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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1975

Page

16

Capitol Opens Space Era Gallery Mural in Senate Corridor

In a Brumidi corridor, Allyn Cox added a moon mission mural featuring Armstrong and Aldrin with the lunar module and Cape Kennedy, replacing blank ovals. The $3500 commission honors the 1969 moon landing with Smithsonian space suit references and Brumidi’s mid Victorian framing.

Washington Earth Moon Capitol Senate Constantine Brumidi Brumidi Allyn Cox Cape Kennedy Space Center Florida Cox Smithsonian Institution

License Hearings Set At OOB For Numerous Applicants

The town will hold license hearings after the council meeting at Loranger School. Dozens of applicants seek victualer, motel, apartments, cottages, cabins, and other licenses for East Grand Avenue to Ocean Park Road, with venues including Palace Amusement Co and various inns, stores, and service operations.

Old Orchard Beach Loranger School Peter J. Zafirson East Grand Ave Victualer Charles J Steve J. Spirounias Saco Avenue Robert Wells East Grand Avenue Leo Gagnon East Surf Street Peter Gregory Winona Avenue Helen Skinsacos Grand Avenue Vernon Orchard Harold Fohlin Temple Seaside Avenues Ancona Avenue Lorraine Dumont Cedar Ave Vickie Coulombe Dickson and Simpson Odessa Avenue Barbara Peters Atlantic Avenue Toni Ladakakos Old Orchard Street Elva Frizzle Oceana Avenue Roger Lauzier Sandwich Board Felix Neault Ocean Park Road Margaret and Victor Barnes Central Park Avenue Martha Cameron Ocean Park Saco Roads Francis Pritchard Raymond Marcotte Jennie Arcotte Wilfrid Provost Fast Grand Ave Richard Gabriel Grand Ave Vincent Brennan Old Orchard St Arthur Mouzas Real Lyonnais

Wall Street Mayday as Commission Rules End

The AP reports that by May 1 the securities industry will abolish fixed minimum broker commissions. This trading reform brings price competition to Wall Street, allowing investors to shop for services like a television or life policy, with institutional investors likely to gain more than individuals. Market players face new pressures while investors seek lower costs.

Chet New York Wall Street Securities and Exchange Commission New York Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange O’brien

Real estate transfers and brokerage fees across Maine towns

The notice reports numerous property sales in Saco Biddeford and surrounding areas including five room homes on Scammon Street Ext Saco 95 and 289 Granite Street Ext Biddeford along with 12 story 98 Pike Street Biddeford and 52 acres on Buxton Road Saco. It notes commissions range from one half to two percent with possible reductions on large deals and speculates on brokerage industry changes post May 1 due to commission restructuring. It also discusses the impact on NYSE firms and the role of institutional investors in trading.

Charles Wilson Scammon St Ext Saco Conrad Boissonneault Harrison Ave Biddeford Ed. R. Morin Roger Bergeron Gilberte Real Estate Agency Main St Lorraine O'Brien John Blunt Buxton Road Lawrence Meserve Lorraine G. O’brien Pool St Richard Westgate John Williams Gilberte Real Estate Lorraine G. O'Brien Wilfred John Jerry Fleurent Granite St. Ext Adrian G. Caron Wall Street NYSE

Hawaii Reports No Leprosy Hospitalizations in 1974

Hawaii's Department of Health announced that for the first time in over a century no resident required hospitalization for leprosy, marking a historic decline in the disease's impact in the islands.

Hawaii Department of Health

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