Oscar Levant Dies at 65 A Eccentric Pianist and Wit
Oscar Levant, famed pianist and wit, died in Beverly Hills at 65 after a prolonged career as a pianist, author, actor, and television host. He rose to fame with Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and later authored three books reflecting his hypochondria and sharp humor.
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Calif
Oscar Levant
George Gershwin
Levant
Arnold Schoenberg
Oscar
Gershwin
Barbara Smith
June Gale
O Levant
Former BC President and Author Dies at 87
NEEDHAM Massachusetts AP reports the death of Rev Louis J Gallagher SJ at age 87. He led Boston College from 1932 to 1937, wrote six works and an unpublished autobiography, and contributed to the New Catholic Encyclopedia.
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New Catholic Encyclopedia
Society of Jesus
Boston College
Woodstock
Maryland
Montreal
Fordham University
Sosbeau
Inate
Xavier High School
New York City
Vatican
Russia
New England
Jesuits
Georgetown University
School of Foreign Service
Deaths in the News Vatican Cardinal Giobbe dies at 92
Paolo Cardinal Giobbe, 92, the church's oldest prince, died in his Rome apartment. Cyril B. Sherwood, 71, who played hospital Santa to children last Christmas, died after a four year cancer battle. The former actor said his Santa role was to live it up.
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Vatican City
Paolo Cardinal Giobbe
Rome
Modesto
Calif
Cyril B. Sherwood
Santa Claus
Santa
Card of Thanks
I thank the staff of Webber Hospital Dr Fortier the priests of St An dre s Parish my relatives and friends for their kindness visits flowers and cards during my stay at the hospital Mrs Lea Paradis
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Webber Hospital
Dr. Fortier
St. Andre’s Parish
Lea Paradis
Miss Margaret Bragdon Wells Rites Planned in Wells
Margaret M Bragdon Wells 82 a resident of Bragdon Road Wells died Sunday in a York hospital She was born in Wells Nov 27 1889 daughter of Dr Wallace and Emma Perkins Bragdon Surviving a nephew and several nieces Funeral services set for tomorrow at 2 pm from Johnson Funeral Home 26 Market St North Berwick Rev Neil Iverson Wells Congregational Church to officiate and interment in Bragdon private cemetery Wells Friends may call at home tonight from 7 to
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Wells
Margaret M. Bragdon
Bragdon Road
York
Wallace and
Emma (Perkins) Bragdon
Johnson
Market St
North Berwick
Neil Iverson
Wells Congregational Church
Bragdon
Mass arrests unlikely at Miami Beach GOP convention
In San Francisco attorney general Kleindienst said the Justice Department would only use mass arrests on a May Day scale if demonstrators disrupt the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. He does not expect that outcome and cited past Washington protests where many arrests occurred.
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San Francisco
Alty
Richard G
Kleindienst
Justice Department
Miami Beach
American Bar Association
Washington, D.C
Reubin Askew
Washington Vietnam
James Berry Receives Special Achievement Award
Sanford James R. Berry county supervisor of the Farmers Home Administration received a special achievement award and certificate of appreciation for outstanding performance and efficiency in his office. The honors were part of the incentive awards program for service to applicants and borrowers. Berry has worked with the Farmers Home Administration for 6% years, with 5% as county supervisor of Vark County.
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Sanford
James R. Berry
Farmers Home Administration
Berry
Vark County
Weather winds shift from NE to light tonight
North to northeast winds of 10 to 20 knots persist this afternoon, shifting to variable less than 10 knots tonight and Wednesday. Fair conditions with visibility over 5 miles.
Church Choirs and Services Schedule across Ogun Beach and Area
The Junior Choir of Ogun United Methodist Church meets Wednesday at 6 30 p m. The Adult Choir rehearses Thursday at 8 p m. A prayer service and Bible study occur Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle in Old Orchard Beach. Lyman Baptist in Goodwins Mills hosts service Wednesday 7 p m then Adult Choir at 8 p m. A praise service is planned Wednesday 7 30 p m at Biddeford United Baptist Church. Christian Science group meets Winter-Saco with Tract Community Bible Study at Ogun Church Shore Road. Mid-week prayer and Bible study tomorrow night at 7 at Bethany Baptist Biddeford. Village Baptist Kennebunkport holds choir rehearsal tomorrow night at 7. Chancel Choir Saco United Baptist rehearses tomorrow at 3 15 p m. Kennebunk Baptist Main Street holds prayer tomorrow night at 7.
