Death of Sampson, Maine supermarket pioneer dies at home
Richard W. Sampson, 52, longtime Maine supermarket chain founder who built 31 stores across Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts died unexpectedly at his home. He once bought a Churchill painting in London for 27936 pounds claimed to be multimillionaire. Former state senator born Livermore he served from 1961 in Somerset County. World War II veteran and Skowhegan resident.
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Auburn
Richard W. Sampson
London
Winston Churchill
Food Market
Christe
Sir Winston
France
Sampson
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Hannaford Brothers, Inc
Southae
Somerset County
Skowhegen
Thibodeau of Saco Dies at 77 in Biddeford Hospital
Josephine Thibodeau 77 of Buxton Road Saco died morning at a Biddeford hospital. Born August 30 1891 in Saint Onge La Rochelle Canada she was daughter of Joseph and Hermen Vachon. Survived by widower Henry C. Thibodeau son HervC Thibodeau sister Clara Malloy and grandson HervC Thibodeau. Funeral from Notre Dame de Lourdes Biddeford Thursday at a.m. Interment at St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford. Friends may call Sansoucy Funeral Home tonight 7 9 and tomorrow 2 4 and 7 9 p.m.
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Josephine Thibodeau
Buxton Road
Saco
Biddeford
St. Onge Larochelle
Canada
Joseph and
Hermen Careau Vachon
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Henry C. Thibodeau
Herve C. Thibodeau
Clara Malloy
Portland
A.m
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Sansoucy Funeral Home
Stone St
News At A Glance: Vietnam, Tax Reform, Belfast Turmoil
AP rounds up daily notes from Saigon to Belfast: Marines kill at least 50 of 150 North Vietnamese attempting a river crossing near Da Nang. Navy ships still being sent to North Korea patrol. Cooper urges Nixon to delay the Safeguard antimissile system. Nixon tax reform met with mixed reaction in Congress while a seven percent tax credit faces debate. North Ireland riots persist with police stations under stone and petrol bomb attacks as student protests spread to Ivy League campuses. A Los Angeles jury weighs life or death for Sirhan Sirhan in Kennedy assassination case. Falmouth welcomes Robin Knox Johnson after his solo voyage around the world ends.
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Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
da Nang
Los Angeles
Sirhan Sirhan
Lex Robert Kennedy
Funeral Directors Names and Addresses in Saco Maine
Funeral service providers listed with addresses and contact numbers in Saco Maine. Firms include Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street 284-5611 Philip H Gross Sr director. Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street. Emond's Funeral Home at 264 5th Street. names Frank X Emond and J P Couroy appear in association with local funeral services.
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Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco, Maine
Emond
Frank X
J. P Couroy
Funeral for Henri Tremblay in Biddeford Church
Funeral services for Henri A Tremblay of Biddeford were held at St Josephs Church with a high mass conducted by Rt Rev Monsignor Elie Hevey. Deacon and sub deacon roles were filled by Rev Sylvia Levesque and Rev Valmont Gilbert. Burial followed in St Josephs Cemetery with grave side prayers by Father Levesque. Bearers were Bernard Cote Donald Cyr Gerard LaRose Alphonse Monier Normand Pruneau and Romeo Rousseau.
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Henri A. Tremblay
Pine St
Biddeford
St. Joseph’s Church
Elie Hevey
Sylvia Levesque
Valmont Gilbert
Diana Rousselle
St. Joseph's
Father Levesque
Bernard Cote
Donald Cyr
Gerard LaRose
Alphonse Monier
Normand Pruneau
Romeo Rousseau
Honor Roll Named At Wells Junior Senior High School
Wells principal Matthew J. Flaherty announces the third period honor roll. First honors include Kathryn Hamlyn Chase Gordon Galencia Sandra Huden Carol Haubois John Hanson Chris Kostis. Grade 11 first honors list includes Kirk Allen Gail Baston Linda Bragdon Kathryn Chase Barbara Harriman Andrea Hopkins Diane Metcalf Barbara Morse Ellen Emmons. Grade 10 first honors Susan Cole Norma Dusseault Jeanne Jacobson Bill Litchfield David Moulton Lisa Perkins Patricia Tuttle. Grade 9 high honors Gretchen Kline Anne Staples Karen Stathoples. First honors Diane Allen Cheryl Cole Cathy Fenderson Sally Ford Sandra Ford Patricia Gowen Emma Lee Mattress Margaret O’Connell Debbie Smith Lena Stadler Michaelles Dennis Larry Waterhouse Kael Warren.
