Area Workers Retire From Naval Shipyard at Portsmouth
Cmdr E T Westfall announces 110 retirements at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Read among area retirees: Lucien Desrosiers of Biddeford 29 years 10 months as tools and parts attendant. Dorothy Doyle supervisory supply clerk 29 years. Howard Michaud moelder 18 years 9 months. Joseph Huard sealer and buffer 13 years 7 months. Vernon Burgess motor vehicle operator 30 years 6 months. Hector Desrosiers janitor 25 years 11 months. Francis Towns pipefitter 16 years 2 months. Viola Thompson clerk stenographer 22 years 5 months. Ernest Morin Jr pipefitter 13 years 11 months. Omer Martel scaler and buffer 7 years 11 months. James Reeves mechanical engineering technician 20 years 8 months. Harold Clough supervisory naval architect 31 years 2 months. William Coite welder 31 years 5 months. Lewis French warehouseman 31 years 5 months. Edwin Moulton motor vehicle operator 30 years 7 months. Russell Menard naval architecture technician 30 years 5 months. James Hanson supervisory health physicist 29 years 9 months. John Kimball janitor 26 years 2 months.
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Portsmouth
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
E.T. Westfall
Biddeford
Lucien P. Desrosiers
Dorothy J. Doyle
Howard J. Michaud
Joseph O. Huard
Saco
Vernon A . Burgess
Hector E. Desrosiers
West Buxton
Francis R. Towns
Wells
Viola Thompson
Ernest
Kennebunk
James Reeves
York
Harold W. Clough
Naval Architect
William Coite
Lewis A. French
Edwin R. Moulton
Russell Menard
Naval Architecture
James D. Hanson
John ‘A. Kimball
History lecture highlights Biddeford heritage roots
Dr. Roy P. Fairfield led a Heritage lecture at First Parish Meeting House praising local history as a means to identity. The Biddeford Historical Society and York County AARP co hosted, with attendees from multiple towns and a Saco museum tribute to Dane Yorke.
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Roy P. Fairfield
Pool Road
Biddeford
Fairfield
Deering
Saco Valley
Dane Yorke
McArthur
Saco
York Institute
Fortunes Rocks
Society
Edward Wolfertz
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Wilbur F. Fairfield
Priscilla Ladd
Nancy Rumery
Arnold E. Ballard
Meeting House
Amy Thompson
Michael Guignard
Biddeford-Saco
York County
American Association of Retired Persons
Acton
Springvale
Alfred
Ocean Park
Kennebunk
Goodwins Mills
Wells
Goose Rocks Beach
Nixon Signs Four Bills Into Law In Calif
President Nixon signed four bills in California including a rural development program enabling government insured loans for small communities. He expressed reluctance for grants rather than revenue sharing. The bill set loans for development in towns under 10 000. Other actions include 45 million dollars for public broadcasting and a wildlife refuge in Seal Beach plus pay boosts for DC police and firemen and Park Police and Executive Protective Service.
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San Clemente
Calif
White House
Nixon
Wsday
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
Naval Weapons Station
Seal Beach
District of Columbia
U.S. Park Police
Executive Protective Service
Saco Plant Opening Invites Citizens and Dignitaries
Saco invites residents to the open house for the new treatment plant tomorrow at noon with a light lunch. Tim Crowley III hopes U S Rep. Kyros, current and former mayors and aldermen, and the sewage advisory committee will attend. Doors stay open 12 to 8 Friday and 8 to noon Saturday. funding is 85 percent from state and federal sources.
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Saco
Timothy Crowley III
Crowley
Peter Kyros
Paul Reay
Yacht Club
Boyle's Notebook on grudges age love and life cycles
HAL Boyle muses that older people grow reconciled to death, noting that brevity makes beauty feel transitory. He argues women hold grudges longer and linger on grievances, while men prefer easier paths and fewer commitments. He jests about leftovers and odd life lessons from the army and sewing buttons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
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Mary Carter
Elm & Center Sts
U. S
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U.S. Command
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Avon
Boyle
Mother Goose
Good Housekeeping
Parents Magazine
Ray’s Shoe Store
Sweden
Allstate
Saab
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