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On This Date
June 22, 1968: Restraining order issued against unionists at Sidney quarry plant, Wiscasset atomic plant site plans revealed, and LBJ to sign 10 percent tax hike
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June 21, 1990: One injured, porch damaged after accident in Waterville, loophole allows Winslow woman to reclaim her home, and cab fares locally might be heading up
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June 20, 1978: Kittery woman plans to fight off razing of home with BB gun, it’s moving day for the Kennebec County Jail, and freeze on world petroleum prices continue
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June 19, 1993: Fairfield dad has had a busy 1993 with caring for his five children, Waterville apartment complex changing ownership, and it’s been a banner year for pollen in Maine
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June 18, 1953: Gov. Burton M. Cross takes boating trip down the Kennebec River to Boothbay Harbor, Maine’s crime probe has costed $8,000 since March, and there will be summer baseball in Augusta again
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June 17, 1985: Consumers in Waterville area prefer ‘old Coke’ vs. ‘new’ Coke’, survey says ambitious high school graduates are leaving Maine, and shiite militia ring Beirut airport
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June 16, 1994: Handgun found in student’s locker at Maranacook Community School in Readfield, SAD 16 voters keep $5.3 million budget, and Pittston kicks off summer fair season with crowning of Maine Strawberry Queen tomorrow
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June 15, 1976: Gov. James B. Longely signs $17.9 million spending package which includes pay raises for state employees, Fort Halifax Packing Co. hires 100 as strikers picket in Winslow, and Maine is winner in lobster war
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June 14, 1980: Gardiner restaurant employee attacked by ‘grouchy’ pig while on the job, Madison business backing seen as hindering ad campaign, and proposed bus system for southern Kennebec County on the docket at upcoming Gardiner city council meeting
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