Death notices across ships and states include Morse and Crockwell
Robert Carleton Morse Jr. 19 fireman U S Navy died in a U S Naval hospital in Yokosuka Japan after enlisting last February. Born January 2 1949 in San Diego he was a Thornton Academy graduate. Surviving family includes parents siblings stepparents and grandparents in Maine California and Washington. Funeral arrangements pending. Eldo di Lazzaro 66 popular Italian song counsels died in Milan of heart failure. Douglass Crockwell 64 artist known for Home Life in America series died in Glens Falls after brief illness.
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Yokosuka
Japan
Robert Carleton Morse Jr
U. S. Navy
U.S.S
Saco
Maine
Kathleen
Lynn
Irene Morse
Keven
Kenneth Morse
California
Arthur Lunn
Blaine
Wash
Janice Thompson Morse
Eugene
Michael Thompson
Lisa Thompson
Milan
Italy
Eldo di Lazzaro
Glens Falls, N.Y
Douglass Crockwell
America
Saturday Evening Post
Glens Falls
Biddeford Firemen Quell Couch Blaze
Biddeford firefighters put out a couch fire at 78 Alfred Street in a two story wooden tenement. The building owned by Le Tourneau Bros is occupied by Donald Fournier.
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Alfred St
Biddeford
Letourneau Bros
Donald Fournier
Ambulance Calls Listed In Biddeford
The Biddeford city ambulance service operated by firefighters logged 75 calls in November. Fire Chief Arthur King reported the year to date total reaches 748 calls.
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Biddeford
Biddeford City
Arthuring
King
San Francisco State College protests eyed at reopening
Student demonstrators vow more disruptions at the college reopening and authorities promise swift action as national leaders address public unrest amid Vietnam war coverage and international diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco State College
American Medical Association
Johnson
Texas
Washington
Stock Market Opens Higher as Gains Lead Losses
New York stocks rise at the open with Gulf & Western up 1 at 50, Du Pont up 1 at 171, American Telephone unchanged at 57, Union Carbide up 1 at 48, Johns Manville up 4 at 8142, and General Telephone off 1 at 43. The AP average of 60 stocks climbs 3.6 to 368.8, a yearly high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gulf & Western
Cook
DuPont
American Telephone
Union Carbide
General Telephone & Electronics
Johns- Manville
Associated Press
Funeral Directors In Saco Maine List
Funeral homes on Main Street in Saco Maine include Emond's Funeral Home and Shumway Funeral Service with listed contact numbers and directors Frank X. Emond J P Conroy and H Gross Sr respectively.
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Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P Conroy
Shumway Funeral Service
Spans Street
Saco
H. Gross Sr
Funeral services for Warren P. Dayton held at St John’s By-the-Sea
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon for Warren P. Dayton of 173 East Grand Ave. at St. John’s By the Sea Episcopal Church. Rev. Harold A. McElwain officiated. burial followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco with grave side prayers. Bearers were Robert Kent John Miller Harris Dayton Harry Smith David Sawyer Theodore Sawyer and Robert Dougherty.
