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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1972
Page
5
Boyle lampoons political double talk with examples where politicians promise as they plan otherwise. The column translates ornate slogans into blunt, often hypocritical meanings, showing the gap between words and actions in campaigns.
The Biddeford unit met at president Mrs. Sylvia Searle’s Ferry Road home with 31 members and seven guests. A tuna supper followed a brief business session as Mrs. Searle awarded Frances Michie a life member certificate and gold pin.
Nee Nah Council Degree of Pocahontas met at the K of C Hall Pocahontas with Mrs Beverly Bryant presiding. Reported homecomings and convalescence included Mrs Amelia Tibbetts and Mrs Rose Fournier. A thank you note from Mrs Geneva Perrin was read. Special meetings set for June 19 and Aug 7 to organize an obligation team and form a past presidents club. Catherine Lemire won the mystery with special awards to Carrie Whittemore and Evelyn Lunder. Next meeting planned for September.
Robert Hodge, curriculum coordinator, urges parents to transfer due to overcrowding. Transfers grades 1 to 8 register at City Hall in the school department office 8 am to 4 30 pm Monday through Friday. Sub primary registrations possible at Emery School Birch Street 3 30 pm daily. To enter class next fall a child must be five by Oct 15 1972. Officials request registrations during the month.
The Biddeford Pool Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary held a meeting where dues were reported due. A bake sale is planned for the Lobster Festival on Aug. 20 chaired by Margaret Swanton with refreshments by Goldthwaite and Ruth. Leroy Linscott showcased beach jewelry made from stones and shells. The next meeting is July 11.
Mrs. Clinton G. Milliken of Saco was installed president of the Insurance Women of Southern Maine at the Holiday Inn in Portland. She succeeds Doris H. White of Campbell Payson and Noyes in Portland. Also installed were Mrs. David H. Choate as corresponding secretary and Mrs. Bert Whitney as Jewelry and Handbook Committee chairman.
The report surveys American doctors weighing acupuncture to block surgical pain without anesthesia. It details self experiments by Dr. Pang L. Man and patient cases, the rise of acupuncture in centers, and theories of nerve gates in the spinal cord and thalamus explaining pain suppression.
A lively bid for coverage emerges as Kyros visits Biddeford with aides weighing how the Journal should cover the day-long campaign tour and respond to Brownie Carson comments. Plante signals interest in a features piece on Kyros’s Biddeford swing and the broader equal time debate.
In 1951 Saco allocated 17 500 for Recreation while 1971 funding stood at 15 000. Robert E Moody director of Parks and Recreation notes limited staff and equipment, urges forward looking talks on park land and recreational areas, and suggests consulting department heads for facts.
Old Orchard Beach residents Mr and Mrs Emery Bibber return home after a May stay with their daughter and son in law Dr and Mrs Andrew Iverson Jr in Richfield Minnesota. Antarctica covers about 5.5 million square miles with most of it buried in snow and ice.
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