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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1972
Page
3
Donald Hamalainen, high school band director, resigns to become music director at Fort Fairfield High School. His tenure expanded a small program into a respected music program. The town council earlier commended his efforts. final concert is Wednesday at 8 PM at the high school.
Questions and answers cover earning limits while drawing benefits, correcting a worker's wrong Social Security number, and Medicare Part B premium changes. It explains adjusting checks to avoid overpayment, potential corrective steps via employer records, and that premiums are due at the start of each month with July 1972 affected. Call or write the Biddeford Social Security Office.
A stork shower honoring Mrs Richard Boudreau of 74 Alfred Street Biddeford was hosted at Trinity Episcopal Church Parish Hall Cleveland Street Saco. Hostesses were Mrs Priscilla Hopkins her mother and Mrs Norman Vir an aunt with many guests attending or sending gifts.
President Nixon announced at a late night news conference that the United States will return to the Paris negotiating table on July 13 with Vietnamese officials signaling attendance. He cautioned that bombing and mining could resume if talks stall and pressed for a strong stance on guns and social security.
Brazil wood once defined the country and fed a European dye market but now faces total extinction as the last stands near a hydro dam. Botanist Vasconellos Sobrinho urges relocation of remaining trees to higher ground on the new lake’s shores to preserve the species.
Miss Eileen J. Gaul daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl J Gaul of Rumford and Robert B Kennedy son of Mr and Mrs Erwin Kennedy of 5 Fawn St Saco were married at St Johns Church Rumford on May 6 and reside in Portland.
Winners were Ada Sleeper and Dora Paulhus first, Estella Aranovitch and Ruth Main third, George McLain and Avis Briggs fourth. Other pairs included Frances Hanley with Doris Sullivan, Rita O Connell with Beatrice Bailey, Lester and the list, Leotta Kelley with Novella Briggs.
Mrs. Marie McKenney of Thirteenth Street Old Orchard Beach entertained members of the Annie A. Gould Tent Daughters of Union Veterans of Portland at a supper meeting at her home.
Elysee Palace is the official residence of France’s president. The historic building serves as the president’s home and a venue for state functions and diplomacy.
Ford Motor Co recalls 4.04 million 1970 and 1971 passenger cars to replace two shoulder belt grommets. Breakage may prevent locking but no injuries reported. Repairs use neoprene O ring retainers. 1972 models already shifted to O rings.
Members of the Thornton Academy class of 1952 gathered for a 20th reunion at the Cascades on Portland Road in Saco. Attendees included 35 alumni and spouses, with awards presented to several attendees. Notable guests hailed from California Connecticut New Hampshire North Carolina Massachusetts Maryland Maine and New Jersey among others.
In Neenah Wisconsin two turboprop airliners collided killing all 13 aboard. FAA cited five miles visibility and no immediate collision cause. NTSB investigators mapped wreckage in Lake Winnebago where divers found fuselages half a mile apart in twenty feet of water.
Kennebunk advisory building committee chaired by Jack Ketchum heard Armco Steel rep on steel use in schools. Calderwood and Perkins to lead two member paid study to interview architects and discuss specs with NE School Dev Council consultant. Projections range from 1.5 to 3.76 million for new high school plus renovations. several committees push reconstructions and year round study.
President Nixon explains delaying live broadcast news conferences for 13 months to keep sensitive diplomacy intact. He says he will use press conferences only when communication with the public is best and hopes to avoid portraying the president as antagonistic to the press.
Local newspaper announces a page of want ads inviting readers to place classified notices. Readers can submit listings for jobs, services, sales, and community notices through the paper's classified department.
Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks held a special initiating meeting at the Portland Road lodge in Saco. Exalted Ruler Amos A. McCallum conducted ceremonies for Roland Lavertue David Beattie and Jasper Cochrane with prayers for deceased members Albert Sevigny and James O Connell and news of William Buckley on the sick list. A buffet followed.
A single car crash in Solon, Somerset County, killed Maureen Gendron, 20, of St. Foye, Quebec, and injured her companion. Police said the vehicle left Maine 201 and struck a concrete bridge abutment shortly before midnight Thursday.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announced a new medium sized research vessel for Atlantic duty. The 179 foot ship seats 25, exceeds 15 knots, costs 2.8 million dollars, funded by the National Science Foundation. It will be steered by a nozzle rudder aft and uses a large bow thruster for maneuvering.
The driver of the car Su zanne Montmigny 21 of Les Saulex Quebec was admitted to a Skowhegan hospital after the incident.
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