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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1972

Page

3

Bangor Woman and Doctor Sue Over Maine Abortion Law

A Bangor woman and Bar Harbor physician filed in U S District Court in Portland to overturn Maine's abortion law which bans abortions unless the mother's life is in danger. They seek to enjoin enforcement and may pursue class action.

Augusta Bangor Bar Harbor Maine Geraldine Merola Nancy Stewart U.S. District Court Portland James S. Erwin Edward T. Gignoux Ms. Merola Asst. Atty Charles A. Larouche U.S. Supreme Court Mercia Stewart Dorothy Doyle

National Christmas Bird Count Expected To Break 1000 Areas

The National Audubon Society and the U S Fish and Wildlife Service organize the annual Christmas Bird Count with over 20 000 birders surveying more than 1000 count areas across the United States Canada and parts of Latin America Eight hundred to eleven hundred species may be recorded from songbirds woodpeckers hawks owls and waterfowl The results appear in the April issue of American Birds journal.

New York Maine Florida Alaska Hawaii Canada Latin America National Audubon Society U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Bankruptcy petition filed by area men in Portland court

In U S District Court Portland a petition of bankruptcy was filed by area men including Ronny T Kadler Old Orchard Beach jeweler with 36631 liabilities 14564 priority debts 18001 unsecured and 5210 assets 2600 on open os 200 exempt Ronald N ak Old Orchard Beach truck driver liabilities 3650 500 exempt Thomas R West Jr Kennnebunkport carpenter liabilities 58424 54060 unsecured 21163 assets 550 exempt

Portland U.S District Court Here Old Orchard Beach Ronny T. Kadler Ronald N.ak Thomas R. West Jr Kennebunkport

Water Waste Permit Issued To Ten States

The EPA grants 10 states short term authority to issue permits for discharges into waterways marking initial federal state cooperation under a new water pollution control law. The authority expires next March 18 with about two dozen permits per state possible before EPA approval reverts. States named California Georgia Iowa Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Ohio Oregon Washington.

Washington Environmental Protection Agency Congress EPA John R. Quarles Newsmen California Georgia Iowa Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Ohio Oregon

Library of Congress Manuscripts Called Main Glory

Library of Congress houses 35 million manuscripts in fireproof vaults and air conditioned stacks, described as the principal glory of the Library. The immense collection underscores its role as a premier archival repository.

Library of Congress

Bombs Rock Belfast and Towns as Mourning Burns in Northern Ireland

In Belfast a 50 pound bomb ripped a busy street near a wallpaper store as shoppers evacuated. A second 50 pound device was defused after parts of the city were sealed off. In Portadown two masked men wrecked a restaurant and in Lurgan a water main was damaged. A milk churn with a 100 pound bomb was found in Dungannon. An assassin killed a man in East Belfast. He was the year’s 109th killing and the 669th death in over three years of sectarian fighting.

Belfast Northern Ireland Portadown Lurgan Dungannon

27th UN Assembly Ends in Détente Tone

The 27th United Nations General Assembly closed after three months with a mood of detente and negotiation. George Bush signed autographs before leaving for Washington to head the Republican National Committee, while John Scali was named his successor. Israel’s Yosef Tekoah helped secure a toned down Middle East resolution amid the Munich Munich massacre context.

United Nations, N.Y U.N. General Assembly Assembly Assembly Chamber America George Bush U.S Bush Washington Republican National Committee John Scali White House Associated Press and American Broadcasting Co Stanislaw Trepczynski Poland U.N U.N l Middle East Pute Israel Yosef Tekoah United States

New England Telephone Reports Strong Quarterly Income

The New England Telephone Co. reported net income of 29.075 million on 274.628 million in operating revenues for the quarter ended Nov 30. For the year ending Nov 30 the firm posted 100.9 million in net income on 1.037 billion in revenue, up from 85.9 million on 8943 million in 1971.

Boston New England Telephone Co Nues

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