Obituary for Georgette Charest Kinney Shores Resident
Georgette Charest 57 of Kinney Shores Saco died Aug 2 after a lengthy illness in a local hospital. Born Jan 28 1916 in Godbout Quebec she was a St Luke's Nursing School graduate and active in Notre Dame de Lourdes Church and several hospital auxiliaries. Survived by her husband Dr Leandre R Charest four sons two sisters a brother and grandchildren. Mass will be held at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Saturday with interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Visitation tonight and Friday at Emond Conroy Funeral Home Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leandre R
Georgette) Charest
Oceanside Drive
Kinney Shores
Saco
Godbout
Que
Henri and
Bella Labire
St. Luke's Nursing School
Montreal
Charest
Notre Dame de Lourdes
St. Anne Sodality
U.S. Navy
Hampton, Va
James H
U.S. Marine Corps
Quantico
Robert L
Fernande Pelland
Odile Rey
Denver
Colo
Henri Labrie
Plattsburgh
N.Y
Hawaii Senator Sparks Racial Slur Debate in Washington
Senate Watergate proceedings feature tributes to Daniel Inouye while Hawaii figures condemn a derogatory remark. Amid telegrams and editorials, figures like A A Smyser and Sam Ervin Jr. weigh responses, commemorations, and the impact on civil rights during a tense news cycle in Washington.
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Joyce
Fasi
Wilson
Hawaii
A.A. Smyser
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
David ©. McClung
State Senate
Inouye
Honolulu
Washington
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Senate Watergate Committee
Daniel K. Inouye
Legion auxiliary to gather for Oscar Lacourse tribute
Members of the Auxiliary of Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Unit of Biddeford will meet at 7 tonight at the Emond and Conroy Funeral Home on Hill Street to pay respects to Oscar Lacourse, father of a unit member.
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Auxiliary of Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley
American Legion of
Biddeford
Emond and Conroy Funeral Home
Hill St
Oscar Lacourse
St Josephs Guild to Meet for Prayers in Biddeford
St Josephs Guild members gather Friday at 8 p.m. at Emond and Conroy Funeral Home 72 Hill St Biddeford to offer prayers for Oscar. The text notes a pyramid with a square base has eight edges.
Funeral Notice ODDY Dorothy L
Dorothy L Oddy of Main Street Biddeford Pool will have funeral services Friday at 10 30 A M from Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Church with interment at Westlawn Cemetery Littleton Massachusetts Friends may call at her late residence this afternoon and evening 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 Father Joseph Lemieux to conduct a mass at 8 00 this evening Arrangements by Phillip H Gross Jr Director of Shumway Gross Funeral Home 35 Spring St Saco
Funeral Directors Shumway and Gross
Funeral service listings for Shumway and Gross at 85 Spring St Saco and Dennett and Craig at 365 Main St Saco Maine referenced with phone numbers for arrangements.
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
Dennett & Craig
Maine
Portland Weather Outlook With Rain and Showers
Periods of rain and a chance of thundershowers tonight with lows in the 60s. Friday brings mostly cloudy skies and showers likely in the north, then partly sunny with showers possible elsewhere and highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s.
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Portland
Weather brief for Eastport to Block Island
Southerly winds 10 to 12 knots tonight becoming westerly Friday. Showers and fog tonight with partial clearing Friday. Visibility 1 to 3 miles in rain tonight improving to 5 miles Friday.
