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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1968
Page
3
Prisoners continued from page one as Kenneth Jacobson described a uniformed supervisor. A guard now receives a starting salary of 99 dollars for 48 hours of work.
Warden Robbins and staff discuss improving salaries and a 20 year retirement system while noting Maine prisons face low pay long hours and the worst employee inmate ratio among state institutions. Deputy Warden Kennedy says legislators must allocate funds among sick, children, and criminals.
Verbal authorization has been received by the York County Regional Planning Commission for additional computer work on the manpower skills survey. The Portland EDA office also authorized further data on York County employees at the Kittery Navy Yard. The next commission meeting is set for June 25 and the May 28 meeting has been canceled.
A review notes thalidomide was made in multiple countries including England Sweden Israel Brazil and Japan and marketed elsewhere. At peak Gruenenthal produced up to a million pills daily in West Germany. In the United States a federal administrator blocked sales and some mothers were wives of servicemen or recipients from abroad. In Colorado Springs a traffic ticket incident ended with the officer paying the $15 balance after waiving part of the fine. Albany County Wyoming records show a property tax form listing a wife’s occupation as Speaker of the House.
At a Saco Republican City Committee meeting wards named two candidates each to serve as election checkers for two years. Ward 2 lists Marilyn Milliken and Margaret Blanchette. Ward 3 Mrs Theodore Poirier and Amanda Albrecht. Ward 4 Dorothy Carter and Rita Lockhart. Ward 5 Gertrude Boissonneault and Eunice Braley. Ward 6 Grace Stoddard and Heidi Munro. Ward 7 Ruby Packard and Myron Savage. Ward 1 nominees to be named later. An auction fundraiser and a December municipal candidate search were announced. The next meeting is June 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the courthouse.
A severe quake killed one woman and injured at least fourteen as aftershocks continued. West coast of the South Island suffered the heaviest damage with Reefton, a 2000 population coal town, declared a disaster area. The quake topped the Richter scale.
Webber Hospital hosts a tea for eleven nursing scholarship recipients. Guests include Miss Alice M. Boucher and others, all seniors from local schools, accepted to nursing programs at St. Mary's Lewiston Mercy Portland St. Joseph Providence and more. Attendees include hospital administrator Carleton F. Davis, mothers, committee members, auxiliary members, and nurses.
Biddeford board of registration offices will open 1 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. on May 27 28 29 31 and June 3 4 5 for the June 17 primary. Registrations and changes of address or marital status accepted during those hours. no registrations after June 5. On election day June 17 the office will be open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. for address changes only.
The two tenement property at 7 Harrison Ave Biddeford previously owned by Mr and Mrs Rene e Gobeil of Biddeford sold to Mr and Mrs Paul Fontaine of Biddeford. The house contains two rentals six rooms and a bath in each plus a two car garage. The Fontaines will occupy the home soon. The sale was arranged through J P Marcel Lizotte Real Estate Broker 312 Elm St Biddeford. The moon has no atmosphere or water.
Francis E. Birmingham, 31, held without bail for a June 6 District Court hearing on murder charges in the shooting of his 60-year-old uncle, Francis W. Arnold, at Birmingham's home. Arnold died after being shot several times in Bangor. In Ellsworth arraignment Birmingham made no plea. Kathleen D. Watson of Bath seeks the vacant vice chairmanship of the Democratic State Committee, as Mrs. Brennan is replaced by Marilyn Schoenberger of Orono. Watson is secretary to Allen Pease, administrative assistant to Gov. Curtis.
Governor Curtis appoints James A. Skillin of Cape Elizabeth to succeed Carroll H. Clark of Ogunquit on the Military Defense Commission. The move is personal and does not require confirmation by the Executive Council.
The article notes that landslides are commonly caused by thaws and heavy rainfall. It also mentions potential factors such as earthquakes and erosion contributing to slope failures.
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