Inferno Engulfs Two-Story Barn in Biddeford Fire
Firefighters battled a six hour blaze at a barn owned by Phil Spang in Kennebunkport at Alfred Street and Mountain Road. The two story wood structure was destroyed with collapse. cause listed as unknown. Engines 6 4 5 and Ladder 2 responded after an alarm at 2 35 a m. No injuries reported. Barn contained hay. Photos by Art Nadeau.
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Biddeford
Phil Spang
Kennebunkport
Alfred Street
Art Nadeau
Parochial Schools Decline Hits Catholic Education
Washington AP reports parish schools wane as Catholic education faces decline due to church funding debates, shifting ethnic identity, and social service expansion. Trends include calls for federal aid, growing social programs, and Franco-American opposition, with closures cited in Biddeford and St Joseph parish cases.
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Michael Guignard
Mary Perkins Ryan
St. Joseph Grammar School
Chancery
Portland
Maine
St. Joseph Parish
St. Louis High School
Biddeford
Camelcs
Church
Salvation Army
People’s Forum
Notable Exchange in Courtroom Between Lawyers and Witness
A court scene shows a woman lawyer asking a witness about age. The witness replies that her age is about the same as the lawyer’s. The exchange suggests a tense, human moment amid testimony.
Inside The Journal 11 Biddeford Family Takes To The Air
A Biddeford family participates in an air related activity as municipal officials study soil conditions. The piece notes local involvement and ties to city planning. Details about persons or organizations are limited in the readable text.
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Biddeford
Israel Attacks Five Guerrilla Bases in Lebanon and Syria
Israel says five air strikes hit guerrilla bases in Lebanon and Syria marking a new phase to strike terrorists wherever they are. Targets near Sinik Dakifa Dier el Ash ayer and a Ras el Naba naval base were reported with a Syria camp hit. no casualties. Lebanese sources noted civilian deaths and injuries as antiaircraft fire limited coastal and Bekaa targets.
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Lebanon
Syria
Britain
Middle East
Foreign Office
London
Haim Herzog
Aother
Sinik
Dakifa
Dier el Ashayer
Ras el Naba
Litani
Beirut
Damascus
Missiaf
Mediterranean
Bekaa Valley
Saigon highways unsafe as North Vietnamese harassment persists
In Saigon, two of four main highways out of the city were unsafe due to enemy harassment. Route 13 and Route 15 faced closures or limited reopening times amid continued fighting nearby. A major traffic jam formed as repairs and combat operations continued, with U.S. fighter-bombers striking targets in North Vietnam and a helicopter providing evacuation aid being hit.
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Washington
Genighton W. Abrams
Senate
North Vietnam
Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Armed Services Committee
Saigon
Vung Tau
Central Highlands
Highlands
Highway 14
Pleiku
Kontum Airfield
Yen Bai
Justice Department proposes breakup of IBM to spur computer competition
The Department of Justice asks a New York court to divide International Business Machines Corp into several parts to curb its alleged monopoly in computers. The filing outlines tentative remedies in the antitrust action that began January 17, 1969.
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New York
Justice Department
International Business Machines Corp
District Court
IBM
Grandpa Runner Ends Ego Trip
Jim Carroll, 63, completed a 396 mile run in 19 days from Kittery to Fort Kent Maine to celebrate retirement. He aimed to inspire his six grandchildren and claimed the record for running the full length of Maine. He faced cold winds and low temperatures near the end as he averaged about 21 miles daily with support from fellow retiree John Carthy. Carroll plans a quiet retirement of fence painting and house chores with family.
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Fort Kent
Jim Carell
State of
Maine
Kittery
Aroostook
Carroll
Portland International Jetport
McGovern accuses Nixon team of sabotaging election
Senator George McGovern charged the Nixon administration hired 50 people to sabotage Democratic campaigns while only 13 of 2.7 million federal workers are assigned to peacetime job conversion. He cited a Washington Post report about Chapin and warned of a White House contact near the president. McGovern spoke in Los Angeles and pressed his plan to convert defense plants to civilian work as he campaigns in Texas cities Austin Houston San Antonio Fort Worth.
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Los Angeles
George McGovern
Nixon
White House
McGovern
Texas
Hubert H. Humes
Oethe l
Democratic Party
Austin
Houston
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
Woodcock
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