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Kennebunkport golf course bans bearded golfers; Oxen haul new Friendship sloop from Camden to Rockport for launch.
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50 years ago today: August 11, 1965
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CMP would refuse to buy power from Dickey Dam project; U.S. sues to end poll taxes; Negroes jam voter registries in South
50 years ago today: August 6, 1965
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Alfred woman recalls horror of atom-bombing 20 years ago; Huge bog, wood fire out of control; Dr. King urges president to dispatch federal examiners to southern areas
50 years ago today: August 2, 1965
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Two clues spur hopes in Katahdin search; LBJ charges Republican violated, distorted confidence on VietNam
50 years ago today: August 10, 1965
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Lost boys, ages 17 and 3, found dead on Katahdin; Bangor lawyer slain in office; Gov. Reed appears before a congressional committee to discuss Dickey Dam project
50 years ago today: August 9, 1965
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Decision made to stop intensive search for lost boys on Katahdin; Hanoi pledges help for Cong
50 years ago today: August 8, 1965
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Flight through forest fire ‘like passing gates of Hell;’ Two ships collide off of Rockland
50 years ago today: August 7, 1965
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Daniel E. Wathen passes bar, ties for highest score, William S. Cohen second-highest; Johnson signs Voting Rights Act
50 years ago today: August 5, 1965
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Passage of voting rights act to affect Aroostook County; LBJ requests $1.7 billion to beef up war machine;
50 years ago today: August 4, 1965
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Portland students face long walks if local bus firm ends service; Petite French artist’s hunger strike persuades ship workers to release her sculpture which is bound for Windham.