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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1972
Page
3
Boston AP reports that the American Academy of Pedodontics accepts the Greek roots ped and odont meaning child and tooth, confirming that pedodontists are specialists in child dentistry.
A meeting of the academy with about 1,000 members defeated a bid to rename the organization to pediatric dentists. The proposal required a two thirds majority to pass.
A master wood carver favors knots and burls for carving due to unique surface patterns. He seeks them out, believing proper technique reveals beautiful textures and natural figures in the wood.
Augusta jail escapee Wayne Northrup 38 was arrested in downtown Portland after exiting a bus from New York City. He’s hospitalized with an unexplained leg gunshot wound and charged with escaping and unlawful flight to avoid federal murder prosecution. The case ties to the death of Evelyn Deans 52 in Charleston South Carolina. Northrup’s wound is described as stable and he will be arraigned after recovery. Police and FBI staged a three hour stakeout at city bus terminals before the arrest.
Augusta reports the Maine State Safety Conference will meet September 21 and 22 at the Shawmut Inn Kennebunkport. Now in its 45th year the event gathers public and government safety officials from New England for two days of idea exchange and updates on safety legislation. Up to 500 safety experts expected.
The Maine Bureau of Health launches a yearlong survey funded partly by the Department of Health Education and Welfare with a $30,000 budget to assess the extent of lead poisoning across the state. The study aims to determine if a significant problem exists warranting further action.
Descendants of Valentine Hill, the Hill family, will gather Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Mill House, Advent Church, Route 35 in this town. Family members plan to attend the reunion.
The Rocky Flats Division of Dow Chemical Co in Colorado operates to produce nuclear warheads under contract with the Atomic Energy Commission.
In Kennebunkport Maine Richard Caya manager reports two men posing as professionals from India swindled $300 to $500 from a liquor store by requesting silver certificates. One posed as a doctor and both distracted staff while the other assisted in the search for certificates. They left after the clerks detected the scheme.
Attorneys for Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo plan to petition the U S Supreme Court to review a wiretap issue delaying the Pentagon Papers trial. They seek decisions on public hearings for wiretap relevance, legality of district court refusals, and a possible lawful foreign intelligence wiretap without a warrant. Ellsberg and Russo face espionage conspiracy and theft charges over the Pentagon Papers leak.
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