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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1972
Page
1
AFL CIO President George Meany slams policies that treat workers and jobs as pawns. He urges employment expansion and, if needed, the government as employer of last resort, rejecting unemployment as national policy.
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously for the Amish in Wisconsin and nine other states, granting an exemption from compulsory schooling beyond the eighth grade to protect free exercise of religion. Chief Justice Warren Burger emphasized balancing state education aims with religious rights. The decision follows extensive expert testimony supporting the Amish view.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH The town treasurer refused to issue the Friday paycheck to Code Enforcement Officer Robert J. McNally until four council signatures were present. With Three councilors signed, two were out of town or refused, delaying payment and prompting accusations and tense explanations. The situation escalated as Mokarzel later signed and delivered the check, which McNally’s wife refused, citing distress.
The United States returns Okinawa to Japan ending 27 years of U S occupation. Vice President Agnew proclaims a new era of full partnership as Tokyo hosts a quiet turnover ceremony with Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Sato. Protests loom over continued U S presence and defense ties.
Senator George McGovern presses his Michigan push with crowds in four cities predicting a possible upset in Tuesday's Democratic presidential primary. His rivals Wallace Humphrey chase Maryland, while Chisholm campaigns in Michigan. Delegates chosen over the weekend include McGovern and Wallace wins in Louisiana and Kansas, with Tennessee backing Wallace per primary law.
British paratroopers moved to establish a truce line between Protestant and Catholic districts in Belfast after a weekend of sectarian bloodshed. Nine killed, including a 13-year-old girl, as the Ballymurphy and Springmartin areas endured heavy gunfire and a car bomb explosion at Kellys Bar. The conflict has claimed at least 327 lives over nearly three years of Northern Ireland’s unrest.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers urged Congress to approve the administration 3.56 billion dollar foreign aid request for fiscal year 1973. The plan funds military and development assistance to advance a constructive U S stance with adversaries and allies.
Arctic expert Bernt Balchen warned a general warming trend could melt the polar ice cap by 2000, opening an ice free Arctic Ocean and enabling tanker oil exports from Alaska and Canada. He cited broader climate shifts bringing 20 to 25 degree warming in the north, with altered US winters and water deficits.
South Vietnamese infantry, aided by artillery and US B52 strikes, retook Fire Base Bastogne 12 miles west of Hue after 36 hours of heavy fighting. The counterattack, the second on the northern front in three days, followed a previous loss on April 28 and came as North Vietnamese probes and attacks pressed around Kontum and Saigon area.
Hue Se South Vietnam forces fortify the Forbidden City and surrounding areas as Hanoi plans a coordinated assault north and south of the city. With U.S. air power delaying the offensive, commanders rush defenses and hope to hold Hue for a broader push toward Da Nang and beyond.
Police charged a workman with dropping a lit cigarette near a synthetic textiles display and touching off the seventh floor cabaret fire that killed 117 people Saturday night. In Hollywood, Glenda Jackson and Keith Michell led the Emmy awards for All in the Family.
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