Death Notice of William A Roy Former Saco Resident
Word has been received of the death of William A Roy of Brattleboro Vermont born June 14 1907 in Dover New Hampshire He died December 2 at the Veterans Home in Bennington Vermont Burial was on December 7 at Barber Memorial Home Johnson City New York A World War II veteran he managed M H Fisher Co for 38 years retiring 1968 He also worked 12 years at the Biddeford store Surviving are his widow Beatrice Roy of Brattleboro his mother Mary Labrie of Biddeford two brothers Alphonse Roy of Portland and Paul Roy of Biddeford and several nieces and nephews
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William A. Roy
Brattleboro
Locke Street
Saco
Veterans Home
Bennington
Barber Memorial Home
Johnson City
N.Y
Dover
N.H
Joseph
Mary Roy
M.H. Fisherman Co
Biddeford
Beatrice Roy
Mary Labrie
Alphonse Roy
Portland
Paul Roy
Laurette Chase of Portland Dies After Illness
Laurette B. Chase 65 longtime Portland resident died December 10 in a Portland hospital after a long illness. Born April 24 1908 in Woonsocket Rhode Island she was a daughter of George and Dorila Miclaitte. She was a St Margaret Church communicant and a Baxter School for the Blind affiliate. Surviving are two sons eight daughters and several grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at St Margaret Church with interment at St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford. Friends may call Wednesday 7 to 9 p.m. at the Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home.
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Old Orchard Beach
Laurette B. Chase
Grant Street
Portland
Woonsocket
R.1
George and
Dorila (Pepin) Miclaitte
Chase
St. Margaret Church
Here
Golden Age Group of
Baxter School For the Blind
Pel
George Walter Chase
Hawthorne
Calif
Dennis Chasse
Windham
Georgette Blow
Rita Longmore
Lorraine Roak
Denver
Colo
Irene Hodgkin
Marceline Harold
Bosser
Cara Calletta
Long Island
N.Y
Lindola MacVane
Earline Sanford
Auburn
Wash
St. Joseph Cemetery
Biddeford
Portland Ave
Portland Weather Tonight Flurries North. Teens to 20s Lows
Tonight flurries likely in Portland and north areas with lows from the teens to the lower 20s. Wednesday features variable clouds and a chance of flurries in the north with highs in the 30s.
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Portland
Saco Police Acquire New Patrol Car on Rental Basis
Saco Police Chief Alfred Cote announced the department has rented a 1974 patrol car from Bedell's Motor Sales in Biddeford Saco after a patrol car was totaled in a crash involving City Clerk Joan LaMontagne. The department plans to buy the car but will wait for official council authorization.
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Saco
Alfred Cote
Joan LaMontagne
NATO Talks Pressures and Vietnam Conflict Update
World leaders seek crisis avoidance as Kissinger meets Jo bert during NATO talks. A communique notes East West contacts, but urges continued American military capability and shared financial burdens. In Vietnam, Saigon reports local victories in the delta and central highlands despite 20 government casualties.
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U.S
Europe
Kissinger
Jobert
NATO
United States
France
Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Kien Duc
Central Highlands
St Jean Baptiste Society to Honor Henry Dubuc in Biddeford
Members of the Society of St. Jean Baptiste de Bienfaisance meet tonight at 7 36 at the Bolduc Funeral Home 291 Alfred Street Biddeford to pay respects to Henry Dubuc a member.
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Society of St. Jean Baptiste de Bienfaisance
Bolduc
Alfred St
Biddeford
Henry Dubuc
Funeral Notice for Shumway and Gross in Saco Maine
Funeral service announced for Shumway and Gross at 85 Spring Street Saco with Dennis et al firm. DenNett & Craig listed contact in Saco Maine with phone 284 5611 and 282 for references.
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Shumway and
Gross Funera
Spring St. Saco
Dennett & Craig
Saco
Maine
SAD 71 Extends Hedbergs Contract And Raises Salary
SAD 71 board extended Superintendent Arthur Hedbergs contract to June 39 1976 raised his salary by 1100 to 22600 and increased travel allowance by 250 to 750 effective Jan 1 1973. The vote 6-2 followed an executive session with support cited as confidence in his work.
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Kennebunkport
SAD
Arthur Hedberg
Jack Ketchum
Hedberg
Ted Towne
Frances Taylor
Kyros Names Health Plan a Major Congress Issue
Rep. Peter N. Kyros of Maine says national health insurance will be among the most important issues for Congress next year. He notes hearings by the House Public Health Subcommittee will resume in January, focusing on health care delivery, financing, and alternatives rather than specific bills.
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Washington
Congress
Peter N. Kyros
Dmaine
House Public Health Subcommittee
Kyros
Presidential Home Destroyed by Fire in Bourne Mass
A wooden inn once Grover Cleveland’s summer home at Grey Gables Ocean House burned in Bourne Massachusetts. Firefighters from four towns battled the five hour blaze as damage reached about $500,000. The cause was not yet determined.
