Volpe Heads Probe Into Chicago Commuter Train Tragedy
Federal safety investigators probe the 44 dead rail crash in Chicago as questions arise about lightweight steel car strength. About 300 injured. Volpe tours wreckage with Hendy Wakeland. Engineers note signals and speeds, while state and federal reviews begin.
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Volpe
Chicago
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
South Side
John Volpe
Hendy Wakeland
Bureau of Transportation Safety
Nixon
George McGovern
Pittsburgh
Washington
Elizabethport
Richard B. Ogilvie
27Th Street
Transportation
Dear Abby open letter on childless couples and life plans
A reader letters column features concerns about childlessness adoption and foster care. Others seek guidance on relationship sleep habits and workplace manners. The mix includes questions about personal loss aging parents and social expectations.
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Abby
Berton Braley Addresses Saco GOP Meeting
Saco Ward I Republicans held a private gathering at the Whitten residence to elect Santo Savasta as chairman. Mayor and State Representative Berton Braley spoke on dual roles benefiting Saco and outlined plans for the November 7 election.
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Saco
Ernest H. Whitten
Boom Road
Santo’ Savasta
Berton Braley
Maine
Pony Express revival rider launches from Independence Hall
James H. Boren leads five riders and two relief horses from Philadelphia toward Washington to prove pony mail can beat the U S Postal Service. Duplicate letters were mailed to congressmen as the group expects to reach Washington by noon today. A post office spokesman declined to comment.
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Philadelphia
U.S. Postal Service
James H. Boren
Independence Hall
Boren
Washington
Pony Express
Post Office
Classified Want Ads Are For All The People
Classified need for readers to place ads in the local newspaper. Small notices from residents seek jobs housing and services. Advertisers include individuals and small businesses looking to reach the community.
Rent Rebates Slated For Some AFDC Mothers
We Who Care, Inc. has filed an HUD complaint seeking review of Maine public housing rents under the Brooke Amendment. HUD says AFDC recipients in Maine public housing since March 24, 1970 were overcharged and will receive rebates or credits.
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We Who Care, Inc
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Maine
We Who Care
Norman V. Watson
AFDC
Watson
UNICEF Trick or Treat Campaign Reaches Millions
A few million children will go door to door for UNICEF donations in a nationwide Trick or Treat for UNICEF drive. Officials estimate about 32 million participants could raise around 3.4 million dollars, matching last year despite a presidential election year.
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United . Nations
NIV
America
Unicef
United Nations Children’s Fund
Muriel Brady
US Youth Activities
Brady
Harlem
Bedford Stuyvesant
New York
Africa
Contact details for Pine Tree Legal Assistance
For further details contact Mrs. Susan Calkins of Pine Tree Legal Assistance Inc at 158 Danforth St Portland.
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Susan Calkins
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc
Danforth St
Portland
Snowmobile Club Plans In Saco Recreation Center
Saco's new snowmobile club to hold a general organizational meeting on Wednesday November 1 at 7 30 p m in the recreation center behind the Saco fire station Recreation Director Robert Moody announced the gathering aims to organize the club and set activities for the winter season
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Saco
Robert Moody
Spur-wing Goose Tops Speed List of Game Birds
The spur-wing goose records the fastest speed among standard game birds at 88 miles per hour, marking it as the speediest in its category.
Women Marines Meet in Waterville for Luncheon
The Maine Women Marines plan a noon luncheon and business meeting on November 5 at Silent Women in Waterville. Members with honorable discharges from the U S Marine Corps may join the New England Chapter.
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Maine Women Marines
Silent Women
Waterville
U.S. Marine Corps
New England
Women Marines at this meeting
Further information can be obtained by contacting Ella Leavitt. Box 94, Topsham, Alaska is the nation's least populous state. It is the only state that has a population density of less than one person per square mile.
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Ella Leavitt
Topsham
Alaska
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Robert W. Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Michael Reese Hospital
Illinois Central
Dear Abby
Lonely
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Abigail
van Bures
A& Berry
Main Street
Biddeford
Saco Gop
Horse Whips Post Office
George Durfee
Ocean Pines
Ocean Park
New England Baptist Council
Connecticut
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Nicholas and
Alexandra
Wgan-Tv
Washington Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Urbain Bolduc, SR
Real Estate Agency
Biddeford, Maine
Feee
Biddeford Savings Bank
F.D.I.C
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