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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1976
Page
8
Partly sunny and windy conditions with light snow possible in northern Maine and Vermont. Highs mostly in the 20s to 30s, lows in the single digits to 20s, then unsettled Monday through Wednesday with rain in the south and snow in the north.
A long list of merchants on Alfred Street and Main Street promotes holiday bargains. Anthoine's & Sons urges upgrading stoves and tinware. Gardner and Philbrick advertise studio quality photos. many shops tout coal, slippers, dry goods, and groceries to lure shoppers. Local dealers highlight value, quality, and seasonal gifts.
Massachusetts officials say spill effects persist across herring, cod, flounder, pollock, and sea scallops with shoreline protection limited until booms can be deployed. The Argo Merchant is described as one quarter the size of the Exxon-era Canyon, and four times the Santa Barbara spill. State law holds liable parties for containment costs and damages to natural and recreational resources.
In Seattle a man punched a police officer after an estranged wife asked police to remove him from her home. He insisted on staying in jail and earned a night behind bars rather than relocate with relatives.
Experts forecast Americans will eat half their meals away from home by 1980. Currently one of three meals is eaten out and in 1965 the ratio was one in five.
A desertion of school meal menus across SAD 71 and neighboring districts lists daily lunches and beverages. Entries cover Mildred L Day Memorial, Biddeford Elementary and High, St. Andre, Biddeford Junior High, St. Joseph, Saco Public Schools, Old Orchard Beach, SAD 57, Ocean Pines Old Orchard Beach Meal Center, and related meals including soups, sandwiches, entrees, sides, desserts, and milk, with a note of no school on Thursday or Friday and Christmas greetings.
The Massachusetts Supreme Court unanimously overturns the 1975 manslaughter conviction of Dr Kenneth Edelin in the death of a fetus during an abortion after ruling there was insufficient evidence of wanton or reckless conduct. Edelin had stood trial in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston.
Massachusetts Supreme Court unanimously overturned Dr Kenneth Edelin's manslaughter conviction in the 1975 abortion case. It ordered a directed verdict of acquittal, ruling he acted without evil frame of mind or criminal purpose, and the retrial is virtually impossible. Edelin welcomed the decision calling it a fantastic day as lawyers hailed the ruling.
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