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Ogunquit
Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle
Recon of God
Atlantic Aenue
Third Street
Old Orchard Beach
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Bethany Baptist Church
Oak Ridge Road
Biddeford
Saco United Baptist Church
Beane Family Guests Visit Biddeford Area
North Carolina visitors Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Beane and sons Brian and Timothy stayed with his mother Mrs. C F Beane at Fortunes Rocks Biddeford. Local resident Joseph Lamb son of Mr. and Mrs Gerard H Lamb is a surgical patient at Maine Medical Center Portland. Elisee Lemire of Fern Park Avenue Old Orchard Beach is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital.
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Brian
Timothy
North Carolina
C.F. Beane
Fortunes’ Rocks
Biddeford
Joseph
Joey) Lamb
Gerard H. Lamb
Pool Road
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Elisee Lemire
Fern Park Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Webber Hospital
Suspicious Fire Breaks Out at Vesper Hotel
Police reported a suspicious blaze on the fourth floor of the Vesper Hotel, a vacant room, with a rollaway bed pushed beside plastic curtains and a mattress ablaze. A book of matches was found nearby. the fire was extinguished on arrival.
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Old Orchard Beach
Vesper
Last Alee
Acadia to Acquire Offshore Islands Within 50 Years
Acadia National Park superintendent Miller says it could take up to 50 years to acquire wild offshore islands and control development via conservation easements. A public hearing August 29 at Mount Desert High School will gather views on the plan, which requires federal legislation for purchases. The park currently accepts land donations and easements in Knox and Hancock counties. Miller calls Acadia a key asset and warns the offshore islands could be lost if not protected.
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Acadia National Park
Miller
Ments
Knox
Hancock
Mount Desert High School
Acadia
Mount Desert Island
Balance of Payments Deficit Improves in April-June Quarter
The Commerce Department reports the balance of payments deficit narrowed in the April-June quarter. Official reserve transaction deficit fell to 831 million, with late June pressures from pound sterling speculation. Net liquidity balance improved by 800 million to 2.3 billion, from 3.1 billion.
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Commerce Department
Department
Nixon
No Leads In Search For Snake
Roy Aldrich reports his eight foot boa constrictor Squeezer missing from his Upton home. Police led by Sgt Samuel Aldrich have no leads as residents fear for the snake’s safety and potential damage.
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United States
Aldrich
Autos Collide At Intersection In Biddeford
Two cars collided yesterday at the Washington and Jefferson streets intersection in Biddeford. Drivers identified as Odette Langlois, 18, of Biddeford and Paul A. Theoser, 63, of Sherbrooke Que. Officers estimated Langlois car damage at $100.
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Jefferson Streets
Biddeford
Odette Langlois
Kossuth
Paul A. Theoser
Sherbrooke
Que
Langlois
Biddeford Veterans of Foreign Wars Meet Tonight
Members of the Biddeford Post VFW gather at 7 30 PM at the post home Thornton Street Biddeford to discuss planning and activities. The Lake E Hart Council Knights of Columbus Biddeford meet at 7 30 PM at Bolduc Funeral Home 291 Alfred St to pay respects to Ulysses M Jarry. York County Salon 257 Eight and Forty meets Thursday at 8 PM at Mrs Alice Leach home Kennebunkport with Eleanor Heinze as co host.
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Knights of Columbus of
Biddeford
Bolduc
Alfred St
Ulysses M (Blackie) Jarry
York County
Alice Leach
Kennebunkport
Eleanor Heinze
Biddeford Youth Held on Drug Possession Charges
Police arrested George E Belanger 18 of 84 Washington St Biddeford for illegal possession of marijuana and amphetamines. He will appear in 10th District at Saco on Aug 17. Belanger is held at Old Orchard Beach jail with bail set at 400 dollars.
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Old Orchard Beach
George E. Belanger
Washington St
Biddeford
Saco
Paul Tibbetts
Belanger
Ambassadors Required to Submit Resignations on New Administrations
All U.S. ambassadors must offer their resignations to a new or re-elected president regardless of party. The constitutional practice ensures a fresh slate with each presidential transition or reappointment.
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U.S
Interest Payment Announced by Biddeford Development Corp
The First Business Development Corporation of Biddeford announced annual interest payments to note owners and redemption of eight notes for the 1972 year. A Board meeting on Aug 9 at City Hall noted over 50 percent of notes retired and praised contributors to Biddeford's economic growth.