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Old Orchard Beach
Warren P. ‘Dayton
East Grand Ave
St. John’s-By-the-Sea
Episcopal Church
Harold A. McElwain
Laurel’ Hill Cemetery
Saco
Father McElwain
Robert Kent
John Miller
Harris Dayton
Harry Smith
David Sawyer
Theodore Sawyer
Robert Dougherty
Funeral services for Blanche O Francis held in Biddeford
Funeral services for Mrs. Blanche O Francis of 28 Portland Ave Old Orchard Beach were conducted Saturday afternoon from Samsoney Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford with Rev. Robert Rand of Foss Street United Methodist Church officiating. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche O. Francis
Portland Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Samsoney Funeral Home
Stone St
Biddeford
Robert Rand
Foss Street United Methodist Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Funeral for Mrs Jane Gerry at St Margaret's Church
Funeral services for Mrs Jane Gerry of 30 School Street were held Saturday morning at St Margaret's. A requiem high mass was celebrated by Rev Donald Lonsdale and Rev Richard Lonsdale, nephews of the deceased, with Rev John Clancy also in attendance. Music by organist Mrs Ruth Smith and soloist Mrs Thomas Anton. Interment followed in Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford with graveside prayers by Father Richard Lonsdale. Bearers were Alberic Berube Alfred Lecerte Paul Ouellette Bernard Villandry Robert Labelle and Thomas Carr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Jane Gerry
School St
St. Margaret's Church
Donald Lonsdale
Richard Lonsdale
Gerry
John Clancy
Ruth Smith
Thomas Anton
Woodlawn
Biddeford
Alberic Berube
Alfred Lecerte
Paul Ouellette
Bernard Villandry
Robert Labelle
Thomas Carr
Gratienne Emmons Rites Held at Notre Dame de Lourdes
Gratienne Emmons of 345 Main St Saco was mourned in a Saturday requiem at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Saco officiated by Rev Paul Jalbert with organist and soloist Mrs Eva Carrier. Interment followed in St Peter's Cemetery Lewiston with graveside prayers by Rev Paul Gilbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gratienne Emmons
Main
Notre Dame de Lourdes Rch
Saco
Paul Jalbert
Eva Carrier
St. Peter's Cemetery
Lewiston
Paul Gilbert
Committal Services for Infant Daughter of Grant Family
Infants committal services were held at Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Willie J Grant of 19 Hill St Biddeford who died Friday in a local hospital Rev Darrell Archer officiated and interment followed per arrangement 29 1968 in Biddeford Also surviving are maternal grandparents and paternal grandparents Arrangements were by Den and Craig Funeral Home Main St Saco Annie Desrosiers of 82 Pool St Biddeford had requiem high mass at St Andre s Church Biddeford with graveside prayers at St Joseph s Cemetery Also noted were bearers nephews and delegations from St Anns Sodality and the Third Order of St Francis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie J
Linda) Grant
Hill St
Biddeford
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Saco
Darrell Archer
Lyman Baptist Church
Aad
Harley Grant
den and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Annie Desrosiers
Pool St
St. Andre's
Roland J. Sirois
Laura Proulx
St. Theresa's
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Sirois
Personal Notices From Biddeford Hospitals
Joseph Gaudreau of 433 Elm Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Saco Osteopathic Hospital Alma Caron of 322 Granite Street Biddeford is a patient at Maine Medical Center Portland John Flood of 24 Center Street Biddeford has returned home after treatment at Webber Hospital
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Joseph Gaudreau
Elm St
Biddeford
Saco Osteopathic Hospital
Alma Caron
Granite St
Maine Medical Center
Portland
John Flood
Center St
Webber Hospital
Community clubs and posts schedule in Biddeford area
AMVETS Post Biddeford meets Alfred Street at 8. York County Veterans of World War 1 banquet and officers installation at Wonderbar Steak House Biddeford at 6. Owen-Davis American Legion meets Beach Street Saco at 8 tomorrow. refreshments. King Court Amaranth meets Odd Fellows Hall Saco at 7:30 tomorrow. officers elected Christmas party planned and refreshments. Wardwell Home board of managers meets 1:30 Thursday at 43 Middle St Saco to plan annual Christmas party. Women's Society Christian Service Foss Street United Methodist Church holds missionary meeting Wednesday 7:30 pm in church vestry. Biddeford Parent-Teacher Association meets Kennedy School West Street Biddeford tomorrow at 7:30. Dame Rochambeau meets 7:30 tonight Rochambeau Club South Street Biddeford.
