Bikers Say Biddeford Party Was A Hit Despite Weather
United Bikers of Maine call their Biddeford weekend event a total success despite bad weather. About 600 attendees netted roughly $3 in PR with editorials praising the group. Blood donations aided four to six open heart surgeries, and 80 bikers paid respects to Morrill Harper at Webber Hospital.
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Kathleen O'Connell
United Bikers of
Maine
Biddeford
UBM
Gordon Bridges Jr
Red Cross
Bridges
P.r
Biddeford PLC
Kennedy School
New Town Road
Webber Hospital
Morrill
Portland
Morrill Harper
ABM
Abm Biddeford
Pet pig Sweet Lips battles zoning court in Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach resident Drew Little fights a municipal order to remove his 240 pound pig Sweet Lips from his home citing it as a pet not a farm animal. Two lawyers volunteer, Little recalls a swine flu shot for the pig, and he faces a court appeal amid local ordinances.
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Virginia Beach, Va
Sweet Lips
Drew- 4 Little
Little
Porker
Virginia
Richmond
Sweet Lip
Mondale Campaigning in Maine Attacks Tax Breaks for the Rich
Walter Mondale toured Lewiston Maine arguing the Ford administration favors tax loopholes for the wealthy and that Republicans fight for the rich while Democrats push tax reform for workers. At Bates Fabrics he urged higher taxes on the very wealthy and met Maine leaders including Muskie and Hathaway.
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Lewiston
Maine
Walter Mondale
Ford Administration
Working America
Middle America
Mondale
GOP
Carter
Bates Fabrics, Inc
Minnesota
Muskie
Plains
Camp Ellis residents fight to save beach front property
Citizens of Camp Ellis at the mouth of the Saco River rally petitions against the Army Corps of Engineers erosion plan. A Jordan Co. study challenges the Corps report valuing revetment as a cheaper option. City officials seek the Jordan report as residents seek to halt shoreline loss.
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Camp Ellis
Linda Brickley
Saco River
Army Corps of Engineers
F.C. Jordan Co
John Dexter
Jordan
Dexter
Harry's Market
Langevine's
Women priests debated as Episcopalian canon allows ordination
Clergy in Maine react to the Episcopal Church ruling granting women ordination. Rev. Robert DeWolfe of Trinity in Saco calls it long overdue and argues no theological barrier exists while noting social hurdles. Other leaders in Maine vary in response with mixed parish sentiment and cautious optimism.
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Robert DeWolfe
Trinity Church
Saco
Episcopal Church
Father DeWolfe
Clifford T. Geiger
St. David Church
Kennebunk
Prishioners
DeWolfe
Harold Hopkins
Frederick Wolfe
Maine Episcopal Diocese
Maine
Boston
John R. Purnell
All Saints Church
Orchester
Associated Press
Father Purnell
Johanna DeCoursy
Emmanuel Church
Back Bay
A.L Kershaw
Airport land deal on Biddeford council agenda
Biddeford city council and Prudential Investment Company plan a Tuesday night meeting to discuss terms for city acquisition of airport land for runway expansion. City clerk Luc Angers says the session will follow the 7:30 p.m. regular meeting at Biddeford City Hall. Prudential's offer includes conditions on use of water and sewer lines as stated by clerk Edward Gaulin.
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Kathleen O'Connell
Biddeford
Prudential
Edward Gaulin
History items mark key events on September 20
On this date in history several events are noted including Chester A. Arthur becoming president after Garfield's assassination in 1881 and a devastating 1938 hurricane in the Northeast. Also Concorde first landed in the U S in 1973 at Dallas Fort Worth during dedication events and Sargent Shriver's 1975 political bid was announced.
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Associated Press
Chester Arthur
United States
James Garfield
New Jersey
New York
New England
Dallas-Fort Worth International
Tom Winston Captures Tri City Golf Championship
Tom Winston Jr shot a two under par 214 over 54 holes to win the 1976 Tri City Golf Championship tying the tournament record set in 1975 by Paul Guertin. Defending champion finished third as Dr Steven Polackwich earned second with 221. The full story and photos appear on page nine.
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Tom Winston, Jr
Tri-City
Paul Guertin
Steven Polackwich
Inside the Journal Bulletin and Classifieds Overview
A compact note lists sections in Today Inside the Journal including 16 pages plus a supplement Bulletin Board 8 Movies Cartoons 7 National Classifieds 13 14 15 New England Crossword Puzzle 7 Sports Dear Abby Television Editorials 4 Weather Horoscope 7 World Movie Community 2 in Today’s chuckle. The world is described as givers and takers with a string of numbers.
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New England
Abby
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