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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1973
Page
2
Police say 73 year old Arlie N Merrill died after attempting to swat a bee while driving on Route 23 near Dexter. He lost control of his car and died en route to Bangor hospital.
Vernon A. Ladd, 19, of Farmington, last seen at a Madrid dance Saturday night, apparently drove from Route 27 after the event. His wrecked car was found in the woods Monday with a fractured skull and multiple injuries listed as the cause of death by a medical examiner.
Joseph Cope a Russian immigrant and Maine home building pioneer died in Portland at 83. He arrived in 1899 and entered real estate in 1918 building many Portland apartment houses. He helped found Minot Corp in 1947, creators of Longfellow Woods. Survivors include his widow Rebecca five sons and three daughters. Funeral planned at Shaarey Tphilbh Synagogue.
A Greater Portland high school freshman class will undergo blood tests and pulmonary function assessments to detect a serum protein deficiency linked to lung disease risk. Dr. Edgar Caldwell and Dr. Paul Cox lead the screening funded by a $10,000 Maine Tuberculosis and Health Association grant. The aim is preventive guidance on smoking and pollution exposure.
Local funeral notices list Emond and Conroy J P, Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring Street Saco, and Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco with listed phone numbers for each.
Mostly cloudy conditions persist tonight with a chance of showers or thunder showers in the north and partial clouding in the south. Fog along the coast, overnight lows in the 60s. Wednesday brings partly sunny skies with a risk of thundershowers north, highs in the upper 70s to 80.
Weather bulletin notes 24 hour temperature cycle for Massachusetts New England region showing shifts from morning lows to daytime highs with regional variations. Forecast highlights cooler overnight values and warming daytime peaks across major cities including Boston Worcester and Springfield with dry conditions anticipated.
Painchaud's Band will give a pops concert in the Temple at Ocean Park on Wednesday at 8 p.m. under Calvin Torrey. The program features works by Karl King, Meredith Wilson, Bert Kempfert, John Cacavas, and a special arrangement by the late Jimmy Gendron, aided by a grant from the Music Performance Trust Funds with Local 408 AF of M and the Ocean Park Association co sponsoring.
New Hampshire Attorney General Rudman urged Gov Thom son and the Executive Council to hire Richard Upton of Concord to represent the state in its marine boundary dispute with Maine now before the U S Supreme Court. Upton linked to boundary negotiations and may be joined by retired Adm. Paul Dudley as an expert witness.
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey says Watergate offers no certain path to a Democratic victory in 1976. He notes the election hinges more on Democrats than on links to the scandal, cites Sen. Edward M. Kennedy as current obvious front runner, and mentions other possibilities like Muskie Jackson and Bayh. Humphrey is not a candidate.
Da McCallum mobile home park residents petitioned the town to provide rubbish collection snow removal and school transport within the park threatening tax nonpayment in 1973 if refused. Officials ruled the park private property and directed action toward the owner.
Former official Kleindienst testifies that he warned Ehrlichman of possible obstruction and faced pressure from Liddy about wiretapping. He recalls meeting with Petersen and others after the White House dinner, and notes resignations followed Haldeman Ehrlichman and Dean. He wept when presenting charges and withdrew from the probe.
A 6:55 p.m. crash at the North Street Elm light involved a 1970 Dodge pickup driven by Roland R. Marcoux and a 1961 Corvair driven by Anita B. Reny. No injuries. damages estimated at 80 dollars for the pickup and 150 dollars for the Reny vehicle. In Old Orchard Beach a separate 10:05 a.m. freak incident saw a Hertz trailer scrape a Salvation Army banner. no trailer damage but paint scrapes on the car of Samuel Robert of Terrebonne Lear, Quebec, with 100 dollars in damage to the Chrysler paid by the Salvation Army.
Biddeford firemen answered a 7 30 p m alarm at 12 Sullivan Street in a two and a half story wood building owned by Michael Picard. The blaze was extinguished on arrival in the apartment of Mrs James Dehler. Engine six assisted at the scene.
Police say two minor burglaries occurred Monday evening. The VFW building was entered with money taken from a cigarette and a soft drink machine totaling $1.75. Bouffard's was also entered. a coke machine had no money and was damaged, with an adding machine possibly stolen.
The dollar opened higher in London Paris and Zurich but fell in West Germany as traders cited a technical reaction after Monday’s sharp rise. It traded around 2.3840 marks in Frankfurt opening and slipped to 2.3640 through the morning.
Skylab 2 crew led by Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma return to lab duties after a six hour thirty one minute space walk to set sunshade film cameras and inspect three trouble points on the orbiting lab. A rescue rocket remains on standby at Cape Kennedy as leaks threaten cooling systems.
Five Points in Biddeford sees a new Old Colony gas station selling from Northeast Petroleum. Prices rose after Friday opening with regular at 37.9 and premium at 41.9. the owner blamed foreign fuel costs under Nixon economics. The station sold 5,000 gallons since opening and closed early Sunday night to avoid running dry.
The Saco City Council voted unanimously to hire E. C. Jordan Engineering of Portland to study the sanitary landfill at the city dump and seek a Ford Foundation grant to cover $7,050. the city would pay $3,150 if the grant is approved, while DEP demands December compliance. Jordan will review refuse collection disposal sludge and may recommend alternate sites. The meeting also extended a moratorium on multi dwelling projects to Nov 1 and reactivated the Saco River Dredging Committee.
The article details disputes involving Majercik and Cote family members in Old Orchard Beach School system. Proposals included switching two teachers to their major fields, team teaching, and adding dual majors. DeAngelis cites comments by Majercik about school committee disclosure. Majercik’s status remains unsettled since a January contract renewal vote, while salary subsidies from the state are in question.
Navy food buyers report meat shortages with prices jumping across beef pork and chicken. Officials warn no meat purchases while supply remains tight and note substitutes like tuna see sales rise as prices surge from last week.
In a heated session the council debated invoking full developer costs, faulted plan detail submissions, and urged Garnache and the planning board to resolve issues. Mayor Boucher warned that noncompliant developers would receive no city funding while new land sales proceeded to Seventh Business Development Core and Sanford Construction.
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