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York County
Wonderbar
Biddeford
Owen-Davis
American Legion
Post
Beach Street
Saco
King Court
Order of Amaranth
Odd Fellows Hall
Wardwell
Middle St
Women's Society Christian Service
Foss Street United
Congregation Book Study at Kingdom Hall in town
A church notes item lists a Congregation Book Study at 8 p m Tuesday at Kingdom Hall Jehovahs Witnesses 107 Main St A Sunbeams meeting for girls 6 10 years old is set for Tuesday at 3 30 p m at the Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach The Ladies Home League meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach Route 108 Wells Pra meeting tentatively noted
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Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Main St
Saco
the Sunbeams
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Ladies Home League
Wells. Pra
Funeral services held for Ruth C Cheney
Ruth C Cheney of 318 Alfred St Biddeford was laid to rest Saturday afternoon following services at Shum yey Funeral Home 35 S Saco with Rev Pa Weimer of First Parish Congregational Church officiating Interment followed in Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford Bearers included Carl Bohlin Ralph Meserve Urbain Roberge John Hughes Harold Stevens Charles Clark and Fred Clark A delegation from Butler's Department Store Biddeford attended the rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth C. Cheney
Alfred St
Biddeford
Shumyey Funeral Home
Saco
Pa Weimer
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Greenwood Cemetery
Carl Bohlin
Ralph Meserve
Urbain Roberge
John Hughes
Harold Stevens
Charles Clark
Fred Clark
Butler's Department Store
Funeral services for Clarence Carville held in Biddeford
Funeral services for Clarence Carville of 648 Main St Biddeford were conducted from Sansoucy Funeral Home on Saturday afternoon with Rev Robert Rand of Foss Street United Methodist Church officiating.
Funeral Services Held for Ernest H. Roberge
Funeral services for Ernest H. Roberge of 24 Congress Street Biddeford were held at St. Andre's Church Biddeford this morning with Rev Roland J Sirois officiating. The church choir led by organist Mrs Laura Proulx sang and graveside prayers followed at St. Joseph Cemetery Biddeford with pallbearers Romeo Lambert Ralph Gregoire Emile Lamontagne and Arthur Murphy named.
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Ernest H. Roberge
Congress St
Biddeford
Roland J. Sirois
Laura Proulx
Calvary
St. J 'S Cemetery
Father Sirois
Romeo Lambert
Ralph Gregoire
Emile Lamontagne
Arthur Murphy
Saco Cub Scout Pack 328 Cake Auction and Awards
Saco Cub Scout Pack 328 at Trinity Episcopal Church held a cake auction with Den 2 and fathers volunteering. Cubmaster Andrew Scontras gave one year service stars. Wolf and Webelos arrows to Thomas Gallant and Rich ard Tardiff. Mark Roberts and Ames Whelan earned Bobcat. Den 4 won Cubby for parent turnout.
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Saco
Trinity Episcopal Church
Christ Episcopal Church
Biddeford
Den 2
Andrew Scontras
Scontras
Wolf
Thomas Gallant
Webelos
Richard Tardiff
Mark Roberts
Ames Whelan
Den 4
Malcolm MacLeod
Donald Fogg
Secontras
Wildwood Drive
Blankets Stolen From Saco Resident
Donald Fenderson of Shada Gee Road, Saco told police three Indian blankets were stolen from his car parked at his house. Saco police are investigating the incident.
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Donald Fenderson
Shadagee Road
Saco
Car Recovered After Theft In Saco Rockland
Saco police report a car stolen in Saco Friday was recovered in Rockland Saturday by state police. The vehicle, owned by Donald Lennon of Shadagee Road, was taken from Lennon's residence shortly after midnight Friday.
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Saco
Rockland
Donald Lennon
Shadagee Road
Lennon
Portland Weather Outlook Clouds and Light Drizzle
Cloudy conditions in Portland with light drizzle tonight and on Tuesday, mixed with snow in extreme north portions. Lows tonight near 30s, highs Tuesday in the 30s to low 40s.
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Portland
Chicago violence report strains amid protest clash findings
The task force report on Chicago disorder cites both sides in the clashes, notes some policemen overreacted under provocation, and says no broad disciplinary actions were taken. It pins blame on violations of decency while warning future officers to act with responsibility amid ongoing probes.
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David Dellinger
New York
D-Mo
Subcommittee
Task Force
Chicago
Chicao
Merchants See Christmas Push Amid Economic Uncertainty
AP analysis notes merchants in late 1970s America rush to spend before Christmas as shoppers dip into savings. With tax changes and inflation, consumer mood remains cautious while retailers extend evening and Sunday hours. Weather and early snowfalls affect regional demand and forecasts expect around seven percent sales gains but risk short season timing and cautious spending patterns.
