Old Orchard House Fire Destroys Landmark Hotel
State Fire Inspector Lawrence Dolby begins debris examination to find the cause of the 92 year old Old Orchard House fire. Beach Fire Chief Thomas Smith estimates damage at 200000 to 250000 with 150 firefighters from five departments fighting the two alarm blaze.
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Old Orchard Beach
Lawrence Dolby
Beach
Thomas Smith
OOB
Biddeford
Saco
Scarborough
South Portland
Old Orchard Street
Richard Cameron
White Way
East Grand Avenue
Dolby
Rocco Aceto
Beach Fire Department
Old Orchard House
Donald Ro
Wendell Willett
Jack Conroy
Truc
Inspector Dolby
Wishing Well
le Bastille
Sweet Grease
Stephen Hill
Hill
Orchard House
James
John Levesque
Missing Panamanian freighter Sylvia L. Ossa in Bermuda Triangle
Coast Guard reopens dawn search for 37 crew members of the 590 foot Sylvia L. Ossa sailing iron ore from Brazil to Philadelphia. The ship last spoke of heavy seas near Bermuda prompting a speed reduction. Oil slick and debris found. no Mayday heard. Authorities caution against Bermuda Triangle myths while continuing air and sea searches.
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New York
Coast Guard
Bermuda Triangle
Atlantic Ocean
Tooy
Sylvia L. Ossa
Brazil
Philadelphia
Bermuda
The
Omnium Shipping Corp. of
U.S. Coast Guard
OSSA
Pega
Navy
Sylvia G
Flu vaccination program to start in Biddeford Saco area
Local coordinator Joseph Bernier says the swine flu program will begin in two to three weeks after a statewide restart. Three elderly deaths during the suspension in Pittsburgh were not linked to the vaccine, and the delay may push start date back a week to 10 days with clinic sites announced for 11 Webber Hospital area communities.
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Kathleen O’connell
Biddeford-Saco
Joseph Bernier
Pittsburgh
Bernier
Ocober
Webber Hospital
Woodsmen protest at Maine employment office over Canadian loggers
About 20 Maine woodsmen gathered outside the Maine Employment Security Commission in Augusta to seek jobs and protest Canadian loggers. Maine Woodsmen's Association leader Wayne Birmingham estimated up to 300 loggers could join, urging the state to verify Canadian workers' presence and employment.
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Augusta
Maine
State
Employment Security Commission
Wayne Birmingham
Patten
Maine Woodsmen’s Association
Maine Woods
Birmingham
William R. Malloy
State Employment Service
Woods
On This Date in History October 18 1976 Highlights
Key historical events listed include Alaska’s formal possession by the United States in 1867, the Mason Dixon boundary agreement in 1767, American control of Puerto Rico in 1898, the first long distance telephone service in 1892, a 1966 firemen tragedy in New York, and Westmoreland memoirs from a year ago describing a secret group for nuclear options in Vietnam.
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United States
Alaska
Russia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Island
Spain
New York
Chicago
New York City
William Westmoreland
Vietnam
Wuesthoff Family Paddles Saco River flotilla outing
Joel and Noah Wuesthoff paddled with father John along the Saco in a 27 boat flotilla organized by the Saco River Corridor Commission. The guided outing aimed to enjoy the riverbank scenery with moments of excitement noted.
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Joel
Noah Wuesthoff
Sacoiver
John
Wuesthoffs
Saco
Saco River Corridor Commission
Twin Cities
Americans Sweep Nobel Prizes in ee, chemistry and more
Three Americans were named recipients of the 1976 Nobel Prizes in energy and chemistry, completing a U S clean sweep of scientific awards. Each prize pays $160 000 and the ceremony will be in Stockholm with King Carl XVI Gustaf presiding in December.
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United States
Carl XVI Gustav
Stockholm
Remember the good old days when you could hire a cook
Dear Abby column humor about the past ease of finding a good cook contrasts with modern dating and marriage expectations. The note plays on nostalgia and social change as a light editorial aside.
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John Young
Landmark Oob
Norfolk, Va
Devil's Triangle
United States Coast Guard
Canada
Shelly Cohen
Associated Press
Oueree
Marie Trilik
Oak Park
Ill
Mrs. Trilik
Bulletin Board
Abby
Food For Thought
Journal
New England
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