Federal judges face scrutiny over outside earnings
AP survey finds fewer than 10 percent of federal judges earn income outside the bench and even fewer report conflicts or gifts. Criticism centers on activities by about 30 judges or magistrates as outside earnings reporting becomes a matter of record.
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Washington
Associated Press
Advisory Committee
Judicial Conference
Edward A. Tamm
Tamm
Court of Appeals
District of Columbia Circuit
American Bar Association
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Air Force debuts handwriting verification to stop forgeries
Bedford Massachusetts AP the Air Force plans a computer driven handwriting verification system to detect forged signatures for access control. Captain Gregory Cincina explains each person’s pen pressure pattern is unique and hard to replicate the system uses a Veripen mini computer with remote terminals and a four digit ID to enroll signatures with three samples.
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Bedford. Mass
Air Force
Gregory A. Cincina
Electronic Systems Division
Hanscom Air Force Base
Veripen
Cieciwa_ said
Retired Adm Tate and Daughter Meet in Florida
In Orange Park Florida retired Admiral Jackson R Tate secretly met his Russian daughter Victoria Fyodorova for the first time and spoke briefly by phone with her mother Zoya Fyodorova in Moscow The meeting followed Tate’s illness and his plan to keep his daughter Sealed in seclusion for several weeks to get to know each other
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Orange Park
Fla
Jackson R. Tate
Tate
Victoria Fyodorova
Florida
Zoya Fyodorova
Moscow
Fyodorova
Jacksonville
Former Wells Man Presents Concert at UC Berkeley
Gerald A. LaPierre a former Wells Maine resident gave a noon concert in Hertz Hall at UC Berkeley. The event featured 18 performers in four works written 1972 to 1974 while LaPierre studied in Europe on the George Ladd Prix de Paris.
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Berkeley
Calif
Hertz Hall
University of California
Gerald A. LaPierre
Wells, Maine
UCB
LaPierre
Europe
George Ladd
University Ofalifornia
Universi
Albeo G. Lapierre
Post Road
Wells
Nancy L Johnson
Stanley E. Johnson
North Berwick Road
Rock Sound Declared Health Hazard By Safety Expert
Randall Davidson of the International Safety Institute reports rock venues emit sounds above 115 decibels for 15 minutes, a level exceeding federal standards and risking hearing damage. He notes patrons and staff may suffer headaches high blood pressure and temporary hearing loss.
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California
Randall Davidson
The
International Safety Institute
Davidson
Worthless Drug Sells for 5.5 Million Beating Psoriasis
Aza ribine once deemed nearly worthless sold for 5.5 million to Parke Davis for potential psoriasis use as Triazure. Brown University’s Dr. Paul Calabresi and Dr. Charles McDonald report psoriasis improvement and note higher heart disease risk among psoriasis patients.
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Providence
Paul Calabresi
Brown University
Yale
Dr. Calabresi
Calabresi
Brown
Charles McDonald
Parke Davis & Co
Detroit
Triazure
McDonald
Fireman commutes 800 miles to San Francisco from Arizona
Lt Harold J Colen of Engine Company 21 drives 800 miles each way to work a 24 hour shift in San Francisco while living in Yuma Arizona He travels via Phoenix with roundtrip airfare near 200 The fire chief and union leader call the arrangement unbelievable and say something is wrong Colen may move back to the city to resume residence Colen has 24 years on the force and was cited for heroism in 1969 State law ended city residency requirements and hearings are set on a proposal to require firefighters and police to live within a reasonable range of San Francisco
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San Francisco
Harold J. Colen
Yuma
Ariz
Firefighters’ Union
Colen
Arizona
Mike
Army
Colon
Phoenix
Keith Calden
Calden
Florida to use frisbees in VD campaign for spring breakers
Florida health officials launch a two week Prevent VD campaign targeting about 200000 college students arriving for spring break. A mobile clinic and beach outreach will provide information and contraceptives while an airplane banner directs calls to the Volusia County Health Department. The effort aims to curb rising syphilis and gonorrhea cases reported statewide.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Clifford Cole
Daytona Beach
A_ mobile health clinic
Volusia County Health Department
Daytona
Fort Lauderdale
Miami
Cole
Army Man Reenlists Three Years In Kornwestheim
Wally O Thompson of Biddeford Maine reenlists in the Army for three years and serves as a mechanic with the 503rd Engineer Company in Kornwestheim Germany Spec 4.
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Kornwestheim
Germany
Wally O. Thompson
Herbert L. Thompson
Biddeford
Maine
Thompson
503Rd Engineer
Russian Sailor Object of Hunt Near Nantucket
Four ships searched at night for a 52-year-old Soviet seaman lost overboard from the Poisk about 135 miles east of Nantucket. The Coast Guard did not identify the sailor or determine how he went missing. The Poisk, from Woods Hole, alerted authorities and three other vessels joined after a distress call. He reportedly wore heavy clothes but no life jacket in 41 degree water.
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Nantucket
Mass
Here
Coast Guard
Woods Hole
Maine Adds Three Fairs to Summer Slate Across State
The Maine agricultural fair schedule expands with three new events: Scarborough Fair in Scarborough July 19 to 27, Bangor Agricultural Fair in Hermon July 11 to 19, and Clinton Lion's Club Fair in Clinton September 5 to 7. A roster lists 23 summer and fall fairs plus special events like Potato Blossom Festival and Maine Farm Days, with dates and locations across the state.
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Augusta
Maine
Bangor
Hermon
Scarborough
Clinton
Fort Fairfield
Bangor Exhibition & Fair Association
Northern Maine Fair Association
Presque Isle
Pittston Fair Association
E. Pittston
Wessermsett Valley Fair Association
Athens
Cochnewagan Agricultural Association
Monmouth
Skowhegan State Fair
Skowhegan
Knox Agricultural Society
Union
York County Agricultural Association
Acton
World's Fair Association, Inc
N. Waterford
Piscataquis Valley Fair Association
Dover-Foxcroft
Windsor
Hancock Count Agricultural Society
Blue Hill
Clinton Lion's Club
Litchfield Farmers’ Club
Litchfield
Lewiston State Fair
Lewiston
Oxford County Agricultural Society
Norway
Franklin County Agricultural Society
Farmington
New Portland
Lions Club
N. New Portland
Cumberland Farmers’ Club
Cumberland Center
W. Oxford Agricultural Society
Fryeburg
Sagadahoc Agricultural and Horticultural Society
Topsham
Maine Agricultural Fair
Maine Department of Agriculture
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Claude Dubois
F.A. van Atta
Labor Department
David Lipscomb
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
Ken Stewart
University of Pittsburgh
Order OF the Eastern Star
Adah
Ralph Randall
Evelyn Ran
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Fred Meusse
Biddeford-Saco
H.A. Manning CO
Little Unit
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Saco
James Agreste
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