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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1975

Page

2

NYC Aid Shapes Up In Senate For City Default Stop

Senate moves toward approving 10.3 billion supplemental and 2.3 billion loan for New York City to avert municipal bankruptcy. House to vote on bankruptcy reform with automatic stay on creditor suits. Ford backs change. Senate projections favor swift passage despite concerns of precedent. Memorial services set for World War I veterans Harry Rowell and Owen Davis Post 96 members in Saco Maine.

New York City House Senate Ford James B. Allen D-Ala Allen White House York County Barracks Harry Rowell Dennett and Gy Oo Funeral Home Main St Saco American Legion Owen Davis Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Maine St

Funeral Notice Augustina M Bedard

Augustina M Bedard of Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach died December 8. Mass of Christian burial set for Wednesday at 10 A.M. from St Margaret's Church Old Orchard Beach with visiting hours today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. at Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home Biddeford.

Bedard Augustina M Biddeford Smithwheel Road Old Orchard Beach St. Margaret's Church Sansoucy-Blais Stone St

Card of Thanks Acknowledges hospital stay recognition

Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to doctors nurses and hospital staff and thanks friends for their kindness during a stay at the hospital. Includes funeral directors and local funeral homes contact details and names in Saco Biddeford Maine. The notice lists Shumway and Gross Dennett Craig Emond Conroy Sansoucy Blais and R Martel as directors.

Francois Lessard Shumway and Gross Funeral Service Spring St Saco Dennett & Craig Main Street Maine

Kissinger Faces Moscow Trip Decision Amid Deadlock

Secretary of State Kissinger delays final trip plan to Moscow until the Soviet Union shows flexibility on arms limits. He still intends to meet Brezhnev before Christmas if negotiations on a 10 year offensive nuclear weapons treaty progress, with options to visit Europe first or travel directly to Moscow.

Washington Henry A. Kissinger Moscow Theoviet Union U.S Kissinger Anatoly F. Dobrynin State Department Leonid I. Brezhnev Kremlin Brezhnev Ford Cuba Havana Paris Spain Vladivostok United States

Longley Sees Federal Funds Trim In 1976 Budget

Timothy Wilson, new director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, shrink s the agency to 24 staff while overseeing 59 CETA workers in State Street offices. The focus remains on low income families the elderly and poverty level citizens with programs including relocation of Vietnamese refugees as state funds vanish and federal money triples.

Timothy Wilson State Street Wilson Criminal Justice Planning and Assistance Agency John Leet Curtis Longley Commerce and Industry Department Criminal Justice Office of Economic Opportunity

Spofford Named Post Office Supervisor in Kennebunk

Robert E. Spofford chosen as supervisor of cooperations replacing Edward Winston who retired earlier this year. Spofford, DA, joined the Kennebunk post office in 1956 after service as senior clerk and prior work with Boston and Maine Railroad. He is a Thornton Academy graduate and active in Kennebunk Christian Advent Church with wife Virginia, at 58 Summer St. They have five children.

Kennebunk Robert E. Spofford Lewis Burr Spofford Edward Winston New England Boston and Maine Railroad Saco Thornton Academy Kennebunk Christian Advent Church Virginia Summer St

Personal notices list patients for two Maine hospitals

Robert Murray Senior, 13 Woodcock Avenue, Saco, is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Irene Provencal of Hills Beach is a surgical patient at Osteopathic Hospital in Portland.

Robert Murray Sr Woodcock Ave Saco Webber Hospital Irene Provencal Hills Beach Osteopathic Hospital Portland

Portland Weather Snow to Rain South Then North

The forecast calls for snow tonight changing to rain south with freezing rain possible north. Temperatures range from the 30s in the south to the teens in the north. Wednesday brings rain in the south with a switch to rain in the north as snow peels away, highs mostly in the 30s.

Portland

Maine West Coast Forecast Improves With Rain Either Way

Weather picture for Maine’s west coast shows light snow changing to rain tonight with a 90 percent chance of precip. Temperatures rise to the upper 30s tonight and the low 40s on Wednesday as northeasterly winds shift to easterly at 15 to 20 mph.

Maine

Pentagon package heads for House action on defense bill

A conference committee sent a Pentagon appropriations package to the House and Senate for final approval valued below Ford's request. The bill includes production funds for a B1 bomber prototype and four AWACS aircraft. It also allows continued operation of the Grand Forks ABM radar system and rejects a five year subsidy phaseout for military base commissaries.

Washington House Senate Pentagon Ford George Mahon D-Tex House Appropriations Committee Ahen Grand Forks N.C

Moore Defense Mental State To Drive Ford Attack Trial

Sara Jane Moore’s mental condition will frame her defense when her trial opens next Monday. Federal defender James Hewitt said the strategy centers on mental condition rather than insanity. Doctors say Moore was mentally competent to aid her defense, though not necessarily at the time of the shooting. Lynette Fromme has already been convicted in a related case.

San Francisco Sara Jane Moore Ford James Hewitt FBI Asia Miss Moore New York Walter Menninger Topeka Kan Menninger Lynette Fromme Sacramento Calif

Dogs Masters Reunited By Bob Franks

Bob Franks a former bill collector works as a dog sleuth reuniting lost dogs with owners in Mount Prospect. His Society of St Francis hotline has returned 84 dogs, funded by savings with no donations sought. He aims for national membership and break even, guiding owners to shelters and pounds.

Saint of Animals Franks Mount Prospect Chicago Society of St. Francis

St Andre CYO Ends Drive Results

St Andre Church CYO of Biddeford announced the door to door drive for St Jude Childrens Research Center in Tennessee raised 468.11 dollars. Gifts for top collectors went to Jeanne Peloquin Janice Paquette Pat Martin Debbie Hebert Ann Marie Michaud Dave Boilard and Jeff Gosselin.

St. Andre Church CYO Catholic Youth Organization Biddeford St. Jude Childrens’ Research Center Tennessee Jeanne Peloquin Janice Paquette Pat Martin Debbie Hebert Ann Marie Michaud Dave Boilard Jeff Gosselin

Santa Returns to HEW Post With Mrs Claus

Government Santa Russell M. Roberts returns to his HEW post for a two week fundraiser aided by his wife Mrs Claus in a new season avoiding controversy. Last year two volunteers in short red outfits drew accusations of sexploitation prompting change this year.

Washington Santa Claus Russell M. Roberts HEW Roberts Freedom of Information Santa

Churchwomen Elect Officers at Saco United Methodist Women

The Saco UMW held a Christmas program with a brief business meeting led by Pauline Coito. Officers for the coming year were unanimously elected: Vera Munford president, Ladora Gannon vice president, Rachel Scott secretary, Stephanie Butler treasurer, and several others for spiritual life missions membership and church activities. The service was led by Ladora Gannon with Vera Munford directing. refreshments were provided by Marcia Gosselin.

United Methodist Women of Saco Pauline Coito Vera Munford Ladora Gannon Rachel Scott Stephanie Butler Marjorie Sanborn Peggy Moore Daisy Estabrook Doris Burnham Vera Pendergast Vera Benoit Marcia Gosselin Sunshine Phyllis Borden

Utility rate increases hit 6.5 billion dollar rise last year

Electric and gas rate hikes pushed consumer costs up by 6.5 billion dollars in the last year, exceeding the total increases recorded during the previous 25 years.

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