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Dec. 18, 1972: Custodian at Waterville Sr. High School stricken by possible heart attack from shoveling snow, 22-year-old man does ‘splits’ at local tavern and pays price, and Christmas held at Riverview Manor
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Dec. 17, 1951: Winthrop holds reception for new minister, two Main St. buildings in Farmington suffer $30,000 in fire damage, and ‘office Christmas party’ draws condemnation from one professor
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Dec. 16, 1993: State says Harmony student has meningitis, Scott Paper Co. tight-lipped on cutbacks in Skowhegan, and two sisters wounded in Bosnia being evacuated to Waterville
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Dec. 15, 1933: Minor earthquake may have hit Winslow in early hours, winged victory for Auburn candidate, and Thomaston woman logs more than 440 radio stations
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Dec. 14, 1984: Maine State Lottery improperly spent thousands in fees, Swanville man was arrested by federal agents on cocaine trafficking charges, and no more Cabbage Patch Doll in central Maine?
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Dec. 13, 1929: CMP president says we ‘got to make changes’ in greater industry, invalid woman from Freeport saved from fire, and 88-year-old Civil War veteran dies in Brunswick
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Dec. 12, 1975: Future president Jimmy Carter campaigns in Waterville, food stamp fraud found to be only 3% of cases, and Santa makes a stop at Castonguay Square in Waterville
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Dec. 11, 1986: Damaged playground keeps Winthrop Grade School students inside, jail administrator with Kennebec County Sheriff’s Department resigns, and new phone books are out
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Dec. 10, 1943: Snowball thrown at car in Waterville causes injury to Bangor man, Temple St. building gets damaged by fire, and dainty bed jackets are on sale at Emery-Brown Co. in Waterville
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