Girl Struck and Killed by Laundry Truck in Biddeford
Kristine Turgeon six year old Biddeford resident died after being struck by a Maine Cleaner's Laundry truck on Pool Road. Driver Roland Pothier was charged with death by violation of law. bail set at 1000 dollars. Passenger Roger Macomber treated for elbow contusion and released. Funeral services planned at St. Andre Church.
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Maine Cleaners
Roland Pothier
Acorn St
Biddeford
Kristine Turgeon
Donald Turgeon
Twin Island Circle
Pool Road
Roger Macomber
Acorn
Maine
Webber Hospital
Pothier
Kristina
Donald R
Beverly A. (Valliere) Turgeon
Emery School
Jeffrey
Kimberly
Turgeon
Edgar Alliere
St. Andre Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Bolduc
Alfred St
Funeral services held for Leroy Emmons of Kennebunkport
Leroy Luther Emmons aged 86 of Kennebunkport died Saturday in O Biddeford hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services were conducted yesterday at Shumway Gross Funeral Home Saco with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford. Survived by widow Helen Stackpole Emmons and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
Leroy Luther Emmons
Beachwood Road
Shumway Gross
Spring St
Saco
Woodlawn
Biddeford
Emmons
O ‘Biddeford
Washington and
Faustina (Walton) Emmons
United Methodists Church
Helen (Stackpole) Emmons
Funeral for George Jenney Wells Held in Kennebunk
George Jenney Wells eighty resident of Sanford Road Kennebunk died Friday in an Augusta hospital. Funeral services were held this morning at Angell Funeral Home two other relatives survive including stepson John W Sawyer and stepdaughter Belle Sawyer with a sister in Lynn Massachusetts. Interment followed at Arundel Cemetery. Born March 20 1892 in Cliftondale Massachusetts he was previously an office manager for J B Blood in Lynn and a member of Arundel Lodge AF and AM.
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Wells
George Jenney
Sanford Road
Angell
Dane St
Kennebunk
Henry C. Meyert
Arundel Cemetery
Ken Jenney
Augusta Hospital
Cliftondale
Mass
George B
Fannie
Waldo) Jenney
J. B. Blood
Lynn
Arundel Lodge AF
John W. Sawyer
Belle Sawyer
Vanceburg
Pauline Lavoie
Veteran and civic group meetings listed tonight and tomorrow
Biddeford Post Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary hold a 7 30 p m meeting at the post home. The Owen Davis American Legion Parley meets at 8 p m at Mrs Martha Beaudoin s home in Middle Street Saco. The Luke E Hart Council Auxiliary Knights of Columbus hosts a candlelight supper and social tomorrow at 6 30 p m. Senior Citizens of Saco convene tomorrow at 10 a m with a noon covered dish luncheon. Women s Democratic Social Club meets tonight at St John s Hall Biddeford with a 6 30 ham supper and social.
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Biddeford Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Auxiliary
Post
Parley
Owen Davis American Legion
Martha Beaudoin
Middle Street
Saco
Luke E. Hart Council
Knights of Columbus
Owen Davis Post American Legion
Beach Street
Women's Democratic Social Club
St. John’s Hall
Adams Street
Biddeford
Maurice Maurice dies after long illness in Biddeford
Arthur Maurice 78 of 30 Mt. Vernon Biddeford died in a local hospital after a long illness. He was born in St. Magloire Quebec Jan 7 18% served in World War I as a carpenter and was a communicant of St. Andre Church. Survived by widow Antoinette and eight children, two brothers two sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral from St. Andre Church Thursday at 9 am with burial at St. Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call Emond Funeral Home today and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.
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Arthur Maurice
Mt. Vernon St
Biddeford
St. Magloire
Que
Gaudias
Vitaline (Chabot) Maurice
Maurice
U.S
St. Andre Chruch
Parks Likely to Welcome Over 212 Million Visitors
Officials project more than 212 million people will visit national parks and memorials this year. The estimate reflects ongoing travel demand and expansion of recreational access across major sites.
Funeral Directors Dennett and Craig Arrange Services
Funeral notices list Dennett and Craig of 365 Main Street Saco Maine and Emond's Funeral Home at 284 5511. Frank X Emond is connected with P Conroy for arrangements.
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Dennett & Craig
Mainsmront
Saco
Maine
Emond
Frank X. Emond
Re P. Conroy
Miss Tammy Belisle A Surgical Patient In Maine Medical Center
Miss Tammy Belisle daughter of Mr and Mrs Ronald Belisle of 69 Grayson St Biddeford is a surgical patient at Maine Medical Center Portland. Mrs Joan Fecteau 56 Green Center Portland.
