First aid bellringer teaches Saco students safety basics
Saco students at Fairfield School learned emergency response from Saco fire department via a lecture demonstration. Charles Philbrick and Robert Perry found the siren and the vacuum cleaner eye opening while Mary Bellavance and Glenn Martin praised the course as fun and informative. The two-person ambulance crew rotated duties to show dangers and coping steps, and while some kids express interest in the field, Mary worries about the noise of sirens.
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Charles Philbrick
Saco
Robert Perry
Mary Bellavance
Glenn Martin
Fairfield School
Mary
Robert
Charles
Saco Fire Department
Michael Polakewich
Local races shaped by late filing for House seats
In Maine districts Biddeford 115 Saco 119 Old Orchard 117 and 118 and Kennebunkport 114 candidates filed by the April 1 deadline. Incumbents Barry Hobbins Leatrice Morin and James McMahon run, with challengers including Lucien Dutremble Scott Cochrane Peter Truman J. P. Marcel Lizotte Raoul Gregoire Norman Laverriere Sr E. Raymond Noiseux John Kerry Leslie Wyman Sr M Abbott Pendergast John Litwenitz and others.
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Kathleen O'Connell
Lucien Dutremble
Guy Marcotte
Peter Danton
John Litwenitz
Scott Cochrane
M. Abbott Pendergast
Secretary of State
Biddeford
Ronald Caron
Raoul Gregoire
Norman Laverriere Sr
E. Raymond Noiseux
Peter Truman
J.P. Marcel Lizotte
Saco
Barry Hobbins
Old Orchard
John Kerry
Leatrice Morin
Leslie Wyman Sr
Fire prevention lessons from Biddeford fire chief
Fire Chief Raymon Parent outlines updated Biddeford alarm practices and public education efforts. He notes the 1972 operational citywide alarm network, the faster dispatch from Washington Street station, and four training classes on alarms home fire prevention health facilities and EMS. He urges proper alarm activation and calls for residents to learn current procedures.
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Biddeford
Raymon P Arent
Cit Hall
Washington Street
Parent
Kyros Entry Shocks Democrats in 1st District Race
In Augusta Maine former four term Congressman Peter Kyros filed late to enter the Democratic primary for Maine 1st District contest against Republican David Emery. Kyros became the eighth Democrat seeking the seat as petitions certified with over the minimum signatures. State Rep. David Bustin criticized Kyros while other Democratic hopefuls include Austin Lowry and Jacqueline Kaye.
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Augusta
Maine
Barre
Peter Kyros
Thursda
Kyros
David Emery
Emery
David Bustin
Coos
Bustin
Austin
Portland
Donald Lowry
Jacqueline Kaye
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Biddeford man near big prize nets 25000 prize
Emile Boucher, 55, buys 20 to 40 Maine Lottery Super Drawing tickets weekly. He nearly won the 150000 grand prize, finishing just one draw short, and collects a 25000 consolation prize. He plans to bank most of it and may take his wife to Florida. Lausier, a 64 year old Augusta bachelor, won the 150000 prize. Third prize of 5000 went to Alphonse D. Sampson of Portland.
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Emile Boucher
Biddeford
Boucher
Florida
Augusta
Louis A. Lausier
Alphonse D. Sampson
Portland
Unemployment rate slips to 7.5 percent in March
The government reports March unemployment at 7.5 percent, a 0.1 point drop from February and the fifth straight monthly decline. Total employment rose by 375,000 to 86.7 million as Blacks and women gain most, with over 2.6 million jobs added since last March.
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Washington
Labor Department
See Ceres
Ford
Julius Shiskin
Commissioner of
Labor Statistics
Shiskin
Sidney L. Jones
Treasury
Saco Maintains Tax Rate At 38.30 Per 1000
Saco residents will pay the same tax rate for the fourth straight year, 38.30 per 1000 of assessed valuation, disclosed at the first public airing of the 1976 budget. City Administrator John Dexter cited progress like an industrial park and sewage plants to justify the funds. The budget totals 2,945,055 and splits roughly evenly between city costs and school operations, with concerns over a 2,900 cut from the Recreation Dept Open Door senior program.
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Saco
John Dexter
Fairfield School
Dexter
Robert Cassette
Dexter and
Samuel Zaitlin
Recreation Dept
Regina Boissonneault
Connie Boutet
Today in History April 2 1976 highlights and recalls
On April 2 events shaped history include Woodrow Wilson asking Congress to declare war on Germany in 1917, the 1792 creation of the U S Mint, Jesse James's death in 1882, Lindbergh’s ransom payment in 1932, and the United Nations assigning Pacific islands from Japan to the United States after World War II.
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Associated Press
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Germany
U.S. Mint
Jesse James
St. Joseph
Charles Lindbergh
Bronx
N.Y
United Nations
United States
Pacific Islands
Japan
Manate
Abuse education begins early at Kennebunk Park Street School
Two Biddeford St. Joseph School students spoke to fourth graders about dangers of alcohol and drug misuse. Jackie and Nancy Drapeau demonstrated pill popping and discussed the caverns of abuse, with page eight promising more details.
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Kennebunk
Park Street
Biddeford
St. Joseph
Caven
St. Joseph’s
Jackie
Nancy Drapeau
Beef Prices Dropping Prompts Store Competition
Local shoppers see lower beef prices as retailers prepare to compete in coming weeks. Analysts attribute the trend to market pressures and consumer shifts, with ads urging savings and more deals. See page two for details.
Cartoons and classifieds fill today's community pages
A compact roundup of cartoons, classifieds, community notices, and puzzles frames the page. Dear Abby, an editorial, Horoscopes, and Today's Chuckle provide light features alongside the crossword and puzzle teaser.
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Abby
Modern medicines questioned for efficacy and safety
A column in M TODAY INSIDE THE JOURNAL scrutinizes common medicines as misleading or oversold. It notes varied efficacy, potential side effects, and calls for caution and informed choices by readers.
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Susan Morrison
Stephen Muskie
Buxton
Eee
Philip Berry
Rimont Fe
Kennebunk Port
Kennebunkport
Arundel
Lyman
Waterboro
James McMahon
Biddeford Ticket Buyer
Ford Administration
Fee
White House
By Larry Stains
Zaitlin
Howard Cushman
Journa
Weather
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