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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1976
Page
6
Extended outlook for Southern New England. Fair weather through Wednesday to Friday. Highs reach upper 70s to mid 80s with most lows in the 60s.
Chief Amoroso announces a new organizational chart for the police department adding a fourth CETA position for a secretary and creating two bureaus, support and field services. Deputy Alberick Martin will oversee four new program areas including in service training, community relations, records and internal investigation, with shifts aligned under unified supervision for accountability. The plan is a six month trial to evaluate effectiveness and potential changes.
Saco city council meets Monday night at 7 30 at city hall. Al Anon groups Kennebunk and Old Orchard Beach hold weekly meetings. Kennebunkport SPEBSQSA and other groups meet on Monday. Veterans counseling and public luncheons run weekly. Odd Fellows and Lions clubs meet. multiple planning boards and clubs meet across Saco Kennebunk Wells Arundel Biddeford Old Orchard Beach Capesporpoise.
The two week old wildcat coal strike spreads to 80,000 miners in seven states with no workers reporting for early shifts at Consolidation Coal Co. mines and empty turnouts at Eastern Associated Coal Co. Federal No 1 mine. Meanwhile California canneries reopen after a 60,000 cannery workers harvest dispute and air traffic controllers end a slowdown. Rubber workers strike persists with 60,000 idled for 104 days. California canneries begin processing tomatoes and apricots again.
Saco city council meets at 7 30 this evening to discuss secret petitions that seek changes to the city charter or form of government. Geof frey Hole of Maine Municipal Association questions the petitions brevity and intent, suggesting a charter commission be formed for thorough review.
Workers at Saco Tanning Corp rejected a unionization bid 308 to 174 in a Friday election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. It marks the sixth union attempt since 1959 by the Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcher Workmen AFL-CIO to organize the plant’s production and maintenance crews. The last vote was in 1969. Tannery officials expressed appreciation for employees’ vote of confidence.
Eyewitness accounts from Estes Park rescuers recount a disaster where a motel area was submerged, a nearby bridge failed, and cars floated downstream. Amid propane fumes and gas pipelines breaking, residents like Terri Pistone and her family were aided by helicopters and aided by neighbors before being evacuated to a Loveland high school.
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