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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1973

Page

5

Two Out Of Three Students Have Traveled By Airplane

A poll of high school and college students finds about two thirds of the nation’s youth have flown. Many cite freedom and new people while some fear turbulence, air pressure, or delays. Students suggest cheaper fares and more airports as improvements.

Paula Pitting State College Mary Friedman Chicago Claudia Morgan Santa Ana Calif Steven Grasso Silver Springs Susan Kirpich Miami Holli Nebel Mayfield Heights Ohio Laurie Wesoky Mayfield ‘Heights Scott Egan Dave Briley Greg Huelskamp West Burlington Iowa Alan Amsterdam

Antismoking Campaign At Wisconsin Campus Emphasizes Pollution

University of Wisconsin Madison launches a new antismoking drive using science based posters. Safety Director Earl V. Rupp cites AMA findings that nonsmokers in smoky rooms inhale tobacco byproducts as much as four to five cigarettes. He aims to raise awareness and shame smokers to curb indoor smoking and reduce burn damage and cleaning needs.

Madison. Wis University of Wisconsin

Teens On Wheel Tips for Thudding Rambler Drivetrain

Readers share quick auto fixes and a Valley columns discuss vehicle woes. A reader advises jacking the transmission and removing gravel causing a thud, while another explains a 1966 Checker Marathon with oil consumption rising due to aging engine parts.

Wells Student Reaches Finalist in 1973 Merit Scholarship

Stephen C. Kemp of Wells High School advances to finalist standing in the Merit Scholarship Program. He plans to study civil engineering at the University of Maine Portland-Gorham campus. Kemp is active in NHS Math Team Drama Club Dollars for Scholars Student Council and Ogunquit Fire Department.

Ruth Wallace III Matthew J. Flaherty Wells High School Here Stephen C. Kemp Kemp Carroll Kemp Berwick Road Ogunquit Portland-Gorham University of Maine

Card party winners named at Old Orchard Memorial VFW

Winners at the Old Orchard Memorial VFW post card party were Alice Corriveau for ladies high and Dorothy Lenkowski for low. Norman Simpson men’s high and John McDermott low. Arnold McDermott won door prizes. A next party is set for Sunday at 7 30 p.m. All are invited. Gerald Hartley Jr. leaves for Fort Dix basic training after a farewell party. The libretto of an opera constitutes the text or words.

Old Orchard Beach Old Orchard Memorial V.F.W. Post Alice Corriveau Dorothy Lenkowski Norman Simpson John McDermott Arnold McDermott Gerald Hartley Jr Helen Verge Gerald Hartley Sr Fort Dix N.J U.S. Army

Thornton Latin Students Visit Boston Museums

Thornton Academy Latin Club and Junior Classical League members visited the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum on Wednesday. They attended lectures on Greek Roman and Egyptian history and art and viewed Dutch Italian and French paintings.

Debbie Hjort Thornton Academy Latin Club Junior Classical League Boston Museum of Fine Arts Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Fine Arts Museum Gardner Museum Elizabeth Proctor Winnefred Chisholm Kathryn Booth Susan Kany Shirley Briggs Cynthia Buck Angelo Coito Brian Dallaire Cathy Fogg Joe Gerardi Diana Grant Joyce Haley Sherry Howland Debra Ketchum Mary Kiely Cathy Morrison Martha Nason Guy Nadeau Janice Pendleton Cheryl Peters Vincent Philbrick Stanley Scontras Lynn Toussaint Ellen Wilson Sharon Finley Natalie Lennox Jane Kiely J. Haley Booth Dorothy Wilson Harriet Patrick

Weight Loss via Eating Less and Exercise at Catskills Camps

Gussie Mason runs two Catskills camps, Stanley for girls and Tahoe for boys, claiming no camper fails to lose weight. She emphasizes smaller portions, followup for six months, and learning new eating habits to keep weight off. She wrote Help Your Child Lose Weight to educate families.

Gussie Mason Irving New York Catskill Mountains Stanley Tahoe Camp Stanley Camp Tahoe Mason Stanley and Tahoe Canada London Puerto Rico

Police urge parents to check new bikes for theft

Biddeford police urge parents to insure new bicycles brought home by children are not stolen. Two more bicycles were stolen last week in the city, both from Mrs. Maurice Poulin's family at 13 Maple St. One was a new orange bike with a black seat and the other a maroon older bike.

Biddeford Maurice Poulin Maple St

Knights of Columbus Auxiliary to Meet in Biddeford

Members of the Luke E. Hart Council Auxiliary meet tonight at 7:30 at Pool Street hall Biddeford. The notice appears in the local want ads.

Luke E. Hart

Alvin's Lunchbox Clues on Food Preserving Found

In Woods Hole Massachusetts an AP report notes the research submarine Alvin accidentally sank, leaving clues about food preserving methods and potential salvage efforts. The incident prompts technical discussion among scientists at the laboratory and coast guard authorities.

Alvin Woods Hole, Mass

Top 30 In Country Record Survey

The article lists the WPOR Our Country Survey top tunes for this and last week, naming artists like F Hart W Pierce H Thompson and J Pruett among others. It also notes a separate science report on Alvin the submarine lunchbox discovery and deep sea preservation implications.

WPOR

Planners Call for Zoning Change in Old Orchard Beach

Old Orchard Beach planning board plans to urge the town council on April 16 to establish a business zone along Saco Avenue, from the Saco line to Turn Road, with revised allowed uses including enclosed theaters by special exception and private residences in the business zones. The board, led by Norman Guerette, retains final say before council approval.

Old Orchard Beach Planning Board Saco Avenue Saco Zoning Board of Appeals Busines Norman Guerette

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