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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1976
Page
1
Saco Middle School students will walk to school this September safely after two years of near misses. A pedestrian overpass on the Buxton Road bridge was funded after a 1973 MTA pledge and began construction this spring with completion set for Sept. 1.
State agency spared withdrawal of 312 500 funds for a new York County jail after commissioners Donald Cote and Paul Reny appealed to the Criminal Justice Planning and Assistance Agency. They described a November referendum to borrow up to 1 2 million for a new jail and noted the June ballot lacked time for printing. The extension covers 112 500 state and 200 000 federal funds, and funds may only be used for a new building, not renovation of the Route 111 site in Alfred.
The Kennebunk selectmen seek a court injunction against the Kennebunk Sewer District to halt funds for other extensions until Chase Hill Road sewage issues are resolved. They will also withhold town sewer bill payments and hire an engineering firm to plan the fix, at an estimated town cost of 12 000 to 20 000 dollars.
Residents report rampant nude sunbathing at Parson's Beach in Kennebunk Maine. Mary Liversedge told selectmen she observed four men and two women nude on the beach fueling complaints about public decency and unwelcomed behavior.
On this date in 1914 Austria declared war on Serbia starting World War I. In 1945 a U S Army bomber crashed into the Empire State Building killing 13. In 1960 Richard Nixon accepted the GOP nomination in Chicago. In 1973 astronauts launched from Cape Kennedy to rendezvous with Skylab. In 1971 China said it would not join the United Nations if Nationalists remained.
A powerful aftershock measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale hit northeastern China after an 8.2 quake, damaging buildings in Tientsin and prompting evacuations in Peking. No confirmed casualty figures at report time, while Whitlam described collapsing structures observed in Tientsin.
John Connally voices strong opposition to Ronald Reagan's choice of a liberal as his potential running mate. The public disagreement intensifies the intra party clash with President Ford involved in the contest for party direction.
Town Manager Christopher Kent says Old Orchard Beach may run the DPW without a full-time superintendent. Staff writer John Young has the full page 8 report detailing the lobbying and the town manager’s stance.
Community paper column ponders belief and betting habits with a humorous line about Santa Claus skeptics turning to horse racing. It reflects light editorial tone amid the Maine paper’s pages across sections such as sports, cartoons, and classifieds.
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