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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1973

Page

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Language Interest Brings German Student To Saco

Silvia Rudolf, 15, arrived from Hanover Germany to live with the John Chisholm family in Saco for six months under the International Student Placement Service. She will attend Thornton Academy with Winifred Chisholm. She aims for university, studying political science economics and languages to enter diplomacy. She describes noncoeducational German schools and plans courses in religion and a third language. She enjoys languages music piano and flute and has studied English five years. She previously spent a month at a language school in Britain to improve language skills.

Silvia Rudolf Saco Hanover Germany Silvia John Chisholm Thornton Academy Chisholms Winifred Thornton Ie Thornton Academy Florida Britain International America Winifred Isholm Maine Art Nadeau

Labor Day Weekend Marked by High Prices and Shortages

High prices and gasoline shortages shaped Labor Day plans across the country. Consumers stocked up on beef but shifted to cheaper options like chicken. Navajo Nation faces beef shortages for its free Labor Day barbecue. some stations may close due to price-control protests, while dealers consider voluntary shutdowns and motorists are urged to fill tanks early.

Lloyd Burleson Gerald's Meat Market Denver Window Rock Ariz John Nelson Dee Dee Peter MacDonald Cost of Living Council Bastille Robert Jacobs Illinois Gasoline Dealers Association American Automobile Association Washington AAA Charles Binsted

Sharks sighted near Camp Ellis prompt lifeguard alert

Saco police asked lifeguards to watch for several sharks spotted off Camp Ellis around noon. No beaches were closed. The first shark, reportedly feet long, was seen by a Scarborough lifeguard near Pine Point on Wednesday.

Saco Camp Ellis Scarborough Pine Point

Encephalitis Outbreak Prompts Mosquito Warning in MA

Eastern Massachusetts health officials urged residents to wear long sleeves and pants to ward off disease carrying mosquitoes during a eastern equine encephalitis outbreak. No human cases yet, but infected mosquitoes found. horses and pheasants have died in the region.

Boston Massachusetts New England Bickner Worcester Cape Cod Bicknell Cape Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Game Ayer New Hampshire Brentwood Rhode Island

Plot To Murder Mao Is Revealed

Premier Chou Enlai disclosed at the 10th Chinese Communist party congress that Lin Piao plotted two coups to kill Chairman Mao Tse-tung, fled to the Soviet Union, and died in a 1971 plane crash. The congress condemned Lin and Chen Po-ta, and outlined Chang in the 1969 draft.

Mao Tokyo Chou Enlai Chinese Communist Party Congress Lin Piao Communist Party Mao Tse-tung Chou Lin U H Andur Khan People’s Republic of Mongolia Hsinhua Chen Po-ta Chen China

Maine Management and Cost Survey Report Sealed In Capital

Augusta AP reports a year long efficiency study of Maine state government, led by private businessmen, remains tightly secret with a release date set but not disclosed. The report, about 200 pages, will be distributed to Governor Curtis and Republican leaders before public release, while newsmen observe a limited briefing and no advance copies.

Augusta Maine Edward C. Schlick Arco, Inc Survey Schlick Associated Press James B. Longley Lewiston Schuck Longley Survey Committee Rodney L. Scribner Scribner Capitol News Corps Agriculture Department Tsnt Beach Capital Information Desk State House Telephone Exchange Scribner's Office The Nage Augusta Civic Center Democratic Gev Kenneth M. Curtis Capital Capitol

Inside the Journal Crossword Puzzle Television Wedding Page

A compact page notes crossword clues, television listings, and a wedding notice amid a women’s page. It blends light entertainment with social updates and a brief society wedding mention.

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