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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1972
Page
2
Tonight Portland experiences dense fog along the east coastal sections with a chance of showers elsewhere. Lows near the 60s. Friday mostly sunny in north portions with a chance of showers elsewhere. Highs in the 70s to low 80s.
Senior Choirs of Saco United Church rehearse tomorrow night at 7 30 in the choir room. Ogunguit Baptist Youth Fellowship meets Thursday at 7 30 for Junior and Senior High. Biddeford Foss Street United Methodist holds junior at 6 30 and senior at 7 30 tomorrow. Saco United Methodist Youth Choir rehearses Friday at 3 15 at School and Middle streets.
The Canada American Society plans a 7 30 p m meeting at the Fremont Club Alfred Street Biddeford to discuss court decision challenges and community involvement.
Sgt. and Mrs. Robert D. Forcier and their Tampa family are visiting Mrs. Anna C. Forcier at 78 Graham Street Biddeford before he ships to Germany for a three year Air Force tour. Canadian Indians wore rope from bark of basswood and cedar.
Milestone Foundation plans a three day training for industry reps and plant supervisors on work performance tied to alcoholism. A five day team workshop with educators and families will follow, plus screening referrals to treatment.
The Maine delegation, after wavering earlier in the day, votes 15 for Edmund Muskie and 5 for George McGovern. Governor Curtis urged unity as the group moves toward final convention sessions with Muskie accompanying the delegation on a chartered jet to Portland.
Elderly residents 65 and older or women 62 and older may qualify for a property tax relief program. Biddeford assessor David W. Abbott explains the act and how homeowners and renters can apply, with income and asset limits and filing window August 1 to October 15.
A District Court judge ordered Thomas Palumbo Jr. held for grand jury action on charges of assault with intent to kill and illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Palumbo waived hearing and entered no plea. bound over to the September term of Yorkey Superior Court. He remains in the county jail at Alfred in lieu of bail.
A third charge accusing Palumbo of being a fugitive from justice in New Hampshire for parole violation was continued. Police say Palumbo was arrested June 18 after a shooting during a family argument at the home of his relative Ralph in Berwick.
Biddeford firefighters reported a mattress blaze caused by smoking in bed broke out yesterday in an apartment occupied by Paul Montpas at Thatcher Hotel. A booster hose quelled the fire. Osher Realty Company owns the building.
Maine highway deaths fell by four in the first half of 1972 from the prior year. Col. Parker F. Hennessey reports 98 killed in 86 crashes, versus 102 in 85 the year before. Drivers total 48 fatalities, passengers 35, with pedestrians and others also listed.
David L. Woods 25 of Plaistow N H faces a reckless homicide charge in the York toll plaza death of Andre M. Ouellette 21 of Sanford. Woods to appear in Kittery District Court Friday and is jailed in Alfred on 1000 bail.
City Clerk Pauline Berry announced planned efforts to fix the leaky roof and prevent the closing of Biddeford's City Theater. A volunteer group will organize fundraisers, with St Francis College public relations director David A Deturk offering his office as in house project base. Deturk and Frank Svatek of The Toy Theater will meet this afternoon to discuss steps.
In burned areas Poplar and white birch often establish first, pioneering regrowth as ecologies heal. The hardy species take advantage of exposed soil and sunlight, setting the stage for later forest recovery and diversity.
Vice President Spiro Agnew plans to speak at a Republican fund raising dinner in Manchester with a private reception in Bedford and a 50 dollar per plate event at the Manchester Armory. Police expect a peaceful protest by a former UNH student leader and his 140 to 100 demonstrators as security plans and seating disputes arise among GOP candidates.
The first hijacked plane landed in Philadelphia after running out of gas and losing power. passengers endured nine hours of heat as FBI negotiators argued with hijackers. Ethopian suspect Taffa and a man named Green failed to arrive with the escape plane until four hours later. The second hijacking, by Melvin Martin Fisher of Norman Oklahoma, released 51 passengers after ransom was paid in Oklahoma City, with Fisher later taken into custody. A Boston passenger noted no metal detectors were used in Oklahoma City, while Philadelphia lacked metal detectors at National’s terminal. In Kittery, Massachusetts, Jerome J. David, 22, was charged with a $25 armed lobster pond robbery on U.S. 1.
City Council discussed connecting 20 new homes by Leroy Waycott to the Young School sewer rather than to adjacent city lines. The dispute over Tasker Street excavation prompted safety actions as crews partially filled the hole while a formal plan from Libby and Dow is awaited.
Boston AP reports Robert Flowers a 23 year old Roxbury resident was trapped for seven hours in a chimney after attempting to burglarize a food store. A bartender heard muffled cries and alerted authorities. Firemen and police cut two holes and used five gallons of salad oil to aid his extraction.
Saco police reported a collision at Main and Pepperell Square yesterday involving Elizabeth S. Raymond 22 of Biddeford and Robert R. Goodrow 44 of Saco. Raymond’s car sustained 200 dollars damage and Goodrow’s 350 dollars.
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