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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1973

Page

3

Mistaken Drug Raid Shocks Winthrop Family

In Winthrop Massachusetts federal narcotics agents and state police raided the Pine home by mistake chasing a heroin factory next door. Officers in street clothes forced entry guns drawn and restrained Mrs Pine and her daughter before realizing the error and leaving without apology. The Pines plan to seek legal advice from F Lee Bailey while demanding accountability.

Winthrop Mass the Pines William Pine Mrs. Pine Pine Manson Gang California Pines Philip Boncore

Brown, 3 Others Face Robbery and Murder Charges in NYC

H Rap Brown and three St Louis defendants go on trial in Manhattan for robbery, attempted murder of five police officers, and weapons charges stemming from the Red Carpet Lounge holdup on West 85th Street. Trial delayed 13 months before Judge Arnold Fraiman. defense seeks bail reduction and self representation.

NEW York H. Rap Brown Manhattan West Side State Supreme Court Arnold G. Fraiman Brown St. Louis Red Carpet West 85Th Street William M. Kunstler Harlem Howard Moore Jr Angela Davis Asst Jack Litman Fraiman

World of daydreams mocked by Boyle’s Notebook piece

New York AP column muses on a predictable world and imagines a livelier 1973 if daydreams replaced facts. It envisions unlikely swaps like Margaret Mead with Kissinger, Nixon coaching pro football, and other fantastical scenarios to critique routine life.

New York Margaret Mead Henry Kissinger Richard Nixon White House Joyce Brothers Bing Crosby Phyllis Diller Fang Muhammad Ali America

Eastern Indians Seek 18 Million in Federal Education Aid

Eastern American Indians formed recently and plan to file a federal suit in Washington next week seeking release of 18 million dollars intended for Indian education. Spokesman John R. Winchester, cochairman and urban studies professor, says the group represents 65 tribes in 29 states.

Boston John R. Winchester Washington Native American Rights Fund Harvard Center For Law and Education Winchester East Lansing State University Michigan Cochairman

New Committee Formed to Aid Maine Exceptional Children

A Maine Advisory Committee for Exceptional Children has been organized to support the Department of Educational and Services with advanced educational programs. Mrs. Daniel Smart of Kennebunk is named a committee member.

Augusta Maine Department of Educational and Services Daniel Smart Kennebuick

Kennebunk Club Hosts Wine Program And Notices

The Webhannet groups in Kennebunk host a wine program by William Miller of Taylor Wine Co. at the club house for 50 participants. Upcoming meetings include the Story of Willowbrook by Donald F. King Sr. on Feb. 5 and musical and book club events in January.

William Miller The Taylor Wine Co Harland Horton Evan Stagtenberg Vernon Jones Kennebunk Willowbrook Donald F. King Sr Newfield Maine Joseph Hamilton Webhannet Music Appreciation Group Dorothy Garrigue High Sea Ocean Avenue Kennebunkport Bellini Norma Webhannet Book Club Phillip Bache William Claus Eleanor Roosevelt Webhannet Garden Club Gareners

Two Named To Nursing Board At Old Orchard Beach

Dr. Michael Magaudda and Dwight McLeod were named to the Old Orchard Beach Public Nursing Society Advisory Board. The board discussed health problems including alcoholism drugs VD and head lice and reviewed by laws while four applicants for a part time town nurse were considered.

Old Orchard Beach Michael Magaudda Dwight McLeod

California Group To Back Captain Heck

A San Diego committee forms to support Capt. Michael J. Heck the B52 commander who refused further bombing missions over North Vietnam He has flown 175 combat missions and seeks noncombat status as a conscientious objector His mother said he spoke by phone and hoped the Air Force accepts his resignation while a military defense committee offers legal services and aid from Japan.

San Diego Calif Michael J. Heck North Vietnam Burton Jones Heck Thailand Chula Vista John Heck Air Force Military Defense Committee Washin Diyas Japan Eck

Troop Strength In Vietnam Drops to January 1965 Level

U S troop strength in Vietnam fell by 200 to 23 800 last week matching January 1965 levels. The total excludes about 100 000 servicemen on ships with the Seventh Fleet and bases in Guam and Thailand. Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Saigon U.S Vietnam U.S. Command 7Th Fleet Guam Thailand Amelia Earhart

Talks On Proposed Conference Resume

Delegates from 34 nations including the United States resumed negotiations in Helsinki to draft plans for a proposed conference on European security and cooperation. Officials anticipated at least a month of talks, possibly through February, with Western countries seeking broader freedom of travel and exchange of ideas despite renewed Soviet opposition noted January 5.

