Firefighters praised after Biddeford laundromat blaze
An editorial lauds Biddeford firefighters for containing a noon Friday laundromat fire on Bacon Street despite heavy traffic and high wind. Chief Emile Bergeron cites mutual aid and advanced equipment, noting the danger and dedication of firefighters who risk their lives daily.
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Bacon Street
Biddeford
Emile Bergeron
Biddeford-Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Kennebunk
Housewives suffer in food trade deals with Soviet purchases
Officials of the Common Market face political backlash as they consider selling half of 400 000 tons of butter to the Soviet Union for 420 dollars a ton. Homefront groans rise as housewives argue that prices drop hurt them more than storage costs. The piece suggests housewife input in future bargaining and warns against dumping surplus on the USSR.
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Soviet Union
West
Communist influence wanes in Middle East and Africa
Hoover Institution studies show local Communist parties gained brief cabinet access in Iraq Syria Egypt and possibly Lebanon but exerted little real influence. Crackdowns and bans reduced activity with several parties subsisting in exile or stagnation while a few regions maintain minimal legal presence.
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Ray Cromley
NEA
Washington
Moscow
Middle East
Africa
Soviet Union
Hoover Institution
Stanford
Calif
Yearbook On International Communist Affairs
Michel Nabti
Iraq
Communist Party
Syria
National Progressive Front
Sadat
Lebanon
Libya
Presider
Algeria
Sudanese Communist Party
Red
Maghrib
CIA orders agents not to talk to FBI on Watergate
Washington column notes CIA forbids contact with the FBI over Watergate while aiding Sen. Church in investigating the White House and ITT. It also recounts past CIA ties to Watergate figures, a Bay of Pigs link, and NSA-like broadcasting controversies involving Gerald L. K. Smith and racial propaganda on military airwaves.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
CIA
Frank Church
D-Ida
White House
ITT
William Broe
FBI
John Rule
James McCord
Richard Nixon
Russia
Gerald L. K. Smith
Rudolph Steiner
Smith
Steiner
Africa
Pentagon
Armed Forces
Frank Huray
Caribbean
Anderson
Bertenshaw
Huray
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Defense
Elliot Richardson
Escapes Ltd Operates Cross-Border Car Trunk Smuggling
In West Berlin two men run Escapes Ltd offering to shuttle people from East to West. An Arab diplomat used a diplomat car trunk to move travelers after self reporting to trigger a search, causing an international incident before being waved through on subsequent trips. The piece ends with satire and FBI notes about a southern town drunk before a judge.
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Don Maclean
Washington
West Berlin
Escapes, Ltd
East Berlin
West
Checkpoint Charlie
Senate
Meramee Caverns
Tom Sawyer
FBI
Bureau
Inexpensive Casserole Meal Recipe
A dated recipe promotes a budget friendly casserole using beefsteaks wild rice papaya cream mushrooms and butter. The dish is sautéed boiled and baked in thick cream then served as an economical option amid high food prices. A quip about Eve and Adam follows the culinary note.
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Adam
Biddeford Fans Clash Over Coaching Fight and Finance
A Biddeford High School athletic meeting sparks conflict as supporters push to retain coach Dave Kerry amid calls to resist changes backed by a faction led by Redmond backers. The letter praises coach Kerry’s spring signups and notes unpaid bills were cleared by AD Brother Richard Hebert, while criticizing the rival group for pushing policy changes and seeking concessions.
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Biddeford
B.H.S
Biddeford Athletic Association
B.A.A
David Kerry
Richard Hebert
Lus
Fae Haeshcal
Lqaull Laelvu vi
Richard
The
Athletic Association
B.hls
Norma
Bob Lavigne
Rotary Park
Redmond
Dave Redmond
Dave Kerry
Kerry
Mond
Slow Reader Returns Library Book After 40 Years
A reader kept a library book for over four decades delaying return until the library offered no penalties. Had fines stood, the amount could reach 124.23 dollars. The incident is framed as mercy opening doors and reflects on forgiveness across personal mistakes.
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Alexander Pope
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Cleaves St. Biddeford
Journal
Saco
Camp Ellis
Braley
Planning Board
Robert L. Bourque
Stafford Springs
Conn
Richard Armstrong
Jesus
Biddeford &Saco Journal
Wm. E
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W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
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