Deaths Albert L. Pearce
Albert L. Pearce 66 of Dayton died August 22 at a Portland hospital after a brief illness. Born December 11 1906 in Newton Center Massachusetts he was a World War II Flying Tiger in China and longtime librarian at McArthur Library Biddeford. Survived by two sisters and several relatives funeral Friday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco.
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Dayton
Albert L. Pearce
Portland
Newton Center
Mass
Charlies A
Charlotte (Freeman) Pearce
Watertown
Harvard University
U.S. Air Force
Flying Tigers
China
McArthur
Biddeford
Goodwins Mills
Masonic Lodge
Advent Christian Church
Mabel Pearce
Gladys Waterhouse
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Franklyn Sturdevant
Goodwins Mills Village
Death of Francis J Fearon 69 Detroit Biddeford native
Francis J. Fearon 69 of Detroit and formerly of Biddeford died after a brief illness at his Detroit home. Born in Biddeford to Bernard and Anastasia Fearon he attended St Mary Church and School. Survived by wife Catherine two daughters Mary and Sister Nancy a son Edward a brother William C Fearon all in Michigan and several grandchildren. Funeral services Friday in Detroit.
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Ward
Francis J. Fearon
Detroit
Mich
Biddeford
Bernard and
Anastasia Fearon
St. Mary Church
St. Mary School
Catherine (Lasson) Fearon
Mary Fearon
Nancy Fearon
Edward Fearon
William C. Fearon
Michigan
Donald E. Leonard 51 Old Orchard Beach Veteran Dies
Donald E Leonard of 43 Miles Ave Old Orchard Beach died Aug 23 after a lengthy illness in Portland He served in WWII with the US Air Force and worked as a truck driver for Maguire and Jones Co in South Portland He is survived by his wife Helen two daughters Donna Salera and Gail Cuomo five grandchildren and several relatives A funeral was conducted Saturday at 2 pm at the Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home and interment planned at Black Point Cemetery Hours for calling hours were Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
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Old Orchard Beach
Donald Ellison Leonard
Miles Ave
Portland Ga
Portland
Philip H
Genevieve (Parker) Leonard
South Portland
U.S. Air Force
Maguire and Jones Co
Resent Ave
Cnel
Black Pointemetery
Tborough
Fired Veterans' Bureau Worker Denies Charges
Clement E. Lynch, dismissed as a state veterans counselor, denies allegations of poor service and incompetence. He says he was overworked and extended hours to meet claimants and attempted to follow directives. Lynch, with 24 years in state service, testified as the State Employes' Appeals Board weighed his dismissal.
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Augusta
Clement E. Lynch
State Veterans’ Affairs Bureau
Lynch
State
Caribou
Veterans’ Services Agency
Funeral Directors Emond Conroy and partners
Funeral home listing shows Frank X. Emond and J P Conroy with contact numbers 284 5511 and 282 1818. Other firms Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring and J Saco with 284 5611 and Denneti and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco Maine with 282 contact.
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Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
J.P. Conroy
Denneti & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Tel
Philip H. Gross
Gary Gross
Spring St
Biddeford
Portland Weather Forecast Shows Showers North
Variable cloudiness tonight with a chance of a few showers in the north and overnight lows in the 50s. Friday brings more showers possible in the north, otherwise partly sunny with highs from the mid 60s in the north to the 70s in the south.
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Portland
Weather forecast for Eastport to Merrimack River
Westerly winds 5 to 10 knots tonight and 10 to 15 knots Friday. Fair weather and visibility over five miles through Friday.
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Eastport
Merrimack River
Dog Sought After Bite At Little League Field
A small black Scottish Terrier on a leash bit nine year old Billy Greenleaf at the Saco Little League Field Tuesday night. Webber Hospital doctors urge locating the dog to prevent possible rabies treatment for the Biddeford boy. Contact Clyde Greenleaf or Dr. Andre Fortier with any sightings near the field.
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Webber Hospital
Billy Greenleaf
Green St
Biddeford
Billy
Clyde Greenleaf
Journal
Saco Little League
Greenleaf
Webber
Andre Fortier
The
Saco Littl League
Dr. Fortier
Local Library Will Close Briefly Friday
The McArthur Library at 272 Main St Biddeford will close Friday from 1 to 3 in tribute to Albert Learce former librarian who died August 22. Home 365 Main St Saco.
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McArthur
Main St
Biddeford
Albert Learce
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Saco
Nixon defends Agnew amid Baltimore grand jury probe
President Nixon reiterated support for Vice President Spiro Agnew as Baltimore prosecutor George Beall investigates possible tax extortion bribery and conspiracy links. Nixon said his confidence in Agnew remains intact and declined to comment on specific allegations. A separate Maryland election law case indicts the dinner fundraiser committee for falsified financial reports.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Agnew
Justice Department
Washington
John Hushen
Richardson
Baltimore
Vice Presi
Paign
George Beall
U.S
Maryland
Ted Agnew
Gas Co Plans Insulation Aid to Cut Home Heating Fuel
Michigan Consolidated Gas Co proposes an 80 percent loan to cover six inches of attic insulation for Detroit area homes. Repayment terms include three months with no interest or 36 months with 1 percent financing, aiming to reduce fuel use by about 17 percent in a typical prewar two story Detroit home.
