Deaths of Mrs. Sarah Dussault and Wesley Webster
Two obituary notices: Mrs. Sarah Dussault 86 of Old Orchard Beach died after a long illness in Biddeford nursing home. She leaves daughter Gracienne. funeral at Lewiston’s St. Peter and Paul Church. Also Wesley Webster 82 born in Biddeford died in Santa Cruz California after a long career as contractor. survived by widow Margaret Alexander, two grandsons, seven great grandchildren. funeral held in Santa Cruz with private interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Dussault
West Grand Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Biddeford
Lewiston
Christopher and
Amelie (Lavigne) Hinse
St. Margaret Church
Arthur Dussault
Gracienne Dussault
St. Peter and Paul Church
Santa Cruz
Calif
Wesley Webster
B Rd
Maine
Portsmouth
N.H
Vista
Boulder Creek
Margaret Alexander
Saco
David Wesley Webster
San Jose
Laurence Stetson Webster
Belmont
White Mortuary
Death Notices for Mrs Aimee Bolduc of Biddeford
Mrs Aimee Bolduc 79 of Amherst Street Biddeford died Wednesday night after a short illness She was born June 14 1892 in Biddeford daughter of Pierre and Elizabeth Vaillancourt She worked as a mill weaver for 50 years and was a member of St Joseph Church Surviving are four sons two daughters a sister a brother seven grandchildren one great grandchild and nieces and nephews Friends may call Bolduc Funeral Home Biddeford tonight 7 to 9 tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 Funeral services will be Saturday at 12 noon at St Joseph Church Interment in St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aimee Bolduc
Amherst St
Biddeford
Pierre and
Elizabeth (Lefebvre) Vaillancourt
St. Joseph Church
Raymond G
Jerome
Andre
Della
Mrs Mathilda Brochu Rites Held in Biddeford
Mrs Mathilda Brochu 49 of 3 Elm St Biddeford died at home after a short illness Born in Saco on March 27 1923 she was daughter of Victor and Emma Rochefort She worked about 10 years for the John Roberts Co Her husband Joseph B Brochu died in 1967 She was active in the American Legion Auxiliary and Dames Rochambeau and a communicant of St Joseph Church Surviving are two sons Joseph A Brochu and Sgt Joseph E E Melancon six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews The funeral was held Saturday from St Joseph Church with interment at St Joseph Cemetery Bolduc Funeral Home handled arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathilda Brochu
Elm S&t
Biddeford
Saco
Victor and
Emma (Letendre) Rochefort
John Roberts Co
Joseph B. Brochu
Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley
American Legion Auxiliary
Dames Rochambeau
St. Joseph Church
Joseph A. Brochu
Torrington
Conn
Joseph E. E. Melancon
U.S. Marine Corps
el Toro Marine Base
Santa Anna
Calif
Emma Skliut
Marie Rose Bournival
St. Joseph Cemetery
Bolduc
Alfred St
Garland Services for Otto Garland
A funeral service was held at 11 this morning at Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home in Biddeford for Otto Garland of 11 Smalls Court Biddeford with Rev Theodore Euson officiating Interment followed at Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Services
Sansoucy-Blais
Stone St
Biddeford
Otto Garland
Smalls Court
Theodore Euson
Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Augusta
Dames Rochambeau Club Plans Tribute for Mrs Mathalida Brochu
The Dames Rochambeau Club will meet at Bolduc Funeral Home 291 Alfred St Biddeford to pay respects to member Mrs Mathalida Brochu tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dames Rochambeau Club
Bolduc
Alfred St
Biddeford
Mathalida Brochu
Legion and Auxiliary to Honor Mrs. Brochu in Biddeford
Members of the Tighe Beaudoin Farley Post and its Auxiliary will meet at 7 tonight at Bolduc Funeral Home 291 Alfred St Biddeford to pay respects to Mrs Mathilda Brochu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tighe- Beaudoin-Farley Post
American Legion
Bolduc
Alfred St
Biddeford
Mathilda Brochu
Card of Thanks for Ulysse Bourcier
The family expresses sincere thanks to Dr. LaFond and the nurses at Webber Hospital for aid and sympathy during bereavement. Gratitude extends to relatives friends neighbors for floral tributes mass cards and funeral car assistance.