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Eastport
Block Island
Burglary Report and Local Police Blotter
Mrs William Fleming of 18 Cleveland St Saco said someone cut a rear screen door to enter while she worked Wednesday afternoon a $660 watch and an unknown amount of Kennedy half dollars were missing A 3 car crash on Main Street near Pleasant Street injured damaged vehicles and involved residents of Biddeford Saco and Clinton Mass July police logged 1168 complaints with disturbances thefts and traffic incidents and noted a 70 percent drop in bicycle thefts Police also report a separate two car crash at North Ave and Beach Ave with damages listed Accounts of arrests include James Angelo James Cokas Carlton Butland Michael Herrick Kenneth Michelson and Thomas Ouellette plus vandalism complaints from several towns
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William Fleming
Cleveland St
Saco
Kennedy
Main Street
Pleasant Street
Mark R. Horne
Old Orchard Beach
Pleasant
Main
Lee Ann Leavitt
Fairfield St
Miss Leavitt
Biddeford
James Souza
Clinton
Mass
Souza
Leavitt
Horne
North Avenue
Beach Avenue
Roland L. Hunt
155
Hill St
Emilio E. Galindo
Forestall, Conn
Huot
Galindo
James P. Angelo
Melrose
James Cokas
Carlton Butland
Michael Herrick
Pittsfield
Kenneth Michelson
Westbrook
Thomas Ouellette
Beach
Donald Roy
Fernand Caux
Lewiston
Roland Mewer
New England Temperature Readings Across Cities
A snapshot of 24 hour temperatures lists readings for Boston Chatham Nantucket New Bedford Pittsfield Worcester Providence Hartford Concord Lebanon Mt vents Burlington Montpelier Newport Bangor Caribou Eastport Greenville Portland Rumford Halifax Montreal Quebec with high 83 to 84 and lows around 52 to 58. The data shows warm coastal readings in Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut areas along with cooler inland values and Canadian border towns.
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Boston
Chatham
Nantucket
New Bedford
Pittsfield
Worcester
Rhode Island
Providence
Connecticut
School Board Hallaby Controversy Drags On Between Towns
OOB and Arundel face a protracted dispute over superintendent selection. DeAngelis and Kimball push for a joint board meeting to appoint or remove Majercik, while threats of court action loom. The budget clash and past union instructions fuel the friction as State Sen Danton and Commissioner Gordon weigh responses.
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Majercik
DeAngelis
Kimball
Biddeford Att v. Lloyd LaFountain
Gordon
Peter Danton
State Department
Arundel
Old Orchard Beach
Meat Market Copes With Elusive Price Shifts
Danton reports no ground chuck shortage yet but prices loom. Tobie's Drive-In owner Mrs Nathanson says deliveries are unreliable and they are absorbing costs while seeking alternatives. She cites past menu pivots like lasagna and hot turkey plates and remains hopeful but cautious about future supplies and pricing.
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Tobie
Saco
Old Orchard Beach Sets 1973 Tax Rate at 35 Mills
The 1973 tax rate for Old Orchard Beach rises to 35 mills per thousand, up two from last year. Assessor Bernard Emery cites higher school and public safety costs, a school district budget increase of 16 000, and $257 000 in property losses from fires. The town's total valuation increased by 1 380 008 despite the losses and reduced state revenue sharing.
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Old Orchard Beach
Bernard Emery
Emery
Mery
Expanded Saco Fire Force Hires Three
The Saco Commission of Police and Fire Departments hired three new firefighters to meet manpower needs. The council approved lowering the fire department work week to 68 hours starting Aug 6 and 56 hours from Dec 25. Recruits are Bernard Paquette, Luke Richard Godbout, and Dana V Ronco with details on their backgrounds.
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Saco Commission of Police and Fire Departments
Saco
Kenneth Pendleton
Journal
Bernard Paquette
Pearl St
Paquette
Thornton Academy
Luke Richard Godbout
Ferry Rd
Godbout
Navy
Debora Stackpole
St. Louis High School
Dana V. Ronco
Elm St
Dexter High School
Barbara Sprague
Roncos
Balloonist Postponed Flight From Bar Harbor by Storm
Balloonist Bob Sparks of Tamiment Pennsylvania says a Maine storm has postponed his planned balloon waft off to Europe. He notes no new date yet, awaiting suitable wind and weather conditions for the first solo Atlantic crossing in his nine story high helium craft.
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Bar Harbor
Bob Sparks
Maine
Europe
Tamiment
Sparks
Foggy crash scene still shrouds Delta jet and rescue
Delta DC9 crashed on a fogbound runway at Logan International. Two following planes were cleared to land amid debris but aborted due to weather. The sole survivor, Air Force Sgt. Leopold Chouinard, was in critical condition with extensive burns. Authorities investigate low approach and angle, while control confusion is suspected.