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WELLS
Matthew J. Flaherty
Wells Junnior-Senior High School
Kathryn Hamlyn Chase
Gordon Galencia
Sandra Huden
Carol Haubois
John Hanson
Chris Kostis
Jon Clogston
Hazel Estes
Joanne Jacobson
Catherine Kenison
Fred Clough
Michael Emmons
Kirk Allen
Gail Baston
Linda Bragdon
Kathryn Chase
Barbara Harriman
Andrea Hopkins
Diane Metcalf
Barbara Morse
Ellen Emmons
Laura Hamel
Tanya Pesky
David Perfect
Susan Cole
Norma Dusseault
Jeanne Jacobson
Bill Litchfield
David Moulton
Lisa Perkins
Patricia Tuttle
Rhonda Crocker
Donald Rhodes
Gretchen Kline
Anne Staples
Karien Stathoples
Diane Allen
Cheryl Cole
Cathy Fenderson
Grade 8 Honors and Seventh Grade Academic Distinctions
Grade 8: first honors Neil Stephen ty Kemp O'Connell owe second honors Paula Christine Mente Rae Castergine er Jones Joyce Nickerson and Diane Carter. Grade 7: high honors Mari Lyn MacDonald first honors Melodie Brooks Michael Dam uth Robert Fenderson Deborah Freeman Barry Grinnell Paula Low Katherine Reil Archie Stevens Marilyn Stevens Ellen Stilnhen second honors: Susan Ahern Kerri Coleman John Estes Mark Goff Gloria Langill Elizabeth Messier Robert Mitchell Catheen Moulton Keith Perkins William Prescott Regina Turner Marilyn Young.
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Neil Stephen Ty Pg Kemp
O'Connell Owe
Paula Christine Mente Rae Castergine
Er Jones
Joyce Nickerson
Diane Carter
Marilyn MacDonald
Melodie Brooks
Michael Damuth
Robert Fenderson
Deborah Freeman
Barry Grinnell
Paula Low
Katherine Reil
Archie Stevens
Marilyn Stevens
Ellen Stilnhen
Susan Ahern
Kerri Coleman
John Estes
Mark Goff
Gloria Langill
Elizabeth Messier
Robert Mitchell
Catheen Moulton
Keith Perkins
William Prescott
Regina Turner
Marilyn Young
Maine Parapsychology Group Seeks Research on Telepathy
The Maine association aims to study mental telepathy through group methods and cooperation with Maine colleges. It plans to collect data on behavioral patterns, maintain a large active membership, and align with the American Society of Parapsychological Research while attending International Parapsychology Association meetings. Charter members include Rev Mrs Hilda L Ives Theodore H Kurtz Dr Harold Burnham Dr Arthur Freundlich Ruth Loebs Fernald and Mrs Edward T Hyde.
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Pee
Maine
Maine Association
American Society of Parapsychological Research
New York City
International Parapsychology Association
Harrison
Southworth
Hilda L. Ives
Capelizabeth
Theodore H. Kurtz
Portland
Harold Burnham
Gorham
Arthur Freundlich
Ruth Loebs Fernald
Waterville
Edward T. Hyde
Stock market sinks as tax credit repeal jitters grow
New York stock trading opened lower as investors react to a recommendation to repeal the 7 percent tax credit. The Dow Jones industrial average fell about 483 points to around 12,68 with declines topping advances. Analysts warned removal could hurt future earnings while U Thant’s report on the Suez Canal cease fire and softer March durable goods orders cooled optimism.