Funeral Service Notice for Shumway and Gross
Funeral service information for Shumway and Gross is listed at 35 Spring St Saco with contact 284 5611. The notice provides a local address for arrangements and a phone number for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
Pring St
Aan
Mrs Mary White 69 dies in Ohio after Biddeford birth
Mrs Mary White 69, former Biddeford resident, died Wednesday at her daughter’s home in Hudson Ohio. Born August 10, 1902, she was daughter of Michael and Ann Mooney. Survived by daughter Barbara Ryan, Storrs Conn, and daughter Elizabeth Nadeau. five grandchildren. Funeral from St Mary Church Biddeford with burial there. Visitation at Cosgrove Funeral Home Biddeford tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary White
Biddeford
Elizabeth Nadeau
Hudson Ohio
Michael and
Ann (Maguire) Mooney
Nadeau
Barbara Ryan
Storrs
Conn
St. Mary Church
St. Mary Cemetery
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm St
Ogunquit Man Raymond C Littlefield Dies at 77
Raymond C Littlefield 77 of 12 School St Ogunquit died at a York hospital after a long illness. Born June 17 1894 he was a WWI Army veteran and longtime Ogunquit garage mechanic. Survived by Grace Stevens widow daughter Elizabeth Todd sister Tressie Larson brother Maurice five nieces and a nephew. Funeral 2 pm today Ogunquit Methodist Church. Interment First Parish Cemetery York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogniquit
Raymond C. Littlefield
School St
York
Albert
Susan (Moody) Littlefield
U.S
Ogunquit
Grace Stevens
Robert
Elizabeth) Todd
Cape Neddick
Tressie Larson
Maurice Littlefield
Ogunquit Methodist Church
Herbert Lovemore
First Parish
Johnson Faces Long Road Of Enforced Quiet
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson recovers at Brooke Army General Hospital after a heart attack in Charlottesville. Doctors say he may return to activity soon but will follow a plan of extended rest. the attending physician voices optimism about a satisfactory convalescence. Johnson, 63, flew to the hospital Wednesday with no discharge date announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Army
Robert L. North
Johnson
Brooke Army General Hospital
Charlottesville
Arbitration panel clash over Bustin neutrality debated
Augusta attorney Richard Sanborn challenged David Bustin's seat on the September arbitration panel saying his Maine Teachers Association role creates a direct interest and violates state law. city argues some issues like class size and specialists belong to the school board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagmes
David W. Bustin
MTA
Bustin
BTA
Richard Sanborn
Augusta
Biddeford
Sanborn
David Bustin
Maine Teachers Association
Board of Education
Prayer Meeting for Mrs Mathalida Hu at Biddeford
The Tighe Beaudoin Farleu American group will meet tonight at the Baidue Biddeford at 7 pm to say prayers for Mrs Mathalida Hu, a group member.
Portland Weather Lookahead For Friday
The forecast calls for rain tonight with lows in the 30s. Mostly cloudy today with showers likely in the north and east, and a chance of showers in the southwest Friday. Highs reach the 40s north to the low 50s southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Muskie Wife Sees Uphill Battle Yet Victory Ahead
Jane Muskie predicts Sen Edmund Muskie will clinch the Democratic presidential nomination in spite of declines in primaries and polls. She calls the two year front-runner challenge brutal and relief comes from not being first, noting his 25 years of uphill election wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Jane Muskie
Church Choirs Schedule Rehearsals Across Local Groups
The Senior Choir at Saco United Re church plans a rehearsal tomorrow night at 7:30. Ogunguit Baptist Church Youth Fellowship meets Thursdays at 7:30 for Junior and Senior High. Biddeford Foss Street United Methodist Church holds choir tomorrow with junior at 6:30 and senior at 7:30. Saco United Methodist Church Youth Choir rehearses Friday at 3:15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco United Re Church
Ogunguit Baptist Church
Shore Road
Biddeford Foss Street United Methodist Church
Saco United Methodist Church
School and
Middle Streets
Saco
Personal notices from Maine hospitals
Halstead Pillsbury of Brown Street Kennebunk is a surgical patient at the Maine Osteopatic Hospital in Portland. Vital Beaulieu of 2 Williams Court Biddeford is a patient at Webber Hospital in Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halstead Pillsbury
Brown Street
Kennebunk
Maine Osteopatic Hospital
Portland
Vital Beaulieu
Williams Court
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Court Decury Monthly Meeting and Eastern Star Fashion Event
The Court Decury of the Cando-American Society meets at 7 30 tonight in the Fremont Club Biddeford. An nette Chapter Order of the Eastern Star presents a public fashion demonstration at 7 30 in Masonic Hall Saco chaired by Mrs Maysel Huston with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Decury
