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University Of Maine System Central Office

107 Maine Avenue
Bangor, ME 04401

General Phone: 207-973-3200
Financial Aid Phone: 207-973-3200
Website: WWW.MAINE.EDU

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Man sentenced to nearly 65 years in prison for raping wife - North County Times

The wife initially said she was raped but later said the incident was consensual.She shook as she read a statement in court asking for leniency for her husband. She called Gill an attentive father and active church member who was depressed because he was unemployed.Gill said the trial amounted to the state's attempt to regulate the couple's sex life and promised he would appeal."How does somebody get life for kidnapping and raping your own wife?" he asked.In face of polio threat, state officials urge Minnesota Amish to be immunizedCLARISSA, Minn. (AP) ---- Residents of an isolated Amish community appear divided on what to do after doctors diagnosed four cases of the polio virus in their children. Some have decided on vaccinations to ward off future polio cases, while others prefer leaving the matter in God's hands.About two dozen Amish households dot the hillsides in central Minnesota's rolling farm country. On Thursday, state health officials announced the four polio infections -- the first known cases in the United States in five years.The Amish community ---- it has no official name ---- has seen a flurry of visitors from the state Health Department after three siblings under 16 were diagnosed. Two weeks - more available