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New York
U.N
U Thant
Saco Residents Listed As Surgical Patients
Mrs. Walter Patterson of 155 Bradley Street Saco is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs. Harry Hilton of Forest Street Saco is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital.
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Walter Patterson
Bradley St
Saco
Webber Hospital
Harry Hilton
Forest Street
Unity Social Club to Meet at Mrs Meserve's Home
Members of Unity Social Club plan a meeting tomorrow night at 8 at the home of Mrs Josephine Meserve on Pleasant Street in Saco. A special Biddeford Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary meeting is set for Thursday at 7 30 p m at Assumption House on Thornton Street. Owen-Davis Unit American Legion Auxiliary will meet at 7 30 p m tomorrow at a post home on Beach Street in Biddeford.
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Unity Social Club
Josephine Meserve
Pleasant Street
Saco
Biddeford
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Assumption
Thornton Street
Bidde
Owen-Davis Unit
American Legion Auxiliary
Beach Street
Church notes list midweek rehearsals across several towns
Youth Choirs and junior and senior choirs gather at Mills United Methodist Church Goodwins Mills Lyman and Biddeford churches for rehearsals on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Prayer meetings and Bible study run weekly at Advent Christian Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Old Orchard Beach and Christ Church Kennebunk with adult choir practice at 8 p m.
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Goodwins Mills United Methodist Church
Lyman
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle
Assembly of God
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Old Or ‘Chard Beach
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
New England Temperatures Brief Fall Across States
A fragmentary weather note lists New England locations including Massachusetts New Bedford Pittsfield Providence Hartford New Haven Concord Portsmouth Burlington Montpelier Newport Caribou Eastport and Bangor with scattered city mentions and Montreal. The text references a Wednesday 7p time and regional temperatures without clear values.
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Massachusetts
Nemtacket
New Bedford
Pittsfield Christian Chur
Provincetown
Worcester
Hode Island
Providence
Hartford
New Haven
New Hampshire
Concord
Portsmouth
Mt. Westingwe
Burlington
Montpelier
Newport
Maine
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Bangor
Bern
Rumford
Montreal
Portland Weather Update Rain and Snow Possible
Rain moves into Portland tonight with a chance of mixed snow in the far north toda y with temperatures dipping to the upper 30s to low 40s. Wednesday brings more rain and cooler conditions across the region.
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Portland
Prayer Service and Bible Study at Village Baptist Church
A prayer service is set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Village Baptist Church in Kennebunkport. Bible study will follow in the vestry with details noting Route 109 near Wells.
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Village Baptist Church
Kennebunkport
Full Gospel
Wells
Bridge Club Meets At Speak Easy in Old Orchard Beach
Duplicate bridge players gathered Monday evening at the Speak Easy. Winners in North South were Mrs Wilbur with Brackett, first. Paradis and Whelan, second. Golding and Rosen, third. Dubois and Chadbourne, fourth. East West winners were Hickey and Flannery first. Warren second. Aranovitch and Mullen third. Shorey and Mullen fourth. Playing was led by Mrs Mary Wilbur. next game set for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Lawn Avenue playhouse.
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Old Orchard Beach
Mane
Speak Easy
Mel Golding
al Rosen
Oscar Paradis
Robert Whelan
Eleanor Marshall
Rosalie Ross
Marjorie Margiloff
Eugene Pecoraro
Mary Wilbur
Lorimer Brackett
Don Weld
Charlotte Dubois
Paul Chadbourne
Alice Fecteau
James Moutsatsos
Angie Hickey
Gwen Flannery
Margaret Field
Jean Shaw
Ida Rosen
Vera Rudy
Richard Shorer
James Mullen
Estelle Aranovitch
Joan Mullen
Pauline Larochelle
Esther Green
James Warren
North
South
Wilbur and Brackett
Paradis and Whelan
Golding and Rosen
Dubois and Chad
Park cliff clearing routine by tree-climbing unit in Philadelphia
A Fairmount Park tree-climbing unit scaled a 125 foot granite cliff to remove loose rock that threatened passing cars on the drive below. When asked if he volunteered for the ticklish job, a climber replied after conferring with others, What do you think?
