Death of Pfc. Thomas W. Bazemore in Vietnam
Word reached Kennebunk of the death of Pfc. Thomas W. Bazemore 31 formerly of 20 Intervale Road West Newfield born Fall River Mass December 12 1947 son of Arthur W and Elaine Fla herty Bazemore killed in nonhostile action August 20 in Vietnam He attended Kennebunk High School and was active in drama music and dog shows Surviving parents a sister Benny A Bazemore and several grandparents funeral services to be announced by Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Thomas W. Bazemore
West Newfield
Intervale Road
Vietnam
Fall River
Mass
Arthur W
Elaine (Flaherty) Bazemore
Portland
South Portland
Kennebunk High School
Dramatic Club
Benny A. Bazemore
Hilda Sylvia
Tiverton
R.J
Verett Bowden
Newport News
Angell Funeral Home
Dane St
Boston radio host Jess Cain returns to stage after career shift
In Boston, WHDH morning host Jess Cain credits his wife Jean for supporting a return to professional acting after more than a decade. He has played leads in stage productions including The Odd Couple and I Do I Do, drawing sell-out crowds and praise while balancing a top-rated radio show. Cain previously sang in Stalag 17 on Broadway and on tours, and his family now includes four children.
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Boston
Jess Cain
Rogram
Jean
Oscar the Slob
Dan Dailey
Tom Poston
Dran Hamilton
Mary Martin
Cain
New York
Stalag 17
WHDH
Dailey
Beverly
Country Tour Opens York County Convention Activities
Convention members will tour the oldest county courthouse in the State then be escorted to Sanford for a WABAN barbecue. York County Commissioners invite all York County office holders and their wives to participate in the Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Sanford
Waban
York County
The Pet You Want May Be Listed In Section 47 Of Want Ads
A handy guide to finding a pet in the classifieds notes that animal listings appear in section 47 of the want ads. It highlights dogs cats birds and small mammals, with basic care hints and adoption pointers.
Local Funeral Home Listings and Directors in Saco Maine
Emond's Funeral Home at 284 5511 and SHUMWAY Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco Maine list Frank X Emond J P Conroy Philip H Gross Sr and DFENNETT and CRAIG at 365 Main Street Saco Maine with contact numbers for funeral services and directors.
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Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P Conroy
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dfennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Card of Thanks from Alice Bouchard
Mrs. Alice Bouchard thanks visitors and all who sent fruit baskets flowers and cards during her hospital stay at Webber Hospital. Gratitude extends to Dr Fortier and the nurses for their kindness.
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Dr. Fortier
Webber Hospital
Alice Bouchard
Funeral Services for Francis Mathieu in Manchester NH
Francis Mathieu of Biddeford died at Togus Veterans Hospital. Funeral services were held last week in Manchester New Hampshire. Surviving is a brother in Manchester.
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Francis Mathieu
Biddeford
Veterans Hospital
Togus
Manhester
N.H
Manchester
William W Brownlee Funeral Services Held in Saco Mass
William W Brownlee of Springfield Mass. had funeral services yesterday at Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring St Saco officiated by Rev Gerald Burtt priest in charge Christ Episcopal Biddeford and Trinity Episcopal Church Saco committal at Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco
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William W. Brownlee
Springfield
Mass
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
Gerald Burtt
Christ Episcopal Church
Biddeford
Trinity Episcopal
Title I Funds Approved For Biddeford Reading Program
Title I funds approved for Biddeford for the fifth year under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Biddeford will receive 42800 for a nine month reading course with six weeks summer session for students reading below grade level. Eye and hearing exams accompany the program with schools St Marys St Josephs St Andres Emery and a Biddeford Junior High special class.
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State Department of Education
Biddeford
St. Mary's
St. Joseph’s
St. Andre’s
Emery School
Roger R. Johnson
Department Education
Coin collection stolen in Saco home
Saco police investigate a break into Lorra ine Smith at 236 Ferry Road discovered at 11 30 last night. Entry gained by forcing a rear door. A coin collection of undetermined value was taken.
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Saco
Lorraine Smith
Ferry Road
City equipment targeted by vandals in Biddeford
Vandals smashed windshields tires and head lights on Biddeford city equipment. Police urge anyone with information to report at once noting that tax money funds repairs. Potvin said the vandalism targets Biddeford owned gear while nearby firm equipment is ignored.
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Page One
Biddeford Owned
Pretty Biddeford
Potvin
Kennedy family plans camping trip as inquest for Kopechne death set
The article notes Joan Kennedy's pregnancy publicized about a month earlier as Senator Kennedy faces a scheduled inquest next Wednesday into the fatal auto crash that killed Mary Jo Kopechne. Mrs Kennedy, who had planned to attend the camping trip Thursday, stayed home due to illness. trip participants include Joseph Gargan, Rep. John Culver and his wife, Kennedy’s two older children, and John F. Kennedy Jr.
