Biddeford Moves Toward Beachfront Eminent Domain Plan
The Biddeford City Council moved nearer to taking about 30 acres of beachfront land in Biddeford Pool for public use. A public hearing on Sept 5 was set and a lawyer plus three appraisal firms were hired to support eminent domain proceedings.
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Biddeford
City Council
The
Pool Beach Association Inc
Portland
Barnett I. Shur
William Donahue
Shur
Gilbert Boucher
New England
Russell Hazzard
Hills Beach
Boucher
Amond, Childs, and
Adams, Inc
Hennessy
New York
Biddeford Saco Journal Announces New Plant Expansion
The Biddeford Saco Journal plans a 13 000 square foot plant on Alfred Road. Journal President Miss Gladys M Whitehouse and Publisher W Paul Casavant announce the move to cold type composing and offset printing from hot metal. Land bought from Mrs Merilda Loranger. site bordered by Boston and Maine tracks and Alfred and Cole Roads.
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Biddeford-Saco Journal
City Square
Biddeford
Alfred Road
Journal
Gladys M. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Merilda Loranger
Boston and Maine Railroad
Alfred
Cole
Irene C. Loranger
Maine Turnpike
Plans For New Offset Plant At York County Journal
Miss Whitehouse and Casavant outline moving the York County Journal to a seven acre site with masonry buildings and ample parking. New high speed photo composing gear and a 40 page offset press will be installed as the daily nears its 90th year. Training for current staff will occur during construction and expansion is expected to meet future growth.
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Journal
York County
Old Orchard Beach council stalls as 100 trailer residents voice issues
About 100 residents of McCallum's trailer park crowded Loranger Junior High to press for improved services. With one councilor present the meeting was postponed while residents griped about phone service trash pickup and school bus access. Town officials cited limited jurisdiction over utilities and school matters, while alleging park expansion may violate subdivision laws and affect eligibility for service.
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Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach Town
McCallumrailer Park
Leslie Wyman
Emerson Cummings
Joseph Mokarze
Park
Loranger
Hgh School
Louis Savelas
Paul Frinsco
McCallum’s Park
McCallum
Friasco
Kidnapped Reporter Arrested As Fake Kidnapping Case
Rome police transferred American ABC employee Jack Begon from hospital to Regina Coeli jail on charges of simulating a crime and theft of 1700 dollars. ABC officials said Begon was not a correspondent, while investigators claimed he staged his disappearance and kidnapping.
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Rome
Jack
American Broadcasting Co
Salvator Mundi International
Regina Coeli
ABC
William Sheehan
News
New York
Began
Sheehan
Begon
Fiumicino
United States
Domenico Scali
Vegetarian Group Gaining Popularity
Freya Dimshah of the American Vegan Society in Malaga New Jersey notes rising interest in vegan living due to meat costs and shortages. The group, stricter than most vegetarians, promotes no animal products including dairy eggs and even wool and leather.
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Freya Dimshah
The
American Vegan Society
Malaga N.J
Dimshah
Auto and Steel Prices Challenged by Washington
The Cost of Living Council challenged auto makers and steel firms to justify proposed price hikes with public hearings set for August 28 on autos and August 30–31 on steel. Major steel companies may raise prices up to 5 percent. GM leads with about a $102 average rise per car. Cross Brothers of Philadelphia received an exception to raise beef prices and resume operations, the 15th such meat industry exception out of 129 requests, as the policy remains flexible on exemptions.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
U.S. Steel
Cross Brothers of
Philadelphia
Council
Adinistration
Young Cabinetmaker Brings Custom Mill Work to Maine Farm
Dick Gray, 29, formerly of Lebanon and Boston, returns to Maine to open a lumber and mill work business on the old Duffy Hutchins farm across from Nunan's Lobster Hut. He crafts fine cabinet making from mahogany and imported woods, plans to stock oak, maple, walnut, and African Honduras mahogany, and runs the operation alongside a small farm with a garden, poultry, and hopes to raise riding horses in time.
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Cape Porpoise
Maine
Dick Gray
Lebanon
Boston
Duffy Hutchins
Nunan
Boston University
Gray
Salvatore Pizzano
Paine Furniture
Africa
Honduras
Philippines
Mary-Beth Gray
Consolidated School
Hutchins
York County
Eighty-year-old woman jokes about hearing decline
A humorous joke in the newspaper feature shows an eighty year old woman addressing her sons and daughters. She laughs that she does not hear as well as before but cautions not to count on it. The light exchange reflects the era's playful tone in daily humor.
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Maryline White
Dick Kay
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