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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1972

Page

2

Deaths Boss Joe Patriarca Dead At 62

Providence AP. Francis Joseph Patriarca brother of the man named as head of southeastern New England organized crime died of a heart attack at 62. He collapsed at Rhode Island Hospital Wednesday night, while his brother Raymond L S Patriarca remains jailed in Atlanta for conspiracy to commit murder. Patriarca had long been described as the boss and relay man for his imprisoned sibling with law enforcement noting his paranoia about wiretaps and surveillance.

Providence Francis Joseph _Patriarca New England Patriarca Rhode Island Hospital Raymond L.S. Patriarca Atlanta Joe” Patriarca Senate Vincent C. Teresa Teresa Joe Patriarca Raymond Patriarca Col Walter E. Stone Stone Rhode Island

Death of H. Maude Bernard longtime Outlook Hotel operator

H Maude Bernard a summer resident here for many years died December 2 in a St. Petersburg Florida nursing home after a lengthy illness. She ran the Outlook Hotel in town and several tea rooms. A Maine native she graduated from Nyack College and worked in Evangelistic and Christian Missionary work in Pennsylvania. Survived by grandnieces and a sister in law in Massachusetts interment was in Natick Massachusetts.

Old Orchard Beach H. Maude Bernard St. Petersburg Fla Outlook Maine Nyack N.Y Pennsylvania New England

Kennebunk Man Raymond Hutchins Dies at 78

Raymond Hutchins 78 of 94 C at Mousam Road Kennebunk died unexpectedly yesterday in a Portland hospital. He was born March 26 1894 in Kennebunk son of Oliver and Corrine Hutchins. A retired self employed contractor and 50 year Knights of Pythias member he leaves widow Mildred Clark Hutchins two daughters Gwendolyn Skibicki and Shirley Hutchins five grandchildren four great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services Sunday at 2 pm from Kennebunk Baptist Church with Rev Chauncey Stewart officiating. Interment in Cemetery here. Calling hours Saturday 2 4 and 7 9 pm at Bibber Memorial Chapel.

Kennebunk Raymond Hutchins Mousam Road Portland Oliver and Corrine (Brown) Hutchins Hutchins Knights of Pythias Myrtle Lodge Kennebunk Baptist Church Mildred Clark Hutchins Gwendolyn M. Skibicki Shirley Hutchins Chauncey Stewart Bibber Memorial Chapel Summer St

York County Barracks Honor John D Neault Tonight

York County Barracks of Veterans of World War One meets at 7 30 PM at the Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home to pay respects to John D Neault a member and World War One veteran.

York County Old Orchard Beach Portland Ave John D. Neault

Funeral Home Contacts For Dennett and Craig

The listing provides shop details for Dennett and Craig at 365 Main, Senet, Saco Maine with phone 282 and Emond's Funeral Home at 284 5511. Frank X. Emond and J P Conroy are noted contacts.

Dennett & Craig Saco Maine Emond Frank X. Emond J. P. Conroy

Portland Weather Update Snow to Freezing Rain

The forecast calls for light snow tonight in Portland, shifting to occasional freezing rain or drizzle and possibly all rain along the coast by morning. Lows range from five above in the north to the mid 20s along the coast, with Saturday bringing occasional snow or freezing rain in the north and freezing rain or rain in the south, highs in the 30s to 40s.

Portland

Mrs. Theodore Cote Patient At Maine Medical Center

Mrs. Theodore Cote of 20 Pine Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Theodore Cote Pine St Biddeford Maine Medical Center Portland

York County Council plans 8 PM Christmas party and gift exchange

York County Council and American Legion Auxiliary will meet tonight at 8 at the Thomas Cole Post in Sanford for a Christmas party with gift exchange. The E and L Club of the United Methodist Church in Saco will meet Monday at 7 30 p.m. at Mrs Linnette Martins North Street home. Members are reminded to bring calendar project donations and attend the post meeting Christmas party with gifts.

York County Council American Legion Auxiliary Wil Thomas Cole Post Sanford E and L Club The United Methodist Church Saco Linnette Martin North Street

Lillian Madden Dies at 74 First Woman Head of Falls City Brewery

Louisville mourns Lillian Madden who died Thursday at 74. She became Falls City Brewing Co.'s first woman employee in 1916 and ascended to chief executive in 1950, marking a historic rise in the industry.

Louisville Lillian Madden United States Falls City Brewing Co

Sailor Charged With Arson Aboard Carrier Forrestal

Navy court martial convicts Jeffrey Allison of arson for the Forrestal blaze igniting a $7.5 million fire. He is sentenced to five years with hard labor and faces automatic appeal. Also convicted on drug charges LSD and mescaline. The incident marked Navy sabatage history.

Norfolk, Va Seaman Appren Jeffrey Allison Forrestal Oakland Calif William E. Neely Neely Navy Allison

Memorial Services For Raymond Hutchkins in Kennebunk

Members of Myrtle Lodge Knights of Pythias Kennebunk meet at 7 30 Saturday at Bibber Memorial Chapel 67 Summer St Kennebunk to hold memorial services for Raymond Hutchkins.

Myrtle Lodge Knights of Pythias Kennebunk Bibber Memorial Chapel Summer St Raymond Hutchkins

Town Council Debates Licensing Referenda and Civil Service Shifts

Old Orchard Beach council votes on licensing amendments, a capital improvements plan, and changes to town management. Proposals would curb council licensing powers, create a Civil Service head, and require emergency action only, while two Sullivan aided licensing reforms were rejected. Rescue unit reports 105 July–August calls and 72 September–November calls. space for storage to be found at town hall.