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Sen. Kennedy
Mary Jo Kopechne
Kennedy
Joseph Gargan
John Culver
Iowa
Harvard
Culver
John F. Kennedy Jr
North Korea and U N clash over helicopter crew return
Maj Gen Arthur Adams reviews a possible confession and apology as North Korea and U N negotiators spar over the downed helicopter crew. NK says the chopper went down near Kumchon, about 15 miles north of the DMZ, and that Adams urged immediate medical return which Lee rejected. The U N had said the helicopter on a routine training flight from Uijongbu and the pilot reported a loss of contact.
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Arthur H. Adams
Adams
Lee
U.N
Uijongbu
Seoul
North Korea
Kumchon
White workers protest shutdown over Negro demands in Pittsburgh
AP report says white construction workers in Pittsburgh organized a mass protest rally after building projects were halted to meet demands from Black workers, outlining tensions over race related labor issues and job access.
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Pittsburgh
Marine lance corporal Perkins serves at New River Air Station
Marine Lance Cpl. William E. Perkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Perkins Jr. of 42 York St. Kennebunk, is stationed at Marine Corps Air Station New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Mrs. Claudia Bell Griffiths and her children Robert and Lesley have returned to Chesshire, England, after a summer visit with Mrs. Griffiths' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bell of Franklin Street, Saco.
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Marine Lance Corp
William E. Perkins
Frederick W. Perkins Jr
York St
Kennebunk
Marine Crops Air Station
New River
Jacksonville
N.C
Claudia Bell Griffiths
Robert
Lesley
Chesshire
England
Volk Packaging Corp. near finish of debt payoff in Biddeford
Volk Packaging Corp plans to repay a five percent initial note swiftly, now recalling 37 percent of indebtedness to the Development Corporation. The company may add a third shift as growth accelerates. The $190,000 29,200 square foot plant began in spring 1968 and was the first in Biddeford Industrial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page Onelopment Corporation
Volk
Biddeford
Grondin
Development Corporation
Volk Packaging Corp
Biddeford Youth Hospitalized After Accident
Steven Pepin of Biddeford is hospitalized at Web ber Hospital for injuries from a one car crash on the One Mile Stretch of Pool Road. He rode as a passenger in a car driven by Dick Des chambeault, 20, of 9 Porter Street. The vehicle, registered to John Poirier of Booth Street, rolled four times. Poirier was not in the car.
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Steven Pepin
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Pool Road
Pepin
Dick Deschambeault
Porter St
John Poirier
Booth Street
Poirier
Promotions and staff changes at Yarmouth and Saco banks
Promoting from within, Yarmouth promotes a former assistant cashier from the Saco office. The candidate is a North Yarmouth Academy graduate with coursework at Northeastern School of Accounting and training from the American Institute of Banking. He serves as treasurer for the March of Dimes campaign in South Portland and holds trustee and deacon positions locally. A World War II Marine veteran, he and his wife and seven children reside at 30 Wildwood Drive. In Saco, Canal hired Martel in May 1967 through its management trainee program. A Lewiston High School graduate, he trained with the American Institute of Banking Education and previously worked for Depositors Trust Co. in Lewiston. A U.S. Army veteran, Martel is an Elks member in Lewiston and now lives there.
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Page One
Yarmouth
Saco
North Yarmouth Academy
Northeastern School of Accounting
American Institute of —“_ Education
Williams School of Banking
Cook
March of Dimes Campaign
South Portland
Riverside Cemetery
Faith Baptist Church
Yarmouth Lions Club
China
U.S. Marine
Wildwood Drive
Saco Martel
Canal
Lewiston High School
American Institute of Banking
Depositors Trust Co
Lewiston
U. S. Army
Martel
Elks Lodge
Portland Weather Outlook Tonight and Saturday
Variable cloudiness tonight with lows in the 50s. Saturday expected to be fair and cooler with light winds and dry conditions across the Portland area.
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Portland
Weather Outlook for New England Five Day Forecast
The Weather Bureau projects a five day outlook for northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Daytime highs will mostly stay in the 80s with cooler readings in extreme northern and eastern Maine and Cape Cod. Overnight lows will be around the 60s in MA and RI and in the 50s northward. Warmer overall then turning cooler by Tuesday or Wednesday. Precipitation totals expected between a quarter and a half inch with occasional showers Saturday and more general rain Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
Cape Cod
Marines Fight Uphill Amid Da Nang Foothill Battles
Four U S Marine companies pressed uphill through enemy fire in the Da Nang foothills as a two week clash continued. Casualties reported include at least 72 Americans and 646 North Vietnamese. North Korea claimed all three American helicopter crewmen shot down Aug. 17 are alive and will swap for a Washington apology.
