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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1972
Page
1
Chancellor Willy Brandt triggers an unprecedented move to dissolve the Bundestag and call elections for November after losing his ruling majority. The plan includes a motion of confidence doomed to fail as opposition pushes ahead with early vote and caretaker government duties.
The FDA bans 3 per cent hexachlorophene products from over the counter sale and requires recall of baby powders above .75 per cent. It will restrict use to prescriptions and limit preservative use to .1 per cent in future. The action follows evidence linking exposure to brain damage in infants and a French powder contamination incident.
In Biddeford St Joseph and St Andre parishes, parochial schools stressed discipline to mold exemplary Franco Americans ready to serve the nation. Celebrations noted graduates entering religious orders, with 88 nuns by 1932 and 133 in 19 orders by 1945. Choirs featured French-Canadian religious renditions led by Pierre Painchaud era figures.
President Nixon heads to Texas for a three day tour with invited Democratic lawmakers including Sen. Lloyd M. Bentsen and Reps. Eligio de la Garza and Abra Abraham Kazen Jr. The trip features a reception at the Floresville ranch of John B. Connally and a 15 minute stop at a U S customs border station in Laredo as part of efforts to win Texas electoral votes amid LBJ's mixed stance.
McGovern announced plans for a series of quiet television fireside chats to explain his vision amid tough day in New York and Brooklyn. He criticized Nixon on education and stressed backing court decisions on busing while touring Detroit Rochester and Pittsburgh ahead of further events.
President Nixon heads to Texas for an overnight fundraiser at John Connally’s Floresville ranch while Agnew attacks McGovern as he campaigns in the South. McGovern plans Fireside chats in Detroit as Shriver hops between New York and Floresville seeking support. Pat Nixon unveils a senior housing cornerstone as part of the re election push.
Belfast AP Britain moves to end internment without trial of suspected IRA members with special courts to handle terrorism cases and a commission to study new tactics. Catholic leaders demand immediate release of 250 interned suspects and reject talks until internment ends. IRA factions vow resistance and warn of attacks on military targets as death toll rises with a part time UDR soldier and his wife killed near the border.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 2.8 percent rise in the Consumer Price Index in the 12 months ending August, below the 3 percent target. Average weekly wages rose to $137.23, with purchasing power at a record high after inflation.
The Internal Revenue Service in Biddeford moves from 22 South Street to 56 Alfred Street the former Elaine Powers Figure Salon and opens October 2 with six employees unchanged. The move begins Friday September 29 while staff stays on to serve the public.
US Air Force jets attacked four new targets between Hanoi and the China border marking the first hit on new targets since resumed bombing. North Vietnam saw clashes as Communist forces pressured seven government positions near Quang Ngai city while airmen reported rail and highway bridges knocked out northwest of Hanoi.
Film star Dana Andrews told Maine ASAP officials and State police at a Biddeford luncheon that drunk driving must be addressed through education and rehabilitation rather than jail. He cited nationwide fatalities and urged public buy in to reduce alcohol related highway crashes.
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