20 Years Ago Bombs Turned Carrier Into Exploding Inferno
AP Special Report recounts the Franklin sinking after a March 19, 1945 attack off Japan. Lt. Carroll K. Faught survived with injuries and later served as a government emergency transport official. The disaster killed 724 sailors and wounded 265, with the carrier’s crew braving fires and explosions amid the ship’s deadly conversion into an ammunition dump.
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Insurance union picks two trustees for Miami Beach convention
John L. Houle of Biddeford and Charles Romanoff of Portland, agents for John Hancock Mutual Life and Prudential Life, have been elected to represent Local 70 Insur Union at the union biennial convention in Miami Beach, starting June 7.
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Sea Haven by Adelbert M Jakeman at Ocean Park
Ocean Park poet Adelbert M. Jakeman publishes Sea Haven his eighth book with 37 poems including Blueberry Time in Maine Maine Church and Maine Son. His work appears in major Maine periodicals and on WCSH radio and the Maine Writers Conference begins August 27 with notable authors.
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Loring Williams
John A. Tagliabue
John Eldridge Frost
David O. Woodbury
Rural Groups Eligible For Loans Through Farmers Home Admin
Rural nonprofit groups in towns with populations under 2500 may obtain financial help from the Farmers Home Administration for water, irrigation, drainage, and land use changes. Allan M. Thorne announces loans target groups unable to secure credit at fair rates. Contact the Farms Home Administration, Courthouse Extension, Alfred, 8 to 5 weekdays.
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