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Oct. 3, 1975: Wilton to get first solar sewage plant in United States, Gov. Longley reiterates support for law on hangun control, and wholesale prices increase 0.6 percent nationwide
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Oct. 2, 1993: Engineer says State House in Augusta may be unsafe, federal tax on gasoline and diesel fuel climbs 4.3 cents a gallon, and some parents in Jefferson complain school is ‘lacking’
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Oct. 1, 1986: ‘Maine’s first community drinking water taste test’ to be held in Waterville today, panel faults pilot & controller in Manchester’s Samantha Smith crash, and 20 Waterville vets to join fast over Nicaragua
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Sept. 30, 1999: FCC sees no need for second Maine area code, Mount Vernon woman leading drive for better home for dioramas, and Belgrade readies for first-ever Octoberfest
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Sept. 29, 1975: Between 10,000-12,000 people lined Waterville-Winslow streets to witness reenactment and bicentennial parade, and Iran claimed victory over Saudi Arabia as OPEC votes for 10% oil hike
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Sept. 28, 1982: Kitty in Augusta won’t come down from tree on Pearl St., worldwide wage freeze affects 650 workers at Digital Equipment Corp. in Augusta, and new report criticizes Togus alcohol treatment unit
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Sept. 27, 1994: Economy, jobs, and health care top list of issues that most concern central Maine residents according to newspaper poll, new glove company hands out hope for 80 in Harmony, and Kingfield Savings Bank buying out four branches in Franklin and Somerset counties
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Sept. 26, 1983: Common Ground Country Fair attracts more people than ever, straw poll to attract 3,200 Maine Democrats, and state wardens start appearing in pro-moose TV advertisements
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