SAD 71 weighs high school costs and delays
Kennebunk officials reviewed a $5.2 million building program with new operating estimates showing $130000 yearly to run the proposed high school and middle school. Figures include custodians and teachers, utilities, and miscellaneous costs. Litigation blocks bond issuance, delaying construction. renovations could finish soon, while a 600-student high school would follow.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunk
Io Sad
Earl Adams
Adams
Kennebunkport
Building Committee
Jack Ketchum
Ketchum
Herman
James McMahon
Karen Quinlan reported living without respirator
Reports from BC News and Morris County Record claim Karen Quinlan has been weaned from the respirator and moved to a private room, amid family and hospital disputes over end of life decisions. The hospital and attorney deny confirming the reports and cite ongoing critical condition.
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Denville
N.J
St. Clare’s Hospital
Karen Anne Quinlan
BC News
Morris County Record
Miss Quinlan
State Supreme Court
NBC
Ethics Board
Flin
Weanty
Paul Armstrong
Barton courts vote of elderly in Portland church lunch
Rick Barton, 26, a Democratic candidate for the 1st District, courted about 100 senior citizens at a Portland State Street Church luncheon. He arrived late due to rain and worked the crowd, passing out cards and stressing health care and Social Security. Barton, Harvard graduate and former Hathaway aide, aims to be top name on June 8 primary ballot.
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Portland
Maine
Rick Barton
Barton
State Street Church
William D. Hathaway
Harvard
Josephine Brown
Hathaway
Bikini Tavern opens in Old Orchard Beach draws crowds
Richard Gabriel opened the Bikini Tavern at 7 East Grand Ave filling to capacity on Friday and weekend nights. The almost topless waitresses draw locals rather than tourists, with plans to expand capacity to about 500 and a privately hired officer on duty for order.
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Old Orchard Beach
Richard Gabriel
Gabriel
Bikini Tavern
Simmilar Entertainment
Portland
East Grand Ave
Saco considers Amoroso for police chief amid opposition
Saco City Administrator John Dexter defends choice of Francis E. Amoroso as new police chief, facing council scrutiny and rumors he’s an out of towner and Dexter’s friend. Amoroso 36 of South Portland is Portland PD crime prevention director. if approved, he will replace retiring Chief Alfred Cote.
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Saco
John Dexter
Francis E. Amoroso
Dexter
Amoroso
Portland
South Portland
Teenager Cracks Up Dad With Insurance Joke
A teen points to a crumpled Fender on the family car and quips that their insurance payments have not been wasted. The line lands as a humorous moment in a local bulletin board style cartoon item.
Today in History Highlights and Key Dates 1976
On May 24 historically significant events include Peter Minuit’s 1625 Manhattan purchase for goods worth 24 dollars, Queen Victoria’s 1819 birth, the first U S passenger railroad of 1830, Morse’s telegraph first public message in 1844, Duke Ellington’s 1974 death at 75, and Ford’s 1975 refugee aid bills totaling over 400 million.
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Associated Press
Peter Minuit
Dutch West India Trading Company
Island of
Manhattan
Queen Victoria
Britain
London
United States
Baltimore
Elliott’s
Samuel Morse
Washington
Duke Ellington
Ford
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Philippines hijacked jet: rebels killed in plane battle
In Manila, Filipino troops rushed a hijacked jet after its six young Moslem rebel leaders opened fire killing two women passengers. Officials report 10 passengers and three hijackers dead, including the hijacker leader, and 22 injured. The jet, worth $4 million, was set afire and destroyed after 48 hours.
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Manila
The
Philippines
UPI
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Jerome Plante
John Young
Karen Quinlan
Armstrong
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Journa
New England
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