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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1972
Page
3
In Belfast British troops fought Catholic and Protestant gunmen with ten gunmen killed or wounded and ten soldiers plus two policemen hurt. A man and a woman shot were anonymously delivered to the Belfast morgue as the death toll rose to 613 with 400 deaths this year. Protestants and Catholics fought in West Belfast and Lisburn as UDA protested and talks with authorities continued.
Corazon Atienza, sole survivor of the Speck murders, wins 31.5 million in a Circuit Court suit. Judges also award 250 000 to each of eight victims’ families. Speck, convicted of the killings, is serving a life term after the death sentence was reversed by the U S Supreme Court.
Pentagon sources report communist freighters and tankers diverted nearly 250000 tons of supplies to China since May when U S Navy mined North Vietnam ports. Much of this cargo likely reached North Vietnam by road and rail, with Soviet wheat flour and general cargo aiding the war effort.
Portland AP report says Maine aims to fund a five point safety study to protect the coastline from oil spills. Commissioner Adams seeks EPA money, citing a stalled Oil Conveyance Law tied up in court since 1970. The plan follows a Casco Bay spill incident involving the Tamano tanker and Portland Harbor.
The article notes freight transportation in the United States has grown to about fifteen times its size before the 1900s, reflecting a major expansion in the industry driven by infrastructure, technology, and demand. It emphasizes the long-term trend of increasing freight activity across the century.
The Adult Education Department announces an evening Rug Hooking course at Biddeford High School starting Wednesday October 18 for ten weeks from 6 30 to 9 30 p m Instructor is Mrs Arthur Burgess of Arundel Registration costs 5 for Biddeford residents and 7 50 for non residents Residents should report October 18 at 6 30 p m or call John B Simpson director of adult education at 282 3883
Saigon reports another F111 fighter bomber host during a strike against North Vietnam early Tuesday. It marks the second F111 loss since the aircraft were returned to the Vietnam war last month. An Air Force F4 Phantom also crashed near its base in Thailand.
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