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Died. Kenneth Roberts, 71, bestselling historical novelist (Arundel, Rabble in Arms, Northwest Passage); of a coronary thrombosis; in Kennebunkport, Me. Born in Maine, where his ancestors (arriving in 1639) worked and warred for several generations, Roberts had already gained international repute as a good reporter (on the Boston Post, 1909-17, the Saturday Evening Post, 1919-37) when he switched to full-time writing of historical fiction, ingeniously and accurately ("I think that most historians . . . should have stuck to farming") tracked down his background for realistic, robust tales of the French and Indian wars (1754-60) and the Revolutionary...
Warren, a native of Kennebunkport, Maine, has been with the Indian Service since...
...natives of Kennebunkport, Me. (pop. 1,448) did not take to Maurice Sherman, the new owner of the Old Fort Inn. A go-getting type, Sherman was from New York. He took over in 1945, added a cocktail lounge and built a Colonial Room. "Brings New York's night life to Maine," the Old Fort's newfangled folders said...
...physical resources and assets was relatively small. Only about 1% of our forest resources was burned or damaged. ... Losses in farm stands, while severe to owners, will have small effect on Maine's overall agricultural economy. . . . The attractive Bar Harbor colony lost some valuable summer estates and the Kennebunkport area suffered heavily, but . . . most of our seashore and lake resorts were untouched by the fires...
...Choicest: Miami's razzle-dazzle Roney Plaza and, 40 miles up the Florida coast, the ultra-plush Boca Raton Club. Other Schine properties: Miami's McAllister, Albany's Ten Eyck, Atlantic City's Ritz-Carlton, the Breakwater Court at Kennebunkport, Me., the Northampton Hotel and Wiggins Old Tavern at Northampton, Mass...