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City Hall
Woes Punts Sorementrp
Voackal Co
Biddeent
Conrad A. Grondin
Board of Directors
Three Men Killed In Alaska Plane Crash
Three New Hampshire men were found dead at the crash site in Alaska after their twin-engine plane struck a mountain. David Sawyer, 47, and Alan Wheeler, 43, of Jaffrey, and George Harmon, 50, of Munsonville, were aboard the flight from Inuvik to Ft. Yukon. Harmon was a Delta pilot, Sawyer served as Jaffrey town moderator and cooperative school board member, Wheeler was a navigator. Flight contact was lost 30 minutes after takeoff. the trip was a fishing and photography excursion.
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Alaska
Federal Aviation Administration
Kissinger Heads to South Vietnam for Vietnam Review
Washington AP: President Nixon sends national security adviser Henry Kissinger to South Vietnam for a general review of all aspects of the Vietnam problem including negotiations in Paris expected to begin Wednesday.
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Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
South Vietnam
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Paris
IRA Chemical Bombs Dangerous To Bombers
A 19 year old IRA member is critically ill in Belfast from nitrobenzene exposure while IRA factories stock the chemical for explosive use. The substance, highly toxic and linked to cancer, enters the bloodstream through skin. Two others died last week in a premature nitrobenzene car bomb explosion. Authorities say shortages of standard explosives led the IRA to the chemical.
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Walmar seeks permit approval for four acre rental village project
Walmar Corporation officials asked the Appeals Board to approve a building permit for a 12 duplex and four garage buildings on South Maine Street in Kennebunkport. They maintained no rights are waived and cited transitional zoning rules. board to decide within a week to ten days.
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Atty Thomas Reagan
Walmar Corp. Ltd
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Hamilton Foster
Robert Marier
Walmar Corporation
Martin Kingsbury
David Pate
Appeals Board
Reagan
David Walley
Board of Selectmen
David Emmons
Planning Board
George Osborn
Existance
Kingsbury
Chinese Local Governance Study Describes Revolutionary Committees
The article explains how outpatient clinics run by doctors and nurses operate under a Chinese system that splits administration into small units. Each unit, with about 53 000 residents, is governed by a revolutionary committee elected by discussion for three years and positioned to be self-sufficient. Housing is noted as tight with multi generational families sharing limited space.
Town Council Meeting Postponed for Chamber Festivities
The Town Council meeting is postponed to next week as town employees attend Chamber of Commerce sponsored festivities. A town spokesman reported the delay.
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Old Orchard
Chamber of Commerce
Two Candidates Agree To 30 Minute Maine TV Debate
Sen. Margaret Chase Smith and Democratic nominee William Hathaway accept a half hour televised debate format on Maine Public Network. Officials note the network prefers an hour but will broadcast on November 5 with a newsmen panel moderated session.
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Morison
Eleanor Roosevelt
Lucia Cormier
Maine
Three Vehicles Collide In Saco
A three car pileup on Elm Street in Saco involved Theodore Hammerschindt 175 Bradenton Florida Gerald Amorasana 30 Harrison New Jersey and Lucille D Snavely 73 Clark New Jersey. The crash followed sudden braking by the lead car. no injuries were reported.
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Elm Street
Saco
Theodore Hammerschindt
Bradenton
Fla
Gerald Amorasana
Harrison, N.J
Lucille D. Snavely
Clark
N.J
New England Public Power Association presses for action
The group discussed congressional approval of the Dickey Lincoln School hydroelectric project in northern Maine and urged voters to oppose President Nixon to influence a new Federal Power Commission chair. Members challenge the New England Power Pool for restricting public utility participation.
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Washington
Senate
New England
New York State
Association
Dickey Lincoln
Commission
Vermont
NEPPA
Vermont Electric Cooperative
Washington Electric Cooperative
Ferrigan
Regulators contend regional power pools threaten public protection
Harrington argues regional power pools evade state oversight and would erode public safeguards in the power sector. Critics cite Congress opposing funding for the Dickey Lincoln Project as evidence of fear of private utilities. William Matson, head of the Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association, supports Maine river power as essential for affordable Northeast power.
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New England
Congress
Maine
William F. Matson
Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association
Northeast
Park closure sparks protest as 100 encampers refuse to leave
Police closed the park on Monday night prompting about 100 people mostly Zippies to stay. Pome rance told Zippie leaders today that the city could arrange sanitary medical and other facilities by Thursday, but many refused to depart.
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Pomerance
Bumblebee Drives Pollination Among Native Flora
A compact note highlights the bumblebee as the sole insect capable of pollinating red anemone species, underscoring its key role in sustaining local plant reproduction and biodiversity.
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