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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1976
Page
10
Maine shows showers tonight with highs in the upper 60s to 70s through Tuesday, then upper 60s. New Hampshire expects 70s to low 80s with tonight around 60, and Vermont remains cloudy with a chance of showers tonight and Tuesday. lows in 50s to near 60 tonight, mid 60s to mid 70s Tuesday.
Old Orchard Beach eyes a record tourism year as June boosts motel traffic and July 4 weekend proves busiest in nine years. A fishing boat sank at Cape Porpoise, prompting salvage, while Canadian visitors surge with upcoming construction holidays and a New York advertising push boosts accommodations demand. Community leaders note Canadians plan to visit despite Olympic distractions.
A new Old Colony self service station with eight pumps will open Aug 17 at Shopper's Village in Kennebunk. The Boston based firm promises lower prices due to minimal labor costs. The site is the third new station here in 18 months and the second self service. Local workers report busy weekends and weather as the big variable for the rest of summer.
A crack in the new Beach OLD ORCHARD BEACH police-fire complex floor postponed the fire department move from early May to late July or early August. Town Manager Christopher Kent said tests by Jordan Corrill Associates passed floor strength requirements but the contractor will propose fixes at no extra cost. The town withholds over $20,000 until the floor issue is resolved.
Canadian American couple Murray and Linda Hiebert described vast rebuilding in northern Vietnam from Hanoi to Quang Ngai while noting persistent poverty, food shortages, and the lingering wartime lifestyle in Hue and Da Nang. They cited heavy reconstruction by unarmed crews, women carrying mud, and signs of social change alongside continued anti American sentiment among southern officials.
Local groups announce weekly meetings and services across Kennebunk Wells Saco Biddeford Ogunquit and Old Orchard Beach. Al Anon SPEBSQSA Lions Rotary TOPS and other clubs list times venues and contact details for support social and civic activities through mid July.
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