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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1972
Page
10
New York AP column notes that dull jobs and low education correlate with riskier hobbies like skydiving and car racing as people seek status missing from work. Also mentions gastric bypass as last resort for extreme obesity and quirky place names, plus light witticisms and a Holmes quote.
Chicago based Commerce Clearing House notes Maine will get 257 479 for wildlife restoration 55 000 for fish restoration and 22 000 for hunter safety from a 29 million federal aid package for fiscal 1973. Distribution based on population and wildlife area size. Additional appropriations planned for this year.
Maine voters face Referendum Question 4 detailing nearly 2.5 million for state park system upgrades with 110000 earmarked for a linked recreation site network along the Saco River Corridor and a canoeing system. The project would be matched 50 50 with federal funds, enabling planning and study.
Arundel Fire Department states that burning permits are required for all fires. Permits available from Chief Carle Danis Deputy Chief Richard Madore District Chief Wasyl Hallezuk District Chief George Merrill Sr and Captain Eugene Lemelin.
Ventura California highway patrol officer waited over an hour outside a locked car before issuing a speeding ticket to 58 year old Klemensas Galiunas of Santa Barbara. After he refused to exit along U S 101 authorities say a sergeant broke the right front window. Galiunas was booked at Ventura County jail for speeding and interfering with an officer.
Welcome to area newcomers today from Biddeford Saco Journal Carmen J Descoteaux ten month old daughter of Ronald F Descoteaux and Mrs Descoteaux of 14 Simard Ave Biddeford maternal grandparents Patrick E Cyr and Mrs 5 Round Hill Biddeford paternal grandparents Albert J Descoteaux and Mrs 34 Gove St Biddeford maternal great grandmother Flora Bolduc paternal great grandmothers Clara Descoteaux and Rene Roussin all of Biddeford
Readers call for impeachment as some voices accuse President Nixon of prolonging the Vietnam conflict and others fault allies for aiding the start of the war, highlighting urgent political tension.
A compact want ad notice seeks a second car shop or shop space for rent or sale. Details read as brief, with emphasis on location, size, and terms. Suitable for small auto repair operators seeking nearby workspace.
Dear Abby answers readers on deducting mistress expenses for income tax among traveling salesmen. A postal error correction is provided by a Phoenix reader. Another note laments a loaned book never returned and advises lessons learned. Harriet Quimby noted as first US woman pilot in 1911.
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