Port Voters Decide On Road Commissioner Post Change
Kennebunkport town meeting, 7 p.m. at Consolidated School gym, will vote on making road commissioner appointive, repeal of the phosphate detergent ban, hiring an administrative assistant, and related budget items. Proposals cite better highway coordination and efficiency, with opposition concerns over authority and local impact.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunkport
Consolidated School
Selectmen
Coor
Highway Department
Woman Conquers Everest Leads First For Women
Katmandu Nepal AP A Japanese housewife Junko Tabei 35 led the first all female ascent to Everest summit 29028 feet via southeast ridge joined by nine Sherpas amid reports of two Japanese climbers missing on Dhaulagiri 4 and other Himalayan dangers during the expedition reports Nepalese Foreign Ministry
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Katmandu
Nepal
Mt. Everest
Himalayas
Junko Tabei
Edmund Hillary
Sherpa Tenzing Norgay
Everest
Tabei
Ang Tenzing
Ara
Annapurna III
Dhaulagiri-4
Shiro Kawaji
Etsuro Yasuda
Foreign Ministry
Kennebunk Hosts Demonstration Talks In New Program
Kennebunk participants joined demonstrations and tours led by department representatives in the first such program in years. Alternating technical and professional programs are planned biannually to run every six months. Photo by Stephen Muskie.
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Kennebunk
Stephen Muskie
Thailand Demands Apology Over U S Bases Use
Thailand pressed for a formal apology from the United States for the Mayaguez rescue from bases in Thailand. Bangkok saw U S actions as contrary to government wishes and protests were delivered to the Foreign Ministry as thousands of students demonstrated near the U S Embassy.
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Thailand
U.S
Mayaguez
Bangkok
Atichai Choonhavan
Washington
Ford
Chatichai
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Ye S
Edward E. Masters
Foreign Ministry
South Viet
Gulf of Thailand
Central Intelligence Agency
China
People’s Daily
The Minister Keeper of His Own Books
A small church minister served as both pastor and bookkeeper and stored his unpaid bills in a drawer labeled due unto others emphasizing frugality and humor in parish life.
Fiber Materials Announces Local Expansion At Park Site
Fiber Materials Inc. unveils plans for a 56,000 square foot facility at its Biddeford Park site off Route 1 to house a testing lab, materials engineering, and experimental shops. The project, creating about 150 jobs in 12 to 18 months, includes a training program for nine technical staff and a national testing lab serving industry and government.
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Fiber Materials Inc
Maine
FMI
Biddeford
Walter L. Lachman
Route 1
Lachman
Severa
Poe
Department of Defense
St Francis Students Bridge Generations At Notre Dame Home
St Francis College students in a social science class visit residents at Notre Dame Nursing Home on Pool Road. The open house day visits build quick bonds between youth and seniors, with Mrs. Lacourse sharing life stories and laughter as Anna Zappalla and Tom Ranello find meaning in shared moments and wisdom from the elderly residents.
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St. Francis College
Notre Dame
Pool Road
Ben
Anna Zappalla
Lawrence
Mae
Father Ben
Artelie Lacourse
Mrs. Lacourse
Anna
Tom Ranello
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Observation Commission
Sterling Dow III
Commission
Charles Sullivan
Rae
Selectman Sullivan
South Congregational Church
Maine State Housing Authority
Webber Hospital
Thornton Academy
Marc L. Cote
Anita Wood
Old Orchard Beach
The
Associated Press
Nam
Indochina
Laos
Singapore
Sea-Land Service, Inc
Pentagon
Air Force
Koh Tang
Kissinger
Inside the Journal
Abby
Defense Nuclear Agency
Louis L. Lander
Lander
University of Connecticut
Avaw
AVCO
Wilmington
Mass
Fiber Materials Test Laboratory
St. Francis
Maryline White
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