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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1973
Page
1
American warplanes blast Communist gunners along the Mekong to push the first convoy into Phnom Penh in 20 days. Three tankers and two cargo ships reached the city as others aborted the river voyage from Saigon.
The Cost of Living Council requires nearly all stores to post ceiling prices on 25 processed meat items and the top 10 selling canned or bottled meats. Shoppers should report illegal signs to store personnel, then to the IRS if unresolved. Consumer leaders plan follow-up action amid talk of continued boycotts, while Butz warned against broad food rationing.
Old Orchard Beach and Arundel members failed to resolve the union 8 superintendent selection after a Saturday meeting with three of six committee members present. The panel postponed action until Old Orchard Beach shows interest, with no vote on renewing Superintendent Majercik’s contract.
President Nguyen Van Thieu flew to the Vatican for an audience with Pope Paul VI as riot police cordoned St. Peter's Square. Dozens of leftist youths protested on Via della Conciliazione while Thieu’s meeting with the pope drew criticism from communists and some Catholics. Thieu also met Italy's President Leone on a courtesy visit and spoke on CBS about US air power and hopes Russia and China do not aid Communist strikes from Cambodia.
Francis Jimicombe, 57, British president of the Argentine subsidiary of British American Tobacco, was seized outside his home in Buenos Aires as he returned from a golf game. Police say the captors, linked to left wing groups, have demanded ransoms in dollars and pesos, following earlier large payments to other firms.
Unofficial referees declare the meat boycott ended Saturday night with prices at the Nixon ceiling. Shaw's in Saco Valley undercuts by 10 cents on cold cuts while consumers discuss wiser buying and shifting meals to cheaper proteins amid higher beef and pork costs.
Sugarloaf draws spring skiers as photos and text highlight spring skiing not just winter. The page 9 feature showcases the season’s active pursuit, while other pieces note art mourning and light humor in the edition.
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