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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1975

Page

8

Community group schedules weekly meetings across Maine towns

A compiled list shows Al Anon Kennebunk meets Mondays at 8 at St Monica Church Portland Road. SPEBSQSA Kennebunkport gathers Mondays 7 30 at Olympian Club. Wells and Cape Porpoise outreach offer food stamp and Social Security info Mondays and Wednesdays 9 to 1. Weekly chair caning class in Alfred at 10 with Rev Hyde and Carl Bohlin. Public luncheon in Kennebunk Mondays 11 30 to 1 at St David’s Church. Lions Club meets Wednesdays 6 30 at Sea Spray Inn. Odd Fellows Kennebunk meet Wednesdays 7 45 at IOOF Hall. Various groups host Tuesday through Thursday activities in Arundel Biddeford Saco and surrounding towns.

Al-Anon Kennebunk Al-Anon St. Monica Portland Road Spebsqsa Kennebunkport Kennebunk Spebsqsa Olympian Club UCCA Alfred York County Council On Aging Stanley Hyde Carl Bohlin Lions Club Sea Spray Motor Inn Kennebunk Beach ODD Fellows Kennebunk Order of Odd Fellows IOOF YCCA Cape Porpoise Lyman Assessors LYMAN Board of Assessors Arundel Mildred Day School B—S Rotary Club Biddeford-Lace Wonder Barestaurant Biddeford TOPS Canal Bank Most Holy Trinity Church Main Street Saco Kennebunkport Saco Valley Squares Young School Mike Friart Sally Lennox

Friday events at First Parish and local groups in Maine

The Madisses of the First Parish Church in Saco plan a Friday meeting at the parish hall with a 6 30 p m covered dish supper followed by a business session and Christmas party. York County Auxiliary of the American Legion meets at 8 p m Friday at the Thomas W Cole Post in Sanford with a gift exchange. Al Anon also meets Fridays at 8 p m at Trinity Episcopal Church parish hall in Saco.

United Methodist Women Foss Street United Methodist Church Biddeford Madisses First Parish Congregational Church United Church of Christ Saco Beach York County Auxiliary York County Council American Legion Auxiliary Thomas W. Cole Sanford

Tuesday community notices from Biddeford Kennebunk and beyond

Tuesday community notices list senior citizen meetings Yankee Belles Da ughters of Isabella Hibernians and La Leche League events in Biddeford Kennebunkport and Shapleigh plus veteran counseling and well baby clinic details and times for state and federal benefits guidance in Saco Biddeford and surrounding towns including specific venues addresses and session times

Kennebunkport Linda Cleary North Street York County York Elaine LaPierre Shapleigh WELL Saco United Community Health Services

Saco SACO Meeting at Trinity Church Parish Hall

Saco Adult Citizens Organization meets every Wednesday at the church parish hall on Cleveland Street in Saco. The gathering is hosted by S.A.C.O. and invites local residents to participate in community discussion and planning.

S.A.C Saco Adult Citizens Organization S.A.C.O Trinity Episopal Church Cleveland Street Saco

Tighe Beaudoin Farley Post Meeting At Elm Street Biddeford

American Legion post will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. at the post home Elm Street Biddeford Saco Senior Citizens meet every Thursday at Open Door Jordan School Saco An Al Anon meeting is held every Thursday at 10 a.m. at Most Holy Trinity Church Main Street Saco Planning Board meets every Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Town Hall

Kennebunk Webhannet Club Webhannet Fletcher Street SACO Pari Hall Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Post American Legion Post Elm Street Biddeford Jordan School School Street Al—Anon Al-Anon Most Holy Trinity Church Main Street

Saturday gatherings and supper at local churches

An Al-Anon meeting meets every Saturday at 8 p.m. at St John By The Sea Episcopal Church on St John Street. Hornton Academy cheerleaders sponsor a spaghetti supper Saturday from 4 to 6 30 p.m. at the Saco Academy cafeteria.

Al—Anon Old Orchard Beach Al-Anon St. John-By- The-Sea Episcopal Church St. John Street Ofhornton Academy Saco

Sunday Singles Meet at Eaton Hall in South Windham

The Sunday Singles group invites all single widowed and divorced people to gather Sundays at Eaton Hall 56 River Road South Windham at 7 30 p m. The notice emphasizes welcoming all eligible individuals to join the weekly meeting.

Eaton Hall River Road South Windham

Horse Sense Answers Primer List

A brief list presents questions and answers about terms and trivia. It includes acre as an area unit, number thirteen, the poll tax, the Mona Lisa, Babe Ruth in 1933, and wordplay pairs such as Flag with Fail, Gaff with Cheat, Heel with Serve as apprentice, Sandbag with Drive fast, and Wax with Beat up.

Korea faces debt default risk without aid, study says

A private Harvard study warns South Korea could default on abroad debts and face economic chaos unless the United States provides massive aid. It cites a 4 billion dollar 1974 75 trade deficit, rising debt from 3.3 to 5.9 billion, and possible social unrest unless austerity is adopted. State Department officials call the situation a problem but not as severe as others.