Helsinki Finland United States North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Protestors Occupy U S Consulate in Holland

Forty men and seven women staged a one and a half hour protest at the U S Consulate General in Amsterdam chanting antiwar banners. Police charged breach of the peace, with minimal damage and no injuries aside from broken glass.

Amsterdam U.S Nixon Bonn Germany Vietnam Counry Frankfurt

December Fire Department Calls From Biddeford Report

Biddeford Fire Chief Emile Bergeron released an ER for December detailing ambulance calls 75 box alarms 9 house fires 3 false alarms 5 still alarms 48 meetless runs 4 assistance to ambulance 7 overflowing oil burners 9 smell of smoke 5 defective wiring 3 flooded cellar 3 overheated dryers 2 electric oven 2 trash can fires 2 chimney fires 1 TV fires 1 smell of gas 1 wash spray gasoline 2 cover Saco station 3 assistance to Old Orchard Beach 1 miscellaneous 4 Section 51 For Articles For Sale

Biddeford Emile Bergeron Saco Station Old Orchard Beach

Marcotte To Speak To Club At York County Dinner

State Sen. Guy Marcotte of Biddeford will address the York County Democratic Women's Club at its monthly dinner in Kennebunk. He will discuss bills before the 106th Legislature in Augusta. A social hour runs 6 to 7 p.m. with the meeting at 8 p.m. at Glen Mor Restaurant.

Kennebunk Guy Marcotte Biddeford York County Democratic Women’s Club Senator Marcotte Augusta Glen Mor Violet Pease Maine Democratic State Committee George Mitchell Mary Pat Senesac Sanford Pblic

Massachusetts Eye and Ear to Open Retinal Degeneration Lab

The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary will fund a new research laboratory to study retinal degeneration, allocating about 675000 dollars for construction equipment and staff. The multidiscipline facility, directed by Dr. Eliot L. Berson, will focus on retinitis pigmentosa and related diseases affecting up to 100000 people. Primary funding comes from the George Gund Foundation and the National Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation.

Boston Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Infirmary United States Eliot L. Berson George Gund Foundation Cleveland Ohio National Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation

Lyman Planning Board suspends subdivision proposals

John Brock chair of the Lyman Planning Board announced a unanimous moratorium on all subdivision proposals until July 1, 1973. The move gives time to draft a comprehensive town plan and complete a zoning ordinance before the June 30, 1973 state deadline. hearings will be scheduled for resident participation.

Lyman John Brock Lyman Planning Board Brock

Maine Urges Saving Heating Oil as Supplies Change

Portland AP reports Maine oil official Ronnel F. Harris warns residents to start conserving home heating oil as Number 2 fuel supplies are changing almost daily. Harris serves as president of the state oil organization.

Portland Maine Ronnel F. Harris

Maine Oil Dealers Reply On Heating Fuel Shortage

The Maine Oil and Heating Equipment Dealers Association spokesman said there should be enough oil in Maine for the next week. He noted long term relief hinges on lifting the oil import quota, a policy Sen. Muskie cosponsors to abolish, citing national shortages of heating fuels.

Maine Oil and Heating Equipment Dealers Association Maine Harris Edmund S. Muskie D-Maine Abraham Ribicoff D-Conn Maine Democrat Washington Nixon

Nixon the only US president born west of the Rockies

Richard M. Nixon is identified as the only United States president born west of the Rocky Mountains, with California noted as his birthplace.

Richard M. Nixon Rocky Mountains California

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F. Lee Bailey Saco Common Street Photo Saco Recreation Dept Saco Boys’ Club YWCA Berton Braley Cheryl Husser Diane Jamieson Mary Rap Brown Robert Daley Levi Valentine Samuel Petty Arthur Young Boyle Webhannet Club Public Health Nursing Service Webhannet Womans Club D@ncoes Captain Heck U. S Holland Willy Brandt Social Democratic Pa Conference of International Socialist Paris Hanoi Haiphong Canadian Council of the United Auto Workers Fire Department Marcotte Mass. Lab SFA At Mark Pat Sharon Barbara Polly Pauline Sybarite Hair Designs Saco Valley Shopping Center
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