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Boston
Logan International
Delta
Federal Aviation Administration
Air Force
Leopold Chouinard
Marshfield
William C. Keepers
National Transportation Safety Board
Isabel Burgess
Safety Board
Unclassified Defense Papers Linked to Delta Crash Passenger
Boston Globe reporter Frank Mahoney found U S and NATO defense papers in the Delta crash wreckage at Logan Airport. Defense officials traced the documents to Laszlo Hadik, 41, of Chester New Hampshire and Bethesda Maryland, president of International Research Group. The papers were described as sensitive but unclassified and related to Office of International Security Affairs NATO matters. Hadik, born in Hungary, immigrated in 1948 and studied at Brooks School and Georgetown University.
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Boston
U.S
Nito
Delta Airlines
Logan Airport
Boston Globe
Globe
International Research Group
C.G. Willoughby
Defense Department
Hadik
Office of International Security Affairs
NATO
Willoughby
Ma Bell Owes Women Wages Court Decides
The New England Telephone Co. must pay $436000 in back wages to 454 women employees after a consent decree settling an equal pay suit. Women assigners earned up to $62 less weekly than men. raises raise pay to $138.50 to $184 weekly, with back wages to be issued. The Labor Department said the company did not admit violations but agreed to the pay scale parity.
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Boston
New England Telephone Co
U.S. Labor Department
U.S. District Court
Labor Department
E Labor Department
Head Start Announces Three Job Openings in York County
Roland G. Viger director of the Project Head Start Program for York County says applications are being accepted for a secretary and two teacher aide positions. Aide posts are at the Sanford and Buxton Head Start Centers with contact through Project Head Start Waterboro. All applications will be considered.
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Waterboro
Roland G. Viger
York County
Seceer Aide
Viger
Sanford
Buxton
Project Head Start
David Snow Named KHS Top Football Coach
Kennebunkport SAD 71 Board approves David Snow as head coach for Kennebunk High, 6 to 0 with two abstentions and one absence. Snow, 41, formerly Air Force coach and current Kennebunkport recreation director, will also nominate his assistant coaches with admin approval.
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Peter Kinsley
Kennebunkport
Kennebunk School
David Snow
Snow
David Redmond
Biddeford
Gh School
Robert Perkins
Perkins
Air Force Bases
Arthur Hedberg
Hedberg
Richard Heikkonen
Jack Ketchum
Frances Taylor
David Sutter
Joan
University of New Hampshire
Air Force
Torrejon Air Base
Madrid
Spain
Burtonwood Afb
England
Kennebunk High
Commonwealth Pressures Britain at Ottawa Summit
At Ottawa the 32 nation Commonwealth meets as Britain faces pressure over European Community membership. Australia New Zealand and Canada drift toward Asia Africa and the Caribbean while Heath argues EEC ties will bolster Commonwealth. NZ PM Kirk pressed Heath on nuclear tests with Heath resisting full condemnation of France.
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Ottawa
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Asia
Africa
Caribbean
New
Commonwealth
Edward Heath
European Economic Community
Ghana
India
France
South Pacific
Norman Kirk
Heath
China
Forest Service wildlife habitat grant for Orono Maine
Sen. Hathaway said a Forest Service research project in Orono Maine received a 150000 federal grant funded through the 1974 Interior Department appropriations. He suggested reallocating funds to 100000 for timber management and 50000 for wildlife habitat research for consideration.
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Washington
Forest Service
Orono
Maine
William D. Hathaway
Senate
Interior Department
Hathaway
Appropriations
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Georgette Charest
St. Anne
Our Lady of Victory Circle
Emond and Conroy
St. Joseph's Guild
Hill St. Biddeford
Lee Avgelen
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
J.P. Conroy
Public Safety
New England
Massachusetts
Hartford
New Concord
Lebanon
Mt. Vents
Burlington
Montpelier
Newport
Hampshire
Low
Amont
Bangor Caribou
Greenville
Rumford
AME
Halifax
Quebec
OOB School Board
Hassle
Saco Fire Force
the Pastry Shop
Main ST
The
Arnold FE. Holstine
Holstine
Ma’ Bell
Smith Avenue
James Dikeman
Michael Angelosante
KHS
Johnson
North Berwick
Shumway — Gross
Shumway-Gross
Philip H. Gross
Gary Gross
Biddeford -Saco
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