Scots bagpiper outplays biddeford shop crew in street duel
In Biddeford during the 1890s a Scotsman with bagpipes played on a street corner outside C. C. Milliken’s music rooms. Milliken and clerks attempted noise to drown him out, but the bagpiper continued, finished his rounds, and collected his earnings before departing.
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Dick Charles
Biddeford
Saco
C. C. Milliken
Milliken
Olice
Omeo
M.F. Sperling
Harry Clark
Scotland
Land of the Thistle
Main Street
Ford Carter running mates clash in sharp debate
In Kansas City the Ford and Carter teams watched running mates Dole and Mondale trade hard lines. Dole and Mondale challenged opponents while Carter praised Mondale, and Ford prepared to campaign in Illinois.
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Ford
Carter
Houston
Immy Carter
Sen
Bob Dole
Illinois
Kansas
Forecast: Clear but Colder This Saturday October 16 1976
The forecast calls for clear skies but colder conditions on Saturday October 16 1976. Expect lower temperatures and brisk winds across the region.
Debated Vice Presidential Fight Turns Rumble In Houston
The first vice presidential debate in history featured a heated exchange between Bob Dole and Walter Mondale in Houston. Dole’s sharp replies earned him the nickname hatchet man as the two senators, despite ideological rifts, shook hands at the end signaling mutual respect.
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Senate
Mondale
Dole
Carter
Ford
Sen. Dole
Harry F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
Houston
Bob Dole
Sen
Dale
Walter Mondale
Cole
Robert Dole
Fire wrecks the Bumper Cars building at Beach ride
Fire of suspicious origin destroyed the roof and entrance to the White Way at Firewrecks Beach, threatening the summer amusements. General manager Rocco Aceto estimates damages around 50000 with about 15000 in related insurance, if any.
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Old Orchard Beach
Rocco Aceto
Ya Aceto
Maine official heralds bright economy in Westbrook
Maine economic development commissioner Hadley Atlass spoke to 40 business leaders at the Red Coach Grill, predicting a brilliant future. He said Maine will grow by expanding existing map rather than importing new industries, urging optimism over pessimism.
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Westbrook
Maine
Hadley Atlass
Red Coach Grill
Atlass
New England Council For Economic Development
Larry Stains
Con artist's Story prompts review of sentence
John James Ryan confessed to forging checks and spun a tale of multiple jobs and study at Gonzaga. Judge Al Yencopal reduced a 20 year sentence to one year in jail with probation, but will seek a full review as discrepancies in the story surface.
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Prosser
Wash
John James Ryan
Richland
Benton County
Ryan
Montana State
Yencepal
Yan
Hanford
Yencopal
Montana Pardon and Parole Division
Mike Casey
Mid- Columbia Health Center
Benton County Prosecuting Attorney
Today in History Highlights Oct 16 1976
AP notes key events on this date including China testing its first nuclear bomb in 1964 becoming a major power. Other milestones include the DC seat establishment in 1790 and U S steel ban to Japan in 1940.
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China
Congress
District of Columbia
U.S
United States
Japan
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.S. Space Agency
U.S. Federal Reserve Board
Castro accuses CIA as he cancels hijacking pact
Fidel Castro says he has access to secret CIA communications and believes the agency may still plot to assassinate him. He announced cancellation of the anti hijacking pact with the United States during a Havana funeral for Cubans killed in last week’s Barbados airliner crash that killed 73. The U.S. State Department denies U.S. involvement.
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Washington
Cuba
Fidel Castro
UPI
New York City
CIA
Castro
Havana
Barbados
U.S
U.S. State Department
Cartoon Puzzle and Columns Highlight Daily Pages
The page features cartoons classifieds crossword puzzle and Dear Abby style bits with humorous and opinion content. It notes a quip about a television set transforming a child from restless energy into an immovable object.
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Abby
Food For Thought
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Democrat
Jimmy Carter
Walter F. Mondale
By Larry Stains
Gov
Jimmy) Carter
Gonzaga University
Gonzaga
Columbia Basin College
Moses Lake
Corps of None
The
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