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Philadelphia
Fairmount Park
Miss Boucher Becomes Mrs James McCann at St Andre's
Miss Hel en Soucker, daughter of Mr and Mrs Normand Boucher of Biddeford, wed James Edwar McCann son of Mr and Mrs Gerald J McCann of Bristol Conn at St Andre's Church. Rev Brian Shaw officiated. Bridesmaids wore cot colored gowns. reception for 150 at Elks Lodge. Couple to reside in Bristol Conn after trip to New Hampshire and New York.
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St. Andre’s Church
Helen Soucker
Normand R. Boucher
Guinea Road
Biddeford
James Edwar McCann
Gerald J. McCann
Bristol
Conn
Brian Shaw
A, Conn
Laura Proulx
Paulette Boucher
Diane Boucher
Joanne Beaulieu
Claire Mercier
Elks Lodge
Portland Road
Saco
Suzanne Boucher
New Hampshire
New York
Lawndale Ave
Yd Vo Caen
Ter
McCann
St. Andre’s High School
Pierre
Portland
Rita
Charter Presented To Pack 309 At local meeting
Albert Deshaies presented the charter to Grand Knight Alfred Letourneau of Luke E Hart Council during a meeting for Cub Scout Pack 309 at the Biddeford council. Charles Landry received the laurel of activation for his efforts as committee chair. Patriot's Day dance reservations for the Boston trip are all taken. Police report a truck crash near James Street with about $2,500 damage. driver uninjured. Numerous scouts and leaders named with recent initiations and Webelos promotions and awards for several youths.
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Albert Deshaies
Alfred Letourneau
Luke E. Hart Council
Charles Landry
Landry
Boston
Cape
Rousseau
James Street
Terence E. McGuigan
Manchester
N.H
McGuigan
Biddeford
Knights of Columbus
Washington Street
Biddeford, Hall
Council
Quinton Wilson
Pack 309
Cubmaster honors scouts with wolf and bear badges
Cubmaster Goines Wilson Sr awarded Wolf badges to Marc Lebel David Ladderbush John Provencher James Bergeron and Bear badges to Rene Bey Danny Legros along with arrows to Marc Lebel Gus selin Robert Gosselin Ray mond Audie Rodney Morin Richard Charette Marc Le blanc Michael Legarde and Peter Shourens Silver arrows went to Raymond Au.
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Denner
Russell Dyer
Billy Eron
Cecil Waddell
Marc
Danny Gagne
Kong Wilson Jr
Michael Dixon
Danny Legros
Thomas Beaudoin
Ad Laverriere
Wee den
Bobcat
Goines Wilson, Sr
Marc Lebel
David Ladderbush
John Provencher
James Bergeron
Rene Bey
Arrows
Gusselin
Robert Gosselin
Raymond Audie
Rodney Morin
Richard Charette
Marc Leblanc
Michael Legarde
Peter Shourens
Silver Arrows
Raymond Au
Cars Damaged In Collision At Beach
Police report a two car crash on Ocean Park Road near Smith Wheel Road Monday afternoon involving Ernest A. Roberge 26 of 23 Carll Ave and Dorothy L. Rogers 38 of 5 Goose Ferry Drive. No injuries were reported. Major damage to both vehicles.
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Old Orchard Beach
Ernest A. Roberge
Carll Ave
Dorothy L. Rogers
Goosefare
Ocean Park Road
Smithwheel Road
Biddeford Legionnaires Hold Initiation
At a special meeting of the Tighe Beaudoin-Farley Post Tide American Legion Biddeford 18 members were initiated at 2 p m Sunday. Rob ert O Poire acted as Commander with Julius replacements and visiting members from the Smith Tobey Post. Auxiliary and post officers participated in the initiation and a buffet followed. Meet the Candidates Night is planned for the next meeting Thursday at 8.
