Sevigny to Step Down as Biddeford Police Chief in 1973
After 31 years with the Biddeford Police Department Chief Edgar Sevigny will retire on July 20 1973. He recalls early days with 11 officers working 11 hour shifts and no radios or uniforms funded by officers. He credits Mayor Gilbert R Boucher with modernizing the force and stresses training and detective growth as key advances.
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Gilbert R. Boucher
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U.S. Navy
Philippines
Moscow Rivalry Drives China Washington Liaison Office Move
Washington reveals a liaison office agreement with Peking set to begin within a month. Kissinger says the offices will handle broad relations, with diplomats allowed to code-message capitals and potential national flags, while full embassies remain years away.
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Peking
China
Moscow
Shanghai
Taiwan
Washington-Peking
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Kissinger
Parents Spend Life Getting Him To Walk Then Sit
Humorous reflection on parenting from infancy to childhood. The quip notes how parents spend early years teaching motion and speech, then later encouraging quiet behavior as children grow. The line captures a light, observational tone common in humor columns.
Biddeford HUD moratorium halts planned 36-unit housing project
Biddeford joins four Maine areas in limbo as HUD withdraws feasibility approvals for five subsidized housing projects totaling about 10 million dollars. A 36 duplex unit plan on Hill Street is halted. York Cumberland Housing Corp. plans an appeal. State HUD director Wayne Johnson says no reasons were given.
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Biddeford
Maine
Washington
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Hill Street
York-Cumberland Housing Development Corp
Gorham
Wayne M. Johnson
Johnson
Jex Turner
York, Cumberland Housing Corp
Collette
Bruce Hermann
Bitdeford
Planning Board
Edmund
Muskie
Housing and Urban Development
James T. Lynn
Portland
South Portland
Augusta
Kittery
Maine Democrat
Dollar Slump as Gold Surges in Global Market Turmoil
U S currency fell to new lows in European trading as global markets react to anticipated Common Market currency moves. Gold prices jumped to new highs while Swiss banks and authorities intervene to stabilize the chaotic exchange.
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West
Europe
Switzerland
U.S
Britain
Anthony Barber
House of Commons
Tokyo
Zurich
Frankfurt
Four Killed in Texas Pipeline Explosion Near Austin
A series of explosions on a liquid petroleum pipeline near Austin killed four people in vehicles on a nearby road. Four others were injured as flames shot into the air. Two cars and a truck were destroyed ten miles southeast of the city. Burn victims were treated at Brackenridge Hospital with two severe cases airlifted to Brooke Army Hospital in San Antonio.
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Here
Brackenridge Hospital
Appeal On HUD Freeze Delayed In Gorham
Yorke Cumberland Housing Development Corp. appeals HUD housing freeze and questions if the appeal procedure remains valid. Corporation Director Karen Anderson Bittenbender says the letter was mailed a week ago with return receipt requested but no proof of delivery has arrived. She will travel to Washington next week to seek clarity on the appeal process.
Fiery Poet Robin Morgan Captivates Maine Audiences
Robin Morgan, a 33 year old radical feminist, spoke at Luther Bonney Hall, University of Maine. She delivered sharp free verse on violence against women, Vietnam, and male behavior, drawing an engaged response from students and faculty despite mixed views.
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Robin Morgan
Mrs. Morgan
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University of Maine
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Vietnam
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