Biddeford Bicentennial Center Combines Thrift Shop With Local History
The Biddeford Bicentennial Center at 155 Main St blends a thrift shop run by the Saco Valley Association for Retarded Citizens with a bicentennial display area. Retarded adults from the Green Street training center help prepare items, tag merchandise, and interact with the public, learning retail skills while supporting the SVARC and SWARC missions. Proceeds from the store benefit the VARC, with plans to expand if profitable.
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Kathleen O’connell
Nickener
America
Biddeford
Saco Valley Association
Jeanne Michaud
SWARC
Association
Green Street
Ms. Michaud
Training Center
Michaud
155 Main St. Center
SVARC
David DeTurk
Biddeford Bicentennial Commission
Ways and Means
VARC
Supreme Court rules private schools may not exclude black students
In a 7 to 2 ruling the Supreme Court bans race based admission refusals by private schools and holds civil rights laws protect both black and white applicants. The case involved Fairfax-Brewster and Bobbe's Private Schools in Virginia with Justice Stewart delivering the private schools opinion.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Ustices
Byron R. White
William H. Rehnquist
Fairfax-Brewster
Bailey's Crossroads
Bobbe
Arlington
Washington Suburbs
Bobbe’s
Justice Department
U.S. Circuit Court
Richmond
To top or not to top guides public discussion
Public discussion will consider topless entertainment guidelines at the July 7 town council meeting. Councilor Manduca says residents must decide how topless venues are treated, and cites a 1,000 foot proximity ruling that may influence local zoning. Richard Gabriel defends his Bikini Tavern, noting strong summer business and police presence.
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John Young
Old Orchard Beach
Frank Manduca
The
Beach Kiwanis Club
Manduca
Kiwanis Club
U.S
Detroit
Richard Gabriel
Gabriel
Oob
Bikini Tavern
East Grand Avenue
Carter clinches Democratic nomination lead with delegates
AP tally shows Jimmy Carter has surpassed the 1,505 delegate needed for the nomination, reaching 1,510 committed delegates with 17 days to the convention. The count reflects only legally committed or publicly declared supporters, amid endorsements from George Wallace and others boosting Carter’s path to a first ballot victory.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Associated Press
Carter
New Hampshire
Ohio
George Wallace
Wallace
Alabama
Morris Udall
Henry Jackson
Frank Church
North Dakota
New York
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Bicentennial Window Displays Shine in Saco
In Saco Main Street stores join a Bicentennial exhibit drive with 25 windows. Lowell Inness notes 19th century America themes across shops in a playful downtown display. Visitors can view through July 5 featuring old medical tools and historic curiosities.
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Saco
America
New England
Inness
Today in History highlights key wars and events
June 25 marks Korea's 1950 invasion start of the Korean War. Other milestones include Napoleon's farewell before exile, Custer's 1876 disaster, Belleau Wood relief, relief rolls reaching 16 million, Glassboro talks easing Cold War tensions, and Viking 1 photos signaling safer Mars landing terrain.
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Associated Press
Nabors
North Korea
Republic of Korea
Napoleon Bonaparte
St. Helena
George Custer
the Little Big Horn
Montana
Belleau Wood
France
Lyndon Johnson
Alexei Kosygin
Glassboro State College
New Jersey
Red Sox Fall At Home As Tigers Top Upstart Pitcher
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-3 with a young Massachusetts pitcher on the mound and a veteran at the plate. The setback drops the defending AL champions nine games behind the leading Yankees as Commissioner Kuhn orders Finley to use Vida Blue Rudi and Rollie.
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Detroit Tigers
Massachusetts
Bosox
Ankees
Interior decorator quote about style and guidance
A humorous line compares interior decorators to mothers in law guiding taste. It notes they advise on furniture, draperies, colors, and home décor choices.
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Jim Berube
John Ewing
Ford
Town Planning Board
Charlie the Cobbler
Linda Brickley
Percy
Rexall
Lowell Inness
Main Street
Esquire Barber Shop
Esty Optical
Louis Taylor
Louis Tsomides
Viking
Red Sox
Abby
Maine
Journal
New England News
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