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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1973
Page
1
President Nixon announced plans to ask Congress for restoring the death penalty for select federal crimes and mandatory life imprisonment without parole for habitual drug traffickers. He also opposed marijuana legalization and said the package would revise the federal criminal code to impose tougher penalties.
Nixon urged sharp penalties including resuming federal death for hijackers kidnappers and attackers of officers. He asked Atty Gen Kleindienst to draft a separate bill while Congress acts. The plan also imposes five year minimum for heroin sales ten years to life for major drug traffickers and life without parole for prior drug felons.
Gloucester based economists warn dollar devaluation will lift fish prices up to seven percent in weeks ahead with frozen imports rising as much as ten percent. Meat remains pricier but analysts say fish could reach parity with beef as consumption stays high.
A dawn tornado hit Burnet with about 300 homes damaged or destroyed. No injuries reported initially as emergency crews were en route. Electricity and telephone lines were knocked out and Burnet sought medical assistance. A second twister struck Grape Creek near San Angelo injuring at least eight.
Researchers from Duke and Jefferson Medical College report vaccines boosting immune response to fight cancer. Among 180 melanoma patients, 41 are disease-free after three years. bone tumor patients show several long-term survivors. The teams caution results are preliminary and not a cure.
About 16 fifth graders at John F. Kennedy School in Biddeford were sent to Webber Hospital after falling sick at school around 10 15 am. A hospital spokesman said the students were examined and some given oxygen. Parents said local pediatricians reported all in good condition as investigators probe the cause. A new disinfectant in school lavatories was questioned but the manufacturer denies toxic substances.
Two women in Los Angeles form Fight Inflation Together FIT to reduce meat prices. They report about 3,000 pledges to abstain from meat on Tuesdays and Thursdays and the first week of next month. FIT clubs bloom in about 40 cities with growing interest and phone calls. The founders say the movement is nonpartisan and aims solely to lower meat costs.
A concise aphorism notes that opportunities entice with better impressions when pursued, implying a common bias in judgments about potential gains versus actual outcomes. The saying suggests caution against overvaluing the allure of chances.
AIM lawyers press for a court order to remove federal agents surrounding Wounded Knee as talks resume after gunfire erupts near the village. Negotiations stalled after a near-agreement for a cease fire, with AIM demanding withdrawal terms and federal officials insisting on a scheduled withdrawal.
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