Vietnamese baby stirs reflections on adoption surge
Enfield Connecticut recounts how 17 month old Jay Sheridan, a Vietnamese baby part of Operation Babylift, sparked a nationwide adoption wave. Parents Robert and Carol Sheridan describe phone calls, donations, and new ties as Connecticut agencies report rising interest in placing Vietnamese infants with American families.
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Enfield
Conn
Phan van Mung
Jay Sheridan
Jay
Robert
Carol Sheridan
Saigon
Sheridan
Sheridans
Soon Constance Bell
Darien
Friends of Children, Inc
Connecticut
Bell
William
Korea
Guatemala
Kevin
Damaged mail prompts postal auction of books and records
Washington AP reports damaged books and records unsettled by new automated sorting, leading to 60 day auctions after shipping gaps. Industry figures urge end to auctions, noting many items remain intact but detached from packaging. Postal Service pauses auctions June through August to seek alternatives.
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Washington
Conway Twitty
Postal Service
Ks and
Records
Pers
Book and Record Industries
Leo Albert
House Post Office
Lamaze childbirth study finds less analgesia but no shorter labor
Dr James R Scott and Nancy B Rose of the University of Iowa report in the New England Journal of Medicine that Lamaze trained women had more spontaneous normal deliveries and used fewer pain relievers, yet overall labor length and delivery complications were not reduced. The study compared 129 Lamaze participants with 129 matched controls, noting six weekly classes in late pregnancy.
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Boston
University of Iowa
New England Journal of Medicine
James R. Scott
Nancy B. Rose
Scott
Court fines area residents
Maine District Court in Biddeford heard multiple cases. Norman J Bolduc of Biddeford faced inhalation of toxic vapors on February 12, Marilyn A. Dempsey of Kennebunkport received counts of larceny and shoplifting, and Herman Kugleyv of Kennebunk pleaded operating under the influence with a $150 fine. Other defendants included Donna I. Brown for contributing to delinquency, Rodney Sparkowich for reckless driving, and Raymond Martin for operating under the influence with fines and probation set.
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Maine District Court
Biddeford
Norman J Bolduc
Main St
Thomas HH Elliott
Old Orchard Beach
Marilyn A. Dempsey
Kennebunkport
Norman J. Bolduc
Main St. Biddeford
Donna I. Brown
Prospect St. Biddeford
Carolyn Jo Robie
Kennebunk
Herman A Kugleyv
Theodore P. Fraser
Rodney E Sparkowich
Leslie F. Thayer
Smutty Lane Road
Saco
Arthur Coffern
Old Sanford Road
Wells
George V. Parker Sr
Lyman
Walter D. Brown
Thomas R. Nichols
Red
Buxton
Theodore Po Fraser
Arthur D Smith
Bradley Street
Raymond J) Martin
Market St. Saco
York County
Drew Scamman
Arundel
Arundel Approves 1976 77 School Budget
Town meeting voters approve a 756000 dollar school budget for 1976 77 with a local share of 164776 dollars up 21582 from last year. The plan adds three teachers and three custodians and allocates 9000 dollars for exterior repairs at Mildred Day Elementary. Budget total matches the school budget committee recommendation.
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Arundel
Mildred Day
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