Social Security quirks favor women over men
A letter highlights how civil service pensions cover many women but not Social Security and how wives can receive benefits based on a husband’s earnings while men in similar roles cannot. It explains quarters credits, retirement thresholds, survivor and disability rules, and unemployment overlap with Social Security.
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Martin E. Segal
F.J
Cvil
G.R
C.S
Mr. S
F.P
Mr. P
Pilgrim thatcher from Ireland fuels Puritans debate in Plymouth
Peter Slevin a 51 year old thatcher from County Donegal works at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth Massachusetts wearing period clothes. He jokes about Puritans being cranky while shaping thatch roofs with bulrushes and Irish reeds. He plans to stay a few months then return to England where more thatching work awaits.
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Plymouth
Mass
Peter Slevin
County Donegal
Ireland
Slevin
Thatcher
Plimoth Plantation
Massachusetts Bay
Donegal
England
Stratford
Anne Hathaway
William Shakespeare
Canada
Eel River
America
Biddeford Property Sells to Local Buyers at Al Fred Street
The 364 366 Al fred St Biddeford property with three apartment units and land sold from Mrs Arthur Nichols and Mr Mrs Henry Vermette of Lowell to Mr and Mrs Raymond Gauvin of Biddeford. The Gauvin couple plan to live there and use it as an investment. sale handled through Armand J Mercier Realtor 41 Thornton Ave.
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Alfred St. Biddeford
Arthur Nichols
Henry Vermette
Lowell
Kennebunk High Confers 121 Diplomas In Ceremony
Kennebunk High School awarded 121 diplomas at a ceremony in the school gym. Notables included high honor students Ruth Barra Joann Harrison Anne Hevey Richard Keating and others. Various scholarships and awards were presented by Principal Perkins Superintendent Seekins and community sponsors.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk High School
George Westerberg
Maine
Joann Harrison
Anne Hevey
Natural Resources
Richard Keating
Ruth Barra
Robert H. Perkins
John S. Seekins Jr
Robert Wangel
KHS
Judith Lawrence
Rhonda Jarvis
Benjamin ‘Wildes
Linda Nedeau
Wayne Berry
American Legion
Marsha
Jon Milligan
Edmund Nadeau
Harry E. Small
Richard Drew
Frank Small
W.F.W
Clarence Davis
Babine
Albert Smith
Betsy Ross
Lorraine Pitts
Jackson
Robert Walker
V.F.W
Cora B. Littlefiled
National Honor Society
Larry Willey
Louis Farber
York County Teachers’ Association
Priscilla Brown
Henry Baillargeon
Pricipal Perkins
Edward C. Graham
Golden Beauty Academy
Judy Hutchins
Patricia Mitchell
Olympian Club
June Adams
Independent Service Club
Future Teachers of America
Alumni Association
Melissa Hutchins
Becker College
Carol Clark
Components Inc
Herman Schneider
Joan Harrison
James Welch
Stephen Gordon
Benjamin Wildes
Husson College
Suzanne Eaton
Douglas Cluff
Sharon Nash
D.A.R
Rambler
Susan Graham
Bunkie Highlights
Susan Emery
Edith Cleaves Berry
Brick Store Museum
David M. Curran
Library Service
John Smith
Robert Irish
Benjamin
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Sociel Security Act
Rish Pilgrim
Raymond D. Audie Insurance
Elm St
Biddeford
RAY Nadeau & Son
P. S
Auto
P.S
P.B
R. & H. Auto
P. B
Valiant
R. H
Elm Street
Woolworth's
Woolworth’s
Ema
Kennebunk High
Carl Ackley
June Elizabeth Adams
John W. Amadon
Patricia Ann Arsenault
Carl L. Austin
Ruth Marie’ Barra
Wayne Edward Berry
Dale Aerial Bodwell
Susan E. Boston
Paul A. Brooks
Betty Marie Brown
Gregory Keith Brown
Lillian Brown
Mark Vincent Brown
Rosemary Ann Brown
Michelle E. Burnham
Timothy William Butler
Pamela Ernestine Campbell
Linda Rae Card
Marsha Ann Card
Carol Ann Clark
Charles Clough Jr
Donna Valerie Davis
Nicole Codling
Lucien Crepeau
Suzann
Irene Crocker
David Curran
Janet H. Davis
Robert L. Derham
Richard E. Drew
Robert F. Drew
Eugene Peter Eaton
Suzanne Jean Eaton
Susan Sinclair Emery
Seth Donald Emmons
Marjorie Diane Fisher
David R. Gardner
James Arnold Giles
Cheryl Ann Godin
Stephen Reed Gordon
Gilbert Gray
Pamela Grover
Richard Raymond Guimond
Mary Rachel Hamlin
Joann Elaine Harrison
John C. Harter
Anne Louise Hevey
Richard Earl Hilton
Stearns
Merrilee Stearns
Robert Charles Hoff
Carol Lee
Charles F. Swett
Violet M. Horne
Kenneth Wayne Horne
Verge
Linda S. Vetterline
Rob Linda Ann Horne
Nancy Jeanett A. Walker
Dean P. Welch
Hubbard
Judy Ann Hutchins
James R. Welch
Richard C. Linda F
Harrison Jackson Jr
Rhonda Lee Jarvis
Carol A. Jellison
John L. Jellison
Steven George Johnson
Richard John Keating
Jovanna Elizabeth Kezar
Bruce Gilbert Kimball
Thomas Harold Kimball
Alton Edward Kinney
David C. Knight
Richard N. Knight
Barbara F. Ladd
Delvern Emerson Lank
Janet R. Lariviere
Nancy Elizabeth Lavasser
Judith Chadbourne
Lawrence
John R. Leach
Laurence J. Lembree
Edward Leskowsky
Robert Henry Lizotte
Kathleen A. Mahrt
Donna M. Maling
Gail Martin
Michael James McAlevey
Paul Brian Michaels
Deborah Jane Milligan
Patricia Carol Mitchell
Gayle Ann Murray
Sharon Ann Nash
Jay Allan Nedeau
Linda Joan Nedeau
Marjolyn Nieuwkerk
Carroll S. Ogden
Kathryn D. Phillips
Judith Pickering
Larry Allen Pierce
Mary Lorraine Pitts
Nancy Jane Poli
Marlene Ruth Polito
Dei
Happy Day For Girls
Old Orchard Beach
Gail Snow
Kenneth Snow
Dover Road
Pine Point
Scarborough
Snow
Scarborough High School
Miss Snow
Skidmore College
Wendell White
Schwinn
Schwinn Typhoon
Quinn’s Cycle
Saco Ave
Dial
Howe
Wells
Armstrong
Shawmut Inn
Ocean Terrace
Kennebunkport
Lomas O. Edison
Ougins
SPEED
Beaupre
Alfred St
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