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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1973
Page
9
A reader blasts Dear Abby for condemning a wife’s worries about her absent husband in service. Other letters debate marriage, hosting visiting parents, ear ringing concerns, and a harsh warning against using a child as a gift.
An ad hoc Saco council seeks 9000 dollars in federal seed money for locally originated programming on the city public access channel. The plan includes a full time media specialist, a live studio, workshops, and tie ins with the library and museum.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. was set to testify in Augusta as public sessions on Pittston Co. plans to build a $350 million Eastport refinery proceed. A New Brunswick official urged DEP to reject the project, citing environmental risks to Passamaquoddy Bay and long term regional livelihood.
Senior citizens held a Tuesday meeting at the Abraham E. and Fannie J. Ross Community Center on Washington Street Biddeford for a business session and social. President Alden Racine led the gathering and prayers, with plans announced for a Christmas party and a Christmas gifts appeal.
An Associated Press survey shows November and early December electricity use fell versus 1972 in many regions amid warmer weather and more customers. Edison Electric Institute notes a three week drop after early November, with week ending Dec 8 down to 34.7 billion kilowatts from 35.7 billion. Utilities cite conservation efforts as a key factor, while heating oil usage in Washington state shows a 10–15 percent cut.
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