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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1973
Page
10
Readers weigh in on bathing hygiene and gender norms in a lively Dear Abby exchange. Letters praise or critique Abby's stance on daily washing, deodorants, and odor, with personal anecdotes from fans, a boss, and coworkers, including a Columbus Ohio boss and a Michigan square dancer.
Investigators say Bath fire chief assistant Fred Pecci started a basement fire that destroyed his two and a half story frame home. The fire spread Monday, leaving most contents and the building lost according to department officials. Sherman Campbell, a Georgetown school bus driver, guided three young passengers to safety after his bus caught fire en route to Bath. The blaze appeared caused by rear brake failure, and the bus sustained heavy damage.
HOLLYWOOD AP Adolph Zukor marked his 100th birthday with a star studded tribute from Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour and Diana Ross Zukor the founder of Paramount recalled his start in film and his faith in the industry He was born January 7 1873 in Riese Hungary and came to America at 16 with $25 He built Famous Players into Paramount guiding it through bankruptcy and into prosperity while remaining a board chair emeritus into the Gulf and Western era.
St Francis College hosts a marine biology symposium in Justinian Lounge at 1 p.m. Wednesday with TRIGOM sponsorship to explore viable marine sciences programs. Presentations cover TRIGOM survey, SMVTI curriculum, Maine fisheries careers, and alternative college curricula, with invited experts from Bowdoin Colby and others.
The piece argues fads in investing rise and fall, citing the 1960s performance craze and its collapse. It notes cautious shifts toward fundamentals, citing Wright Investors Service data on Dow Jones blue chips delivering long term gains and dividend growth across decades, despite 1930s losses.
AP columnist explores health figures noting cancer as the top dread disease and the heart a close challenger with 358.4 deaths per 100000. The piece weaves quotations and odd facts from birds to Athens to Swift, ending with a wry line on religion and humanity.
Innocent pleas were entered by two men indicted on murder charges in separate shooting deaths in Cumberland County. Edward Boutot, 41, Brunswick, faces a Feb 5 tentative trial date for the fatal shooting of Donald Garrett, 37, a Navy chief petty officer killed in Freeport on Sept 13, plus an assault with intent to kill charge. Harry Johnson, 47, Portland, pleaded innocent and innocent by reason of insanity in the death of Joseph Bredeau, 3, of Waldoboro, shot in a downtown Portland market on Sept 26, and also faced two assault with intent to kill counts for others wounded.
Families for Adoptable Children meet at Trinity Episcopal Church Portland at 8 p.m. with Freda Plumley of the State Health and Welfare Adoption Division as guest speaker. Tighe Beaudoin Farley Unit American Legion Auxiliary to hold joint initiation at the Biddeford post home on Elm Street at 8 p.m. Officers asked to wear white.
The Board of Directors of the Christopher Fraternal Association of the Luke E. Hart Council Knights of Columbus will meet tomorrow night at 7 30 p m at the K of Chall Pool Street Biddeford.
The feature notes a local classifieds section highlighting practical want ads and community notices. It frames the classifieds as a quiet engine for everyday needs, exchanges, and small trades within the town.
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