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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1968

Page

3

Rural People Moving To Cities By 1975 Shortages Rise

AP Business Analyst John Cunniff notes a Commerce Department report predicting that by 1975 the 25 largest metropolitan areas excluding California will face a potential shortage of 2.9 million jobs as rural residents migrate to cities. The piece links rural poverty and immigration with urban riots and slums, noting farm mechanization and rising per farm value. It highlights farm population decline from 1960 to 1966 and warns cities must absorb emigrants, while suburbanization may intensify.

John Cunniff New York Economic Development Administration California Commerce Department America Europe

Subcommittee To Study Liquor Laws and Regulations

Portland AP report details Gov Curtis backed study into Maine liquor rules. Rep Dennett calls rules asinine as lawmakers seek revisions to age, advertising, and licensing quirks. The piece links concerns over penalties, happy hours, and class A licenses with historic, piecemeal lawmaking.

Maine Curtis William E. Dennett Rhittery Liquor Commission Horace Hildreth R-Falmouth Mises

Soviet inspectors urge law to curb air pollution by factories

Two high ranking inspectors from the Health Ministry and the Attorney General’s office call for new law to stop air pollution in Soviet cities. They complain that funds for purification installations are unused or wasted and pollution controls are not followed. They note plants start up without purification means and vehicle purifier devices lack mass production.

Associated Press Moscow M. Nedogibchenko Health Ministry J. Shiryayev Attorney General's Office Izvestia

New England Ski Conditions Report For Monday Afternoon

Ski reports from Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts and Connecticut list new snow depths surface types and base conditions with area by area figures. Notable totals include Sugarloaf 10 to 40 inches and Killington 9 new 24 to 43 inches while Mount Snow 21 to 28 inches and Stowe 32 to 43 inches indicate strong powder and packed snow across the region. The Weather Bureau outlook predicts Tuesday mostly sunny though colder in the morning with rising afternoon temperatures and a chance of light snow by midweek across northern and southern sections.

Associated Press New England Maine New E. Loon Mt E. Ragged Mt Mt. Sunapee Waterville Valley Mt. Whittier E. Wildcat Vermont Mt. Ascutney Bolton Valley E. Bromley Dutch Hill Glen Ellen Haystack Jay Peak E. Killington Madonna Mt Mad River Glen Magic Mt Okemo Mt. Snow Stowe Stratton Mt Sugarbush Massachusetts Brodie Mt Weather Bureau

Postal clerk urges restraint as one cent stamps face six cent rise

Brookville, Pa. AP report notes Edward Fiscus spends Monday persuading customers to buy fewer one cent stamps amid a postal rate increase to six cents. A customer quips about rationing echoing wartime hardships.

Brookville, Pa Edward Fiscus

Foes Make Preparations For Political Struggles

Washington begins a presidential year as Johnson works on a new budget while McNamara Goldberg Ackley and Schultze announce exits. Romney and McCarthy spar in mumbling talk as Johnson and Nixon emerge as the most likely contenders.

Defense Johnson Arthur J. Goldberg U.S United Nations Gardner Pee Council of Economic Advisors Italy Charles E. Schultze Budget Bureau Ackley Schultze Washington Congress Eugene J. McCarthy Minnesota Michigan George Romney Romney Richard M. Nixon MceCarthy

Underseas World Impresses with Cousteau Start on ABC

ABC opens The Undersea World of Jacques-Yves Cousteau with striking footage of sharks. Divers tag sharks to study migration while predators feed, revealing scent attraction and sensory skills. The program promises irregular airings over five years. Peyton Place hits 400th episode with multiple subplots and sharp character arcs.

Cynthia Lowry NEW York(ap Jacques-Yves Cousteau Jacques- Yves Cousteau ABC Earth

Meeting Cancelled At Saco Center

The Wednesday meeting of the Saco Adult Center was canceled due to hazardous travel conditions and the threat of another storm. Acting chair Robert Fenderson announced the AM VETS Hall on Spring Street will resume meetings on Jan 17.

Saco Adult Center Robert Fenderson Amvets Hall Spring Street

Transplant Continued From Page One

A medical update notes that a patient who underwent a transplant has lapsed into a coma. Further details regarding the procedure, condition, and prognosis remain unavailable as doctors monitor the case and communicate with family members.

Nev

School allows slacks for girls during deep winter

Read ing Massachusetts officials decide to permit schoolgirls to wear slacks during extreme cold after frostbite reports. Superintendent Robert F. Wells and the School Committee backed the measure amid five frostbite cases among junior high students. Kasperak’s heart transplant noted as second in the United States, with two more in South Africa.

Kasperak United States South Africa Reading Mass Robert F. Wells Wells

Weather frostbite and snow icy conditions hit Massachusetts

Frostbite reports among junior high girls and a policy permitting slacks in schools marked a wintry day as Worcester tied its cold record. Cold weather disrupted buses and caused school closings while a Cape Cod blackout affected about 2000 customers. A transit crash in Boston injured over 70, with icy tracks blamed. A 6 year old girl in Southbridge was saved after tongue stuck to a cold bridge. Fire crews battled a house fire in New London using snow to block spread.

Worcester Cape Cod Boston Weather Bureau Maine Fitchburg Mass Southbridge New London N.H Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Vatican reshuffles curia and liturgy commission

Cardinal Lercaro resigns as head of the Special Liturgy Commission. Pope Paul VI names Cardinal Benno Gut Switzerland to replace Sarraona as reforms reshape the Vatican Curia with tenure changes starting March 1. Ottaviani’s resignation announced. Lercaro remains archbishop of Bologna. A stray advert inserts salad advice.

Giacomo Cardinal Lercaro Bologna Curia Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani Cardinal Lercaro Vatican Ecumenical Council

Classified Snapshot Of Odd News From Across The Nation

A collage of brief AP items shows MIT students making snow in a Baker House shower, a six year old freed from a frozen tongue in Southbridge, and Thomas Boylston Adams entering the race for the 3rd District House seat. Other notes include a proposed Lowell Merrimack River pollution district, a Chicago ad seeking a Catholic girl for a lifetime vow, Oregon entomology heads backing the rain beetle, a Miami course on entering contests, Portland tutors pairing third and sixth graders, and a Kansas City man fined for speeding.

Associated Press Cambridge, Mass Massachusetts Institute of Technology Baker House Boston Thomas Boylston Adams Lincoln U.S. Senate U.S. House Adams Philip J. Philbin D-Mass Concord Newton Waltham Watertown Weston ST. Joseph, Mo Margaret Young Gary P. Baltis Kansas City B.F. Thomas Missouri Highway Patrol Baltis

Lincoln converts two streets to one way traffic

Lincoln officials made two major streets one way. The first accident in the change period involved City Traffic Engineer Robert Holsinger whose car hit a vehicle turning left from an outside lane.

Lincoln, Neb

Jim Bunning Led AL K Streaks Record Pace

Jim Bunning, then with the Detroit Tigers, twice led the American League in strikeouts. Last year he topped the National League with 253 strikeouts while with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Jim Bunning Detroit Tigers Phillie

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