Biddeford intern channels Serpico in police assignment
Andrew Eschen, a 23 year old UMaine law student, spends 12 weeks as a Biddeford police intern under a Maine grant. He assists with clerical work, desk duty, and court observations while learning police processes and courtroom arguing strategies. He envisions a government-related career, from Navy trial service to consumer protection or district attorney work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen O'Connell
Biddeford
Serpico
Andrew Eschen
Eschen
Police Department
New York City
New York
Navy
Judge Advocate General
Small Claims Court
Hidden dealer commissions overcharging Maine buyers
Maine officials say hidden lender commissions paid to car and mobile home dealers cost buyers about 2 million dollars last year. The practice, common in the state, often goes undisclosed and can be avoided by arranging loans directly with banks or finance companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Maine Bureau of Consumer Protection
Quinn
Port selectmen reverse vote on SAD 71 dissolution provision
In Kennebunkport citizens pressured officials who then unanimously deleted the dissolution clause from the SAD 71 lawsuit while preserving the cost-sharing challenge. The move follows the June 8 referendum, with opponents and supporters both attending and reacting to the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Kingsley
Kennebunkport
SAD 71
Selectmen
Selectman
Charles D. Day
Second Selectman
Stedman Seavey
Donnybrook
SAD
Selectman Seavey
Wayne Adams
Parents Advisory Group
Selectman Seavey O
Adams
Paul Whitin
Abbott Pendergast
Whitin
Jacqueline Kellett
Beach Kiwanis push topless bar licensing guidelines
Old Orchard Beach Kiwanis members urge the town council to set clear guidelines for topless bar licenses. Frank Mullen says the club will lead the effort at a meeting last night with details continued on page 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Young
Old Orchard Beach
Beach
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Frank Mullen
On This Date William Penn Treaty in 1683
Historic note recalls William Penn signing a friendship treaty with Indians in Pennsylvania on this date in 1683, a pact kept for over six decades. Also mentions Treasury surplus in 1836, Civil Aeronautics Authority creation in 1938, and Nixon related events in 1967. Crowd scenes at King Kong remake screening noted with a photo on page 5.
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William Penn
Pennsylvania
U.S. Treasury
Congress
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Senate
Thomas Dodd
Connecticut
Richard Nixon
Supreme Court
Conference of Committees
Philadelphia
Anay
Tragic Moment at Fundraising Event for Israeli Park
A gala in New York to fund an American Bicentennial Park in Israel ended in tragedy when Dr. Maurice Sage, president of the Jewish National Fund, collapsed and died at the head table beside First Lady Betty Ford. Police could not revive him as Mrs. Ford led guests in prayer.
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New York
Israel
Betty Ford
Ford
Martin Hoffman
Maurice Sage
Jewish National Fund
Dr. Sage
Father In Heaven
Cartoons and Classifieds Highlight Biddeford-Saco Journal
The Biddeford-Saco Journal features cartoons and a trio of classifieds across pages 17 to 19, along with a crossword on page 15. Dear Abby appears on page 15, with editorials in section 4 and the horoscope in page 15.
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Maine
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BPD
New York University
University of Vermont
New England
John Ewing
Saco
Ouuufna
Ala
Port Selectmen
Nside
The
Associated Press
Kong
World Trade Center
Arricades
Bill Dietz
Biddeford - Saco
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