Michael Lestown Belie Wyman Joseph Mokarzel Norman Lessard George Baggs Charles Beaudoin Lessard Robert Boynton Boynton Louis Savelas Savelas

Saturation Bombing Continues In Vietnam

U S B52 bombers pressed saturation attacks on North Vietnamese supply routes around the DMZ dropping roughly 2 000 tons in 18 hours. In the DMZ near Ben Quang and south toward Quang Tri City bombing targeted caches and routes with additional strikes in both North and South Vietnam. Ground action across the country left 244 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed while government losses numbered 16 dead and 61 wounded. President Thieu was expected to address the National Assembly Tuesday and seek a three month extension of decree powers.

Saigon Demilitarized Zone U.S Dmz Ben Quang Quang Tri City North Vietnam South Vietnam US. Command Quang Tri Radio Liberation Nguyen van Thieu National Assembly

Surgeon From California to Treat Imelda Marcos

U S Surgeon Robert T Chase of Stanford Medical Center is set to fly to Manila to assist in surgery reconnecting tendons in Imelda Marcos right hand after a bolo knife attack at a awards ceremony. Guards killed the attacker and Marcos expressed sorrow over the incident and hope for recovery.

Manila Ferdinand E. Marcos Nixon California Imelda Marcos Robert T. Chase Stanford Medical Center

Fire damages building at Plimoth Plantation site

A two alarm fire heavily damaged the reception building at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth Massachusetts on Thursday night. The two story wooden structure housed a small theater and a museum with Pilgrim settlement artifacts from 1627 and suffered losses estimated in the high hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Plymouth Mass Plimoth Plantation

Flashlight Stolen From Parked Car in Biddeford

A vehicle owned by Guy Beaulieu of 68 Bacon Street Biddeford was broken into last night. Police said the car was parked in St Andre parking when the break occurred a flashlight was taken and the glove compartment opened.

Guy Beaulieu Bacon St Biddeford Last Nier St. Andre

Appeals Board Grants Variance To Yacht Club

The Saco Zoning Board of Appeals granted a variance to the Saco Yacht Club to extend its non conforming clubhouse by adding a 12 by 24 foot lounge on Front Street. It denied Doris Herzberg a variance to build on two lots at Piney Woods Road and Palmer Avenue amid a proposed moratorium near tidal waters and concerns about sewage capacity. The board also approved Douglas Walls’s variance for a 20 000 square foot lot dwelling with sewage rules, and Roland Fogg’s variance for a King Avenue Surf Street addition with conditions on unit use, alignment, and sewage inspections.

Saco Zoning Board of Appeals Saco Yacht Club Front Street Doris Herzberg Piney Woods Road Palmer Avenue York County Regional Planning Commission Douglas F. Walls Walls Roland A. Fogg King Avenue Surf Street Fogg

Two Are Injured In Lewiston Fire

A smoky three alarm blaze destroyed the upper floors of a wooden tenement in Lewiston. Fire Captain Daniel Lalonde sprained both wrists fighting the flames. Owner Cecelia Levesque inhaled smoke and suffered shock.

Lewiston Androscoggin Dan Lalonde Cecelia Levesque Oak Street

Life Magazine To End Publication In 1973

Time Inc announced Life magazine will discontinue after the December 29 issue due to continuing losses. The 36 year old weekly, famed for news photography, posted deficits in 1969-1972 with 1973-74 projections worsening. About 250 staff gathered for a final meeting at the Time-Life Building in Manhattan.

New York Life Magazine Time, Inc Henry Luce Life Time-Life Sixth Avenue 50Th Street Look

Port Selectmen Study Federal Fund Priorities

Kennebunkport officials discuss prioritizing revenue sharing funds to fund a town retirement and health program for employees, road equipment, and Cape Porpoise Pier development. Library needs were raised and access discussed for further Budget Board consideration.

David Walley Board of Selectmen Budget Board Road Commission Cape Porpoise Pier Orrin Frink Louis T. Graves Walley Jeff Aumuller Dennis Hardy Wells Marier Kennebunk River

Suede and Leather Coats and Jackets Ad

Matson's Inc at 175 Maine Street Biddeford invites charge accounts for suede and leather coats and jackets. Store opens every night until Christmas.

Matson’s, Inc Maine Street Biddeford

Biddeford Intruder Charged With Illegal Entry

Biddeford police arrest 23 year old Earle C. Littlefield of 170 Elm Street after he was found in a resident’s home. He faces a charge of illegal entry and is to appear in 10th District Court, Saco, on Monday December 11.

Biddeford Earle C. Littlefield Elm St Littlefield 10Th District Court Saco

Psychiatrist Emulates Lucy Booth at Christmas curbside aid

A curbside psychiatry booth titled the psychiatrist is in opens on La Cinega Boulevard as part of a Christmas drive by the Southern California Counseling Center. Dr Benjamin Weininger reports about 50 people have offered problems for low cost help, with the center handling 500 weekly cases without public funding.

Los Angeles Benjamin Weininger Vicki Michel Southern California Counseling Center la Cinega Boulevard Weininger

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Memoriam Alfred A, Prejean St. Andre’s Church Shumway and Gross Funeral Service Spring St. Saco Ae Tides A.M. P.M Sullivan Public Safety Commission Mokarzel Saco Avenue John Sullivan Recreation Committee Park Commission Vietnam U. S LEO Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach B.H.S Spice Marcel Lizoite Real Gilbert R. Boucher Daniel Turkanis Saco Tanning Corporation Lincoln Street West Point Pepperell Inc Turkanis Port Selectmen Federal Fund Barbara Smart Kennebunkport Red Barn Farm Newtown Road Douglas MacArthur York County Savings Bank F.d.lc Kenduskeag Plaza Bangor Lucy Washington Street Pepperell Trust Company FDIC Main Street
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