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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1975
Page
3
About 40 black and Latin American students seized University Hall for 38 hours protesting budget cuts that would make the Ivy League school richer and whiter. University officials agreed to most demands and announced the settlement at a news conference as the students evacuated the building.
About 35 of Brown University’s 450 Black students and 35 Latin Americans joined 400 to 500 demonstrators who occupied University Hall to oppose the austerity budget for next year. Negotiations led to amnesty for participants and a plan to boost minority enrollment by 25 percent over three years.
The Lamaze method childbirth course for couples will be taught by Norma Caron in six sessions starting April 28 at Biddeford Vocational School from 7 to 9 pm. Interested couples may enroll at the first session or contact John B. Simpson for details. mother should be in last three months of pregnancy. The article also notes the 1844 Texas annexation as a separate historical fact.
EAST HAVEN Conn AP 82 year old W Irving Granville says presidents all had firm grips since Theodore Roosevelt He shook hands with President Ford on a rain drenched Tweed New Haven Airport runway Ford spoke at Yale Law School 105th anniversary celebration Granville notes he has met 12 presidents and claims Nixon gave him a thrill in 1972 He was arranged to meet Ford by Senator Lowell Weicker
U.S. markets posted a narrow weekly gain with the Dow rising 3.37 to 811.80 as volume weakened and caution dominated amid mixed earnings. Across the day Nova Scotia, Maine and Vermont items touched on rights, age limits and politics in brief notes.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities scheduled a special hearing at Gardner Auditorium in the State House to consider a proposed 210 million dollar telephone rate increase amid concerns over consumer interest. The hearing aims to inform the public about the proposed rate hike and its impact on subscribers.
In Augusta the Maine House speaker accuses Gov Longley of forcing a partisan budget clash that could trigger tax increases and service cuts. He urges bipartisan cooperation as Longley defends proposed income taxes to cover deficits. A Massachusetts service rate hearing also opens with limited public input. A rabies clinic in West Kennebunk is set for May 4 offering $3 animal shots.
The Wells Board of Selectmen schedules a public hearing at the Town Office for April 29 1975 at 7 00 P M on Beattie Richard G and Elsie R d b a The Cookstove Restaurant 23 Main St Ogunquit for a full time restaurant spirituous vinous malt liquor license and a special amusement permit. Also listed are hearings for Ronel J Dubois d b a Atlantic Motor Inn Wells for a part time license and special permit and Gerhard Ellenberg d b a Chef Wilhelm Ogunquit for a part time license and special permit.
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