Cando-American Society
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Ways and Means Committee
Annette Chapter
Order of the ‘Eastern Star
Saco
Masonic Hall
Main Street
Maysel Huston
Combat Flares Near An Loc and Coastline Attacks Escalate
Provincial wounded report heavy close combat a mile east of An Loc where South Vietnamese rangers clash with enemy forces. In other actions North Vietnamese shelled four U.S. bases along the central and northern coast and Qui Nhon. A Da Nang rocket attack killed 14 Vietnamese civilians, wounded 11 Americans and 25 locals, destroyed one American plane and damaged nine aircraft. another American was killed and two wounded in separate strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
An Loc
U.S
Qui Nhon
Saigon
da Nang
Three People Injured In Saco Accidents
Three persons were taken to Webber Hospital after two separate Saco crashes. Luella Thompson and Bernadette Guerrette collided at Main Street Dairy Queen, with Dana Thompson and Blanche Neault as passengers. A third car on Cascade Road and Portland Road involved one person, Mrs. Maller of South Portland, also treated at Webber Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber Hospital
Saco
Luella Thompson
Harvey St
Biddeford
Bernadette C. Guerrette
Graham St
Dairy Queen
Main Street
Dana Thompson
Thompson
Blanche Neault
Sheltra
Truck Crash Narrows Main Street Bridge Traffic
A pickup driven by Raymond J. Gosselin 53 of Guinea Road Biddeford was stopped on the Biddeford side of the Main Street bridge at 3 30 yesterday afternoon. It was rear ended by a truck operated by Samuel Zaitlin 23 of 4 Brown Street Old Orchard Beach. No injuries and no damage estimate reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Raymond J. Gosselin
Guinea Road
Biddeford
Samuel Zaitlin
Brown St
Old Orchard Beach
City to Run Monthly Large Item Pickup Program
The Biddeford Street Department will collect bulky objects monthly. For the rest of this month pickups occur each Friday if items are curbside, then monthly on the last Friday of each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Street
Firemen Respond To Electrical Blaze In Trailer Home
Old Orchard Beach firemen responded to an electrical fire in a house trailer at 3 Left Rockey Ledge Drive. Engine 2 and five firefighters reported to the scene yesterday, the trailer occupied by Jane Williamson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Rockey Ledge Drive
Jane Williamson
Break Discovered At Old Prefabrication Plant
Officer George Nutter found the Prefabrication Company building on Industrial Park Road broken into yesterday. The Saco Police reported the break and the Sheriff's department, now in custody of the site, has been notified and the investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Nutter
Industrial Park Road
Saco
Sheriff's Department
Nixon secret proposal to resume Vietnam peace talks disclosed
Paris AP reports the U S delegation chief says President Nixon proposed on April 1 to restart negotiations with the Vietnam Communist leaders, a move intended to revive the Viet Nam peace talks today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Biddeford High Senior Wins Elks Scholarships
Biddeford High School senior Donald Dube receives Elks merit awards for the Most Valuable Student program from the Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks and the Maine Elks Association. Dube, son of Arthur and (Mrs.) Dube, ranks in the top five percent, plans nuclear engineering at Cornell or MIT, and may earn at least 600 dollars from the National Elks Foundation in addition to 100 dollar gifts from the local lodge and Maine association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Dube
Biddeford High School
Biddeford- Saco
Ithaca
N.Y
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Mass
U.S
Maine Elks Association
Biddeford-Saco Lodge of Elks
Dube
National Elks Foundation
Elks
Ities
Amos McCallum
Biddeford-Saco
Nixon visit to Ottawa focused on defining speech
President Nixon flies to Camp David with aides to craft remarks for his address to Canada's Parliament. Brig. Gen. Haig joins brief to brief on Vietnam. Mrs. Nixon stays at the White House while Nixon travels to Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Canada
Camp David
Lee Huebner
Alexander Butterfield
Army
Alexander M. Haig Jr
White House
Haig
Vietnam
Ottawa
Porter outlines Nixon Paris talks plan amid Vietnam invasion
Porter states Nixon ordered a private-channel message offering to resume Paris peace talks on April 13. He says North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops invaded South Vietnam in response, dismissing the claim that no North Vietnamese were involved. He adds the Communists seek more meetings, but meetings do not equal negotiations. He urges that any real desire to negotiate be communicated through any channel.