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Tammy Belisle
Ronald Belisle
Grayson St
Biddeford
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Joan Fecteau
Green St
Police face off as forces guard border near Kompong Track
Territorial tensions rise as state troops halt possible incursion by North Vietnamese Division near the Kompong Track border area. The piece notes a southeast Asia crisis setting with regional security concerns. University of Northern Colorado achieves university status on May 1, 1970.
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Kompong
Mekong Delta
University of Northern Colorado
Two Adult Education Classes Start at Saco Church
Trinity Episcopal Church Saco begins two adult education courses tonight at 7 30 led by Rev Gerald E Burtt. Course one surveys St Pauls first letter to the Corinthians including party spirit moral disorders conscience worship and resurrection with Brian Pennell as teacher. Course two covers church history from early growth to Henry VIII Anglicanism and Christianity in America with Father Burtt guiding.
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Trinity Episcopal Church
Saco
Gerald E. Burtt
St. Paul
Corinth
Brian Pennell
England
America
Father Burtt
French Club Receives Institute Grant for Montreal Trip
The French Club of St. Francis College receives a grant from the Institute on French-Canadian Culture to study Montreal culture and Franco-American communities in Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach. President Linda Berthiaume leads a student group with advisors Mr Star and Mr Poissant.
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St. Francis College
Institute On
Montreal
Linda Berthiaume
Biddeford
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Lewiston
Berthiaume
Carolyn Faucher
Paul Nadeau
Daniel Leclerc
Paul Jean
Richard Contois
Roland Jalbert
Gerard Beaudette
John Turcotte
Paul Star
Herve Poissant
Star
Poissant
Beach Woman Injured In Crash
Joyce A. Lawton a 43 year old resident of Olympia Avenue Old Orchard Beach was discharged from Webber Hospital in satisfactory condition after injuries from a Sunday one car crash in Saco Police say the southbound vehicle veered off Beach Street hit a utility pole causing about 1200 dollars in damage.
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Joyce A. Lawton
Olympia Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Webber Hospital
Saco
Lawton
Beach Street
Biddeford Firemen Quell Brush Blaze at Mason Street
Biddeford firefighters reported a brush fire yesterday at 64 Mason Street. A booster line was used to control the burning grass and brush.
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Mason St
Biddeford
Biddeford Council Will Meet Tonight
The Biddeford City Council will meet at 7:30 in the Council Chambers of the City Building Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Moon interior clues drive Apollo 16 science mission
Young and Duke pursue evidence of a once hot lunar interior while studying why the moon cooled about four billion years ago. An unscheduled post launch inspection found peeling silicone paint flakes in sun heat. Grumman engineers ruled the issue harmless.
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Young
Duke
Grumman Aircraft Corp
Saco Police Report Two-Car Accident
Saco police reported a two car crash on Storer Street today. The collision involved Sadie A. Pombriant 27 of Biddeford and Thomas E. Hilton 23 of Ogunquit as one vehicle turned into a driveway.
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Saco
Storer Street
Sadie A. Pombriant
High St
Biddeford
Thomas E. Hilton
Ogunquit
Board To Decide Building's Fate
The Biddeford Zoning Appeals Board will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in City Council Chambers to decide if Laconia Federal Credit Union at 157 Main St. can construct a new building on the corner of Alfred Street and Graham Street Extension with off street parking.
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Biddeford
Fifth Graders Invited to Shriners Circus Trip
Robert Hodge announces all fifth graders in Biddeford public and parochial schools may attend the Shriners Circus in Portland. The Biddeford School Department will supply buses for transportation.
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Robert Hodge
Biddeford
Cit
Shriners Circus
Portland
Hodge
Weather Outlook for Portland Tonight and Wednesday
Tonight increasing cloudiness with lows in the 30s and some upper 20s in the north. Wednesday mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in higher elevations and highs from the 40s in the north to the 50s in the south.
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Portland
Church Choir Rehearsals and Prayer Meetings Listed
Local church notices outline choir practices for junior senior and adult groups at Ogunquit Biddeford Saco Kennebunkport Well s and Goodwins Mills. Prayer meetings and Bible studies are scheduled midweek at multiple locations including Advent Christian Faith Pentecostal and United Baptist churches with open public attendance.
