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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1967
Page
5
AP Business analysis notes food prices leading May increases with fruits and vegetables up about 3 percent and poultry costs rising. Wholesale pressures suggest prices may climb further, fueling shopper discontent and protests as consumer groups press for bargains and policy attention in Washington.
The article explains eligibility for the $35 monthly special Social Security benefit for 72 plus widows with Veterans Administration compensation and clarifies that such payments are not counted as government pensions. It also answers questions about death month checks and how extending work past 65 can raise average earnings and thus future benefits.
The House voted 233 to 169 to cut 1.7 million dollars for final planning of the Dickey-Lincoln hydroelectric project in northern Maine. Maine's delegation, led by Senator Margaret Chase Smith, seeks Senate action to revive the plan, while private power interests lobbied against it.
Army Private Donald A. Hubert 20 son of Mr and Mrs Robert Hubert 25 Wood Ave Saco Maine completed advanced armor training at Fort Knox July 21 He was trained to drive and maintain the M 60 tank and fire its 105 millimeter gun.
On this date in 1914 World War I began as Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia. Other events include Bach's death in 1750 and Peru's independence proclaimed in 1821.
Olinka Berova a 21 year old Czech actress rising as a sex symbol in European magazines for her likeness to Ursula Andress. She stars as She in The Vengeance of She and drew US agency interest from GAC for a sequel project with Hammer Seven Arts. Berova learned English late and entered acting after a director urged her to accept a role. She has appeared in ten films including Lemonade Joe which earned prize recognition at San Sebastian.
Miss Berova, born and educated in Prague where her father works in the Ministry of Heavy Metals, earns 20 000 dollars for The Vengeance of She. The amount is modest by Hollywood standards but substantial for a Czech actress.
A Biddeford student, Harry M. Wooster Jr., of 12 Chadwick Place, has been admitted to Wentworth Institute in Boston for the 1967 68 academic year in the Aeronautical Technology program as announced by Dr H Russell Beatty Wentworth president.
Seattle officials approved brick walls around courthouse windows to cut 7200 dollars yearly maintenance. Superior Court Judge Lloyd Shorett said claustrophobia could excuse jurors from service in a walled-in courtroom.
Owls and other nocturnal birds have large eyes that help them see in dim light. Researchers note these eyes provide improved night vision, aiding hunting at dusk and during the moonlit hours.
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