Old Traditions Assaulted Life Changing In Rural Quebec
In St Narcisse Quebec aging priests reflect a Quiet Revolution transforming rural Catholic life. Young people migrate to cities, birth rates fall, divorces rise, and French Canadians gains in business and politics reshape a once traditional Quebec society.
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New York Times
ST. Narcisse
Quebec
Quebec City
Alderic Anctil
Anctil
Montreal
St. Lawrence River
New France
St. Narcisses
Stock Exchange
Americans burn 8.1 billion gallons of fuel in 1972 recreation
A survey by the National Motor Sports Committee shows leisure-time fuel use totalled 8.1 billion gallons in 1972 with vacation travel the largest single consumer. Cars and trucks for nonbusiness activities drove 5.4 billion gallons for 46.6 billion miles. Major league baseball used 1.3 million gallons to light 3,538 night games.
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New York
United States
National Motor Sports Committee
Federal Aviation Administration
U.S
Poomto
Calvin Griffiths
Minnesota Twins
Millions spent on Christmas as energy crisis boosts warm items
The Associated Press reports U S shoppers spent hundreds of millions on holiday gifts with many retailers posting record sales. Warmth driven buys included sweaters electric heaters and heavy woolens while weather and oil shortages softened gains at some stores. Regional chains like Saks Gimbles and Kresge posted strong results though a few outlets noted weather dampened activity.
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New York
Associated Press
Bloomingdales
Decp Mage
Titche’s
Dallas
Richard G. Shapiro
Gimble Bros
New York-Philadelphia- Pittsburgh
Saks
Gimbles
S.S. Kresge
K Mart
Detroit
J.L. Hudson’s Co
Detroit Chamber of Commerce
Broadway
May Co
Los Angeles
Gottschalk’s
Fresno
Calif
Seattle
Frederick & Nelson
Nordstorm
Saco Recreation Announces Week of Activities and Schedules
The Saco Parks and Recreation Department lists daily programs from Dec 29 to Jan 6 at the Recreation Center on Common Street. Activities include open drop in centers, teen and kids programs, junior high hockey, bowling, skating and skiing at Long Pond and Rotary Park, movies, arts and crafts, and YMCA swimming with buses coordinating departures. for inquiries call 283-3139.
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Saco Parks and Recreation Department
YMCA
Common Street
Long Pond
Rotary Park
Four Day Week Considered For Maine Schools
Augusta AP Maine education commissioner Dr Carroll McGary says if energy problems worsen he will propose a four day school week with days lengthened by half an hour and no makeup time. He worries about safety as daylight saving time returns Jan 6 and morning darkness increases hazards.
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Augusta
Carroll McGary
Department of Educational and Cultural Services
Maine
Paradise man sells museum of cars for sale in NorCal
Paradise, Calif. AP Wayne Schlotthauer runs Unique Cars as an auto museum where buyers can purchase exhibits including a 1928 Isotta Fraschini landaulette for 75 000. The lot features 44 luxury used cars with an average price around 9000 and a 1937 Maybach SW 38 Cabriolet offered at 20000 while boasting high performance notes.
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Paradise
Calif
Wayne Schlotthauer
Schlotthauer
California
Stock Prices Head Higher On Mixed Early Trading
New York AP reports stock prices moved higher with the Dow up nearly a point as gains outpaced declines on the NYSE. Copeland Corp led activity, General Instrument rose 4 to 13 1 2, Norton Simon up 17, International Paper up to 50, Colgate Palmolive up 7 to 25.
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NEW York
Dow Jones
New York Stock Exchange
Copeland, Corp
General Instrument
Norton Simon
International Paper
Colgate Palmolive
Dow
Grandson cites senility in unpaid utility bill linked to elderly couple deaths
In Schenectady New York investigators say Frank Baker 93 and Catherine Baker 92 died in a cold home. The grandson Basil Heise found their bodies on Christmas Eve. Nearly $253 overdue to Niagara Mohawk prompted disconnection after repeated contact attempts. Authorities and a detective note possible senility as a factor and that the Bakers may have forgotten to pay. Autopsies pending a definite cause of death.
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Schenectady
N.y.ap
Frank
Catherine Baker
Baker
Basil Heise
Niagara‘o
Social Mohawk Power Corp
No Corporation
Edward O’connor
O’connor
Heiser
Niagara Mohawk
John Shields
Schenectady County
Kelley Ready To Announce His Candidacy
State Sen. Peter S. Kelley indicates he will enter the Maine gubernatorial race with a filmed speech across all stations and several news conferences. Kelley joins a crowded field as candidates seek to replace Gov. Kenneth Curtis, with Republicans Harrison Richardson and Bennett Katz and Democrats Lloyd Lafountain, George Mitchell and Joseph Brennan already in.
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Portland
Peter S. Kelley
D-Caribou
Kelley
Kenneth Curtis
Harrison Richardson
Bennett Katz
Lloyd Lafountain
George Mitchell
Joseph Brennan
Maine
House of Representatives
Senate
Percy's Pharmacy and Saco Biddeford Pharmacy Ad
An advertisement notes a 24 hour “Eat Page Today” promotion at Percy's Pharmacy in Saco and Central Pharmacy in Biddeford offering a fast way to slow kidney discomfort and urge relief.
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Page
Percy
Saco Central Pharmacy
Biddeford
U S Serious Crime Up One Percent in Nine Months
The Justice Department reports a one percent rise in serious crime for the first nine months of the year. Violent crime grew three percent while property crimes rose one percent. Murder and aggravated assault increased five percent, forcible rape eight percent, with declines in the western states and unchanged levels in the Northeast.
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Washington
Justice Department
Robert H. Bork
North
Ij Central States
South
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