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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1972

Page

3

Saco council defers McNally code enforcer hire

Saco City Council tabled action on hiring former Old Orchard Beach code enforcement officer Robert J. McNally under the Public Employment Program. The council approved Arlene Hanson as a city hall clerk under the same program, which remains frozen for new hires. Moody proposed allocating $6 from $10 snowmobile fees to trails, but no formal action. state law currently bans local snowmobile ordinances. Police commendations were announced for officers and a suspect arrest, with other moves including fund transfers, the appointment of Arthur Gallant as city auditor, and school bond wording approval.

Saco Old Orchard Beach Robert J. McNally Arlene Hanson City Hall Hanson McNally EEA Robert Moody Moody Ronald Ayotte Recreation Department Bryce Milne L.T. Alberick Martin Arthur Tardif Roland Frechette George Nutter Robert Stanwood Thomas Dube Richard Lamb Robert Foran Claire Foran Norman Pothier Arthur Gallant Donald Linscott Lewiston

Junkyard Summit Reveals NYC Organized Crime Hub

Brooklyn District Attorney Eugene Gold announced a sweeping probe targeting over 600 reputed crime figures. He described a junkyard trailer in Brooklyn as the area’s summit headquarters with telephones bugged and recording devices in place. The operation covers narcotics, counterfeiting, labor racketeering, auto theft, insurance fraud, prostitution, gambling, loansharking, burglary and arson, with about 100 police subpoenas issued.

New York New York City Brooklyn Tures Gold

Thomas Black Exhibit at SFC Library in Biddeford

New York painter Thomas Black will show drawings and sketches at St. Francis College Library Biddeford from Oct 17 to 31 with a public lecture on Zen and Art on Oct 23 at 11 a.m. Black, a Fulton New York native, studied at Syracuse University and has works in multiple university and corporate collections.

New York Thomas Black St. Francis College Library Biddeford Black Fulton, N.Y Syracuse University Ainsley Burke Kenneth Callahan Frederic Haucke Robert Marx University of Maine-Gorham New York State Electrographic Corporation Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Oneida Community Hospital University of Maine Crouse College of Music Smith College of Applied Sciences

Retired Maine Teacher to Speak at Wells Meeting

Miss Worthley of Lebanon named Retired Teacher of the Year for Maine and honored by the National Retired Teachers Association will be guest speaker at a Wells meeting.

York County Wells Grange Hall Sanford Road Wells Mary Worthley Lebanon Maine National Retired Teachers Association

Nixon to Sign Revenue Sharing Bill in Philadelphia

President Nixon plans a signing ceremony at Independence Hall in Philadelphia for the revenue sharing bill. The event includes a coffee hour, a noon luncheon, and guest book duties by Carmen Taylor and others, with invitations sent to governors, lawmakers, and city officials. The bill allocates 5.3 billion dollars to state and local governments this year, with increasing amounts in the following four years. Checks for the initial six months will be mailed October 27.

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