Washington South Korea U.S Republic of Korea State Treasury Departments State Department Korean Peninsula

Saco School Committee to Elect Chair Tuesday Meeting

The Saco school committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sweetser School to elect a new chair man and form committees. New members Bryce Milne Helen Fisher and Anne Chisholm join incumbent Elizabeth Shaw and Roderick Potter. They will discuss budgets luncheon program Thornton Academy trustees credit union and future meetings.

Saco Red Mais Sweetser Spring Street Bryce Milne Helen Fisher Anne Chisholm Elizabeth Shaw Roderick Potter Albert Carignan Lucille Jamieson Joan Cotsis Thornton Academy

CEP Seminar Is Scheduled In York County

A two day CEP seminar for York County Civil Emergency Preparedness local directors and municipal officials will be held December 12 and 13 at the Cascades Inn in Saco. The session, funded by DCPA Region One and conducted by the Maine Bureau and York County CEP Office, aims to orient officials to the Civil Emergency Preparedness Program and federal disaster assistance while introducing John R. Bird as the new CEP director.

York County Cascades Inn Portland Road Saco Defense Civil Preparedness Agency Region One Maynard Mass Maine Bureau of Civil Emergency Preparedness York County Civil Emergency Preparedness Office York County C.E.P John R. Bird

Beach Firemen Tally 26 Calls

Old Orchard Beach reports 26 fire calls in November with four inspections the most frequent. Responded to three crashes, two automobile and two building fires, two grass fires, two smoke scares, plus chimney fire downed lines electrical fire furnace trouble porch stove and a building rescue using a ladder. No fire found at a private alarm.

Old Orchard Beach

Prenatal Class Set At Webber Hospital Biddeford

The Webber Hospital Association sponsors a free prenatal class on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Administration building classroom Elm Street Biddeford. Dr G Patrick Shaw chief of obstetrics will speak on What To Expect During Labor and Delivery. A film will be shown and Cheryl Taylor hostess. A tour of the maternity department will be offered and fathers are welcome.

Webber Hospital Association Elm Street Biddeford G. Patrick Shaw Cheryl Taylor R.N

Kerry OOB Case Delayed While Zoning Challenge Moves Ahead

A York County Superior Court judge continued the Kerry-OOB case over Old Orchard Beach zoning to decide constitutionality of the town ordinance. Ten property owners filed Nov 5 alleging a five unit apartment at Grand Beach violates zoning. Lawyers from Portland Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach attended as arguments centered on whether the zoning rule was properly adopted and enforcable and whether past inaction affects current action.

Alfred York County Old Orchard Beach John Linda Kerry Grand Beach Errys Harry Glassman Atty Charles Cragin III Portland Cragin Biddeford Robert Cyr Kenneth Kimmel

Webber Hospital Facility Proposal Heads To Vote

The Southern Maine Comprehensive Health Association executive committee plans a 8 30 a.m. vote in Portland on Webber Hospital's 150 bed Alfred Road project. The 12 5 million plan won unanimous approval from the review and comment committee based on 15 criteria including need staffing economic feasibility and cost containment. The panel projects annual operating savings of about 340 000 despite a 2 million higher price than Elm Street expansion.

Southern Maine Comprehensive Health Association Webber Hospital Alfred Road Gordon Browne Regional Health Association SMCHA Portland Browne Webber Biddeford Elm Street

Public Safety And Traffic Incidents In Saco Area

Five people were treated at Webber Hospital in Biddeford after a two car crash at Temple and Elm streets at 8 45 p m. Patricia Vanites 44 of Biddeford passenger in Esther Antonacos 61 s car. Patricia Murphy 16 of Saco driver of second car plus passengers Debbie Johnson 16 Diane Barden 16 Lorraine Camire 17 all of Saco were treated. Police said 1000 damage to Antonacos car and 800 to Murphy car. A hit and run left Kevin Leonard 18 of Biddeford with a swollen leg treated at Webber Hospital. A separate deer collision caused about 1000 damage to Robert Herman 22 of Saco car with the deer. the hood popped up briefly and the deer was killed.

Webber Hospital Biddeford Temple and Elm Streets Saco Aken Webber Patricia Vanites Esther Antonacos Patricia Murphy Debbie Johnson Diane Barden Lorraine Camire Antonacos Murphy James and Common Streets Kevin Leonard

Charity poker divers raise funds in Keene pool stunt

Three Keene men staged a 15 hour underwater poker game at the YMCA pool to raise money for charity. Five divers started at 6 a.m. Sunday, with two leaving due to stomach cramps by afternoon and three, Bill Arnot Bill Miller and Dave Cosby, exiting around 9 p.m. after a lengthy endurance event.

Keene, N.H Keene YMCA Bill Arnot Bill Miller Dave Cosby

Ford’s Pacific Doctrine Stresses Strength and Reconciliation

Ford announced a Pacific Doctrine during a Honolulu speech linking American strength to a stable balance in Asia. He urged constructive actions toward Indochina regimes, pledged goodwill and the return of missing Americans, and outlined tenets including economic cooperation and easing regional tensions. He also warned Congress on energy and tax measures while returning to Washington.

Ford Peking Jakarta Manila Honolulu Pearl Harbor Pacific Japan U.S Cambodia Vietnam New York Congress Ederal Frank G. Zarb Howard H. Callaway Callaway Corregidor Philippines University of Hawaii Indochina Asia Korean Southeast Asia

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