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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1972
Page
1
Hundreds of thousands flocked to New England beaches on a holiday Saturday causing crowded shores and scattered accidents. Lifeguards reported crowded surf plus several minor incidents as sun seekers sought relief from rising temperatures across coastal towns.
Six Columbia South Carolina residents died when their car crashed at an intersection and caught fire after striking three parked trucks. The fatalities contributed to a national tally of 395 holiday deaths from traffic accidents during the Seventeenth Day observance. A separate crash near Litchfield Illinois killed four and critically injured another after a car was dragged along tracks by a freight train. In Portageville Missouri five perished in a fire following a rear‑end crash during a roadblock slowdown. Coast Guard rescues occurred off Maine and Massachusetts as two boats were found with survivors after delays at sea. Calls for safe travel were echoed by weather forecasters amid scattered showers across parts of New England.
Seven men felled by gunfire in Belfast over a violent weekend aimed at undermining the Simsy cease-fire. Victims include Protestants and Catholics. one 19 year old English Jehovah’s Witness killed in a suspected mistaken strike. UDA threats follow the kidnapping of Gusty Spence as barricades are dismantled.
Lockheed Aircraft Corp faces bankruptcy risk despite Pentagon loan guarantees and British aid. The defense contractor, deep in debt after $484 million losses and Rolls Royce engine woes, relies on the Tristar L1011 whose orders lag. Banks hold $500 million in debt, and only a few Tristars have been delivered amid a weak airline market.
President Nixon signed the 20 percent Social Security hike, the largest ever, with warnings that other federal programs must be cut to finance it. The measure, attached to a bill extending the debt limit, will take effect in September and may widen the deficit by about 3.7 billion dollars. He praised built in automatic increases to guard against inflation for older Americans. A separate action provides 200 million in disaster relief.
South Vietnamese Marines aided by U S fighter bombers press toward Quang Tri city while B 52s strike ahead of the advance. North Vietnamese counterattacks are repulsed with casualties claimed, Hue shelling continues with civilian deaths and injuries.
Nine people are arrested in a $465000 munitions smuggling plot stretching from New York to Louisiana Texas and Mexico. Nearly seven tons of plastic explosives were seized from a DC4 at Shreveport and federal officials say the material was for potential use against Cuba. Arrests occurred around New Orleans International Airport and include Murray Kessler and Adler B Seal among the accused.
The Biddeford Saco Journal will not publish tomorrow in observance of the Fourth of July. All departments will be closed.
The Hayden Planetarium reports next Monday’s partial eclipse will be seen from Maine to Nova Scotia with maximum coverage around 4:30 pm and totality in about two and a half minutes. It warns viewers to avoid direct sun viewing and suggests indirect methods like pinhole projection.
Homer Drew defeats Dick McCabe to win the mid-season Class B 100-lap race at Beech Ridge Speedway. East Biddeford and Decary Little League players are noted among all-star selections.
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