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Associated Press Saigon
da Nang
Panmunjom
Korea
North Korea
Washington
Kennedy wife loses February baby in Massachusetts
Hyannis Massachusetts AP Sen Edward M Kennedy's wife Joan miscarried the baby she was expecting in February She is reported in good condition and resting comfortably at Cape Cod Hospital
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Hyannis, Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
Joan
Cape Cod Hospital
Nixon policy on desegregation tested as schools reopen
Washington AP reports critics view the Nixon administration desegregation policy as contradictory and confusing as 17 Southern and border states begin the new school year.
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Washington
Traffic Law Violators Fined In District Court
In Saco district court a long list of defendants faced fines and penalties for traffic violations and related offenses. Violators include Clifford Parker Jr of Saco for failing to report an accident and multiple others from Biddeford Scarborough and surrounding towns for speeding driving without licenses or valid inspections and other infractions. Some pleas resulted in suspensions or higher penalties, with numerous fines ranging from 10 to 150 dollars.
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10Th District Court
Saco
Clifford Parker Jr
North St. Saco
Gregory Clark
Scarborough
Superior Court
Robert P. Raubeson
Umner J. Stuart
Paul Oliver
Arundel
Lawrence A. Pitman
Candia
N.H
Michael R. Hanson
Kennebunk
Roger J. Violette
Cleaves St
Biddeford
Jacques G. Doyon
Hubbard St
Linwood F. Wade
Portland Road
Harry A. King
Portland
Richard Deschambault
Porter St
James Huntress
Springvale
Erlene O’connell
Ogunquit
Donald L. Daigle
Forest St
William D. Bowie
Main St
George S. Caras
Scammon St
Leon Tsomides
Weymouth St. Saco
William M. Mullen
Central Park Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Paul Marchand
Bay St
Reginald L. Sergent
Buxton Road
Mary F. Dawson
Dale A. Gray
Blue Hill
Dino G. Stravios
Kennebunkport
George M. Cleaves Jr
Jefferson
Edward A. Bleile
Skowhegan
Edgar A. Pura
Boston
Mass
Leon J. Demers
Auburn
Charles L. Mann
Nashua
N. H
Susan J. Adams
Cape Elizabeth
Linda J
Victor A. Dorais
John B. Cabral
Westbrook
David Tousignant
Storer St
Michael A. Hoglund
Chester L. Lunt
Saugus
Clayton D. Farrar
Joseph C. Palmacci
Paul Hask
Green Berets pick new commander in South Vietnam
The Army announced Col. Michael D. Healy will assume command of the Green Berets in South Vietnam this Saturday. He succeeds Col. Alexander Lemberes, who took over after Col. Robert B. Rheault and seven other Green Berets were arrested on charges tied to the murder of a South Vietnamese double agent. Several Green Berets remain confined at Long Binh awaiting possible trial. Healy is a master parachutist with service in Germany in 1957 and Vietnam in 1964.
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U.S
U.S. Army
Green Berets
South Vietnam
Michael D. Healy
9Th Infantry Division
Alexander Lemberes
Robert B. Rheault
Green
Canary Chirps Dumpitis Hits Her
Betty Canary recounts a personal scavenging quest at a town dump. Despite hopeful tales of finds and social gatherings, the Burning Ghats dump yielded only rusty bedsprings, tires, an old Maytag washer, and few salvageable items as an elderly resident challenged the author at every turn.
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Bentwood Hall
New England
Burning Ghats
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Vandals
Ae A. M P. M
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David Edward Hunt
Brunswick
William Stewart Blackburn
Medomac
Dennis Lacroix
Saco Avenue
George Stavey
Thomas F. Levasseur
Carl Mitchell
Wells
Peter Gagne
Biddeford Pool
Harold Toussaint
Dell
RAR
S.W.A.G
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and
Auxiliary
VFW Post
Thornton Street
Emilien Croteau
Raymond Croteau
Edward St. Onge
VFW
Ann Marie Nadeau
Lucienne Roy
George Nadeau
Nadeau
Betty Canary
Elm ST
Terry McCutcheon
Crite
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Federal Credit Union
Cutts Ave
Y Bros
Alfred Street
Frock & Frill Shop
Pines
Boothby Road
Mary Wright
Boca Raton, Florida
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