Biddeford Mayoral Field Highlights Diverse Personalities
Biddeford’s November Democratic primary focuses on candidate personalities as their plans align on housing for the elderly, transit, planning, and public employee job security. Incumbent Lucien Dutremble touts continued street paving and quiet efficiency, while challengers Christo Anton, Claire Malasnik, and write-in Jack Millette push broader leadership, openness, and reforms.
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Kathleen O’connell
Biddeford
Lucien Dutremble
Dutremble
Anton
Absentee Ballot Abuses Disclosed in Biddeford Fight
Charlene Saucier leads a Biddeford effort to expose absentee ballot tampering by workers, aiming to reduce fraudulent ballots from about 600 toward 300. She teaches voters how to detect coaching, verify seals, and insist on proper marking, while detailing methods used to alter or void ballots for those unable to vote in person.
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Charlene Saucier
Biddeford
Fifteen Attend JFK Memorial in Dallas Plaza
About 15 people braved chilly winds to attend a brief memorial at Kennedy Memorial Plaza in downtown Dallas. Mayor Wes Wise placed a wreath and spoke of Kennedy's deeds and the nation's hopeful future as the date marked the anniversary of the 1963 assassination.
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Dallas
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy Memorial Plaza
Kennedy
Wes Wise
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Senate Panel Tightfisted With Assassination Data
Washington AP Justice Department officials say their CIA probe is stalled by the Senate intelligence committee’s refusal to hand over evidence backing its findings of agency misdeeds. Atty. Gen. Levi expresses belief the committee will eventually provide material, while the panel, led by Sen. Church, cites DOJ failures to return requested documents. The report cites CIA involvement in assassination plots against Fidel Castro and Patrice Lumumba and notes broader alleged illegal acts by CIA FBI and NSA.
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Washington
Justice Department
CIA
Senate Intelligence Committee
Atty
Edward H. Levi
U.S
E. Levi
Department
Senate Committee
Fidel Castro
Patrice Lumumba
Ther
J.S
FBI
National Security Agency
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Inside the Journal Today's Chuckle The Real College Cheer
A light column notes the humor in college life with a focus on the morale boost of a home check. It highlights how parental support through money or gifts lifts student spirits and sustains campus cheer.
NY Tax Hike Moves Toward City Aid Plan
Albany leaders prepare to approve 200 million dollars in New York City tax increases to secure federal aid and avert a municipal default. After ending a two day deadlock on which taxes to raise, the legislature was poised to act as aides cited ready votes pending city council and Board of Estimate resolutions.
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Albany
N.Y
New York State
New York City
Board of Estimate
New York
Juan Carlos sworn In As Spanish King
Juan Carlos de Borbon was sworn in as King Juan Carlos I in Madrid ending 44 years of monarchy absence. He pledged to serve the people and uphold Franco era principles while VP Rockefeller attended and his family witnessed the ceremony in parliament.
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Juan Carlos
Madrid
Spain
Juan Carlos de Borbon
Juan Carlos I
U.S
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Alejandro Rodriguez de Valcarcel
Francisco Franco
Sophie
Greece
Spirits Haunted Junkman's House
In 1895 Saco junk dealer Stephen Furbush moved from his Lincoln Street tenement after his family faced persistent spirits. The haunt included door closures, eerie noises, a three foot white rooster sighting, phantom stove covers, and a tall white apparition of a veiled old woman with a lamp. The family fled to escape the supernatural activity.
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Saco
Lincoln Street
Down
Furbushes
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Furbush
Billysborne
Salvation Army
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Booxland
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Claire Cordeau
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Stephen Muskie
Senate
Inside the Journal
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Maine
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