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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1976
Page
4
Citizens urge action as litter piles up on Old Orchard Beach. Councilor Litwinett proposes beach bans, fines, and enforcement ideas including trash barrels and public awareness signs to curb unsightly discarded waste and keep the shore clean.
Paul Harvey notes rising public support for capital punishment with 65 percent in favor, based on Gallup data, as fear of crime grows. He describes shifts in opinion among voters, the Supreme Court’s role, and media and religious voices pressing for harsher penalties amid stalled executions since 1967.
Washington dispatch by LES WHITTEN with Hal Brenton portrays Alaska Eskimos facing prosperity from Prudhoe Bay oil and a social crisis. The piece notes luxury hotel for outsiders, dilapidated Eskimo homes, water and sewage issues, alcohol abuse, lack of treatment facilities, and health dangers to children amid new wealth and encroaching civilization.
Stanley Rowland thanks the mayor and city administrator for prompt replies on the Saco to Deering State Park bicycle path and Buxton Road water main. He questions pollution sources, urges immediate relief like a city funded artesian well, and presses the planning board and Mr Langevin for formal positions on a separated bicycle path.
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