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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1973
Page
2
Tonight there are flurries in the north with low temperatures around 20. Elsewhere, a chance of flurries. Saturday will be variably cloudy with a risk of snow north and at higher elevations. highs in the 20s north and 30s south.
A. Patrick Smithwick a four time national steeplechase champion dies at 46 after a long illness. John Honey Russell longtime Seton Hall basketball coach and Hall of Fame member dies at 70. Phil J Todt former Red Sox and Athletics player dies at 72. Cloud Wampler former Carrier board chairman and CEO dies at 78.
Small craft advisory in effect. Winds north to northwest 20 to 30 knots and gusty tonight. West to northwest winds 15 to 25 knots Saturday. Chance of snow flurries tonight. Partly cloudy Saturday. Visibility over 5 miles except 2 to 3 miles in precipitation and fog. Seas 2 to 4 feet tonight.
EASTON AP The Maine Board of Environmental Protection rejected Vahhlsing Inc a discharge license for Prestile Stream. The BEP said the decision was unanimous after brief deliberation. The potato plant closed 10 months ago amid financial troubles and had sparked a five year old dispute with New Brunswick residents over pollution and a fish kill.
The 12 year old Edward M. Kennedy Jr. reportedly has bone cancer and will have his right leg amputated. He has been at Georgetown Hospital undergoing tests since Tuesday as the Kennedy family prepares a public statement. The report notes bone cancer’s rarity and treatability in some cases.
An open house will be held at Loranger Junior High School and Old Orchard Beach High School on November 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. Agenda items include fuel shortage discussion, a possible teacher workshop plan, and a Titcomb Farm visitation report. The Gulf of Mexico shoreline is 3,100 miles.
The family of the late Robert Joe Feeteay and the family of Charles Fairbrothe Sr express thanks to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness flowers and sympathy. Special thanks to Old Orchard Beach Rescue Unit Bell Jonathan Lees Roger Belair and local police for their support. Funeral directors and service staff listed with local firms are acknowledged.
Clifton M. Greenleaf Jr. a Portland resident and Portland Fire Department employee, was arrested in Raymond after the body of 17 year old Bruce JG. McMullen was found on a Patricia Avenue lawn. Police traced a blood trail from a nearby woods to the scene and said the shooting was not an accidental hunting incident.
Rep Silvio Conte proposes a four day work week for federal employees during the fuel crisis with a two hour daily extension Mon Thu. He also urges energy holidays after Thanksgiving and the two preceding Christmas and New Year days. Cont e cites potential fuel savings of half a million barrels daily.
In Portland Maine the school system will pay about 19000 in back wages to around 60 cleaning women as compensation for decades of pay inequities. Business Manager David Holden said the voluntary payouts align with federal law ensuring equal pay for workers performing similar tasks. He noted other districts have taken similar steps recently after a Wage and Hour Division inquiry.
The Saco Zoning Appeals Board heard Bernard Gaines Jr. seek permission to close in two proposed apartment buildings at Grant Street and Washington Avenue. Attorneys argued over potential uses, with Gaines framing a winter protection plan and possible conversion after a Maine Supreme Court ruling, while residents’ attorney questioned land-use jurisdiction. The board will decide later.
Washington AP reports the Senate resumes debate on emergency energy legislation with Majority Leader Mansfield decrying delays as the administration faces criticism. Amendments include banning exports of petroleum products and anti-busing measures, while others seek to bar naval Elk Hills development and address heating oil exports. The bill keeps presidential authority for rationing as a last resort.
Six York County towns in the SMRPC district ask for preliminary cost estimates of a full engineering study on regional solid waste disposal. Survey cost estimated at 12 000 to 15 000 dollars, to be shared by Sanford Alfred Acton Dayton Lyman and Newfield. Lebanon and Waterboro are nearby. local officials would decide, with past meetings seeking local or regional alternatives to open dumps outlawed in Maine in July 1975.
Gov. Mel Thomson of New Hampshire says he will announce plans within two weeks for a new oil refinery in the state. He recalled letting a Maine project slip away and cited Gibbs Oil Co. of Revere as the Maine facility. Also notes the pygmy moss as the smallest species.
A senior U S official said Watergate did not shape U S foreign policy or positions of China the Soviet Union and other nations. Kissinger returned to Washington from a 10 nation tour and the official noted no plan was designed to distract from Watergate.
York AP reports Democrat George J. Mitchell urges the Maine Public Utilities Commission to conduct a comprehensive review of the state's utility rate structure. He notes it has been 22 years since such a study and cites the energy conservation push as justification. He argues current incentives reward higher usage.
Kennebunkport officials authorize a survey to gauge need for low cost housing for the elderly. The York Cumberland Housing Development Corp would conduct the study and may enable up to 10 units with HUD or Farmers Home Administration subsidies. Churches to assist, land and location concerns noted.
Biddeford municipal officers convene in council chambers at 7 30 tonight to hear arguments on a proposed charter amendment creating a full-time mayor and setting the mayor’s salary by the city council The amendments would go to municipal voters in a referendum no earlier than 30 days after the hearing and stem from Mayor Gilbert Boucher’s suggestion at the last council meeting
Springvale reports the Nasson College Alumni Council and Class Agents plan their annual fall meeting on campus Saturday. President Mrs. Carol Harris Radin of Saco will preside as committees for the year are named.
Public safety report states engines one and two and ladder one answered a 5 41 a m false alarm at Young School Saco with no injuries. Police note a separate 2 15 p m pole accident on High Street involving Rosella B Miner of Loudon Road Saco with no injuries.
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