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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1967
Page
2
Mrs. Margaret Mazzanovich Ward died July 30 in Pacific Grove California. She was the daughter of the late Henry Burns and his wife, formerly of Saco. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Isabel Burns Snott of Carmel California.
Mrs Arlene Craig wife of Albert Crig former Milford resident died early this week in Clearwater Florida. The Craigs were summer visitors in Ocean Park and own a cottage on Tunis Avenue. Funeral services were held in Clearwater followed by cremation there.
The Tighe Beaudoin Farley American Legion Post in Biddeford will meet at 7 tonight at the Cosgrove Funeral Home on Elm Street to conduct a memorial service for John W. Daly, a post member.
Members of the Tighe Beau doin Farley Unit meet at 7 30 p m at Cosgrove Funeral Home 326 Elm Biddeford to pay respects to John W Daly husband of a member and Local unit officials will attend the service.
Nancy Moore, 24, died of burns after setting herself ablaze at a Los Angeles gas station on July 4. Doctors said she refused narcotics during hospitalization and her father blamed LSD for the tragedy.
The Five Points traffic control lights are under repair after being removed and returned to Kerr Electrick of Auburn for fixes. If repairs fail to ensure continuous operation, Biddeford officials may install new lights. the current unit operates only in a blinking mode.
Funeral services for Herve R. Dubreuil 70 of 11 Beacon Ave Biddeford were held at St Joseph's Church Elm Street Biddeford with Rt Rev Msgr Elie Hevey presiding. Burial followed in St Joseph's Cemetery with bearers Dr Raymond Faucher Roger Bedard Maurice Huot Marcel Dubreuil Norman Faucher and Gerard Gendron.
National League of Cities members plan a Washington meeting on December 11 to discuss a rural renaissance in America. Aimed at reducing urban crowding, the move follows President Johnson era proposals and amid riots heavy year. Local church prayer meetings and choirs listed for Biddeford Saco Kennebunk and Old Orchard Beach with Thursday schedules.
Personal notices list Thomas L. Burnham 8 Ja nelle Street Biddeford Mrs Ethel McGarvey Pool Street Biddeford Mrs Mary C Tousignant Portland Avenue Old Orchard Beach and Chester Clark Main Avenue Camp Ellis as surgical or general patients at Webber Hospital Biddeford Emily Corey Cedar Avenue Old Orchard Beach also listed as a patient at Webber Hospital Biddeford.
A meeting is scheduled at 7 30 tonight at the hall on Elm and Main Streets Biddeford for the St Jean Baptiste de Bienfaisance Society case.
After federal troops withdrew, about 7,800 National Guardsmen and 4,400 Detroit police plus State Police took over security. Detroit police returned to eight-hour shifts for the first time since the riot began on July 23, as troops faced sniping arson and looting. The scene also notes the southernmost skua, a gull like bird native to Antarctica.
Sincere thanks to the doctors and nurses on the third floor of the Notre Dame Hospital for their kind care and to relatives and friends for the beautiful flowers cards and gifts during my illness.
Police report a collision at the intersection of 11th Street and Evergreen Avenue involving a car driven by Joseph L. Belcastro 21 of Boston Mass and Laura Stickney 19 of 350 Main St Sacco No damage estimate available.
Firemen responded to Alfred Morin residence at 77 Lafayette Street Tuesday afternoon as a toaster set a curtain ablaze. Fire officials reported only minor damage and no injuries.
Biddeford voters may decide on charter changes that would affect mayoral and council salaries term limits and the number of council members. The changes approved by the 103rd Legislature will go to referendum on November 12 to align with a state vote.
Saco Tanning Corp pursues odor elimination at North Saco dump site long a resident grievance. Mayor Donald C. Doyle says engineers Whitman and Howard recommend building small waste pools and covering them, with large pools also to be treated. Spraying chemicals is being used as well. A follow up meeting with tannery officials officials and residents is planned next month.
Another casualty of the fire is a slightly damaged cupboard as investigators document the blaze aftermath.
Portland forecast shows fair but cooler tonight with increasing clouds in Zone C and lows near 65. South to southeast winds 5 to 18 mph. Thursday cloudy with a chance of showers or thundershowers, highs in the middle 70s.
