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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1976
Page
4
The Surgeon General has concluded that cigarette smoking endangers health. Officials urge awareness of risks and advise avoiding tobacco use to reduce disease and death. Public health agencies emphasize prevention and education campaigns nationwide.
William Cardinal Wakefield Baum of Washington D C receives papal kiss and ring as he becomes one of 20 cardinals elevated to Prince of the Church at St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. Pope Paul VI presides in the ceremony.
The U S ambassador Walter Stoessel Jr in Moscow was exposed to radiation carried into his embassy office via his telephone line. CIA tests found higher radiation from microwaves aimed at the building, suggesting an unintended byproduct. Aluminum shielding has been installed, but officials say the line still carried radiation into Stoessel's office.
In Beirut and across northern Lebanon heavy fighting and shelling follow the killing of Linda al Atrash, sister of leftist leader Kamal Jumblatt. At least 48 dead and 96 wounded as Christian and Moslem forces clash amid political turmoil and stalled peace talks. Two Jumblatt daughters are in critical condition after gunmen struck their mother’s apartment. Edde wounded earlier in a separate Phalangist area.
The woodchuck lives underground and hibernates through the winter season. Each spring two to six young are born, increasing the population with new kits.
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