Bernadette Lemieux 73 of Saco Dies After Illness
Mrs Bernadette Lemieux age 73 of Villa Muir Saco died April 27 at a local hospital after a lengthy illness Born in Biddeford July 14 1899 she was daughter of Albert and Laura Neveux Her husband Leon Lemieux died in 1968 She was a Notre Dame de Lourdes Church communicant Surviving are a brother Eugene Neveux of Biddeford and several nieces and nephews Funeral services set for Monday at 8 am at Church Saco with interment in St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford Friends may call Bolduc Funeral Home Biddeford today and Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.
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Bernadette Lemieux
Villa Muir
Saco
Biddeford
Albert
Laura (Verville) Neveux
Leon Lemieux
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Eugene Neveux
St. Joseph Cemetery
Bolduc
Alfred St
Biddeford Woman Eugenia Cotsis Dies in Dorchester Hospital
Eugenia Cotsis 75 of 49 Prospect St Biddeford died unexpectedly April 27 in a Dorchester Mass hospital. Born Oct 20 1897 in Tserova Laconia Greece she was daughter of John and Aphrodite Prezerakos. Survived by five children two sisters in Greece 15 grandchildren two great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Monday 11 am at St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Biddeford with interment at St Demetrios Cemetery. Emond Funeral Home Biddeford tonight and Sunday services noted.
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Eugenia Cotsis
Prospect St
Biddeford
Dorchester
Mass
Tserova
Laconia
Greece
John and
Aphrodite
Kapsalakos) Prezerakos
Sophocles Cotsis
St. Demetrios
St. Demetrios Cemetery
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Begae 1973 Lovers by los thie rgner ved
Fragmentary notes hint at a 1973 release Featuring lovers and a likely musical context. Unclear specifics prevent a full summary but indicate a dating or title fragment tied to a romance theme.
Portland Weather Tonight and Sunday Rain Showers
Tonight in Portland expect rain continuing to the north and east with a chance of showers elsewhere and lows in the 40s. Sunday remains mostly cloudy with a chance of showers north and east and highs from 50 to 55.
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Portland
Flood Warnings as Rivers and Coastline Flood Across Regions
Two million acres in Mississippi and Louisiana were submerged as Gulf winds drove waves into homes. The Mississippi and Missouri rivers added 7 000 acres of flood land north of St Louis with a 60 square mile peninsula at risk if levee protections fail. Port Clinton Ohio prepares for flood waves while Holly Bluff Mississippi evacuates 75 to 100 families. Newfoundland island lies near Belle Isle strait.
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Gulf of Mexico
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St. Charles
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Port Clinton
Holly Bluff
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Yazoo River
Second AIM death confirmed in Wounded Knee siege
Wounded Knee South Dakota reports a second fatality as Lawrence LaMont 31 an AIM member dies in a firefight with federal officers during a siege now entering its 60th day. Another AIM supporter Frank Clearwater died earlier and FBI reports note tear gas used in efforts to halt gunfire.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Lawrence LaMont
Pine Ridge Reservation
American Indian Movement
AIM
Interior Department
Thomas Oxendine
LaMont
Oxendine
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
Oglala Sioux
Lloyd “Toby
Eagle Bull
Pine Ridge
Oxedine
Card of Thanks for Medical Care Recipients
A grateful note thanks doctors and nurses at Webber Hospital and Maine Medical Center, and thanks Father Clancy, Father Boldue, relatives, friends, neighbors for care, cards, flowers, and gifts during the stay.
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Father Boldue
Webber Hospital
Maine Medical Center
Leo Paul St. Amand
Engineer Killed In Automobile Accident At Topsham
John M. Richards 42, chief engineer of the Hildreth broadcast network, died in a three vehicle crash at the junction of U S 201 and Maine 196. He had led Hildreth Stations for six years and previously worked at WAGM in Presque Isle. The network includes WABI WABI TV and WBGW FM in Bangor.
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John M. Richards
Hildreth Broadcast
Brewer
U.S. 201
Maine
Richards
Hildreth
Presque Isle
WAGM
Wagm-Tv
WABI
Wabi TV
Wbgw-Fm
Bangor
election of york county commissioners by district urged
A re draft bill aims to elect York County commissioners by district rather than at large. Rep. Carl Sheltra and Rep. James McMahon push bi partisan changes to win broader county support. A separate measure would restructure county government, creating a five member council and shifting many offices to state oversight.
