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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1976
Page
5
Ed Wozniak of Harmony Co. tunes a 106 inch 80 pound giant guitar built in 1970 at a cost of 5000. Three months were needed for construction to test Harmony's capabilities and likely remain a one of a kind item.
Portsmouth adopts an ordinance banning parking LPG carrier railcars within the city limits. Enforcement awaits U S Department of Transportation approval amid opposition from railroad and LP Gas Association spokesmen. Hartford monitors FPC activity. Baxter Park Authority limits budworm spraying to 28 000 acres of the park.
Philadelphia dealers advertise authentic wood chips from Independence Hall beams as keepsakes selling for 17.76 each. The John Wanamaker Store bought 10,000 chips for its Bicentennial shop while others trace provenance to beams removed during renovations and auctions dating back to 1897 and 1956.
A weeklong strike by about 2,000 general services workers at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva paralyzed operations and canceled meetings. The walkout halted power, heat, and elevators, with crews walking up ten flights for urgent cables as talks concluded without immediate details of the bargain.
Bitzy Gomez organizes the Lessee Coalition of Women Truck Drivers to counter male dominated unions and employers. The National Organization for Women backs the effort with legal aid and publicity as about 100 women drivers respond nationwide to complaints of discrimination and sexual harassment in trucking.
A government funded Mitre Corp study finds the 1972 multimillion anticrime program failed to deliver the promised five percent drop in street crimes and burglary in Atlanta Baltimore Cleveland Dallas Denver Newark St Louis and Portland. While overall crime rose, some cities showed progress. the effort spent 140 million dollars on 233 projects and the evaluator notes political pressure undermined goals.
Mozambique declares a state of war and seals its 800 mile border with Rhodesia. President Samora Machel calls for socialist aid as Rhodesia masss its forces and recruits guerrillas. Market reactions hit London shares. De Beers and Charter Consolidated fall on news.
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