Mayor Braley Chairs City Department Heads Meeting
Mayor Braley and department heads met in the mayor’s office to discuss common problems and plan a weekly gathering. Attendees included Police Chief Foran City Clerk LaMontagne Building Inspector Atwood Recreation Director Moody and others as they cited growth planning subdivision laws and space shortages in city hall.
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Ence
Berton Braley
Braley
Teme
Robert Foran
Joan LaMontagne
Robert Atwood
Robert Moody
Richard Murray
William Boucouvalas
Dudley Reever
Kenneth Carter
Saco
Colts Fire Coach Don McCafferty After Slump
Baltimore Colts announce the firing of head coach Don McCafferty after a four losses in five games start to the season. McCafferty, 51, led the team to the 1970 Super Bowl title as a rookie head coach and previously served 11 years as an assistant.
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Baltimore
Don McCafferty
Baltimore Colts
National Football League
Colts
Erty
Don Shula
Miami Dolphins
McCafferty
Dog Racing Set for Hinsdale Raceway in New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Greyhound Racing Commission issued a 57 night schedule at Hinsdale Raceway from March 1 to May 5 1973 making dog racing legal for the first time in the state. Joseph Sullivan Jr. holds the permit and Yankee Greyhound Inc plans a Nashua track.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire Greyhound Racing Commission
Hinsdale Raceway
Joseph Sullivan Jr
Yankee Greyhound Inc
Nashua
Parochial Education Debate Highlights Ethnic Tensions
Father Andrew Greeley and Peter Rossi argue that parochial schooling is vital for Catholic survival in the United States while noting the Franco American view of ethnocentrism once taught as orthodoxy. The column continues from Page One, contrasting perspectives on Catholic education and ethnic identity.
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Father Andrew Greeley
Peter Rossi
Chilean Strike Tightens Grip as General Orders Reopen Stores
Santiago's military commander ordered storekeepers to reopen and warned force would be used. Police and troops would ensure service resumption while a price agency moved to requisition noncompliant shops. Radio closures and fuel shortages compounded tensions amid a nationwide trucking strike backing higher rates and state trucking plans.
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Santiago
Chile
Hector Bravo Munoz
Confederation of Business and Small Industry
Radio Nuevo Mundo
Bravo Munoz
Salvador Allende
Allende
Leon Vilarin
Confederation of Truck Owners
Supreme Court Rejects The American Party Ballot Bid
The Supreme Court unanimously refused to issue a restraining order to place the American Party on ballots in 17 states and the District of Columbia. Attorneys argued state election laws were arbitrary and discriminatory. States named include Arkansas Florida Georgia Hawaii Illinois Indiana Maine Massachusetts Missouri Nebraska Nevada New York Rhode Island South Dakota Texas West Virginia and Wyoming.
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Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New York
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Texas
West Virginia
Wyoming
Churchill Coined the Iron Curtain Label for Cold War Divide
The phrase Iron Curtain popularized by Sir Winston Churchill described the sharp division between Western democracies and Eastern bloc states after World War II. It highlighted rising tensions and ideological conflict shaping early Cold War policy and diplomacy.
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Sir Winston Churchill
Nixon Urged To Assist N. E. Fishermen
In Hampton Falls New Hampshire Republican Senate candidate Wesley Powell urged President Nixon to act against Russian fishing vessels intruding within the three mile limit. Rep Louis Wyman charged 40 lobster traps taken. McIntyre campaigned in Manchester on veterans legislation, praising past Congressional action and urging retroactive education and training boosts.
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Hampton Falls
Wesley Powell
U.S. Senate
Nixon
New Hampshire
Powell
Louis Wyman
R-N.h
Isles of Shoals
U.S. Coast Guard
State Department
Wyman
Martha’s Vineyard
Nova Scotia
Nigron
Thomas J. McIntyre
D-N.h
Manchester
McIntyre
Saco City Council Meeting Tonight At 7 30
The Saco city council plans a 7 30 p.m. session in the council chambers. Items include possible winter use of the city hall auditorium by the recreation department, a snowmobile ordinance, and the appointment of a city auditor.
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Saco City
Recreation Department
Australia Leads World in Sheep Raising and Wool Output
Australia maintains its position as a global leader in sheep farming and wool production. The nation produces the largest share of fine wool and meat sheep, supported by extensive grazing lands and export-focused industry.
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Australia
Biddeford Council In Session Tonight
The Biddeford City Council will meet at 7 30 tonight in the City Building chambers. City Clerk Pauline Berry reported today.
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Biddeford
City Council
Pauline Berry
Saco Reports Two Auto Crashes Sunday
Two separate one car accidents occurred in Saco on Sunday causing about $1,000 damage to each vehicle. Roberta Strickland, 33, of 111 Garfield Street, was hospitalized in good condition after losing control on Route 5 between Saco and Dayton. In a second crash, John R. Smith, 32, of Oak Ridge Road, Biddeford, rolled over on Route 117 near Route 112 after hitting a soft shoulder.
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Saco
Roberta Strickland
Garfield St
Dayton
Autumn days and the longer shorts in this humorous aside
A playful catalog of autumn observations contrasts shorter days with longer shorts and nostalgia for pencils over convertibles. It riffs on hard work versus relaxation and ends with a squeeze of advertisement for Vic's Appliance Center at 237 Main Street, Saco, offering a friendly pitch with a rain or shine dryer hook.
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Vic
Main Street
Saco
Faulty Wiring Blamed for Biddeford Apartment Fire
Firefighters said faulty electrical wiring at Harold Underwood 19 Freeman St Biddeford caused a fire on Satur day and a booster line was used to quell the flames. No injuries were reported and authorities noted the incident involved three passengers.
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Saco
Biddeford
Smith
Harold Underwood
Freeman St
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