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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1973
Page
4
The editorial warns of looming gasoline rationing with potential 50 to 60 cent summer prices and daily limits. It notes New England shortages, rising consumption, and shrinking stocks while urging consumer conservation and protection for small independent dealers to maintain choice and healthy competition.
Biddeford Democrat Guy Marcotte drafts an environmental balance amendment to Maine's Site Selection law, aiming to protect woods streams and seashore while attracting industry. Rep Sheltra endorses the measure despite political risk, arguing employment and tax dollars flow to Maine with growth.
Virginia's viewpoint reviews recent student handbooks showing frank advice on sex, contraception, pregnancy, drugs, and coed housing. It notes candid lines on counseling, secrecy about care, and warnings about academic practice. The piece contrasts old advice with present day bluntness.
Washington meeting minutes show Secretary of State Bill Rogers told industrial leaders the Nixon Administration would protect business interests while avoiding actions against Chile. He discussed informal embargo options and had mixed views on pressuring Allende, with ITT and others present. The minutes note a soft Latin America policy and detail other Washington dining and commissary trends.
Lynchpin Motors recalls 145000 Bazoom 8s for readjustments as dealer shops handle 231000 units from 1972. new plants may be built to cope with manufacturing errors cited as safety risks. 1973 models face four to five month street absence. past 1972 issues include exhaust pipe routing through the gas tank and a non collapsing steering wheel.
A Chicago enclave once shared by stable black and white families declines as surrounding apartments and shops deteriorate. Crime rises, whites move out, and fear grows as boarded storefronts replace vitality. The balance the community fought to maintain collapses, leaving residents wary of safety and future.
Dr. Frederika Blankner, 70, sues public officials charging fraud in a long battle against Chicago urban renewal efforts at Woodlawn near the University of Chicago. She alleges a conspiracy with the university and HUD to seize her building for private gain, aided by NAACP and local groups. The case, before Judge Richard McLaren, questions due process and eminent domain abuses amid broader critique of renewal efforts.
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