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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1975
Page
2
Obituaries in Kennebunk and Biddeford Honor Two Residents
Eleanor M. Clough 75 of Beach Street Kennebunk Lower Village dies after illness. Funeral Sunday 2 p.m. Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk with interment Evergreen Cemetery. Calling hours Saturday 7 to 9 p.m. She is survived by a brother and a nephew. Josephine Taylor 86 of 9 Ray Street Biddeford dies after brief illness. Mass of Christian Burial at St Joseph Church pending time. Interment St Joseph Cemetery. Calling hours 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Emond and Conroy Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Eleanor M. Clough
Beach Street
Kennebunk Lower Village
Biddeford
Edwin H
Sarah L. (Brown) Clough
Clough
Advent Christian Church
J. Francis Clough
Bibber Memorial Chapel
Summer St
Robert Hewitt
Evergreen Cemetery
Josephine Taylor
Ray St
St. Narcisse
Que
Octave and
Celina (Chamberlain) Dallaire
Taylor
St Joseph Church
Damase Taylor
Eugene Taylor
Paul Taylor
Leo
Bertha) Dube
Alfred Lachance
St. Anselme, Que
St. Joseph Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Emond and Conroy Funeral Home
Hill St
Cummings' PUC nomination stalled by Executive Council
Maine Senator Minette Cummings faces confirmation hurdles as the seven member Executive Council delays vote while reviewing her public utilities record. Councilors say questions about consumer protection and rate setting show limited utility experience and potential bias toward companies. Redmond notes reservations persist after hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Srey Cane
Minette Cummings
A-Newport
Public Utilities Commission
Biddeford
David Redmond
Sen. Cummings
Redmond
Cummings
all-Democratic Executive Council
Peter Bradford
Cohen Suit Appeal Set For June Term
Kennebunk report says Herman Cohen’s appeals against School Administrative District 71 and related challenges to a $5.2 million high school project are unlikely to be heard in May and may move to the June term. A May schedule omits the Feb. 12 filings. clerks note civil appeals often wait 12 to 14 months due to backlogs. If expedited, a decision could come six to eight months after oral arguments. Cohen may appeal to federal court if defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Herman Cohen
State Supreme Court
Law Court
Cohen
Dana Hagerthy
Supreme Court
SAD 71
York County Superior Court
Sumner Goffin
Hagerthy
Peter Murray
Portland
Cigarette Ban Debate Moves On High Tar Brands
Washington CP S Chairman signals openness to considering an interstate ban on high tar cigarettes. Judge Gasch rules the Hazardous Substances Act covers such products, while lawmakers debate authority and possible congressional action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Commission
Richard O. Simpson
Congress
Simpson
Oliver Gasch
U.S. District Court
Frank E. Moss
D- Tah
American Public Health Association
District of Columbia Lung Association
Federal Trade Commission
Surgeon General's Office
Gasch
The
Slander Charges Dropped In Kennebunk
Selectman Herman Cohen had filed slander complaints against Clifford Boyer and Barbara Converse regarding remarks about former building inspector John McNiff. The board, after executive sessions, recommended against public charges, noting the matter was dropped and policy requires initial town official review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Herman Cohen
Planning Board
Clifford Boyer
Barbara Converse
John McNiff
Selectman
Fred Holmberg
Board of Selectmen
Selectmen
Holmberg
Boyer-Converse
Ohen
Beardslee Trout Found Only at Lake Crescent in Olympic Park
Club Notes reports Rebekah Lodge meeting at Odd Fellows Hall Maintreet on Saturday at 7 30 PM with refreshments after. Also notes Beardslee trout uniquely found at Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sace Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Maintreet
Brothers
Lake Crescent
Olympic National Park
Washington State
Funeral Home Listing for SANSOUCY BLAIS Biddeford
SANSOUCY BLAIS Funeral Home at 1 Stone Street Biddeford lists contact 283-3653 with R Martel as director for funeral services and arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sansoucy — Blais