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Lansing, Mich
Michigan Consolidated Gas Co
Detroit
Michigan Public Service Commission
Michigan Consolidated
Michigan Consolidated Press
Hugh Daly
Commission
William Rosenberg
Michigan Consolidated Gas
Daly
Canada newsprint output falls as strikes hit five mills
Canadian newsprint production runs about 19 000 tons daily, down from 25 000, due to strikes at five mills including Gatineau Trois Rivieres Alma and Jonquiere. Exports to the United States drop while a rotating railway strike further disrupts deliveries. About 4700 workers are on strike at Canadian International Paper and Price Co. mills in Quebec and New Brunswick.
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Montreal
United States
U. S
Canada
Internatio Paper
Gatineau
Trois-Rivieres
Que
Dalhousie
N. B
Alma
Jonquiere
Price Co. Ltd
Canadian International Reo
International Paper of
New York
Price
Police Charge Biddeford Man In Break-Ins
Biddeford police arrested Carroll L. Cyr, 35,of 124 Alfred St., on Wednesday evening and charged him with receiving stolen goods linked to a series of local break-ins. Officers seized helmets, two shotguns, a .22, and a .32 pistol after a search of Cyr’s car. Cyr may face federal weapons charges due to a prior record.
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Biddeford
Carroll L. Cyr
Alfred St
Biddeford Wednesda
Harry Courtois
the Journal
Cyr
St. Mary's School
Cyra
Saco District Court Ay
Boston Cardinal Concludes Visit To Birthplace
Humberto Cardinal Medeiros archbishop of Boston wraps up his Azores homecoming with tours of Furnas Lagoas das Sete Cidades and a reception for local authorities relatives and boyhood friends before departing to Terceira then Boston aboard a Portuguese airliner. The piece notes his birth on Sao Miguel in 1915 and references Azores travel plans and church ties.
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Humberto Cardinal Medeiros
Boston
Sao Mir
Sao Miguel
Furnas
Lagoas Das Sete Cidades
Ponta Delgada
Terceira
Azores
Carolinal Medeiros
Manuel Afonso de Carvalho
Angra Do Heroismo
Cabrita Matias
1 Heroismo
U.S. Air Force Base
Lajes
York County Orchards Face Help Shortage
In York County about 15 orchards may need more pickers by mid September if Canada restricts workers. Maine officials say the Boston labor office cut the request from 10 to 3 53 pickers and seek reconsideration for 400. Apple picking lags as schools open and weather affects harvest.
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York County
Maine
William R. Malloy
Department of Manpower Affairs
Augusta
Boston
Department of Labor
Portland - B - Sanford
Ba Epp
Malloy Sa
Washington
Malloy
Eviction Dispute Between Palmers and Owner Rises Over Electricity
The Palmers sue for damages and demand electricity restoration while the owner claims harassment. A preliminary injunction hearing is set for Aug. 30 in Superior Court as both sides accuse the other of police harassment and nuisance on Lillian Street. Police say the case is a mutual hassle with no incidents since reviewing state harassment statutes.
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Superior
Mmore
Palmers
Saco
Alfred Cote
the Journal
Lillian Street
Battery Found With Long-Life By Researchers
Washington AP report says a Navy contractor has developed a compact high powered electrochemical cell that lasts many times longer than conventional dry cells. It reportedly works across a wide temperature range from 76 degrees below zero to 146 degrees above.
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Washington
Office of Naval Research
ONR
Kelley May Discuss Controversial Calls
State Senator Peter S. Kelley of Caribou says he will discuss his legislative telephone bill with opposition leaders only if bills from other lawmakers receive similar scrutiny. Senate President Kenneth P. MacLeod urged Kelley to repay all state charged public power campaign calls or risk losing his legislative telephone credit.
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Augusta
Peter S. Kelley
Dcaribou
Kelley
Senate
Kenneth P. MacLeod
Sen
MacLeod
Maine
Atty
Jon A. Lund
Public Power
Juveniles to Face Court Over Boat Material Theft
Saco police report two juveniles will be prosecuted on charges of stealing materials from boats amid a wave of local vessel crimes. Police say they recovered many stolen items and urge victims to visit the Saco Police Station to identify their property.
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Saco
Saco A
Kyros Sees Long Range Tour Plans for Three Maine Communities
Rep Kyros outlined long range improvements for three Maine communities along the Sa River, urging regional coordination to secure future federal funding. He stressed early, collaborative commitments now to guide nearby towns and ensure broader regional development.
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Kyros
Kyre
Maine
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Donald E. Ellison
Veterans’ Bureau
Laren
Ti Bey
Pot
Gas Company
Smith Avenue
James Dikeman
Michael Angelosante
Ana
L&m
FTC
Brooks Department Store
Saco Valley Shopping Center
Dorothy W. Goulette
Brooks
Saco Police
Man
Maurice Parent
Cleaves Street
Parent
Peter N. Kyros
Peter Danton
Berton K. Braley
Maryline White
Shumway-Gross
Zayre
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