Saco and Kennebunk grapple with hall use and church concert plans
Saco officials debated revisiting Reverend Lance Bird's gospel concert request for a school auditorium after a prior denial. Meanwhile Kennebunk selectmen approved a Speer Family gospel concert at Upper Town Hall for December, prompting a shift from church versus state to profit versus non profit concerns. Port details consider adopting a town manager system, with hearings planned for November and December to inform voters ahead of a potential March decision.
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Linda Brickley
Saco
Roderick Potter
Lance Bird
Kennebunk
Upper Town Hall
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Potter
State Department of
Larry Stains
Veterans Day Parade planned for Biddeford and Saco area
The Tri City Veterans Council announced the annual Veterans Day Parade set for Thursday. The event will start at 9 30 a.m. at Main and Elm Biddeford with a 10 a.m. march to the American Legion Home Beach Street for ceremonies. If weather cancels the parade the hall ceremonies will still occur at 10 a.m. Grand Marshal John Ducharme and staff will lead divisions with color guards bands and local officials including Mayors Dutremble Zaitlin and Old Orchard Beach Town Manager Kent. The feature story also covers youths contemplating military service and the Delayed Entry program offering GI Bill benefits and education funding as recruiters report rising interest.
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Elm Streets
Biddeford
Main Street
Iddeford
Saco
American Legion Home
Beach Street
John Ducharme
Saco Amvets
Robert Cote
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lucien Dutremble
Samuel Zaitlin
Christopher Kent
Old Orchard Beach
Thornton Academy
Steven Kozloff
Shane Lamontagne
the Journal
Navy
Army
George Cayia
Legion's new leader tours Asia for Veterans Day speech
Kennebung William Rogers, elected national president of the American Legion, travels across the nation and Pacific to prepare for a Veterans Day address in Birmingham. He will also award Neil Armstrong the Veteran of the Year at the Legion convention and defends a strong defense posture while praising Vietnam veterans and the Legion's role in restoring Armistice Day to November 11.
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William Rogers
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South East Asia
American Legion
Las Vegas
Birmingham
Alabama
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Neil Armstrong
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Journal
Roger
America
Lexington
Concord
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November 10 1976 Almanac and history note
On November 10 1976 the almanac marks the 315th day with Jupiter Saturn and others in view and features born notable Martin Luther Richard Burton and Henry Stanley Livingstone’s meeting. Historic items include suffrage arrests in 1917 and a 1975 UN Zionism resolution. Boston police chief diGrazia faces moves to address North End corruption.
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United Press International Nog
Venus
Martin Luther
Richard Burton
Henry Stanley
David Livingstone
Dr. Livingstone
White House
U.S
United Nations’ General Assembly
Middle East
Boston
Boston Police
Robert J. diGrazia
UPI
North End
Lice
Saco pediatricians among big Medicaid recipients last year
A federal HEW review lists a group of Saco pediatricians as receiving more than $100,000 in Medicaid payments during the prior year. Spokesmen defend the practices, while Dr. Conner Moore cautions publicity could affect other doctors. See page 8 for full report.
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Federal Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Saco
Conner Moore
Inside the Journal Cartoons and Classifieds Feature
The page brings 22 pages plus supplements including cartoons, crossword, Dear Abby, editorials, horoscopes and a movie puzzle. It notes sections for National New England Sports Television Weather World and a quip about a used slip under a windshield wiper being an ad.
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Abby
Movies National
New England Sports Television
Weather World
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Steve Lawrence
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