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Tighe Beaudoin - Farley
American Legion
Biddeford
Robert O. Poire
Joseph Bastarache
Royal N. Sheltra
J. F. Ronald Nolette Cha
Roland St. Michel
Horace Beaulieu Goulet
Adrian L'Heureux Es
Roy Mendros
Alfred Prejean
Ralph Croteau
Smith - Tovey
Bath
Roger Densmore
Harman Kneeland
Paul Cunio
Paul Flaherty
Marshall MacDonald
Clyde Cressey
Smith- Tobey Post
Richard Hughes
Thomas Cressey
Harry Higgins
Lego Raymond Bilodeau
Bineau
Loraine Perron
Albert Jarriz
Marcel Daigneault
Wilfred Cyr
Ronald Monroe
Richard Boston
Gerald Neault
Ralph Gagnes
Fred Robbins
Roland Collard
Ronald Madore
Enald Dumont
Raymond Pruneau
Ralph Cormier
Robert Noble Jr
Paul
Saco River Cresting Expected Today
Saco civil defense officials forecast the Saco River cresting this morning with relief to follow. Residents report flooded basements and streets especially along Irving Street as several homes were evacuated to higher ground. Forecasters note cooler weather slowed flow but rain today or tomorrow could raise levels again.
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Saco
Saco Civil Defense
Irving Street
Leon H. Libby
Military vehicle contracts drive expanded defense business in 1968
The company reports a 30 percent rise in driveline component contracts for the M151 Mutt and broader involvement in heavier 2 and 5 ton military trucks. It lists initiatives in 40 mm weapon systems, vehicle mounted rapid fire cannons, and a larger marketing staff led by vice president Berge Thomasian. If peace returns to Vietnam, production aims to stay steady to rebuild conventional weapons inventories.
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Berge Thomasian
Thomasian
Melpar Inc
Servonics Inc
Applied Science Industries of Virginia
Ordnance Division
Atlantic Research Corporation
Vietnam
Honor student Janet Souza earns national merit and city honors
Janet Eileen Souza, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph C Souza of 767 Pool Road Biddeford, earned a National Merit Scholarship test award and was second in the Cousens Essay Contest. She held roles in Glee Club Library and yearbook staff, played basketball, and served in NHS and Future Teachers of America. She plans Gorham State College to major in secondary education.
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Cousens
Janet Eileen Souza
Joseph C. Souza
Pool Road
Biddeford
Glee Club
Dirigo
Biddeford High School
Betty Crocker
Olympian
National Honor Society
Secretary
The
Future Teachers of America
Gorham State College
Viking voyage aims to prove Norse reach Americas early
AP Special Report details Bob Marx and a crew planning to sail a replica Viking longboat from Norway to New York starting May 1. They intend to live off minimal provisions and gather ocean data to support the theory that Norse explorers reached North America centuries before Columbus. The 76-foot Alfred the Great, leased for $1, will voyage through Iceland, Greenland, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Cape Cod, aiming to reach New York by autumn.
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London
Bob Marx
Atlantic
Marx
Norway
New York
Ings
Jamaicaland
North American
Alfred the Great
Gokstad
Oslo
Iceland
Greenland
Brador
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Cape Cod
Ter
Spain
Bahamas
George Belcher
Texas
Vietnam
U.S
Nd Department
Neal Watson
Daytona Beach
Fla
Supreme Court quotes Fourth Amendment limits on arrests
The passage contends that police cannot seize suspects without probable cause and must avoid harassment or indiscriminate detentions. It emphasizes that the Fourth Amendment guards personal security against wholesale intrusions, whether called arrests or investigatory detentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rennan
Hoosier Poet James Whitcomb Riley Noted
James Whitcomb Riley, celebrated as the Hoosier poet, is highlighted in relation to his lasting cultural nickname. A waterspout, defined as a tornado over the sea, is noted as a meteorological term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Whitcomb Riley
Hoosier
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