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Bourne
Mass
Grover Cleveland
Grey Gables Ocean House
Cape Cod Canal
Cleveland
Kemen
Police arrest two men and a juvenile for illegal entry in Biddeford
Biddeford police report two local men and one juvenile were apprehended early this morning for illegal entry after being found in a building on Alfred Street. Russell Allen, 19, and Robert Lehoux, 22, were identified as charged. the juvenile's name was not released. The arrests occurred at 2:40 a.m.
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Biddeford
Alfred Street
Russell Allen
Street
Robert Lehoux
Main St
Fire Destroys Clearview Market Hills Beach
Biddeford firemen extinguished a blaze at the Clearview Market Hills Beach caused by a burned out motor. No injuries were reported and investigators will inspect the site for further details.
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Biddeford
Clearview Market
Hills Beach
Fire at St. a Dump in Biddeford Under Investigation
Firefighters rushed to a Biddeford location this morning after a blaze at St. a Dump damaged part of the premises. Crews contained the fire and assisted evacuation as investigators began examining the scene.
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St. A
Biddeford
Ool
Training Center Seeks Donations For Christmas
Officials at the Boys' Training Center in South Portland request cash donations to buy Christmas gifts for residents who cannot be with their families. Donations can be sent to the superintendent's or chaplain's office.
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South Portland
Boys’ Training Center
Biddeford weighs new junior high site as plans remain undecided
Superintendent Andrew Frechette says plans to build a new junior high on West Street are not definite and a Kennedy School option is still under study. He notes state funding would come as reimbursements, with a building study committee needed before any bond issues.
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Illeaan
Hedberg
Towne
Daniel Claderwood
West Street
St. Louis
Waterhouse
Biddeford
Andrew Frechette
Frechette
Kennedy
Dutremble
Citizens School Evaluation Committee
Citizens School Valuation Committee
The
Journal
Planning Board Faces Subdivision Question In Moratorium
Kennebunk officials weigh whether the planning board can review Ed ward Keating of Portland plan to convert Hillcrest Garden apartments on High Street into condominiums while a subdivision ban lasts until June 1 1974. Keating would buy 24 of 32 units. eight would stay with Tudisco. Board chair John Walker seeks guidance from Town Counsel Roger Elliott on whether full subdivision review is required.
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Kennebunk
Planning Board
Edward Keating
Portland
Hillcrest Garden
High Street
Keating
David Plimpton
Roger Elliott
Sal Tudisco
Tudisco
Plannin Board
John Walker
Elliot
Walker
Boucher Honored by Adult Education Class in Biddeford
Outgoing Biddeford mayor Gilbert Boucher was honored Monday by the city's Adult Education Program. He received a plaque and plaudits, spoke on housing, a full time mayor, a senior center project, and shared notes from a Russian trip with the class.
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Biddeford
Gilbert Boucher
Boucher
Russia
Diana Spargo
Donald
Britten
John Ewing
Charles LaCourse
Unopposed Barbara Lord Wins Town Clerk Post
Barbara FE Lord was unopposed and secured 1 443 votes for town clerk. In the two constable races Robert E Maguire and Bruce L Townsend received 1 133 and 1 151 votes. Barbara McAllister won the park commissioner seat with 1 090 votes over Patricia Mae A Orwell who had 371. Charles E Huot retained the public safety commission seat with 574 votes amid rivals Gordon M Armstrong 508 Victor T Beausoleil 78 and Charles E Day Sr 378.
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Barbara FE. Lord
Robert E. Maguire
Bruce L. Townsend
Barbara McAllister
Patricia Mae A. Orwell
Public Safety Commission
Charles E. Huot
Gordon M. Armstrong
Victor T. Beausoleil
Charles E. Day Sr
Energy policy moves and DST plan reshape energy use
Energy actions include labeling cars and appliances for energy use, agency policy shifts to address shortages, and funding for efficient engines. Congress backs year round daylight saving time, moving clocks ahead on the fourth Sunday after enactment and extending DST to October 1975. White House projects 3 percent cut in electricity and heating demand.
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Senate
House
White House
Boston
Miami
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Oil Daily
Rockefeller to withhold 1975 presidential decision
Governor Rockefeller says he will not decide about seeking the presidency until late 1975 and plans to support New York policies through Malcolm Wilson who will be sworn in as governor next Tuesday. He emphasizes keeping two party vitality and party strength, while noting Wilson will carry forward their programs.
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Page One
Malcolm Wilson
Rockefeller
White House
Wilson
Biddeford VFW Auxiliary and Daughters of Isabella Meet Tonight
Members of the Auxiliary of Biddeford Post VFW will gather at 7 30 tonight at Thornton Street home Biddeford. Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella meet at 7 30 tonight at St ns hall Adams Street Biddeford.
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Biddeford
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Thornton Street
Our Lady of Fatima
Daughters of Isabella
St.n's Hall
Adams Street
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