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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1972
Page
2
Paul Goodman, social critic and author of Growing Up Absurd, died at his farm near North Stratford, New Hampshire. He co wrote Communitas on city planning and wrote Compulsory Mis-Education. Survived by wife Sally, a brother and two daughters. Services are planned today.
Douglas Gibbs 55 of the Thacher Hotel Biddeford died yesterday in a local hospital after a lengthy illness. Born January 22 1917 in New York he was a World War II Army veteran and last worked as a chef at Wonder Bar Steak House Biddeford. Surviving are daughter Sharon Strangas Portsmouth NH brother Robert Gibbs New York and sister Mrs Richard Griffin Massachusetts. Funeral services are tomorrow at 11 am at Cosgrove Funeral Home Biddeford with interment in St Demetrios Cemetery Biddeford. Friends may call today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.
Oscar Beauchesne 52 of 304 Granite St Biddeford died yesterday afternoon at the Veterans Administration Hospital Togis after a long illness. Born July 9 1920 in Biddeford son of Octave and Fabiola Beauchesne he served in World War II and worked for Bates Mfg Co Saco. Surviving are sister Mrs Marie Rose Lavoie and brothers Arthur of Biddeford Conrad of Augusta. Services held Monday at St Andre Church Biddeford with interment at St Joseph Emond Funeral Home Biddeford.
Associate Pastor in Portland has named the Rev Joseph J Lemieux to the Campus Parish post effective immediately. He will assist Rev Msgr Robert G Lavoie at St Francis College Biddeford after ordination in 1960 and teaching roles in Montreal and Biddeford. He became an active priest in March 1966.
Funeral service providers listed include Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco Maine with contact. Emond's Funeral Home at 284 5511. Frank X. Emond J P Conroy Shumway and Gross Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco with contact 284 5611.
Clear tonight with 40s to near 50s. Sunny Saturday with highs in the 60s north and 70s south.
Small craft warning remains in effect for the east coast area. Winds shift to northerly 10 to 15 knots tonight and Saturday with fair weather and visibility over five miles through Saturday.
The Ferry Beach Park Association executive board writes to Gov. Curtis criticizing Maine for delays in containing the Portland Harbor spill. President Robert Knights cites available containment methods and questions state measures, predicting future incidents as port facilities expand.
The bodies of two married couples from New York City were recovered from a sedan submerged in the Kennebec River after it left a bridge near The Forks. Police: car struck a girder then plunged into the river. autopsies to determine exact causes.
United States Department of Labor reports a 1.2 million reduction in CEP funding for New England job programs serving the disadvantaged. Areas affected include Boston Springfield Bridgeport Hartford Providence Manchester Portland Lewiston Waterville Sanford with New Bedford and Lowell spared. Total regional funding falls from 18.3 million to 17.1 million.
Parents Friends and Teachers Association of St. Andre Church Biddeford met at Acorn Street to organize fall activities appointing a chairman and co chair for the September 30 parish hall event. Plans for the November 19 Christmas Fair at St Andre Parish Hall were announced and members invited to contribute crafts and baked goods.
New classes for the Acton Fair Flower Show include wildflower arrangements with driftwood a mass arrangement for an old fashioned church service and single house plant in the children under 11 division. Cochairmen are Mrs Patricia Bragdon Wells Beach and Mrs Louise Russell Kennebunk.
The Washington Avenue church vestry event by the Women's Society of Christian Service proved very successful with strong attendance. Mrs Louise King president noted many items displayed were sold quickly and both afternoon and evening group members aided in the effort.
Dr. George J. Spencer will deliver the Sunday sermon at Ferry Beach Park Association in Saco. He directs the Department of Ministry for the Unitarian Universalist Association based in Boston. A Bates College and Andover Newton graduate, he has led Unitarian Universalist churches in Swampscott and Worcester, Massachusetts.
At the Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks meeting in Saco Portland Road plans were unveiled for a family field day and chicken Bar-B-Que at the lodge grounds on Sunday August 20 at 1 30 p m Reservations for the Aug 26 supper and dance from 9 p m to 1 a m were noted Special music was planned and a tablet service honored James R O Connell Albert Sevigny Patrick H Clair and Hormidas A Mininni Exalted Ruler Amos A McCallum presided Refreshments followed the meeting.
The Wild Acres Tent and Trailer Park with Mark Snow and Frederick Ahearn sue Texaco Inc. over an offshore oil spill claiming losses in tourist trade and damage to business furnishings. Canadian papers cited Old Orchard Beach. John Lear and Lawrence Fenton later joined the suit.
Town council designated the town manager as code enforcement officer for town and federal purposes. Sullivan led the vote with four allies in favor. Wyman and Baggs opposed. Beaudoin was absent.
Kennebunkport town officials praised volunteers and agencies for cleaning fouled public beaches after an oil spill. Road crews, Goose Rocks Beach Association members, recreation staff, communications center workers, Harbormaster Hale Whitehouse, Frank White of Sea and Shore Fisheries, and Cannon Engineering were highlighted for their coordinated response. The sewer project near completion will finish by October with town funds of 68 000 for paving, and 114 112 estimated total cost with 46 152 sought in state aid to cover the gap.
Doctors at Spain Rehabilitation Center in Birmingham report Governor George C. Wallace is ahead of his four week plan to regain independence after a May 15 spinal injury. He follows standard PT and OT routines with added motivation and personal discipline, eating, reading newspapers, and sharing meals with his wife Cornelia between therapy sessions.
World champion Boris Spassky resigns in game ten of the world championship against challenger Bobby Fischer. Fischer takes a commanding lead with a six and a half to three and a half advantage, putting him in a strong position.
A 5.8 magnitude quake struck Sitka and Palmer Alaska early today, with no damage reported according to the observatory.
The city of Biddeford had sought a flashing light at the Pool Road intersection where a six-year-old girl was killed earlier this year. Maine State Highway Commission engineer Albert Godfrey said review found the area signs sufficient and the incident occurred under arrest for operating under the influence with the vehicle moving west. Mayor Gilbert R. Boucher did not comment.
Saco police arrested Edward Nally and Norman Page, both 22, after a chase that reached 90 mph. Two stolen handguns were found in the car. They are jailed in Saco and face Monday arraignment in district court. Nally also faces multiple driving charges.
The Biddeford Republican City Committee will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the council chambers City Building to update the by laws All Republicans are welcome
Saco Police Chief Robert Foran announced the appointment of Thomas A. Sawyer 22 of 10 Winter St Ext Saco as the new Bay View lifeguard and he will assume duties shortly.
A sniper in an apartment building fired on an army patrol conducting a bomb search in Belfast, killing one soldier and injuring others. The attack occurred as security forces combed the area for explosives.
Cape Porpoise youngsters Robby Hale Pennel and Tad Miller report extensive oil damage around Stage and Trott Islands. They describe dead gulls and eggs, oil-soaked feathers, destroyed wildlife, and litter, urging urgent coastal protection and collective action to prevent future spills.
Gov Curtis asks Maine Environmental Protection Board to limit Maine Yankee's 2600 acre Montsweag Bay heated water discharge to a 100 acre mixing zone and to add a treatment facility at Wiscasset plants to protect aquatic life while Maine Yankee evaluates the ruling and reports data.
Officials said an illegal campfire started Tuesday in the Los Padres National Forest area, fueling a fire incident under investigation and prompting warnings to campers to extinguish flames and follow fire rules.
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