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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1972

Page

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St Francis College holds summer commencement with theme love

President Robert L. Horn delivered a homily echoing love and human dignity as he addressed fifteen graduates, their families, and faculty during St Francis College’s first summer commencement. He linked the gospel message to education and cited acts of Christian love across four years, noting hooding by graduates’ spouses or parents. The ceremony, at Queen of Peace Shrine, featured mass concelebration, music by Lawrence Davis, and a reception in the cafeteria.

Robert L. Horn St. Francis College Kent State Biafra Horn Queen of Peace Shrine Joseph J. Lemieux Oscar Giroux O.F.M George Marcil Sisters of the Good Shepherd of St. Andre's Biddeford Lawrence Davis Bernard Carson James J. Barnes Forestville Conn Thomas J. Brown New London

Chinese Minesweeper Slips Into Haiphong Harbor

Haiphong harbor case marks first Chinese minesweeper entry since U S minefields sealed North Vietnamese ports last May. Pentagon says the ship has not cleared mines and that new mines may be laid to block any clearance. In Saigon, raids destroy or damage over 170 buildings at military camps in the Hanoi Haiphong area.

Haiphong U.S. Navy North Vietnam Pentagon United States U.S Shanghai China Pacific Saigon Hanoi-Haiphong Air Xom Bai Hanoi Xuan Mai Hai Dong Barracks Washington Haiphong Harbor South Vietnam Que Son da Nang South Vitnam Quang Tri Central Highlands Dak To Nguyen van Thieu

Task Force backs limited heavy industry zones in Maine coast

A Maine task force urges concentrating new heavy industry to two zones Portland harbor and Machias Bay while limiting oil refining to Portland with strict environmental safeguards. It favors creating a Maine Coast Industrial Development Corporation to manage land and leases and envisions potential pipeline to Boston.

Associated Press Augusta Maine Portland Harbor Machias Bay Maine Coast Kenneth M. Curtis Joseph Fisher Portland Casco Bay Maine Coast Indus Trial Development Corporation State Department of Environmental Protection New England New York Boston Washington County

Inside The Journal Cartoons and Classifieds Notice

A brief index listing sections for cartoons classifieds crossword Dear Abby dining page editorials obits and sports with theaters on pages 6 and 7 for the issue. Readers are guided to features across the issue.

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Neutercane Becomes Hurricane Betty Extracts Costa of Atlantic

Hurricane Betty formed from a neutercane in the Atlantic, reaching 100 mph winds as it moved east-northeast away from the United States. The NHC noted Betty posed no land threat and marked the first recorded evolution of a neutercane into a hurricane.

Miami North Atlantic National Hurricane Center United States Neil Frank Azores Islands

Bad Air Was Not Bad Enough To Monitor

Maine DEP official says the sticky weekend air mass did not reach pollution alert levels. Supervisor Frederick Pitman notes monitors at Portland sites were not checked due to lack of Weather Bureau pollution forecasts.

Frederick C. Pitman Air Pollution Control Division Maine Department of Environmental Protection DEP Portland Portland High School Pitman Weather Bureau

The Lavalley Co. Keeps York County Timber Alive

The Lavalley company in New Dam, Sanford, led Maine in automation in 1958 with the first fully automated sawmill using conveyors. It owns or controls about 10,000 acres of woodlands within a 30 mile radius and added a 1964 chipper to produce hardwood chips for paper mills.

York County Maryline White Sanford Albert R. Lavalley Co New Dam Lavalley Maine Sanford R. W. Arsenault Woodlands

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Mae Pu Queen St. Francis Task Force Portland and Machial Zones Phyllis Austin Inside the Journal U. S Fischer and Spassky Ireland Maryline White Lavalley Company Levalley Jim Meader Eric Prouty
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