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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1972
Page
1
Apollo 17 crews led by Eugene Cernan Jack Schmitt and Ronald Evans launched from Cape Kennedy heading toward the moon. The mission faced an alarm system fault and latch issues but proceeded with a planned lunar orbit and a six hour rest period after lift off.
Daniel Turkanis, president of Saco Tanning Corp, announced modernization of a 300000 square foot Biddeford facility to finish Corfam leather for handbags and shoes. The operation will start with about 100 jobs, with potential for 300 more, using local hiring at the Main Office.
Apollo 17 crewmembers will rest about six hours and dine and exercise in EST aligned shifts. Mission Control plans wake times for emergencies while the coast to lunar orbit resumes after a delayed launch.
U S B52s launched a heavy bombing raid on a major North Vietnamese truck park above the DMZ using more than 600 tons of explosives. Nine additional B52s attacked near the park while other strikes targeted supply caches and troop concentrations in Quang Tri and along the DMZ. Fighter bombers and helicopter gunships supported ground actions, with casualties reported among North Vietnamese gunners and Cambodian authorities noting frogman attacks on a Hong Kong freighter.
President Truman remained on the critical list at Research Hospital and Medical Center as doctors described his age and heart and lung condition as dangerous. A 10 am bulletin cited a dramatic change in lung and heart function with a rapid pulse and low blood pressure, while later reports noted improved kidney function and diminishing fluid in the lungs.
Crossword puzzle page features a 2022 grid with clues and cartoons. Dear Abby column appears on page 22. Editorial notes accompany the puzzles and cartoons section.
The Supreme Court, in an 8 1 decision, held unions cannot fine members who quit during a strike and return to work. Justice Douglas said a member resigns his power over the union, while Justice Blackmun supported the Textile Workers Union in a related dispute involving 31 ex members from Nashua.
Police investigate an elaborate hoax sending 910 marijuana cigarettes to Phillips Academy students in Andover Massachusetts. The envelopes bore a nonexistent Harvard room as return address and valued at over 1000 dollars. Headmaster Theodore R Sizer called the prank obscene and said students will be told to return or destroy the contraband.
Linwood Davis chairman of Biddeford Fire Commission announced Chief Paul B. Garriepy will resign for personal reasons effective December 31 1972. Garriepy remains a fire department member as Emile Bergeron deputy becomes chief January 1 1973. Bergeron an 18 year veteran, training officer and state seminar attendee, lives on Birch Street with his wife and two children.
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