Monks Campaign Push Hopes to Interrupt Normal Course
Reverend Gardner Monks and son Robert campaign through Saco door to door tactics while Millicent aids in the effort. They target Muskie and contend three debates and a TV ad push will shape the race, with a Oct. 9 dance planned as part of the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Stains
Muskie
Gardner Monks
U.S. Senate
Robert Monks
Monks
Millicent
Journal Building
Bradley
North Streets
Saco
Edmund Muskie
Three Way Race for Beach District Seat
Old Orchard Beach voters pick their next state representative amid a three way contest for District 117 covering Old Orchard Beach and part of Saco. John Kerry leads Democrats, with Leslie Wyman Sr. and John Litwinett as rivals. Kerry kicks off September 25 with a Beach High School fundraiser featuring Muskie Barton Danton and Durkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Young
Old Orchard Beach
White House
Congress
District 117
Saco
John Kerry
John Litwinett
Leslie Wyman Sr
Kerry
Leatrice Morin
the Beach High School
Barton hard at work seven weeks before election push
Democratic candidate Frederick Barton stages an aggressive campaign described as wound up like an eight day clock. He rises at 4 a.m. to canvass with rival-turned-ally Neil Rolde, visits Biddeford and Fiber Materials, then gives a late interview while outlining his positions. He asserts there will be no landslides this year in any race.
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Larry Stains
Frederick Barton
Boothbay Harbor
Kittery
Neil Rolde
York
Biddeford
Fiber
Journal
David Emery
Monks-Muskie
Barton Stamps
IRS and Social Security eye move to Five Points plaza
The IRS and Social Security offices in downtown Biddeford contemplate relocating to the Five Points Shopping Center. GSA in Boston reviews basic layouts while local officials warn the move would burden seniors due to bus routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
Social Security
Biddeford
Five Points
General Services Administration
Boston
GSA
Augusta
Richard Simoneau
Bikers' party faces local opposition in Biddeford
Residents push to block United Bikers of Maine fundraiser planned on New Town Road amid safety and health concerns. Margaret Lowell urges legal steps, seeks mayoral intervention, and questions ability to control crowds of up to 2,500 for the three day event.
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Kathleen O’connell
Biddeford
United Bikers of
Maine
New Town Road
Margaret Lowell
Walter Crepeau
Lowell
Bikers’ Party
Low tar cigarettes linked to fewer deaths in large study
A Cold Spring Harbor report cites a 12 year analysis of one million people showing 26 percent fewer lung cancer deaths and lower heart disease deaths among low tar nicotine smokers versus high tar nicotine smokers. The American Cancer Society cautions death rates remain far higher than never smokers.
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Cold Springs Harbor
N.Y
American Cancer Society
Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory
E. Cuyler Hammond
This Date in History September 15 1976 Highlights
On September 15 1976 history notes mark Adenauer as West Germany’s first chancellor in 1949 Pulaski’s 1777 commission as major general, 1789 State Department name change, 1959 Khrushchev US visit, and a space splashdown ten years prior. Balloting results include Moynihan vs Buckley in New York and Kennedy’s re nomination in Massachusetts. Details appear on pages 3 and 5.
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Associated Press
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Count Casimir Pulaski
U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs
Department of State
Stalingrad
Nikita Khrushchev
Washington
United States
Atlantic
Space
American Farm Bureau Federation
Ford
Soviet Union
United Press International
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Bella Abzug
New York
Massachusetts U.S
Edward Kennedy
James Buckley
Buckley
Moynihan
New England
Parish uproar over transfer of Biddeford pastor and assistant
About 600 communicants at St. Joseph Church Biddeford petition Bishop Edward Ah to reverse his decision to assign Rev. Herve Carrier to a Lewiston church. Father Carrier says he will leave with reluctance but will follow his superior's directive. Parishioners hope to change the outcome.
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Biddeford
St. Joseph Church
Ree
Edward Ah
Herve Carrier
Lewiston
Father Carrier
Biddeford Parish
Inside This Journal and Its 16 Pages Plus Supplement
A brief look at the journal’s structure including cartoons and pages devoted to movies classifieds and puzzles. The note highlights key sections such as National Crossword Puzzle New England Dear Abby and sports editorials plus weather and community pages.
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New England
Abby
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U.S
Rick Barton
Senate
Peter Danton
New Hampshire
John Durkin
Erry
Mrs
Barton
St. Joseph
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