Piscataqua River Bridge Set to Open November First
The $17 million Piscataqua River Bridge linking Portsmouth New Hampshire and Kittery Maine is scheduled to open November 1 with the project expected to relieve I 95 bottlenecks by bypassing the traffic circle in New Hampshire making the downstream bridge toll free. The bridge approaches interchanges total a $55 million investment with photos by Cecil Munson.
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Piscataqua River
Portsmouth
N.H
Kittery
Maine
New Hampshire
Cecil Munson
Biddeford Council Approves Industrial Site Purchase
Biddeford city council approves up to 110000 for an industrial site from capital improvements budget. Readings confirm land near current Industrial Park. negotiations ongoing with parcel secrecy. Also approved donations and utility, street, and vehicle actions plus local liquor license and audit plans.
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Biddeford
Merchants Committee
David P. Twomey
Robert L. Belair
Joseph W. Zuke
Guy B. Farrell
Howard P. Fairfield Inc
Theaters Canadian Killed By Bomb In Argentina
Canadian victim dies in an Argentine bombing incident as details unfold. Authorities investigate the blast and assess security measures against further threats. Local officials respond with condolences and coordinated intergovernmental action.
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Argentina
Oscar W. Perrault
Saco Council
Large Rally Predicted For Sen. Kennedy Visit
Biddeford readies for what could be the state s largest Democratic rally this election season. Sen Edward Kennedy arrives in Biddeford for a 5 30 p m rally at Biddeford High School with Edmund Muskie Peter Kyros Gov Kenneth Curtis and local figures on stage. He departs for Sanford Airport around 6 30 to 7 p m and a Burlington Vt dinner engagement follows.
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Biddeford
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Biddeford High School
Senator Kennedy
U.S
William Hathaway
Hathaway
Portland
Steve White
Kennedy
Edmund Muskie
Peter Kyros
Kenneth Curtis
Yall Area
Sanford
Guy Marcotte
York County
Richard Dutremble
Richard Jacques
Democratic City Committee
Senator Marcotte
Burlington
Paul M. Stebbins
House Leader Hal Boggs Missing After Alaskan Flight
Alaska search teams scoured rugged coastlines for Hale Boggs and three others after a private plane vanished on a 560 mile flight from Juneau to Anchorage. Also aboard were Nick Begich aide Russell Brown pilot Don Jonz and Boggs aide Gary Hymes. The incident sparked prayers and sorrow in New Orleans and beyond as weather hampered rescue efforts.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Jonz
FAA
Hale Boggs
Boggs
Washington
Beg
Raimid
Eveleth
Minn
Air Boggs
Lindy
Sion
Air Force
Bethesda
Juneau
Air Forces
Nick Begich
Begich
Russell Brown
Don E. Jonz
Gary Hymes
Federal Aviation Administration
Pan-Alaskan Airways
Prince William Sound
Panhandle
Willem Moore
National Transportation Safety Board
Patrick W. Whitaker
Cvil Air Patrol
Churach Mountains
Naval Reserve
U.S. Maritime Service
Communist Forces Seize Villages in Central Highlands
In the central highlands Communist forces seized about six government hamlets while government troops retook one by dusk. The campaign, tied to a new Resolution X10, aimed to plant Viet Cong flags in villages. Civilians and militiamen suffered casualties as reinforcements faced stiff resistance and refugees fled.
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Saigon
Kontum
Pleiku
Phu Bon
Quang Ngai
Saco Digger Still Digs At Ocean Park Road Intersection
Saco Street Department continues digging near Ocean Park Road and Olive Street after a resident allegedly tried to stop the work and nearly pulled an employee from city equipment. Police were called. the worker did not press charges and operations resumed.
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Saco Street
Ocean Park Road
Olive Street
Saco
Richard Murray
Murray
Petition Filed to Remove Saco Building Inspector
Michael Spath reports a petition presented to Mayor Berton Braley calling for the removal of Robert Atwood as Saco building inspector. About 75 Washington Avenue residents oppose two 18 unit apartment permits citing sewer limits and minimum lot-size concerns. The petition seeks zoning board relief to reverse Atwood's permit approvals issued after consulting City Solicitor Ronald Ayotte.
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Michael Spath
Saco
Berton Braley
Robert Atwood
Braley
Washington Avenue
Atwood
Ronald Ayotte
Keating Real Estate Co
Town House Co
Edward Keating
Harrison Sawyer
Wit
Donald Chretien
Kennebunkport
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Skowhegan
Northern Utilities
Twomey
Maine Public Utilities Commission
Airport Auto Parts of
Debbie Avenue
Vickie Circle
Linda Avenue
Gilbert R. Boucher
Maine Municipal ‘Association
Robert Mercier
Charley Gallant
Ying
Alfred St
State of Maine Department of Audit
Inside the Journal
Abby
Sen. Kennedy
Voy Snigne
Louisiana
Edward Cocke
New Orleans
Brooklyn
Cocke
St. Mary's Assumption Roman Catholic Church
Reinhard Stump
Alaskan
Vietnam
N. Viets
North Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
National Security Council
US. Army
Creighton W. Abrams
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Ayotte
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