New England Vignettes From Janice Elliott AP Writer
New England vignette items mix science quirks and odd news. A Rhode Island professor explains the Coddling Moth worm is the larva of a pest damaging apples. A Newton couple lose a boat and body in a theft gone wrong and a misrouted hearse bill prompts jokes about Massachusetts ratifying liberties. Yale scientists seek pregnant opossums for evolutionary study as possums become suburban pests.
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Theodore W. Kerr Jr
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Greenburg Plays Fail To Hit Mark on Off Broadway
New York AP reports Dan Greenburgs first plays at Stage 73 flop with Great Airplane Snatch and Arf. Paula Prentiss and co stars deliver limited laughs amid uneven pacing and gimmicks..prentiss shows limited charm as leading lady while director Benjamin struggles with awkward stage business and a nudity fad context.
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Yale Folks See Wildlife Trouble Near Campus
Scientists warn increased garbage availability attracts animals near Yale University. They say the animals will be removed if someone calls Yale during weekday mornings.
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Second Revolutionary War skirmish on Noddie's Island
The passage recalls a lesser known May 27 1775 clash in a Nod die’s Island cow pasture near East Boston. It notes the site is no longer an island and credits the Colonials with the victory.
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Air Force Promotes Wilfred Kuhn from Waverly Iowa
WAVERLY Iowa Wilfred J S Kuhn son of Mr and Mrs Paul W Kuhn R F D 1 Ken sebunkport Maine promoted to sergeant in the U S Air Force. Sergeant Kuhn a radio repairman is assigned at Waver Air Force Station Iowa A graduate of Brookline Mass High School he attended Northeastern University in Boston.
Boyle's Notebook Kicking Over The Traces
HAL Boyle of the AP ponders future hopes and humorous wish lists from changing tax forms to extravagant plans. He imagines a variety of whimsical goals from redesigning national symbols to clever fixes, ending by asking readers to share their own lists of union goals.
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America
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Marriage Intentions Filed in Biddeford Clerks Office
Marriage intentions on file in Biddeford City Clerk's office list several pairs including Richard Bisson of 10 Vine Street Biddeford with Madeleine Cote of 472 Alfred Street Biddeford and Roger J. Gendron of 175 May Street Biddeford with Donna I. Bledsoe of Portland. Harry W. Dean of South Portland with Constance D. Desrosiers of 269 West Street Biddeford. Lee P. Fournier of Saco with Irene P. Rheaume of 273 Hill Street Biddeford.
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Madeleine Cote
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May St
Donna I. Bledsoe
Portland
Harry W. Dean
South Portland
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Saco
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Hill St
Local residents listed for notices in Biddeford and Saco
Frank G. Paul of 59 Pierson's Lane Biddeford and Diane Beg ley of Glenhaven Circle Saco. Joel M. Voisine of 172 Hill St Biddeford and Judy M L Heur eux of 337 Pool Road Biddeford are named in the notices.
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Elephant loose in Madison Township found at Brynwood Apartments
Police responding to a Tuesday call found an elephant rummaging through trash at Brynwood Apartments on Route 9. The animal belongs to a nearby small circus and was led home by a trainer, ending the incident without injury or further disturbance.
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Brynwood
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