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New York
Santa Claus
Biddeford Clerk Defends Recount Policy and Law
Biddeford City Clerk Pauline Berry defended the recount process after Bernard Neveux supporters sought an in and recount for mayoral candidates. She cited Maine law requiring a written application within 24 hours and noted observers were allowed as doors stayed open, listing named observers and asserting the law was followed.
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Biddeford
Pauline C. Berry
Bernard G. Dovern
Leo Lemire
Neveux Group
Lemire
Berry
Wilfred Pombriant
J. Philip Masse
Romeo Sevigny
Council
Theodore Cote
Ralph Paradis
Leon Grover
Ucen Dutremble
Bernard Neveux
Marc Collette
Dick Binette
Norman L. Pate
Roland Labelle
Mrs. Berry
Protest violence at convention sparks police inquiry
The protesters’ medical teams report over 1,000 treated for tear gas and injuries, including 63 newsmen beaten by police as they covered clashes in the streets. A report notes that officers used night sticks against reporters and cameramen despite training forbidding such force except for arrest, self defense, or to prevent escape. Police are to be disciplined for misuse of force, with several facing dismissal proceedings. The unrest began on Aug 25 near the convention with a curfew clearout of demonstrators from a park, and a UC criminologist was struck in the back while aiding a boy injured by police blows.
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Milton S. Eisenhower
Washington
Johnson
America
Robert F. Kennedy
Chicago
Daniel Walker
Chicago Corporation
Violence Commission
Patiel
University of California
Nixon Aims For New Foreign Policy In Vietnam Stance
The article outlines President Nixon's early foreign policy signals center on Vietnam and Asia. It notes two main assumptions used by U S officials regarding Hanoi’s willingness to sign or not sign agreements and the potential for eventual military fatigue. It highlights calls to reorganize foreign aid and shake up the State Department to enable a broader Asian alliance and local strategic responsiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Us. S
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Nixon
State Department
Asia
United States
Saco Council Drops North Street Warehouse from Agenda
The Saco City Council will not address the proposed National Distributors warehouse on North Street tonight. Mayor Doyle expects a planning board explanation before any ruling, as the board signaled possible objections if setbacks are not increased.
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Saco
North Street
Donald C. Doyle
Planning Board
National Distributors of Portland
Boston and
Maine
Roebuck Avenue
Nixon aims to shape future U S world position
The piece notes Nixon will not spell out具体 plans before taking office to end Vietnam and shift U S policy. It cites aims for fewer Vietnams, cautious intervention, a stronger European alliance, and regular talks with the Soviet Union to reduce nuclear risk and calm the Middle East, while acknowledging gaps between aims and real-world constraints.
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Nixon
U.S
Europe
Middle East
Irving Hirst Seeks Beach Council Seat At Large
Irving R. Hirst, a Biddeford businessman and resident of Old Orchard Beach, announces his candidacy for Councilman At Large citing high property taxes and a need for business experience in town government. He operates LR. Hirst Associates and several local ventures, serves in veterans groups, and lives with his wife Madeline on Olympia Avenue with two sons in town schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Irving R. Hirst
Hirst
Tou
LR. Hirst Associates
Main St
Biddeford
Pinehirst Tent & Trailer Park
Pinehirst Laundromat
Nixon Names Kissinger As His Assistant
New York AP Nixon names Harvard professor Henry A Kissinger his assistant for national security affairs to oversee the foreign defense machinery of the White House. The 45 year old German born adviser will revamp security planning to prevent crises rather than react to them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Harvard
Henry A. Kissinger
White House
Nixon
Kissinger
Germany
Transfer Of Funds Approved In Biddeford
A Biddeford City Council special session approved year end fund transfers to close the books. From excise tax returns allocations included sewers and drains, garbage and waste collection, city garage, highways, snow removal and trees, totaling thousands. From the contingent fund allocations covered Tax collector's office, fees, Biddeford Pool fire department, street lights, health, municipal parking, aid to dependent children, capital improvements and temporary loan interest.
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Biddeford
Featee
Pee
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Rue du Champs de Mars
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France
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