• A portion of the spring work being done under supervision of State Librarian Emery is that of getting ready to supply the demand for traveling libraries which will come from coast town and the inland sections of the State, where the summer visitors flock during the vacation season.
• A flock of about 25 cardinals was seen in an orchard one morning recently by the same local bird observer who last year reported the cardinal as nesting here, writes a Gorham correspondent of a Portland paper. It is an exceedingly rare summer visitor in Maine, and if it becomes a resident again this year, its habits will be noted with much interest.
50 years ago, 1957
When the air raid sirens sound early Sunday afternoon, it will mark the start of the biggest exercise ever undertaken by the Androscoggin County Civil Defense and Public Safety organization.
Aircraft will fly over the Twin Cities prior to the sounding of the alarm but CD Director Normand J. Vermette emphasized yesterday that no public participation is called for in the exercise, known as Operation Mayflower.
For the purpose of the exercise, it is assumed the city of Auburn has been attacked by enemy bombers and from that step the entire exercise has been planned to bring into operation all the phases of Civil Defense, except the plant protection units.
25 years ago, 1982
AUGUSTA – Because the Androscoggin River has “a greater potential in terms of dollars damage from flooding than any river in Maine,” it may get a sophisticated electronic flood warning system intended to provide more lead-time in flood forecasting.
The system involves remote sensors, radio repeaters and a mini-computer as a 24-hour warning, with the chief warning point probably the National Weather Service forecast office at Portland.
• Despite lingering recession and recent hikes in gasoline prices, Maine’s tourist industry remains upbeat about the summer season that gets under way this weekend.
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