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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1973
Page
8
In a letter column, readers debate euthanasia, the right to die with dignity, and living wills. Abby endorses mercy killing as humane when recovery is impossible and cites the Euthanasia Council offering a free but nonbinding living will.
Dr William Summerlin of Sloan Kettering Institute said living skin banks could allow future grafts to treat burns and wounds. While still experimental, preserved skin in a lab medium may be transplanted after four to six weeks, with recipients regrafting after several days. Studies and replications in Stanford Albany and Holland support the approach.
WPOR presents this week and last week's Top 30 country tunes. The list features artists such as W Pierce F Hart D Curless G Campbell H Thompson M Davis B Fairchild and R Clark with titles including Let The Children Roses In Wine Teddy Bear Song and Come Live With Me. The survey ranks tracks by popularity across the country music scene.
Property records show multiple transfers: Loudon Road Saco home of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dale sold to Mr. and Mrs. Greg Peacock of Lewiston for a three bedroom Colonial Cape with two acres. 282 West Street Biddeford home of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Lavigne sold to Mrs. Dorothy Rogers of Old Orchard Beach. Deering Avenue Saco 14 apartments sold to Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Martin of Scarborough through Gilberte Real Estate. Smith Wheel Road Old Orchard Beach listing sold to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roy of Saco. Broker networks include Ed R Morin Biddeford and Felix T Sheltra & Sons Biddeford.
Maurice E. Clark has been named comptroller of Berwick Academy in South Berwick. A Maine native and former Sherwin Williams executive, he brings 20 years in auditing and financial management, including six years as treasurer and general manager of a facility in Argentina. He serves on the Kennebunk school board and lives in Wells Branch with his wife Muriel, a nurse at Webber Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald G. Gallant Jr. of Gorham welcomed a son, Gerald George Gallant I, on March 28 at Mercy Hospital in Portland. Grandparents include George Gagnon of Saco and Marilyn Gallant of Portland, with great-grandparents Loudiana Bourque of Saco and Charles Gallant of Portland.
Members of the York County Board of Realtors will meet April 16 at the Cascade Inn on Portland Road in Saco. Social hour starts at 6 p.m. with a buffet and business session to follow. New members include Charles S. Sherman of Old Orchard Beach as realtor and Albert Dion Margaret Stanley Roderick L. Commer Rita E. Sherman as associate brokers plus David J. Despres as associate salesman. Reservations to Ernest F. Kostis, treasurer, box K Sanford, due by April 6.
Large rubies of superior quality rank among the most valuable gems, surpassing even diamonds in price and desirability.
The Saco Public Schools math fair featured grades 6 7 and 8 from Burns Junior High and grade 6 from Young School. Winners earned cash prizes ribbons and merit certificates with regional fairs to follow.
Biddeford Adult Education and Manpower Affairs offer evening job placement and career counseling at the Biddeford Regional Vocational Center from 6 30 to 9 30 p m for area adults. April sessions include veteran and clerical specialty counselors with listings from Maine and New Hampshire state job banks and civil service. A May schedule will follow.
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