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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1976
Page
1
Portland police search for three men who forced entry into the Highland Avenue home of Mr. and Mrs. John Pappas around 8 p.m. Wednesday. The robbers, two wearing masks, ripped a telephone from the wall and spent about thirty minutes ransacking the house for money. The couple was not bound or injured.
Alfred Maine Clark William Rice, 19, of North Berwick, was sentenced in Superior Court to 7 12 to 15 years for assaulting North Berwick Police Chief Elmer Hutchins. He received two to five years for armed robbery and six months for simple assault, all to run concurrently. In a separate item, the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union filed suit to block recitation of the Lord s Prayer in public schools as pupils begin voluntary recitation under a new state law.
British psychiatrist William Sargant told The Times of London he interviewed Patricia Hearst after her kidnapping and concluded there is not a shred of truth in claims she cooperated in the crime. He described her as brainwashed coerced into joining the Symbionese Liberation Army after five talks with her.
House Democrats press forward after overriding Ford on a 45 billion spending bill and seek floor action on a 6.1 billion public works measure aimed at creating about 800,000 jobs. The bill would fund job programs and provide aid to states during high unemployment, while Ford opposes it and Republicans warn of a veto.
Fire deputies label Beachwood Hotel blaze an arson attempt after a Tuesday night fire heavily damages the vacant four alarm building. A strange liquid sample is sent for lab analysis as investigators estimate $100000 in damage beyond furnishings. Co owners consider closing the hotel built in 1952 and insured but underinsured. Firefighters from nearby towns fought the four hour blaze, five treated for smoke exposure and injuries.
Kennebunk High students part of a two week old outdoor smoking program run by the Student Council amid continued use of off limits areas. The plan shifts policing from administrators to students, with lingering rules enforcing limited breaks and study hall smoking despite rain and soggy conditions.
Old Orchard Beach town council approved budget guidelines to cut costs and form a seven member cost savings committee led by Councilor Manduca to review operations facilities and staffing. The acting town manager will list equipment for surplus programs and vouchers for travel expenses may be required. A workshop will review sewage bids and license ordinance revisions.
U S Senate approved a 200 mile fishing limit. U S Rep Gerry Studds says the measure will raise New England annual fish catch value to 253 million dollars and generate 749 million dollars in related transactions each year. He expects immediate consequences for upgrading and renovating the regional fleet, with capital to flow soon, though a public surface may wait until spring.
A quip on rural life notes a soul of a poet and mind of a philosopher required, plus hermit’s simple tastes and a dependable station wagon, all in one liner.
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