Viking 2 lander set for Mars touchdown near Utopia
AP dispatch from Pasadena reports Viking 2 prepared for its split descent to Mars. The 3 legged lander with life detection gear aims to touch down at 6 58 p m EDT on a northern Utopia plain amid heat concerns and planned post landing instrument shutdowns.
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Richard Saltus
Pasadena
Calif
Earth
America
Mars
Viking Command
Go’’ Command
Utopia
Tom Young
Young
Viking 2
Vikaone
Mie
Ocean Park visit to Scarborough Salt Marsh Nature Center
Members and guests of Ocean Park's Conservation Society toured the Scarborough Salt Marsh Nature Center on Route 9 Scarborough. They learned about tidal marsh life collected snails attempted to catch fish and crabs for aquariums and studied edible marsh plants. Back inside they climbed the observation deck and viewed garter and green snakes from terrariums as staff explained marsh wildlife. The center opens early summer winds down season but plans to reopen in April.
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Ocean Park
Conservation Society
Scarborough Salt Marsh
Route 9
Scarborough
Saco planners vote against moratorium on N. Saco building
The Saco planning board rejected a proposed moratorium for North Saco by 4 to 1. The council will decide next Tuesday whether to adopt the board’s recommended options for a temporary ban in the C-1 zone.
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Saco
N. Saco Building
Linda Brickley
North
Saco Lanning Board
Planning Board
North Saco
David Joy
Southern Maine Regional Planning
Joy
Biddeford Faces Dayton In Metric Football Debate Opener
Opening day at Waterhouse Field pits Biddeford High School orange and black against Dayton High as fans joke about metric gridiron conversions. The piece traces last season’s Dayton win on a last second 54.8640 meter pass and riffs on potential metric changes to yardage and weights across football.
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Steven Dandy
Ass't
Waterhouse Field
Biddeford
Biddeford High School
Dayton High
Maine
Dayton
Tgers
Tom Jones
Morris Albert
Jones
United States
National Football League
New York
NFL
David Nelson
University of Delaware
NCAA
Teen-age daughter’s report card ends TV watching streak
A brief humor item notes a teen daughter telling her parents she is tired of watching television after presenting her report card. The gag line highlights the clash between parental expectations and youth distractions.
Silent meditation periods upheld in Massachusetts public schools
A federal court in Boston rejected a challenge to a Massachusetts law allowing a moment of silence before classes. The decision held the practice does not primarily favor religion nor involve the state in religious exercises.
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Boston
Pra P
Massachusetts
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England
U.S.S. Vincennes
Verdun
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Augusta
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