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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1975
Page
12
The review covers Slammer from Atheneum, 268 pages, $8.95, about a prison riot central to the plot. It notes Greer, a former prison guard, crafts a balanced narrative, with vivid prison details and potential in minor characters, though calls for editorial pruning and minor faults in a first novel.
The Strawbery Banke Chamber Music Festival ends its season with two August 23 and 24 performances at the South Meeting House on Marcy Street in Portsmouth N H at 8 15 p.m. Guest violinist Jennie Wagner joins Frank Dodge and the resident quartet for works including Helpless Nocturne, Franck Sonata in A Major, and Brahms Quintet in F minor Op 34.
York Daily reports puppeteer Joanne Forman of Biddeford will headline the Eighth Annual Seacoast Crafts Fair at York Harbor August 27 to 30. Forman, in her ninth year of puppet shows for all ages, stages Punch and Judy and other tales. She conducts lectures and workshops and supports bilingual education with various U.S. and Asia groups. The fair runs 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily at St Christopher's Auditorium Route 1A York Village to York Harbor, closing early Saturday. A lunch bar offers health foods and daily specials.
A dense compilation of theater and drive in showings across SACO KENNEBUNK SANFORD PORTLAND PARISH and STATE venues. Notable films include White Line Fever The Return of Macon County Line Deep Throat and The Apple Dumpling Gang with times spanning matinees evenings and late shows across venues.
In Racine Wisconsin based Wisconsin Agriculturist poll 17 percent supported adopting the metric system to align with world usage while 63 percent opposed and 20 percent were undecided. The survey reflects farmer skepticism toward metric conversion in agriculture.
CBS starts the new season with a preview of the comedy Big Eddie. The program debuts Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. to give audiences a chance to catch it before the official season opener on September 7.
A New York AP report outlines Bible sales reaching tens of millions with the Good News Bible and Living Bible editions driving growth, while TV critics pan the premiere of Big Eddie starring Shel don Leonard as bland and uninspired. It notes evangelical trends, self help interest, and the Gideons distributing Bibles to hotels, contrasted with a weak TV comedy debut that may improve.
CAPE NEDDICK York Singers a capella choir directed by Bill Welling join harp sichordist Bruce Stevens for a Summerfest 75 finale at Kuhn House on River Road. The program spans 18th and 19th century American music with Bach concertos and a possible rag or two on harpsichord. Call 363-4276 for details.
Dr Chasse president of the Council for the Development of French in New England will discuss French language and bilingual education efforts in New England on NBC Today. He will outline social cultural needs of Francophone communities and proposed programs with partners in Louisiana and other Francophone regions.
Dr. Theodore Waugh of the University of California Irvine reports a metal artificial ankle has been installed in about 20 patients with excellent results. The device costs around $3000 including a two week hospital stay. Waugh estimates the invention could help as many as 50,000 Americans today.
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