New England Candidates See Close Races in 6 States
The story maps tight races across New England as President Nixon’s appeal and coattails influence Senate and House contests. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New Hampshire governors show competitive races with incumbents and notable challengers, including Brooke, Pell, Chafee, Kerry, Drinan, Hicks, and McIntyre.
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Associated Press
Nixon
New England
Massachusetts
Edward W. Brooke
Senate
Brooke
Atty
John J. Droney
Middlesex County
Rhode Island
Sen
Claiborne Pell
John H. Chafee
Whooe
Pell
Chafee
Navy
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Congress
William D. Hathaway
U.S. House
Thomas J. McIntyre
New Hampshire
Wesley Powell
Robert F. Drinan
Louise Day Hicks
John F. Kerry
Drinan
Martin A. Linsky
John T. Col
Vermont
Luther F. Hack
Cronin
Meldrim Thomson
Walter Peterson
Roger Crowley
The Needle On Election Day Attitudes
The piece notes voters speak when polls miss them and undecided voters prove unpredictable. It suggests voting seen as duty as people refrain from participating and remarks on election booths as homes where men are outvoted by women and youths.
Three Minutes A Day by Richard Armstrong
The League of Women Voters says voting is not easy with many states limiting access. A survey shows 38 percent provide no Saturday registration in non election months and 40 percent offer no extra hours before the deadline. Citizens entitled to vote deserve help to exercise this right. we should choose wise, understanding and experienced men.
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League of Women Voters
League
Surplus Foods Aid Drive Targets Biddeford Seniors
The Red Cross organized outreach after cards explaining surplus foods were mailed with August Social Security checks. About 200 Biddeford cards were routed to York County Red Cross in Saco, with volunteers contacting senders in October. From November 5 to 7 Rita Nadeau and Mr. Kearney will assist in City Hall surplus foods office. call 284-7461 to save a trip.
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Baltimore
Maine
Bddeford
United States
Red Cross
Biddeford
York County
Saco
Rita Nadeau
Kearney
Surplus Foods
City Hall
Hall
Blood Bank Visits Webber Hospital Thursday
The Regional Blood Bank will be at Webber Hospital on Thursday from 2 to 8 p.m. to receive donations. Under the program, after a donation, all potential needs of the donor and their family are covered for one year.
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Webber Hospital
St Francis Professor speaks at Franco-American meeting
Norman Beaupre, assistant professor of French at St. Francis College Biddeford, spoke at the Association of Franco American Professors meeting at Central High School Manchester on the college Institute on French Canadian Culture and its programs.
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Norman Beaupre
St. Francis College
Pool Road
Biddeford
Central High School
Manchester
H. Beaupre
College Chairman Chosen for NSF Short Courses
Arthur J. Giroux assistant professor of mathematics and chairman at St. Francis College Biddeford will be the sole Maine educator in a National Science Foundation Chautauqua style course at Hampshire College Amherst New Hampshire. He will attend in November and February and work on a personal project tied to Mathematical Modeling between sessions.
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Arthur J. Giroux
Division of Natural Sciences
St. Francis College
Biddeford
Maine
National Science Foundation
Hampshire College
Amherst
N.H
Eastern Star Club Notes Meeting At Mrs Mahoney Home
Past Matrons Association of Annette Chapter meets tomorrow at 7 30 p m at 60 Graham St Biddeford. A dish towel swap follows the meeting.
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Annette Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Josephine Mahoney
Graham _ St
Biddeford
Suspects Arraigned In Lewiston Tenement Fire
Two Lisbon Falls men Bernard Woods Jr and Stephen Terrell faced arson charges after a massive Lewiston blaze on Pierce Street. They were arraigned without plea and held on $50,000 bail each as the case was continued to Friday. Tenants were rescued or escaped the four story building housing 40 apartments.
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Lewiston
Bernard A. Woods Jr
Stephen A. Terrell
Lisbon Falls
Simon Spill
Woods
Terrell
Pierce Street
Forty Three House Seats Go Uncontested
Washington AP reports thirty six Democratic incumbents ran unopposed in congressional districts with House Speaker Carl Albert and Majority Leader Hale Boggs among the few facing token competition. The batch left thirty three candidacies uncontested across the House.
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Washington
Carl Albert
House
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Alaska
Ballots Filtered as Democrats Face Few Rivals in House Races
Amid a crowded field, 10 Democrats run against minor or independent challengers while seven Republicans have no opposition and one faces an independent foe in several House races. Journal ads show results.
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