Nick Gillis A lifelong Biddeford bowling icon
Nick Gillis, a 50plus bowler and entrepreneur in Biddeford, Maine, recalls starting as a pinboy at Anton's alleys. He credits Billy Manning with refining his game, earned Maine singles titles, and, with wife Doris, became a Maine Hall of Fame husband and wife team and National Mixed Doubles champion. Now managing 20th Century Lanes, he laments pinboys but stays active, mentoring youth and adult leagues while defying age with a lifelong passion for bowling.
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Nick Gillis
Gillis
Biddeford
Doris
Anton
Billy Manning
Maine
South Portland
Mill Creek
20Th Century Lanes
Franklin Street
Eddie Morin
Morin
Theat
Mr. Gillis
Danny
Don Saucier
Gerry Forcier
Dick O’brien
Ann Hubert
Alk
Stephen Muskie
Hearst Declared Mentally Competent to Stand Trial
US District Court Judge Oliver Carter ruled Patricia Hearst is presently competent to aid in her defense in the Hi bernia Bank robbery case. He urged continued psychiatric treatment without delaying the trial. Hearst's lawyers seek private psychotherapy or transfer to a private hospital, while the judge noted no psychosis or serious mental defect. The ruling covers her April 15, 1974, holdup and 11 related state felony counts, with juror selection to proceed amid ongoing legal wrangling.
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Symbionese Liberation Army
Miss Hearst
San Mateo County
Albert Johnson
Johnson
F. Lee Bailey
San Mateo Couny
John R. McDonald
Randolph A. Hearst
Hibernia Bank
Los Angeles
Carter
U.S
James L. Browning
Saco Trotting Park in 1872 A Jolly Place
In summer 1872 Fair Week visitors at Beach Street’s Saco Trotting Park paid 25 cents admission and a dime for ale to enjoy freak shows games and races. The mile track with sharp turns favored pole positions and stars like Lonesome Ruben and Belle Gibbs dominated the era. Jotting lines capture reinsmen, close finishes, open gambling and spectators walking home dead broke after the races.
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Saco
Beach Street
Biddeford
George W. Jordan
Lonesome Ruben
Belle Gibbs
Fred Yates
John F. Haines
John Fowler
Amos Whittier
Tom Drew
Josh Fabian
Tom Marsh
Dick Grant
Gard Foss
Samuel Berry
Samuel Chase
Honest Tom
Black Ralph
Stephen Gowen
Saco Ward 3 recount set for Monday night
In Saco Ward 3, Democrat incumbent Van Piomiades and Republican Stephen Foss each hold 216 votes after a close Tuesday race. Indep candidates Letendre and Gaines trail with 157 and 90. A recount at City Hall will review 21 disputed ballots. final result could trigger a runoff or a court appeal under the new charter.
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Saco
van Piomiades
Stephen Foss
J. Richard Letendre
Bernard Gaines Sr
City Hall
Foss
Psomiades
Peter Danton
Republican City Committee
Lois Jones
Fromme Evicted From Trial for Disruptions in Ford Case
Lynette Fromme, banished from the Sacramento courtroom for disruptions including an attempted plea, says she focuses on convicted mass murderer Charles Manson. Her attorney, John Virga, clash with Secret Service over her tone as she faced cross examination for the Ford assassination attempt.
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Sacramento
Calif
Lynette Fromme
Charles Manson
Ford
Miss Fromme
John Virga
Secret Service
Larry Buendorf
Virga
Buendorf
Irga
FBI
Fromme
Manson
Sharon Tate
Macride
MacBride
Vindicated Gandhi Draws Party Cheers
New Delhi Indians ruling Congress party declares unfaltering support for Prime Minister Indira Gandhi after Supreme Court revokes her electoral malpractices conviction. More than 300 Congress MPs adopt a joyous resolution praising Gandhi as vindicated. The mood shifts from June when Allahabad court convicted her.
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New Delhi
India
Congress Party
Adira Gandhi
Supreme Court
Mrs. Gandhi
Inside the Journal Today Chuckle Sign in Bookstore
A bookstore sign in Today’s Chuckle urges readers to buy Christmas books now so they canhem before mailing, reflecting a playful holiday message about timely gift purchases.
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Patty
San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
US District Court
Oliver J. Carter
Springfield
Mass
Westover Air Force Base
Here
Susan Morrison
Harold
Waight
Charles Gilpatric Jr
Donald Linscott Jr
Psemiades
Gandhi
Inside the Journal
Edward Brooke
Boston
Margaret Heckler
Italy
John Volpe
Far Left
New England
UPI
Sahara Desert
Canada
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