Wells slaying ruled unjustified after six years
A three judge panel held the 1967 shooting of David L. Hilton by State Trooper William Manduca was not justifiable. The ruling limits state liability and orders a damages trial. the decision cites Model Penal Code standards and notes no basis for deadly force.
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Wells
David L. Hilton
William J. Manduca
Hilton
Maine
Thomas A. Delahanty
Harry P. Glassman
Lewis J. Naiman
Roland E. Hilton
Maine Supreme Court
American Law Institute
Atty
James Erwin
Erwin
Manduca
Sanford
York County
Grand Jury
Roger Elliott
Saco
Land Trust Saco Conservation Commission Eyes Private Trust
The Saco Conservation Commission plans to form a private, tax exempt land trust run by community directors to keep land forever wild. They note donor incentives and existing interest, while urging planning board returns and notations on solid waste provisions. A Ford Foundation grant for a dump study remains pending.
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Saco Conservation Commission
Saco
Sam Zaitlin
Zaitlin
Planning Board
Jenkins Road
Rockettes
Keep Maine Scenic Committee
Philip Snow
Maine
Federal
Environmental Protection Agency
Oregon
EPA
Ford Foundation
Commission Aso
Harriet Fogg
Dyer Library
Nixon Urges Direct Housing Payments in New Plan
President Nixon proposed a direct cash subsidy program to aid the elderly poor, tying payments to housing costs as an alternative to large public housing. He urged Congress to test income-sensitive mortgage payments and to lift limits on the Section 23 program while pursuing lower rents for low income families.
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Cormier
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Nixon
Congress
Delta Crash Hearings Open
Proceedings begin on the Delta crash with officials outlining investigation steps and potential safety reforms. Local authorities and aviation experts address questions from lawmakers and the public.
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Delta
Kate the laundry woman earns Military Medal in Belfast clash
London AP reports Sarah-Jane Warke of the Women's Royal Army Corps, nicknamed Kate the laundry woman, receives Britain's Military Medal for bravery during undercover IRA operations in Belfast. She and Ted Stuart gathered clues while posing as Four Square Laundry workers, aiding security forces before an IRA ambush in October. Queen Elizabeth II will present the award privately at Buckingham Palace.
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London
Belfast
Kate
Lance Co
Sarah-Jane Warke
Women's Royal Army Corps
Britain
Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
Defense Ministry
Sarah-Jane
Four Square
IRA
Ted Stuart
Royal Engineers
Army
Stuart
Dunmurry
Saco City Hall Timepiece Finally Working Again
The Saco city clock in the tower received an electric motor from Tower Clock Co of Massachusetts after a period of nonfunction. Mayor Berton Braley funded the $475 upgrade to electrify the historic clock, which dates to 1856 and was moved to the clock tower in 1888. The piece had run winding weekly and was reportedly accurate only twice daily before the improvement.
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Diamond International
Biddeford
Hooper Street
Saco-Lowell
Journal
Saco City Hall
Saco
Tower Clock Co
Massachusetts
Berton Braley
Pany
Agnew Rejection of Resignation Rumors Amid White House Silence
Vice President Spiro Agnew rejected fresh speculation he would resign. He stated his aim to clear himself of political corruption charges in Maryland while declining comment on the reports. Bhutto noted Agnew was in a fine mood as reporters pressed about resignation.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Agnew
Quitn
White House
Paki
Stani
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Bhutto
Washington Post
the Post
Nixon
Sextuplet Girl Dies in Denver Lung Disease Case
The Stanek sextuplet Julia Stanek died after hyaline membrane disease struck her tiny lungs. Two other babies show signs of the illness while two are in good condition and one remains in fair shape. The six weeks premature infants received transfusions and respirator support at Colorado General Hospital.
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Denver
Stanek
Julia Stanek
Colorado General Hospital
Darrell Miller
Catherine
Julia
Steven
Miller
Jeffrey
John
Eugene J. Stanek
Ted Wrenn
MacMillan Remembers Kennedy During Cuban Missile Crisis
London AP Harold Macmillan recalls the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. He slept through Kennedy’s calls because of the time difference, receiving two or three talks daily as the president pressed for a quick Cuba seizure while London feared Berlin would be jeopardized.
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London
Harold Maculan
John F. Kennedy
Soviet Union
No. 10
Downing Sires
MacMillan
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