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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1976
Page
10
Weather in Maine New Hampshire Vermont and Southern New England shows clear nights and highs 80s to near 90 with sun Friday. Humid Saturday with possible showersSaturday night and Sunday morning clearing by afternoon. Cooler in Monday with 70s highs and 60s lows early Saturday and Monday.
8 year old Jennifer Brown and her brother Jeffrey recount being among 25 passengers abducted from a bus in Chowchilla California last Thursday and buried alive in a moving van at a Livermore quarry before escaping. They recall guns, a white gloved pair, and fear of death with hopes of going home.
Deputies swarmed a 100 acre Redwood City area estate owned by Frederick N Woods III seeking clues in the Chowchilla school bus hijacking. Investigators hoped to question Woods IV and two Schoenfeld brothers as witnesses, with no warrants issued yet.
Connally ranks No 1 among delegates as the vice presidential choice by 224 delegates. Most Connally support, about 71 percent, comes from Reagan backers. Of Ford backers, 29 delegates favor Connally, ranking him fifth among Ford supporters. Some Ford backers prefer a Ford-Reagan ticket, while a Reagan-Ford ticket has less backing.
Old Orchard Beach firefighters quickly contained a blaze at Crotteau's BP on Saco Avenue after an unidentified woman struck a gas pump with her car. The pump toppled and ignited. crews extinguished the fire within about 15 minutes.
About 15 to 20 North Saco residents spoke with Councilor Richard Hjort and Mayor Samuel Zaitlin on a potential moratorium to study growth and zoning. Planners will research legality. final decision rests on their report. Residents fear Buxton Road issues and worry about groundwater and well water contamination.
Town Manager Christopher Kent met in Augusta with DEP officials to review four costly options for the town dump. With none justified, Old Orchard Beach considers interim solid waste steps via SMRPC and a tri town site with Biddeford and Saco. Councilor Manduca presses stricter enforcement of dump rules amid outside dumping and open burning bans. The Beach Fire Department responded to several dump fires this summer.
Old Orchard Beach officials moved to prosecute after repeated noise complaints about The Jaguar ride on West Grand Avenue. Councilor Richard Marshall led the measure to enforce the anti noise ordinance, praised by Councilor John Bird as overdue. Police had earlier warned ride operators multiple times.
Biddeford city officials discuss a housing code complaint at the Washington Street fire station after a July 15 inspection. The housing inspector says he will present formal recommendations, while the fire chief and city clerk offer limited comment. Councilors weigh enforcement actions and a future use plan for land beside the new police-fire complex, including potential bus parking and a youth center, with ongoing debates over signage and bids.
Lucille Fleurent Auger seeks appointment to fill the late Clement B. Auger's York County Commission vacancy until year end. Republican chair Lorraine Hutchins says she will mail a gubernatorial request and push Auger for the November ballot for the two-year seat. Auger has taught in Saco and Biddeford schools.
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