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July 6, 1978: Derelict schooner landmark set afire in Wiscasset, state and Pineland Center reach accord in three-year suit, and Mainers have qualms with ‘cashless society’
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July 5, 1990: Waterville’s Fourth turns ugly when concert ends with a dozen arrests, Franklin County launches bid to halt child abuse, and Fairfield councilors defend ‘sweet deal’ with town treasurer
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July 4, 1978: Kennebec CETA must cut 19 from its payroll this week, new state bureau seeks ‘super trees’, and Budweiser balloon a ‘pre-holiday attraction’ in Augusta’s Capitol Park yesterday
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July 3, 1986: Tabitha King’s $20,000 trinket thought to be lost in Waterville found — at her home, input sought on Scott Paper Co. proposed hydroelectric dam on river, and pain ‘is what we perceive’ says doctor
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July 2, 1998: Thousands of Maine businesses are in violation of 1916 weekly paycheck law, beach at Gardiner Sportsman’s Club temporarily closed, and Belgrade residents fight Great Pond condo plan
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July 1, 1977: Gov. Longley’s plan to remove roadside billboards in Maine in next six years passed by State House, status of Carriage Inn Restaurant in Pittsfield still up in the air, and air bags to be ‘required’ to be in all U.S. cars by 1984
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June 30, 1983: Augusta police probe show officers didn’t use unnecessary force in arresting two men who were later hospitalized, Gardiner native who coached Reagan in 1980 debate says his material should be returned to him, and Sen. Mitchell applauds recent acid rain study
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June 29, 1996: Rope company considers Winslow site for factory, Mount Saint Joseph Nursing Home in Waterville to keep its facility open after talks of closing doors, and Waterville officials in talks for ‘mega-facility’ to replace aging pool on North Street
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June 28, 1973: Two Cony High School teenagers work to keep local discount store open, Maine attorney general Jon A. Lund visits Winthrop to talk about solving town’s problems, and former Nixon aide pleads guilty to obstruction of justice in Watergate scandal
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