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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1972
Page
5
The season clashes with presidential primaries yet fans tolerate the political game as long as it does not affect baseball. Baseball teaches fair play while money remains a strong draw, with viewers drawn to wealth as a function of the sport.
The Saco Businessmen's Association will hold its annual Dinner Meeting and Ladies' Night at Cascade Lodge, Saco, on Saturday April 22, at 7 p.m. A social hour precedes an 8 p.m. buffet dinner and dance with Paul Landry and his Portland band. Harold Cowan says a brief 7:30 p.m. business meeting will elect officers and directors for the year. Arthur Huot, co chairman, and Richard Valentino, director, lead the arrangements. officers and directors from the past year include Donald Scribner, Israel pene treasurer, and Robert Anderson, secretary, among others.
Donald Lucas named chairman of arrangements for the annual Poppy sale by Owen-Davis Post American Legion to be held later this month. James Furbush James Wood Harry Rowell Robert Monder and Commander John Flood join the committee. The post voted to sponsor a Little League team and donate to the American Cancer Society.
AP News profiles Irving Feld of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, outlining his hiring habits and three ring philosophy. Feld hires 20 percent from European schools, notes average talent age drop from 46 to 23 since 1969, and recalls starting as a snake oil salesman at 13. He advises aspirants to showcase top tricks, avoid overlong pitches, and demand fair compensation.
The Saco Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing on April 13 at 7 45 p m in the Saco District Court building. Four applicants seek variances or exceptions: Samuel C Roberts for a private garage expansion on Lower Beach Street. James Huff for a roof raise and interior finishing at 93 Lincoln Street. T M Oil Co for a grocery items exception at its Portland Flag Pond road filling station. Kenneth D Cormier doing business as Dalcor Amusement Co for an amusement ride at Fun Town on Portland Road.
The Auxiliary to Division 1 Ancient Order of Hibernians will conduct its annual men's night on April 22 at the Hibernian Hall. Officers will oversee the smorgasbord with a social hour from 6 to 7 p.m. All members and spouses of members from both groups are invited.
Bowdoin College named alumnus Asa S. Knowles, Northeastern University president since 1959, as the eighth Distinguished Bowdoin Educator. The $500 prize will be awarded at the Bowdoin Teachers Club meeting on April 29. Knowles, a 1930 Bowdoin graduate, also leads the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and hails from Northeast Harbor.
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