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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1972
Page
1
Migrating songbirds leave Maine earlier than normal with some species still delayed. In Vietnam, hundreds of troops clash north of Saigon as U S forces pound targets around Hanoi. The 27th independence anniversary marks North Vietnam’s release of three American pilots.
Miami Atty Richard Gerstein says the Watergate break in at Democratic offices was part of a coordinated effort to spy on the Democratic headquarters and steal records. He cites statements from photographer Michael Richardson linking suspects Barker and Sturgis to the operation.
The Biddeford Saco Journal will not publish on Monday in observance of Labor Day. All departments will be closed.
The Civil Aeronautics Board opened an investigation into airline courtesy services offered during delays or cancellations. It noted Braniff provides a hotel and a $5 dinner to delayed first class passengers but only a $3 dinner to coach passengers, with no hotel room.
World champion Bobby Fischer, after defeating Boris Spassky in a seven week, 21 game match, says he wants more chess and to play Russians for big money. He earned 156000 prize and may join the World Team Title Olympiad in Skopje. Spassky resigned after game 21. Fischer crowned champion.
Traffic accidents nationwide killed 53 people in the early Labor Day weekend hours. Weather slowed highways with showers and thunderstorms in the South and Southwest while most other regions stayed clear and dry. The death toll ran from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday.
A listing of feature sections and inserts includes cartoons classifieds and the crossword puzzle Dear Abby and editorials plus obits sports theaters TV and The Mini Page for the issue date.
The nationally syndicated religion columnist Rev Lester Kinsolving appears today on Page 3. His career includes service as chaplain at San Quentin Prison and as legislative assistant to the late Bishop James A. Pike.
North Vietnam announced the release of three American pilots including Charles and Elias cases, to be turned over to an American antiwar group in Paris. Activists David Dellinger and Cora Weiss said they would escort the prisoners home within weeks, warning delays could arise from floods and dike bombings.
A fire bomb in the Blue Bird Cafe stairway ignited a deadly blaze in downtown Montreal causing 42 deaths and more than 60 injuries. Four men were held for questioning as witnesses described attackers arriving in a gray car.
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