11 Aug 1975
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1975
Page
1
Biddeford has attracted federal grants worth 293 715 for community development and 603 600 for economic growth. The funds fuel arguments over city bureaucracy and the need for full-time professionals, with iron pants grantsmanship cited as key to securing support.
In Orono Maine amateur and professional astronomers anticipate the annual Perseid meteor shower starting at 11 p.m. Tuesday with up to 60 meteors per hour. University of Maine expert Dr Clark Reynolds notes the best viewing time will be 11 p.m. Tuesday as the display climbs to the northeast by midnight.
A witty remark plays on direction and luck, noting that if everything seems to align for you you are effectively moving east on a road that otherwise only goes west. The quip hints at inevitable irony and universal humor.
A Maine Charismatic Choir unit held a car wash on Alfred Street on a warm Sunday. The group earned 156 dollars to support a pilgrimage to Our Lady of the Cape in Canada. The scene shows locals cooling off at beaches and the car wash as an alternative respite from the heat.
Democratic Senator Bruce Reeves of Pittston rails against closed doors and special interests in Maine politics. He blames lobbyists for defeating the Returnable Bottle bill and pledges new measures to curb former lawmakers’ lobbying, noting unreported industry spending.
Reeves Fiber Materials announces a one year contract with Societe Europeenne de Propulsion of France. FMI will provide design procurement and operation assistance for high pressure impregnation equipment. A 12 30 p m ceremony at the Colonial Hut in Biddeford will include Maine Governor James Longley and SEP representatives.
The U S Court of Appeals ruled President Ford’s 2 per barrel crude oil tariff illegal, saying Congress did not authorize such fees. The decision, 2-1, overturns lower court support and cites separation of powers, with Judge Robb dissenting.
In Braga Portugal hundreds of demonstrators attacked the Communist party headquarters. Marines battled the mob with guns clubs and tear gas as 30 wounded and several injuries were reported. The siege ended with the building set ablaze and troops clearing the streets.
A 17 year old first time jumper Anna Cultone of Waltham Massachusetts landed on a moving Boston and Maine freight car near the Biddeford industrial park Sunday night She was treated at Webber Hospital and released with minor bruises Police said the train slowed and stopped at Arundel where Kennebunk responders helped her down Witnesses described a hectic scene as people feared she was dragged by the car
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