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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1972

Page

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Price Controls Sought For Farm Products

The Cost of Living Council weighs broadening Nixon price controls to include raw agricultural products as the Price Commission pushes for firm immediate action to curb rising food costs. Officials consider removing the exemption for live animals and vegetables, but a freeze is not currently recommended.

Washington Cost of Living Council The Price Commission Nixon Commission Tion Council Treasury George P. Shultz Price Agency

Sullivan Will Wait On Recall Involving Three Councilmen

Joan Baez joins a protest plan as women and children encircle the Capitol at noon to denounce civilian harm in Vietnam. Sullivan says no immediate recall moves against three councilmen, viewing Monday’s charter amendments as a new beginning and a chance to respond to public concern.

Old Orchard Beach Thomas Sullivan Sullivan Nixon Miss Baez

Bugging Case Plot Thickens In Washington

Police and the FBI seek four more men said to belong to a Cuban anti Castro group in connection with the attempted bugging of the Democratic National headquarters. The four registered at the Watergate Hotel May 26 29 with five others caught placing listening devices in party offices in the same building. The group Amoretas is described as an anti Castro exile organization based in Miami. Two of the five arrested are registered Democrats. The Democratic National Committee faces a $1 million lawsuit from Lawrence F OBrien over political espionage.

Washington FBI Democratic National Watergate Amoretas Miami Miami News Democratic National Committee Miami Beach Lawrence F O'Brien Committee

Support for Barry Hobbins to State Legislature

A candidate thanks supporters in the June Primary and urges voters to back Barry Hobbins for the State Legislature. The note emphasizes campaign involvement and voter turnout without detailing dates beyond June.

Barry Hobbins

Saco River Pollution Traced to Zinc Chromate Paint

Saco Mayor Berton K. Braley announced the police and city found the red contaminant fouling the Saco River is zinc chromate paint. He said it was applied to the Maine Turnpike bridge over the river and urged action to halt the pollution.

Saco Berton K. Braley Saco River Braley Maine

Boston Honors Nine Firemen After Hotel Vendome Tragedy

In Boston Mass nine firemen were honored at a funeral mass in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Thousands attended the service while fire trucks tolled their bells as the last alarm. Among the attendees were Gov. Francis W. Sargent Mayor Kevin White and John W. McCormack.

Boston Hotel Vendome Cathedral of the Holy Cross Humberto S. Medeiros Boston Fire Department Francis W. Sargent Kevin H. White U.S. House John W. McCormack Richard E. Bland President's Commission On Fire Prevention Biddeford Paul Garriepy Ray Parent Raymond Gagne Roland Fournier Nelson Lizotte Norman Roy Norman Poirier Raymond Trottier Steven Field Donald Fournier James Wynne Raymond Charette Roland Collard Roland Poihier Sace

Supreme Court Reaches Ruling on Mixed Racial Juries

The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that convictions of white defendants can be overturned when juries systematically exclude Black jurors. The Georgia case of Dean Rene Peters, convicted of burglary, prompted the decision after evidence of racially segregated juries and no Black jurors. Justice Marshall led the majority, with Justices Douglas and Stewart joining, while Chief Justice Burger and Justices Blackmun and Rehnquist dissented.

Washington Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall Georgia Dean Rene Peters Muscogee County Marshall Peters William O. Douglas Potter Stewart Byron R. White William J. Brennan Jr Lewis F. Powell Jr Warren E. Burger Harry A. Blackmun William H. Rehnquist Burger

Belief in Free Speech Cited by College Students

A humorous line notes that many college students advocate free speech and end with a playful jab about calling collect. The quip anchors on campus culture and the tension between openness and costs.

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