The five day forecast from Thursday to Monday shows near seasonal normals with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s in northern areas and around 80s in Massachusetts. Lows range from the middle 50s to low 60s in the north and 60s elsewhere. Expect above average precipitation totaling about half an inch from showers and thundershowers late Thursday or Friday and again Monday.
Saco police and State Police detectives investigate a Tuesday morning break in at Adams Store at Bradley and Maple Streets. Thieves took 354 cans of beer and two cartons of cigarettes. Front door broken, car with engine running found outside, loaded with loot and impounded. A suspect held for parole violation, tied to scene, while other car occupants face parole warrants.
The Maine Supreme Court seated a 32 member Senate under the one man one vote guideline, drawing six cross county districts. Senators Ross Harding Good voiced reactions, with Ross predicting a Democratic shift in Piscataquis County, while Harding and Campbell commented on fairness and partisan impact.
Saco Business Men's Association officers and directors meet at 2 p.m. today at Canal National Bank on Main Street. Jason Ramsdell announces agenda items include New Membership and Centennial Committee reports. Committees to be appointed cover Christmas street lighting decorations and a planned new issue of the City of Saco brochure.
In Havana Stokely Carmichael called for Negro guerrilla uprisings in American cities and threatened top U.S. officials including Lyndon Johnson and Robert McNamara. He claimed armed violence to seize land and control urban communities as U.S. leaders face retaliation.
In Tokyo AP dispatch Mao Tse tung offers pardons to opponents in Wuhan. He seeks to calm a central Chinese industrial area scene of clashes between Maoists and Liu Shao chi supporters. Peking Radio says pardons extend to the deceived masses and to the scorndrels who committed grave offenses.
Augustus F. Heald of Belfast, serving 10 to 20 years for manslaughter in the 1965 Searsport case, lost a Maine Supreme Court appeal. The court ruled unanimously he petitioned too late for a new trial after arguing the denial of his motion was in error.
A Saco man, Larry A. Belanger 22 of Berry Road, was uninjured when his car slid off Newtown Road in Biddeford while heading west on a curved, rain slicked pavement. Capt. Philip Poirier and Officer Everett Bowden investigated the incident.
Newsprint tips for teens from Elinor Williams offer guidance on making school friends through clubs and activities and discuss vein concerns for a 16 year old. The column suggests concealment options with a product named Cover-Mark from Lydia O'Leary Inc. and provides a contact address in New York.
The guide notes shoppers choose stores by proximity and service factors. Fresh corn, beans, cucumbers, peas, and tomatoes show price and quality improvements. oranges and melons price changes reflect weather. Fish options include swordfish, mackerel, halibut, tuna, haddock, and flounder fillets with steady prices.
The massacre of about 10 000 French Protestants the Huguenots occurred on St Bartholomew's Eve in 1572 marking a violent surge in the French Wars of Religion.
Patricia Ann Verville, three, of 412 Pool Road Biddeford, was struck on Main Street and improved to fair from critical overnight. Stanley Kuczynski Jr. 17 of 601 Alfred Street Biddeford faces a driving charge in 10th District Court in Saco tomorrow.
Public discussion notes that price increases may be passed on to consumers. George W. Koch of the Grocery Manufacturers of America cites a long-run effect, while the American Institute of Food Distribution warns carriers may absorb shifts. Detroit automakers offer no comment as GM still moves over half of its products by rail.
The 1960 letter from William Faulkner to his former Negro butler Paul Pollard criticizes the NAACP and argues that Blacks must become more educated and responsible to gain equality. Faulkner cites George Washington Carver and warns of continued trouble if individuals do not improve, stating the majority must act differently.
Boston ranks seventh among 65 U S urban areas for air pollution severity in a National League of Cities survey published in Nation's Cities. The ranking lists New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles Long Beach, Cleveland and Pittsburgh ahead of Boston with Connecticut and Massachusetts cities like Hartford Lawrence Haverhill New Haven Springfield Holyoke Chicopee and Worcester also noted in various positions. John T Middleton directed the National Center for Air Pollution Control which used suspended particles gasoline exhaust sulfur dioxide and related emissions for the comparison.
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