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Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Bethany Baptist Church
Oak Ridge Road
Biddeford
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Crescent Street
Kennebunkport
the Chance! Choir of the
Saco! United Baptist Church
Soviet response shadowed by Nixon summit uncertainty
USSR report omits U S reply and Nixon summit plans. Officials note Hai Phong Hanoi raids have dampened mood and complicate reading Kremlin stance. Diplomats say impact on the visit remains hard to gauge at this time.
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United States
Nixon
Haiphong-Hanoi
Kremlin
Undefined Hours Listed In Fragment
A damaged OCR fragment shows a sequence of time ranges without context or event. The items include 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. and 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. No additional details are readable.
Texas Case At Supreme Court Could Reshape School Finance
The Texas Rodriguez v San Antonio ISD appeal seeks Supreme Court review of how funding public schools ties to local property wealth. Critics say the system favors wealthy districts while a ruling could force nationwide changes and affect where families live and send children to school.
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Washington
Texas
Supreme Court
San Antonio
Brown v. Board of Education
California
Minnesota
Wyoming
New Jersey
Hawaii
Rodriguez
San Antonio Independent School District
Crawford C. Martin
Martin
Edgewood
San
Alamo Heights
Unidentified Body Found In Saco Maine
An unidentified body was found 50 feet off the Maine Turnpike in Saco and was being autopsied at Webber Hospital. State police say a handgun nearby is under examination and the death cause cannot yet be determined. The body appears to have lain there all winter. The decedent wore brown boots dungarees and a waist length jacket with a watch and ring.
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Maine
Saco
Webber Hospital
P.L. Pert
Robert V. Axelson
Steep Falls
Pert
Hathaway Questions House Bill
Maine congressman Democrat William Hathaway criticized a House passed bill that would allow temporary licensing of nuclear plants. He warned it could start Maine Yankee at Wiscasset before the Environmental Improvement Commission rules on ecological safety and raise public health and environment concerns without adequate safeguards.
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Portland
Maine
Maine Yankee
Wiscasset
Maine Environmental Improvement Commission
William D. Hathaway
House
Hathaway
Vigil Highlights War Costs On Portland Downtown Street
About 75 people gathered for a one hour silent vigil on a downtown Portland street. A spokesman tied the event to income tax day and said roughly 60 percent of the federal budget funds past present and future warfare. The Forest Avenue Meeting of the Society of Friends sponsored the gathering and distributed leaflets criticizing U S bombing in North Vietnam.
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Portland
Forest Avenue
Society of Friends
U.S
North Vietnam
Boat Season Is Here Buy Or Sell With Want Ad Section 53
Boat season opens with the Want Ad Section 53 offering boats for sale and trade. Readers can place listings for vessels, motors, and gear in the regional classifieds to reach boaters and merchants. The notice encourages sellers to include prices and contact details for quick transactions.
Ford recalls 423000 Torinos and Montegos in 1972 models
Ford Motor Co recalls 423000 Ford Torinos and Mercury Montegos in the United States and Canada to fix a defect that could allow rear wheels to detach. Service engineering manager Gordon H. Robertson cites reports of rear axle bearing deterioration and says extreme cases could cause an axle shaft to come loose.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
United States
Canada
Gordon H. Robertson
Ford
Robbertson
Kidney transplant performed at Maine Medical Center
Surgeons at Maine Medical Center in Portland carried out the hospital’s second kidney transplant. A 55 year-old woman donated a kidney to her 33 year-old daughter. Both patients were reported in satisfactory condition.
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Portland
Maine Medical Center
MMC
Firemen Respond To Grass Blaze On Common Street
Saco firemen responded to a grass fire on Common Street this morning with three men and Engine 5. The property is owned by the Boston and Maine Railroad.
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Saco
Common Street
The
Boston and Maine Railroad
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Gross Funeral Service
Saco Church
Charles M. Duke Jr
Lunar Module
Command Module
John W. Young
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Earth
Moon
United Methodist Church
of the Good
Wins Mills United Methodist Church
Lyman
Advent Christian Church
Hill and
Chapel Streets
Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle
Assembly of God
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Christian Science Society
Winter Street
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
Full Gospel
Route A
Kennebunk Baptist Church
Main Street
Ussr
Western Auto St
C. B
Mon. F
House Bill
Biddeford O,gan'to
Elm Street
Montegos
Journal
Gavin Bane
Adlai Stevenson
York County Savings Bank
F.d.1.c
AnSco
Realtors
Main St
Member
Pine State
Lone
Robert Pate
N.F.D.A
Dennett
Craig
St. Saco
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