathan Cousens
Cousens
Jim Huntress
Buxton
Ple
Huntress
Five Points traffic light struck by heat causing control box issues
The Five Points traffic signal in Biddeford suffered heat-related failures in its metal control cabinet. Technician Richard Letourneau removed the box to his Lewiston bench where he tests components as temperatures soar. No accidents were reported at the corner recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Stains
Biddeford
Richard Letourneau
Poli
Letourneau
Lewiston
Time capsule sealed until 1982 in Kennebunk bank vault
A five gallon can containing Park Street School sixth graders memorabilia is placed in Ocean National Bank vault to remain sealed until 1982 graduation. The capsule holds essays, handwriting samples, portraits, a copy of Jaws, a Fonzie picture, photos from field trips, magazines, coins, a two dollar bill, a bicentennial silver dollar, and a centennial newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Ocean National Bank
Park Street
Ocean National
Lawrence Brackley
Rackley
Kristen Dow
Karen Obermayer
Rickey Heikkinen
Ronald Hutchins
CB Magazine
Donald Crisman
Robert Dyer
America
Fctures
Aicentennial
Loch Ness expedition battles Murphy not monster evidence
Engineers and scientists in Scotland report ongoing mechanical and electrical problems in the Loch Ness underwater camera and sonar setup. Delays slow full operation while local helpers modify rigs and fix lighting and triggering hardware. observers continue daily image capture hoping to prove or disprove Nessie’s existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Noble Wilford
New York Times
Drumnadrochit
Scotland
Loch Ness
Murphy
Academy of Applied Science
Urquhart Bay
Amusement Park Admits Children Need Accompaniment
Local page notes that today at a Maine amusement park children must be accompanied by an adult, with reference to accompanying adults named Chuckle money and daddy in the playful copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuckle Money
Daddy
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Sam C. Hamilton
Oufna
Kenneth Hurst
Guy Potvin
Pinehurst
Old Orchard
John Ewing
Ness
Bugs
Robert H. Rines
Tony Gerlings
Gordon Menzies
Menzies
Temple Pier
The
Associated Press
New York City
Massachusetts Bay Company
John Winthrop
Salem Harbor
Britain
Medgar Evers
Jackson
Mississippi
Indira Gandhi
Virginia
Williamsburg
Ashington
Wayne Hays
John Jone
Colleen Gardner
Capitol Hill
Miss Gardner
Elizabeth Ray
Hays
Mike Gravel
Kenneth Gray
K Biddeford
Journal
Abby
Maine
New England
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