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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1975
Page
5
An Opinion questions a 4 to 3 Saco City Council vote to accept $2,749 in bids for surplus construction gear including a link belt shovel and trucks. The piece argues officials failed to appraise assets, set bottom prices, or advertise statewide, potentially losing up to $4,000.
President Gerald Ford’s Maine visit drew courteous but muted crowds as voters sought honesty and sacrifice on issues like jobs and high living costs. The hometown mood showed no rapt enthusiasm, suggesting caution ahead of the 1976 campaign.
Sen. Birch Bayh drafts a bill to split majors by limiting them to one of four oil sectors production transport refining or marketing The plan targets Exxon Shell Texaco Amoco Socal Mobil Gulf ARCO which control much of the industry The memo warns of fierce opposition but Bayh sees a path to restoring competition An international cocaine crackdown in Bolivia with U S DEA help and Bolivian leader Hugo Banzer aims to curb drug trafficking and train farmers to grow alternatives This may imprison more Americans in Bolivia amid a rising crackdown
Washington notes Cromwell era urge to burn state records and views Napoleon as a restless modern actor who rejects history. The piece discusses the Organization of American Historians concern over presentism and the value of historical perspective beyond practical lessons.
A letter from Snow's Canning Co. worker in Pine Point expresses love for Maine after layoffs and delayed pay. The Biddeford High School Band reports its Nova Scotia Tuna Festival trip with two first place music awards and strong hospitality from Yarmouth volunteers.
Debra Costa and Mary Boucher advertise Korean pen pals eager to learn about American life. They request name age sex address and hobbies via International Friendship Society in Central Seoul and say air mail takes 3 to 7 days.
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