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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1973
Page
3
Boyle's Notebook lists absurd sample jobs that would be worse than any ordinary role. Examples include a mermaid at an aquarium a door to door anvil salesmen and a night watchman at a city dog pound. The piece playfully questions who could truly have the worst job.
A dramatic showdown is anticipated in the Maine Senate over a constitutional amendment granting equal rights to women. The 16 16 deadlock last week prompted a bitter battle between right wing groups and feminists, with lobbying, calls, letters, and petitions aimed at Sen. Bennet Katz. The outcome hinges on Katz and the Senate's vote, as the amendment faces a stalled path to ratification in a polarized political climate.
Alfred reports the Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission announces March meetings. March 7 at 7:30 p.m. extension conference room courthouse RC and D steering committee. March 13 at 7:30 p.m. SMRPC office courthouse annex executive committee. March 15 at 2 p.m. courthouse study committee on municipal law enforcement. March 27 at 7:30 p.m. civil defense room courthouse general commission with shoreland zoning discussion.
The American Institute for Creative Education offers an in service workshop titled Early Childhood in Biddeford at the Biddeford Children’s Center beginning March 16 at 7 p.m. It targets teachers and staff of day care centers and preschools with six focus areas and is led by Margaret Lauck. Registration closes March 14, 1973.
York County will gain a college level continuing education program starting next fall on the campuses of St. Francis College in Biddeford and Nassau College in Springvale. The University of Maine Portland Gorham system will direct the program with enrollment under UMaine though classes occur at the two colleges. Funds will be provided from UMaine continuing education budget and further details await agreement plans.
Firefighters from Saco and Old Orchard Beach responded to multiple incidents Saturday night and Sunday morning. Engine 2 from Old Orchard Beach extinguished a Volkswagen blaze on West Grand Avenue shortly after 3 a.m. A car owned by M. Ward of South Portland sustained only minor damage. Saco crews tackled a separate vehicle fire on Beach Street at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Additional responses included an automobile accident on East Grand Avenue at 1:15 a.m. Sunday and a furnace back fire at 5:46 a.m. Sunday on East Surfside Avenue.
Maine Appropriations Committee weighs continuing state funding or matching funds for social service programs cut by federal dollars. House chair Rep. Floyd Haskell cites priorities and cost figures amid hearings on Gov. Curtis’s 487.1 million budget. Rural lawmakers warn against future bailouts.
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