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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1975
Page
4
Emery School in Biddeford, faced with half-day status for 30 teacher aides due to Title I cuts, plans a novel fundraiser. Teachers donate one day’s salary or 1-180th of their pay to a fund to finance aides for the rest of the school year, seeking a school board match.
A reader responds to a March article on marijuana and alcohol use by Saco Middle School students. The writer endorses advisory groups but champions the AIDE Center at 162 Main St in Saco as a free, volunteer staffed youth help program funded by federal drug and alcohol prevention funds.
The Biddeford High School Band thanks supporters for time, effort, and money that funded their trip to the Cherry Blossom Festival. Leaders wish to represent state and community in Washington with fine conduct and performance.
To our good friends of the Journal we of the Band greatly appreciate the many ways and times you have helped us during Cherry Blossom Festival preps and Sunday activities. The Tigers of 75 offer thanks for your kind coverage.
Youth players complain the Journal no longer promotes Broomball in Biddeford Saco. They recall past extensive coverage and photos, then were told the paper could not run a piece. They question why Volleyball gets emphasis while local broomball events lack coverage.
The Biddeford Lace Journal lists Wm. E. Foster 1881 1963 and Alta W. Foster 1889 1972 along with B F C Whitehouse 1891 1971 and W Paul Casavant publisher Charles C Sutton managing editor Gladys M Whitehouse president and treasurer.
Washington Merry Go Round argues the $22.8 billion tax cut created loopholes that favor the wealthy, misallocate investment, and breed tax avoidance. It urges slashing rates to 12 percent, closing loopholes, replacing exemptions with direct subsidies, and simplifying the system to restore equity and trust.
James Reston notes American gloom is amplified by Newsweek and Time covers while diplomats view events as troubling but not apocalyptic. He argues Kissinger’s setbacks are not a global disaster and Europe and Japan welcome realities of power in Vietnam, with optimism remaining a national trait despite headlines.
Baghdad Washington is represented in Iraq by a small interests section under the Belgian Embassy. U.S. exports rose from 32.3 million in 1971 to 284 million last year and Iraq bought Boeings and leased terminals while seeking American know-how. Hussein critiques U.S. policy toward Israel yet notes Iraq will trade with America and protect its internal affairs while opposing meddling. Moscow loses contracts as Iraq partners with the West. a 20 billion five-year plan funds development while keeping a Soviet military link.
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