Apollo 17 crew ends lunar mission with record extents
Cernan and Schmitt, the eleventh and twelfth men on the Moon, logged 22 hours of surface time in three excursions, covering over 22 miles and gathering more than 200 pounds of moon rocks and orange dust. They deployed an atomic-powered science station, reflected on peace and youth, and left a plaque reminding all mankind to seek harmony as Taurus-Littrow exploration concluded.
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Ation
Cernan
Schmitt
Moon
Earth
Apollo
America
Cerman
Two Parked Cars Rammed In Saco
Two accidents occurred in Saco yesterday according to police reports. Armand Lamontagne struck Noel Beaudoin at Elm and Water streets causing 400 damage to Lamontagne and 300 to Beaudoin. Alberick Martin’s parked car was struck by Nellie Gregoire at Main and Pleasant streets with 25 damage to Martins and 300 to Gregoire.
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Saco
Armand Lamontagne
Emery St
Biddeford
Noel Beaudoin
Bradbury St
Elm
Water Streets
Dampege
Lamontagne
Alberick Martin
Buxton Road
Nellie F. Gregoire
Pleasant St
Main
Pleasant Streets
Martin
Gregoire
Used Trucks Are Listed In Section 12 Of Want Ads
Classified readers can find multiple used trucks listed in Section 12 want ads. The items include varying makes models and years with prices and contact details for sellers.
Local Funeral Home Listings In Saco And Nearby Towns
Classified funeral notices show SHUMWAY AND GROSS and DENNETT & CRAIG at 35 Spring St and 365 Main St in Saco Maine. EMOND's Funeral Home at 234 with J P Conroy listed nearby for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumway
Spring St., Co
Dennett & Craig
Maineee
Saco
Maine
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Weather Summary for Portland Snow Tonight
Snow is forecast with very cold conditions in Portland. Lows range from five below zero in the north to the teens in the south. Friday brings increasing cloudiness and a chance of snow over southern and central sections with highs from the teens in the north to near 30 in the south.
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Portland
Youth fellowship and choir schedule at local churches
The Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore Road hosts Youth fellowship every Thursday at 7 30 for Junior and Senior High groups. The Bid geford Foss Street United Methodist Church holds choir rehearsals tomorrow with the junior choir at 6 30 and the senior choir at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
Bidgeford Foss Street United Methodist Church
One American Killed In War Last Week
SAIGON AP-One American was killed in action last week in Vietnam. T Sgt Louis R Taylor 37 of Johnson City Tennessee died in a rocket attack December 6 at Tan Son Nhut Air Base Saigon The South Vietnamese command reported 378 government troops killed in action last week 1409 wounded and 39 missing It claimed 1734 North Navy and Viet Cong were killed
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Saigon
Vietnam
Louis R. Taylor
Johnson City
Tenn
Tan Son Nhut
South Vietnamese
North Navy
Shootout Thieves After Drugs in Manchester Vermont
Police chief Dana L. Thompson was killed during a drug related shootout at Whipple Pharmacy in Manchester Vermont. Edward Battick of New Haven Conn and Manchester is listed in serious condition after exchanging fire with officers. Hoag and another officer survived. chaos followed the pharmacy break in and gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Green Mountains
Emil Zoufaly
Oakley K. Porter
Dana L. Thompson
Jim Well
Massachusetts
Whipple Pharmacy
Thompson
Manchester Village
Williams
George Hoag
George (Hoag
Hoag
Edward Battick
New Haven
Conn
Mancheser
Community Chest Elects New Officers for 1973
Donald E. Serwer of George C. Shaw Co supermarket was elected president of the Biddeford Saco Community Chest for 1973. The meeting named Robert D. Pate as vice president E Raymond Noiseux as treasurer Clayton W Cartmill as executive secretary and Atty Robert Cyr as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald E. Serwer
George C. Shaw Company
Saco Valley
Biddeford-Saco
Thomas M. Armstrong
Arthur J. Peloquin
Martin J. Rielly
Joseph S. Audie
Raymond P. Bonang
Rielly
Roy MacNaughton
Raymond Noiseux
George Love
Lloyd Anderson
Donald Coburn
Charles Fenderson
Robert Shaw
C. James Martel
Carier Grabach
Scribner
Grenville S. Arsenault
Cartmill
Curtis Reshuffles Maine Executive Appointments
Governor Curtis announces a personnel shakeup naming James E. Mitchell to head the Maine Housing Authority and promoting Eben Elwell to special assistant for revenue sharing. Eric Stauffer and Charles Jacobs become special assistants, Roy Whitcomb Jr. shifts to Urban Affairs Coordinator. Elwell had faced criticism over housing progress. Mitchell’s appointment awaits confirmation at the Executive Council meeting next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Eben Elwell
Maine Housin Authority
Kenneth M. Curtis
James E. Mitchell
Ager Mitchell
Marine Corps
Vietnam
MHA
Curtis
Executive Council
Mitchell
Elwell
Eric P. Stauffer
Charles Acobs
Dexter
Robert C. Shepherd
Roy A. Whitcomb Jr
Thieu Proposals For Talks Met With Mixed Reactions
South Vietnamese delegate Pham Dang Lam presented Thieu backed cease fire and prisoner release proposals at the conference. Hanoi and the Viet Cong rejected the plan within hours as Isham urged objective evaluation and direct talks among all Vietnamese parties.