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Porter
Nixon
Paris
State Department
Republic of
South Vietnam
U.S
New York Police Crackdown Amid Gangland War
Police Commissioner Patrick V Murphy orders a citywide crackdown as New York faces the deadliest gangland warfare in ten years with shootings across multiple boroughs and heightened patrols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Patrick V. Murphy
New York City
Nomination to Attorney General Faces Flanigan Test
Senate Democrats grow wary of Richard Kleindienst nomination as White House blocks Peter Flanigan from testifying on ITT out of court settlements. Byrd and Ervin push for subpoenas. votes fail along party lines. Kennedy warns a new bid to compel testimony may come before next Thursday’s committee phase ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Richard G. Kleindienst
White House
Peter Flanigan
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Byrd
Kleindienst
Flanigan
Judiciary Committee
ITT
United States
John W. Dean III
Nixon
New York
Justice Department
Ervin
William Timmons
Quentin N. Burdick
D-N.d
James Eastland
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Zoning Board Seeks Details On Credit Union Building Plan
The Biddeford Zoning Appeals Board needs more information before ruling on Laconia Federal Credit Union’s plan to build a 125000 to 140000 dollar facility on Graham Street extension. Hearing rescheduled for April 29 at 7 p.m. in council chambers as opponents cite deed restrictions limiting commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Board of Zoning Appeals
Laconia Federal Credit Union
Graham Street
Joseph R. Jezar
Alfred
Graham Streets
Atty
Richard Valentino
Saco
The
Credit Union
Valentino
George Fogg
Nixon Plans 40 Hour Canada Visit Coded at Camp David
President Nixon rests at Camp David as he finalizes a speech before a 40 hour trip to Canada starting tonight. Officials say the address may signal a shift in policy regarding the ongoing air travel crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurmont, Md
Nixon
Canada
Camp David
BIW Wins Three Million Dollar Navy Contract
The Navy awarded Bath Iron Works a 3.15 million dollar contract to design a new light missile carrying patrol frigate and its propulsion system. Todd Shipyards will perform related design work of lesser scope in Seattle. Adm Zumwalt seeks 50 frigates at about 45 million each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Maine
BIW
Todd Shipyards
Seattle
Wash
BSW
Adm
Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr
Naval Operations
Zumwalt
BIW Wins Contract signaling return to shipbuilding
John Leonard chairman of the Bath Planning Board says the contract shows Bath Iron Works is back in the shipbuilding business. The citation notes the vessel will serve as both a platform for Soviet antiship missiles and an antisubmarine weapon in its own right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Planning Board
John Leonard
BIW
Mining Union Is Implicated
Annette Gilly, who confessed to involvement in the 1969 killings of United Mine Workers insurgent leader Jock Yablonski and his wife and daughter, stated she was told that the union was behind the murders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Pa
Annette Gilly
United Mine Workers Insurgentcy
Jock” Yablonski
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Mrs. Mathilda Brochu
Ulysse Bourcier
Dennett & Craig
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
St. Mary's Biddeford
Mrs
Tighe-Beaudoin Farleury
Baidue
Ayers
Mathalidahu
Him
Coopright
HIG A.M. P
Western Auto
Nero eMaste
Biddeford - Saco
BHS
Zoning Board
Clark
Green Street
SUN
Haddock
Matson’s, Inc
York County Savings Bank
F.d.1.c
Shumway Gross
Philip H. Gross Sr
Gary Gross
Stummay
Ross
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