Oct. 17, 1996: Judge rules Bechard was insane

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Oct. 16, 1876: Frank W. Kinsman opens ‘first-class’ drug store on Water St. in Augusta

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Oct. 15, 1926: 55 extra votes for Joseph E. Jewett appear on chair

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Oct. 14, 1957: Gardiner among finalists in All-America city contest

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Oct. 13, 1936: Area farmer fires at hen thief

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Oct. 12, 1882: Area’s onion crop ‘a comparative failure’

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Oct. 11, 1975: Fire razes Village Candle restaurant in Skowhegan

Oct. 10, 1945: Atomic Age forces America to ‘Prepare or Perish’ — Marshall