Stone St
Biddeford
R. Martel
Levy Quints Eating And Doing Fine In Cincinnati
The Levy quintuplets are bottle feeding in incubators and doing fine officials say Pamela Levy 28 recovering well from caesarean delivery and the babies weigh under five pounds eight ounces only one needed a blood transfusion but started bottle feeding Thursday. Father Mark Levy 27 declines photos and will pick names after his wife and children are healthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati General Hospital
Allen R. Shade
Pamela Levy
Shade
Irwin Light
Light
Mark Levy
Levy
Procter & Gamble Co
75 Deaths Allegedly Tied to CIA Havana Ship Blast
New York Daily News cites a former CIA operative claiming CIA frogmen bombed the French vessel Le Couvre in Havana harbor on March 4 1960 causing 75 deaths and injuring over 200. The paper notes denials by the United States and cites competing attribution to Rafael Trujillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
CIA
Havana Harbor
New York Daily News
Central Intelligence Agency
le Couvre
United States
Fidel Castro
Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujillo
Odd Fellows At Milestone
Governor Longley proclaims this week Independent Order of Odd Fellows Week in Maine. The group marks 156 years in North America and 131 years in Maine, dedicating to goodwill and betterment in each city and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
James B. Longley
Odd Fellows Week
Maine
Odd Fellows
North America
Odd Fellows of
Break-ins Target Homes And Local Businesses In OOB Area
Police investigate two Monday Break-ins at private residences. Stolen from Irvine O Leary 616th St were a fold watch worth 35 dollars and 5 dollars in coins. A second home theft targeted Roger Panchaud for cash and equipment valued at 321 dollars. Flags stolen from Weeks Ice Cream Shop and York County Savings Bank during separate incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OOB
Old Orchard Beach
Irvine O’leary
Roger Panchaud
Saco
Jaycee Bicentennial
Weeks Ice Cream Shop
York County Savings Bank
YWCA Team Wins Honors at Maine State Majorette Contest
YWCA girls from Saco and Biddeford won first place in the elementary dance team category at the International Seaboard Majorette Association Maine State contest in Dover Foxcroft. Ellen Beruve earned Miss Princess Prettiest with top awards in military and fancy strutting. Tina Hanusek was Junior Miss Prettiest runner up and won fancy strutting. Gail Hanusek was Miss Maine Prettiest runner up. June Grand National awaits for these individuals. teacher Debi Petit Lagasse links to Vivian Faye Stacey's dance school in Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco-Biddeford Ywca
International Seaboard Majorette Association
Maine
Dover- Foxcroft
Ellen Beruve
Tina Hanusek
Gail
Debi Petit Lagasse
Vivian Faye Stacey
Saco
Madisses Plan Annual Outing for Saco Congregational Group
The Madisses of First Parish Congregational Church met to plan the spring outing on May 22 at Cascades Inn in Saco. A May 13 workshop and a May 8 final meeting at the parish house were scheduled, with 64 May baskets prepared for shutins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madisses
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Saco
Thelma Kallock
Cascades Inn
Portland Road
Lois Currier
Main Street
Sandra Martin
Shutins
Lois Soucy
Yvonne Fidalgo
Louise Sanborn
Cape Elizabeth Solon Must Cut Salary for Rangeley Power
The Public Utilities Commission orders Sen Richard Berry to reduce his Rangeley Power Co salary from 23 000 to 14 000 annually and opens a review of the firm s business practices for possible civil penalties under Maine statute. The panel approves a 5 9 percent rate increase for 2 945 customers and allows a 1 percent overdue payment charge. The decision notes loans between Berry and Rangeley Power and leases with relatives while denying a 14 8 percent rate hike and citing 1973 earnings. A stray line mentions thirty pounds of horse meat daily for a circus lion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Richard N. Berry
Cape Elizabeth
Public Utilities Commission
Rangeley Power Co
Attorney General
Rangeley Power
Maine
Berry
PUC
Nes
Commission
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