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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1976
Page
3
Unidentified sniper fired about nine shots at police and passersby in New Haven early today, pinning down three patrolmen. SWAT swept the Daggett Street area near Congress Avenue as residents were told to stay indoors. no arrests or shells found after hours of searching.
An unidentified male teen will be arraigned in Concord District Court over the shooting death of 39 year old Shiraf Chalifour. Police say the juvenile was arrested in Tilton after a chase that involved Tilton Laconia and Belmont, with at least two shots fired.
Gov. Meldrim Thomson and the Executive Council approved hiring Loren Daggett a management consultant to examine New Hampshire State Prison and report weaknesses with direct work alongside Warden Raymond Helgemoe The move follows persistent prison unrest and a major riot Christmas day 1969 in Leavenworth Kansas style notes and interagency tensions within the state crime commission councilors and trustees debated efficiency improvements and the need for outside help to straighten the institution
The No 2 man on the Republican presidential ticket was greeted warmly by the Associated Builders and Contractors in Boston. Bob G Crothers head of the Northeast Yankee chapter echoed support saying they feel sympathetic to President Ford and Mr Dole.
In the Susan E. Saxe bank robbery murder case in Boston changes in jury selection reduce potential jurors as many admit prior opinions. Judge McLaughlin conducts a second pool of 100 after 51 jurors questioned and 23 excused for cause, with 800 summoned overall.
Senator Edward Kennedy used a committee rule to delay for seven days the Judiciary Committee’s consideration of three judgeship nominees. The move postpones DeSimone of Rhode Island and Wellford of Tennessee while maintaining approval for Peter Fay to the Fifth Circuit and Aronovitz to the Southern District of Florida. Kennedy cited questions about Wellford’s civil rights record and concerns about DeSimone’s experience, with Eastland endorsing his overall fitness.
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