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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1972
Page
3
Police Capt. Joseph Cummings says a boy with needle tracks on both arms admits heroin use and notes it's not unusual for youths as four entered a store. One youth pulled a gun. owner John Sturniolo fired three shots, a total of six bullets fired with no determination on which hit the youths.
In Roxbury Boston two youths aged 11 and 15 were shot during a store robbery plan to obtain money for heroin. A third youth surrendered a wounded companion at Boston City Hospital, while a fourth with a $40-a-day heroin habit fled. the 11-year-old remained in poor condition and the 15-year-old was listed as critical with multiple wounds.
Two Sanford men Wayne E Brunelle 19 and Donald J Melvin 22 were ordered held without bail on charges they murdered University of New Hampshire employee Raymond N Archambault 45 of Springvale An autopsy found death by loss of blood from multiple stab wounds Archambault was a cataloguer at the Durham campus library and body was found on a Sanford street The pair were arrested Tuesday and arraigned Wednesday with further hearings set and they remained in York County Jail in Alfred.
Dartmouth College entomology professor Dr. Gordon Gribble describes a synthetic sex pheromone that mimics female fly secretions to attract males. The lure, non toxic and degradable, can be used with traps or pesticides and is being tested for a home trap. Gribble aims to apply the method to other insects including Japanese beetles and certain wasps.
The House passed a 30.5 billion federal funding bill for Labor and Health, Education and Welfare with 239 to 166 votes. It exceeds the President’s request by 1.76 billion and faces a possible veto over deficit concerns and social services provisions.
Frederick I. Curtis aged 20 of Hallowell died when his van struck a bridge abutment on the Maine Turnpike at New Gloucester. State police said he lost control, went onto the median, and was pronounced dead at the scene. The fatality toll for 1972 rose to 135.
Old Orchard Memorial VFW Auxiliary met at the post home with Emma McDermott presiding. Letters from Department leaders were read. The National Convention is set for August 11 to 18 in Minneapolis. The Togus carnival is planned for September 16. A report highlighted aid to elderly, hospital visits, and sending flowers and cards. A food and thrift sale is planned for August 18 at the post home. Next meeting is September 11 to start the fall and winter schedule.
PORTSMOUTH New Hampshire AP Michael Crowe 15 of Portsmouth was electrocuted Wednesday on the Interstate bridge over the Piscataqua River. Police say he and a friend climbed girders to shoot pi and hid beneath a control booth to operate the lift. Crowe touched a hot transformer line and was killed instantly. His companion Robert Mahon 17 was unhurt.
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