Kennebunk Woman Receives Kidney from Sister
Gloria Hilton of Kennebunk underwent a kidney transplant on October 8 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Her sister Sharon donated the organ after a long battle with chronic kidney failure and related illnesses.
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Gloria Hilton
Sharon Jackson
Maine Medical Center
Gloria
Peter Kingsley
Kennebunk
Summer St
Sharon
Portland
Jan Drury
Frank
Gladys Hilton
Shaon
Kennebunk High School
Kennebunk Power District Defers Rate Decision
The Public Utilities Commission signals a 10 percent across the board rate hike for Kennebunk Light and Power District but defers the final decision. Chairman Peter Bradford noted the net effect is to reduce current rates, contingent on changes to the power cost adjustment and base rate.
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Kennebunk
Public Utilities Commission
PUC
Kennebunk Light and Power District
KL and P
Peter Bradford
Lower Town Hall
Commission
Philip Davis
Central Maine Power
CMP
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Davis
Herman Cohén
Bradford
Erwin Highlights Longley Impact on Mitchell Campaign
James Erwin tours York and Sanford commenting that Longley is gaining inroads on the Mitchell campaign. He says Longley’s rise has surprised Republicans and notes conservative votes shifted from coast areas. Erwin argues a vote for Longley is effectively a vote for Mitchell and cites party wounds and campaign dynamics in Maine.
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York
Sanford
York County
Portland
Maine Turnpike
Biddeford
Journal
Erwin
Gov. Curtis
Big Guns
Muskie
Hathaway
Longley
Mitchell
George Mitchell
Lewiston
Sen
Wakine Tanous
Ar Harry Richardson
Democrat Party
Peter) Kelley
Arostook
Maine
Independent Longley Gains Steam In Maine Governor Race
Maine voters from Skowhegan Biddeford and Unity say they are tired of politicians and would back independent James Longley over Republican and Democrat nominees. The survey shows Democrat George Mitchell leading Longley with Longley a close second and Republican James Irwin far behind. Other independents Leen Hughes and Hartman are not favored. Interviews span Biddeford Portland South Portland Buxton Skowhegan Waterville Winslow Benton plus Bangor and Fort Fairfield, signaling notable interest in the Blaine House race.
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James Longley
Maine
Lewis
Biddeford
Portand
South Portland
Buxton
Skowhegan
Waterville
Winslow
Benton
Bangor
Fort Fairfield
Fire at Normandie Hotel in Old Orchard Beach Suspicious
Firefighters battled a three story hotel fire at the Normandie in Old Orchard Beach with two floors gutted. The blaze came after another suspicious hotel fire earlier the week and is under investigation by the state fire marshal.
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Old Orchard Beach
Richard Danforth
Orchard Beach
Thomas Smith
Normandie
York St
Smith
Old Orchard
Biddeford
Saco
Saerborough
Main Street
Richard Lamb
Roger Bouffard
Lionel Bouffard
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Shah Seeks Oil Price Reduction from Iran
The Shah of Iran urged a 14 percent cut in the fixed oil price to $10 a barrel at a Tehran news conference after meeting with Henry Kissinger. He warned that oil company profits could offset any relief to U S consumers and called for a fixed 50 cent per barrel profit. He linked prices to a cross section of industrial goods, saying producers and consumers share one fate.
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Iran
Tenan
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Tehran
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
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