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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1973

Page

3

Industrial Accidents Kill 14 000 In 1972

AP reports 14 000 workers died in industrial accidents last year and 2.4 million were injured. OSHA began two years ago with 50 000 inspections and 33 000 citations. figures suggest safety progress is unclear while the workforce expands.

Staten Island Washington National Safety Council Labor Department Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA The Safety Council Bureau of Labor Statistics

Three Die In Belfast Violence

Gunfire in Belfast follows a turbulent weekend that left three British soldiers dead. Initial reports point to Catholic and Protestant snipers. two soldiers were killed in Londonderry and one in a Belfast ambush in the New Lodge district.

Belfast Northern Ireland Irish Republican Army Provisional Londonderry New Lodge

Renewed Meat Boycott Planned by Consumer Groups

Two national consumer groups urge a new meat boycott this week to press price reductions. Fight Inflation Together organizer June Foray Donavan in Los Angeles expects a lasting stand despite demand normalizing after the first boycott. The National Consumer Congress backs a May first week meat boycott then a fish and poultry protest with Saturday declared a no food purchases day.

Los Angeles Foray Donavan Fit National Consumer Congress

Kissinger to travel to Moscow for talks with Brezhnev

White House sources say Henry Kissinger will depart late this week and arrive in Moscow around May 4 for discussions with Soviet leaders. The talks will precede the anticipated June Moscow summit between Nixon and Brezhnev. Kissinger last visited Moscow in September 1972 to follow up the previous summit.

Kissinger Moscow Washington Henry A. Kis Singer Nixon Anders Brezhnev U.S Communist Party Leonid Brezhnev Nixon White House

Nixon and Brandt to discuss future U S European ties

West Germanys Willy Brandt arrives in Washington for talks with President Nixon on the future of U S European relations. Accompanied by Egon Bahr Brandt will meet Nixon Tuesday and Wednesday with Walter Scheel joining today. Brandt will respond to Kissinger's proposal to revise the Atlantic Charter.

Nixon Brandt Washington Willy Egon Bahr Walter Scheel Henry Kissinger Franklin D. Roosevelt Winston Churchill

Trading Post at Wounded Knee Destroyed by Fire

The central trading post in Wounded Knee, South Dakota, burned to the ground late Sunday night with smaller buildings also lost. Federal authorities, observing from outside the village, could not determine the fire’s cause and reported no injuries. AIM members had occupied the village since February 27 and used the post as sleeping quarters. Peace talks were expected to resume, seen as the government's final push after 63 days of negotiations.

Wounded Knee S.D Interior Department Thomas Oxendine Bureau of Indian Affairs BIA Oxendine American Indian Movement AIM

Gymkhana Clinic Set for Saturday in North Berwick

The North Berwick Area Horsemen's Association sponsors a free gymkhana clinic this Saturday at 1 p.m. at Roger Morse's ring on Buffum Road. Attendees may bring their own horses and receive help with self evaluations. Wendell Smith and his champion horse Buck master will attend. A snack bar will operate in the afternoon.

Wells North Berwick

License For Child Raising Is Predicted

A Toronto psychiatrist predicts a future where couples need a license to raise children and may be limited to two offspring. Dr Daniel Cappon of York University says marriage as known now is ending and fidelity wanes, while a coming morEality shifts toward puritanism with emphasis on marriage and law and order.

Toronto Canada Daniel Cappon York University

California Explosion Scene Is Surveyed

AP reporter James K. Staley toured Grand Oaks in Roseville after a weekend munitions train blast. He described Sunday as peaceful yet eerie, with shattered homes, melted gutters, and charred ruins, while crews prepared to resume reconstruction and residents faced the aftermath.

Associated Press James K. Staley

Whist Party At Le Foyer Features Medley Beaulieu Top Scorer

Medley Beaulieu was the high scorer at a whist party held Sunday night at Le Foyer near Pool and Foss Street. Several other players including Joseph Dube Joseph Viger Annie Harmon Alden Soucy Claire Lessard Adrienne Lessard Ted Tedeschi Edmond Morin Elizabeth Dube Rita Grondon Therese Fizzette Joseph Plourde Gerard Derosiers Orin Fizzette and Theresa Fideschi participated. A repeat event was announced for next week with a bean supper slated for Saturday after 7 p.m.

Medley Beaulieu Foyer Pool Foss Street Joseph Dube Joseph Viger Annie Harmon Alden Soucy Claire Lessard Adrienne Lessard Ted Tedeschi Edmond Morin Elizabeth Dube Rita Grondon Therese Fizzette Joseph Plourde Gerard Derosiers Orin Fizzette Theresa Fideschi

Rev John Fairfield Society Children Of The American Revolution Meeting

Vice President Barbara King presided at a 7:30 pm gathering at Mrs Albert Coleman home Ferry Road Saco. Lisa Mailman led devotionals and members discussed inviting William Fairfield Society members to June. Readings covered Paul Revere ride April 18 1775 and Longfellow poem. discussed Lexington Concord events and local sewer and building concerns. fire prevention and anti littering stressed. Refreshments served.

Barbara King Rev John Fairfield Society Albert Coleman Ferry Road Saco Lisa Mailman New William Fairfield Society Portland Paul Revere Longfellow Lexington and Concord

Slaney Declines NSBA Trip Over Cost

Howard Slaney, chair of the Old Orchard Beach School Committee, declines attending the National School Boards Association event in Anaheim. He cites personal expense over $600 and says the trip would add no educational value to students, preferring to use funds for band and industrial arts needs.

Old Orchard Beach Howard Slaney National School Boards Association Anaheim Calif Slaney

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