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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1976
Page
5
The National Center for Health Statistics reports that today’s 18-year-olds average 5 ft 9.2 in for boys and 5 ft 4 in 1/2 for girls, with growth leveling off since 1955. Experts cite diet and disease eradication as factors and say puberty timing for girls stabilizes around age 12.
Singer Connie Francis sobbed as she described a 1974 assault at a Howard Johnsons motel on Long Island. She testified in U S District Court in Brooklyn that a man entered her room and forced her to kiss him or be killed. She seeks 5 million dollars in damages, saying the attack ruined her comeback.
Karen Ann Quinlan, the comatose woman in the landmark right to die case, was quietly moved from St Clare's Hospital Denville to Morris View Nursing Home Morris Plains. Ambulance escort with police kept reporters away as officials, deputies, and the Quinlan parents arrived with their attorney Paul Armstrong.
Justice Department probes claims that Postmaster General Bailor took a cut rate stamp deal in exchange for awarding 7 million dollars in postal contracts. Taub denies payoff. House aide finds no evidence. investigation hinges on whether any stamps were exchanged or financial interests involved. Bailor did receive stamps via Taub’s brother but Taub says no financial tie and delivery was for introduction.
Washington AP administration economists issue a midyear review saying unemployment may stay above 7 per cent by year end though improvements have been noted. They maintain a 7 to 7.5 per cent forecast and warn against bold predictions amid uncertainties. Also report fines for I Magnin and Saks Fifth Avenue price fixing and GM truck price upticks.
Experts in treating alcoholism reject a Rand Corp report claiming some alcoholics may return to normal drinking without higher relapse risk. Santa Monica researchers caution against moderation after treatment and emphasize abstinence for many patients.
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