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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1973
Page
3
William H. Hooper, 74, died in a farm accident in Kenduskeag Village Penobscot County. Deputy Sheriff Max Knowlton said the tractor tipped while crossing a brook on Stetson Road. Autopsy cited crushed chest and internal injuries as the cause.
A military plane carrying Foreign Minister Mohammed Saleh Aulaqi and seven diplomats crashed near Aden killing all 25 aboard. The diplomats were touring provinces after a conference in Aden and were over the fifth province when the crash occurred.
A fire bomb was tossed into Trooper Christopher Heal's driveway on Jordan Street in Berwick, damaging his cruiser and starting a grass fire. He moved his wife and two children to safety as neighbors halted a broken bottle containing flammable liquid. No injuries reported. fire put out before reaching the home.
Federal officials expected in Fort Kent to assess damage after the St. John River flood pushed 100 families from homes and banked two feet of water on Maine Street. Engineers from the Office of Emergency Preparedness and SBA join state and local crews in documenting losses across northern Maine.
Ronald B. Prevoir, St. Francis College art lecturer and Newton High School teacher, has recent works on exhibit in The Booth Tarkington Room through May. A Shapleigh resident, he writes and illustrates a children's legend for Shapleigh and draws with a restrained palette emphasizing line over color.
The Biddeford Richelieu Club marks Richelieu Week May 6 to 12 with events at Joseph's-By-The-Sea Old Orchard Beach. Governor Curtis proclaims May 6 to 12 The Richelieu Week in the State of Maine. Guests from Lewiston Manchester Nashua NH and Laurence Lowell MA attend. May 10 shows The Sheep Has Five Legs at Saco Cinema. May 12 is Mother's Day evening at the same seaside venue.
OLD TOWN AP Penobscot County Atty Da vid W Cox says the shirtless blood spattered corpse found off Maine 116 will be treated as a homicide. Officials note road marks suggest the body was dumped from a car and dragged into the woods. Autopsy results pending ID efforts continue on a 25 year old man of medium height with dark hair.
Arthur Hedberg Jr announces meeting dates May 7 May 15 and May 30 at Kennebunk High School 7 30 to 9 30 p m. Sub group leaders include John Fairfield Leo Martin Geraldine Serreze Wendy Brown Lynn Cantor Abbie Simpson.
Federal officials warn residents downstream from Hannibal Missouri not to return too soon as new rains could trigger fresh floods. The Mississippi River Commission notes over 11 million acres remain underwater from Wisconsin to Mississippi with damages exceeding 320 million dollars in seven disaster areas. Crests move south and in Jonesville Louisiana floodwaters threaten 50 000 more delta acres. 75 to 100 families along backwaters evacuate while about 35 000 people remain homeless from Hannibal to the Gulf of Mexico.
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