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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1969
Page
5
The Commerce Department reports a slide in housing starts and permits as inflation bites. Single family construction plunges from 874,000 to 825,000 while multi family and apartment activity shift. Vacancy low, replacement needs rise. six million units require replacement in a decade, with overall housing growth lagging demand.
Kennebunk residents returned from a Georgia trip and a student from Rangecomer Regional High School vacationing with her parents. A public ham and bean supper is planned at Kennebunk Lower Village Civic Center with Joan Libby in charge. The Kennebunk Free Library marks National Library Week April 21 to 26 with crafts from The Brick Store Museum Workshop and exhibits set up by local volunteers. Senator George D. Aiken urges caution on North Korea’s claimed downing of a Navy plane, saying facts must be known before conclusions.
President Nixon stated he has been adequately informed about the activities of United States military forces around the world and that the situation should be remedied. The article notes that the United States hosted 1,729,000 visitors from abroad in 1967, excluding Mexicans and Canadians.
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