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Augusta
York County
Carl Sheltra
Biddeford
James Mec- Mahon
Kennebunk
Sheltra
Buxton
Kennebunks
Kittery
York
Berwicks
Lowel Henley
Norway
Old Orchards
Saco
Sanford
Lyman
Register of Deeds
State
Henley
McMahon
Safety Officer Donald Loring Joins Kennebunkport Police
Lewiston born Donald Loring, 24, recently became a Kennebunkport patrolman. He brings extensive training including 48 credit hours from the University of Maine at Augusta and College of Criminal Justice, a Maine Law enforcement and Criminal Justice Academy course, an internship with the Kennebec County attorney, 33 credit hours in physical education from Baker University, and 15 credit hours in physical education from UM-Lewiston-Auburn.
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Lewiston
Donald Loring
Kennebunkport
Loring
University of Maine At Augusta
College of Criminal Justice
Maine Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Academy
Kennebec
Baker University
Um-Lewiston-Auburn
No injuries in multiple 2 car crashes across Biddeford area
Biddeford police report no injuries after a Friday 4 18 collision at Main and Hill with a 1973 Ford LTS driven by Melvin Turkavis and a 1969 Ford custom driven by Gary Paquette. Saco police note two minor noninjury crashes with modest damage and no charges. A separate Old Orchard Beach collision at Temple and 9th streets involved a 1967 Buick and a 1965 Rambler with no injuries.
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Main
Hill Streets
Melvin Turkavis
Newton Center
Mass
Gary Paquette
Prospect St
Saco
Rodney P. Underwood
High St
North Street
Underwood
Norman E. Pothier
North St. Saco
Temple and
9Th Streets
Old Orchard Beach
Christine M. Benoit
Granite St
Wayne A. Kierstead
Nashua
N.H
Temple Street
False alarms trigger Biddeford fire crews Friday
Firefighters responded to a defective box alarm at Bacon and Hill streets at 3 27 pm then to Villa Nursing Home around 6 pm where a man testing electrical equipment set off the alarm. They also put out a smoke fire at 21 Raymond Street from a sump pump motor and extinguished a truck fire at 39 Prospect Street by using carbon dioxide.
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Biddeford
Bacon and
Hill Streets
Villa
Paul Houde
Raymond St
Engine Six
Prospect St
Two Public Hearings Slated for Monday in Augusta
Public hearings move to four days a week with sessions at 1:30 or 1 in the state office building or State House. Monday includes a bill allowing municipal officials to designate secret ballots at town meetings without a petition.
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State Office
State House
Election Laws Committee
State Government
Commission On Legislative Ethics
York County
Journal
Three Area Residents Among Maine Maritime Graduates
Three area residents will be among 110 graduates at the 30th commencement of Maine Maritime Academy in Castine on Sunday. The Biddeford group includes Donald R. Baiguy and Donald L. Demers while Craig S. Kinney hails from West Buxton.
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Maine Maritime Academy
Castine
Donald R. Baiguy
Donald L. Demers
Biddeford
Craig S. Kinney
West Buxton
Kennebec River Flood Expected in Maine Skowhegan
The National Weather Service says the Kennebec River in Maine is rising rapidly and will overflow its banks. Skowhegan flow at 30 500 cfs will crest near 50 000 cfs this evening, with flood stage at 35 000 cfs.
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Hartford, Conn
National Weather Service River Forecast Center
Kennebec
Maine
Skowhegan
Androscogg’n
Fire Sweeps CMP Transformer Station Near Fort Halifax
Flames engulfed a CMP transformer station outside the Fort Halifax hydro plant near Winslow Maine causing blackouts across Waterville and Winslow. About 35 firefighters fought the blaze, foam initially then water, with no injuries reported as power was rerouted and the fire brought under control.
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Central Maine Power Co
Waterville
CMP
Fort Halifax
Sebasticook
Abernathy urges Nixon to step aside over Watergate
Reverend Ralph Abernathy told Brown University listeners in Providence that President Nixon should step aside until the Watergate investigation ends. He attacked Nixon as dangerous and criticized administration cuts to social welfare programs hurting the poor, blacks, Indians, and veterans. The rally of about 350 was sponsored by Brown’s Institute for White Racism.
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Nixon
Ralph Abernathy
Abernathy
Wounded Knee
S.D
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Inrder
Richard Milhous Nixon
America
King George
Richard 1
Brown
Institute For White Racism
Watergate revelations mount as Ehrlichman links and Vesco probe widens
The article notes Gray may have destroyed files from Dean and Ehrlichman amid Watergate inquiries. Ehrlichman confirms sources from Hunt and Liddy surface in Ellsberg case matters. Vesco ties and a GAO probe push the investigation toward the Justice Department, detailing campaign finance questions and alleged fund looting.
Japan Ends Worst Rail Strike After Wage Accord
Tokyo AP reports Japan’s major railway strike ended as unions accepted a government advisory group’s offer of a $56 monthly wage rise. The stoppage halted 25,369 passenger trains and 14,410 freight trains, costing railways $29.1 million in revenue and damages.
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Japan
National Railway
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