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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1972
Page
3
York tollhouse officer Andre M. Ouellette, 21, was fatally struck when a car rammed the toll booth at the York tollhouse on the Maine Turnpike and sped north without stopping. Police caught a suspect and a passenger and jailed them in Kittery.
In Portsmouth New Hampshire a man died after a crash while an officer stopped a car about a mile north of the toll plaza. David L Woods 25 of Plaistow NH was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of liquor. Charles Voorhees 26 of Haverhill Massachusetts was charged with being intoxicated in a motor vehicle. Ouellette a college student and toll collector worked a third summer for the Maine Turnpike Authority.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers left Rome for Washington by special plane after a nine-nation tour in Asia and Europe to meet government officials.
Valle's Steak House reports about 25 percent higher sales and earnings in April and May versus a year earlier. Richard D. Valle said comparable increases are expected for Q1 ended June 30. A new Washington DC restaurant is under construction with bids planned for Richmond and Atlanta.
AP reports conductor Leonard Bernstein will begin a 10 month sabbatical in September 1973 to devote time to composing and writing. He has been granted leaves of absence from the Vienna State Opera London s Royal Opera House and the New York Philharmonic.
A semitrailer operator Nelson H. Lee age 47 from Danforth was killed near Kittery Maine Tuesday night when his rig left the road at a construction site on Interstate 95 and struck the guardrail.
Members of the Senior Citizens Club met at LeFoyer Biddeford for a business session and social. President Mrs Alden Racine led, with prayers by chaplain Mrs Albertine Chretien. Millette announced fishing, beach social, a Fenway Park game, a Canadian Days sale and a whist party with awards and refreshments.
A federal three judge court in Portland ruled Maine must provide Aid to the Aged Blind and Disabled benefits to victims of non psychotic emotional disorders. The decision found Maine's prior limit based on disorder source violated the Social Security Act and ordered payment in the Graves and Pellerin case.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy spent the Miami Beach week away from the Democratic National Convention. He focused on time with his children in Hyannis Port and planned to watch balloting on TV. He did not meet with leaders, spoke only by phone with wife Joan and aides, and canceled a Nantucket sailing due to high winds.
A moose sports an unusual throat feature called the hell a thick skin growth covered in hair that hangs beneath its throat prompting curiosity among observers and naturalists alike.
Iranian health seekers apply dark mud from Lake Urmia to relieve arthritis and rheumatism. They lie in the thick mud for hours then bathe in the lake waters, seeking relief from aches and pains.
The Kennebunk selectmen moved the Special Town Meeting from July 31 to August 7 due to the Antique Fair occupying town premises that week. The Historic Preservation Commission recommended marking pieces of the Lafayette Elm with the town seal for public access. Chester and Marjorie Eaton received a victualer’s license for the Glen Mor Coffee Shop at Shopper’s Village on Portland Road.
Kennebunkport Day Camp Program head Peter Dunn announced Robert Sprague has made his pool on Old Limerick Road in Arundel available for the swim program. Local pool owners willing to donate time can contact David Snow.
Snowmobiles can damage young trees by breaking tree tops that protrude above the snow, risking long term damage to saplings and forest regrowth.
Five people were taken to Webber Hospital after two separate Saco incidents yesterday. Lorraine Lavigne, 21, was slightly injured when her bike hit a car driven by Guy Casavant, 19. Another collision on Portland Road involved Margaret L. Kallie, 53, and Marilyn S. Moore, 32, with Moore and three passengers reported injured.
A vehicle collision resulted in Kimber Moore age 8 Bethany Moore age 13 and John Moore age 11 being transported to Webber Hospital. Report indicates immediate care was given and authorities are investigating the incident.
Norman Richard of 456 Main St Biddeford reported the loss of two rods and reels and a tackle box with lures valued at 160 dollars. The burglary occurred yesterday and Biddeford police are investigating.
The cornerstone for the first mosque of significance in the United States was laid in January 1949 in Washington DC. It features a minaret rising 160 feet above street level with a loudspeaker for prayer calls.
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