English classes aid Biddeford immigrants learn language
In Biddeford McArthur Library, adult education offers English as a second language with three morning classes for immigrants from Colombia and Canada. Students pursue reading, pronunciation, and daily conversation while others attend night classes at Biddeford High School.
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Kathleen O'Connell
Biddeford
McArthur Library
Colombia
Susan Henderson
Jalbert
Henderson
Joan Chenard
Spain
Bottle bill seen as curb to litter at beach area
Old Orchard Beach officials endorse a returnable bottle law to cut litter and cleanup costs at the beach. Town Manager Christopher Kent and Council Chairman E Emerson Cummings support the measure while noting potential administrative issues. Critics say the campaign is biased and point to glass and can debris as the problem.
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John Young
Old Orchard Beach
Christopher Kent
Kent
DOB
E. Emerson Cummings
OOB
Cummings
Thomas Lee
Richard Marshall
Old Orchard
John Ird
Bird
He Conservation Commission
Maine
Ford swaps peace and quiet of capital for campaign trail
President Ford begins a week long campaign trip amid protests and debate fallout. He faced student heckling at USC and criticism over his Eastern Europe remark and his vow to reveal names of firms involved in the Arab boycott. Carter labeled the remark a blunder while Ford insisted the U S would aid Eastern Europe toward independence and reduce Soviet influence.
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Ford
Dave Riley
Associated Press
White House
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Rose Ordea
University of Southern California
Durin
Europe
Commerce Department
U.S
Thal
Horace Webb
Webb
Walter Mondale
Eastern Europe
Los Angeles
United States
Soviet Union
USC
Elderly couple chooses death to life of fear
In the Bronx Morrisania a robber forced entry, brutalized Hans and Emma Kabel, and stole $275 from their pension. Four days later the couple wrote they did not want to live in fear and hanged themselves. The crime plagued area residents who resisted abandonment yet remained easy targets.
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New York
Hans
Emma Kabel
Morrisania
Bronx
Job picture brightens ends three months decline
Washington AP reports unemployment fell from 7.9 to 7.8 percent in September, ending a three month rise. Total employment barely rose, with analysts calling changes statistically insignificant and the economy effectively on a plateau ahead of the election.
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Washington
Labor Department
Baseball Scores and History Headlines for October 8
On this date in history notable events include the 1776 San Francisco mission founding and the 1871 Chicago fire. A soccer game between St. Francis College and Bridgewater State College ended 2-1 for Bridgewater with St. Francis suffering their sixth loss.
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Associated Press
Oday
San Francisco
Chicago
O'Leary
Bruno Hauptmann
Charles Lindbergh
Harry S. Truman
St. Francis College
Bridgewater State College
Bridgewater
Brandy A Possible Ingredient for Fountain of Youth
A playful batch of odd notes from this week’s pages hints at Brandy as a potential ingredient in the Fountain of Youth, while quirky items about a nuclear plant dance craze and a police cruiser returning home with a deer-season trunk mix with lighthearted musings.
Today’s Chuckle Promotes Popularity By Listening Closely
A light quip notes that a sure path to popularity is to listen to things you already know, emphasizing thoughtful attention over talk. The brief joke reflects a friendly, conversational tone typical of daily humor pages.
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Arthur Jalbert
Thilinn Kim
Cambodia
Gaetan Morin
Biddeford Textile
Luz-Marie Chappell
Mrs. Kim
John Ewing
Dourna
WBSF
Bridgewater Edges
SFC
The
Red Knights
St. Francis
Journa
Eery
New England
Abby
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