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Kissinger
Tho
Isham
Pham Dang Lam
Theu
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Viet Cong
Thieu
U.S
Salvation Army Christmas Basket Applications End Friday
The Biddeford Saco area and Old Orchard Beach residents have until Friday to apply for Salvation Army Christmas baskets. Applications are accepted at Ross Community Center in Biddeford Saco and at the Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army Corps and Youth Center. Center hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
William Groff
Old Orchard Beach Corps
Biddeford-Saco Area
Ross Community Center
American Clothing
Washington Street
Brideford
Old Orchard Beach
Salvation Army Corps
Church Street
Canadian Society to Meet at Fremont Club Hall
Court Decary Canada American Society will meet tonight at the Fremont Club hall Alfred Street Biddeford for a business meeting and a Christmas party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Decary
Canada-American Society
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford
NI party backs joint police control with Britain and Dublin
Northern Ireland's Social Democratic and Labour party proposes joint control of the police by Britain and the Republic of Ireland to ease sectarian violence. The plan faces Protestant resistance and low likelihood of British agreement, as security is currently shared by the British army the Ulster Constabulary and the Ulster Defense Regiment amid IRA activity.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Britain
Irish Republic
Dublin
Social Democratic and Labor Party
William Whitelaw
Ulster Constabulary
The
Ulster Defense Regiment
Irish Republican Army
Saco Firemen Run Six Times in Two Days
The Saco fire department logged six runs Tuesday and Wednesday including a Lewiston call to guard a mill blaze and standby duty at Biddeford while crews battled a Foss Street fire. An oil spill at 111 Temple St and fires at 8 Spring St 80 Elm St 11 James St and a kitchen smoke at 1 James St were handled by the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Fire Department
Lewiston
W. S. Libbey
Biddeford
Foss Street
Saco
Temple St
Eugene P. Sherwood
Spring St
Joseph Hebert
Elm St
June Jurgiewicz
James St
Kennebunk Seawall Repairs Delayed by Contract Hold
Robert Desjardins of Cianbro Construction said the start of the federally funded seawall project is stalled while the Army Corps of Engineers returns a signed contract. Bids had planned for December start, with repairs now likely to begin January 2, 1973, pending contract arrival next week.
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Kennebunk Beach
Robert Desjardins
Portland
Cianbro Construction Co
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Desjardins
Cianbro
Saco City Council Sets Tonight Special Meeting
The Saco city council will hold a 7:30 PM meeting in the council chambers to discuss a 10 item agenda. Topics include lowering the minimum age for policemen, revenue sharing funds, and radios for the street department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
McCallum Hearing Delayed One Week in York County
A hearing in York County Superior Court on the McCallums complaint against no utility companies and the Town of Old Orchard Beach plus the town's counterclaim against McCallum was postponed from today to Thursday December 21 due to Justice Harry Glassman’s other court commitments. Boliva's La Paz sits 11,900 feet above sea level in a river canyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
David and
Jeanette McCallums
No Utility Companies
McCallum
York County
Boliva
la Paz
Snowmobile Fatalities Mount in Maine This Month
Fairfield resident Thomas Paquette, 32, died from a broken neck after his sled hit a steel chain across a town dump road. Rider Richard Holt, 28, of Winslow, injured and in stable condition in ICU, was not yet known to have been operating the craft. Another fatal snowmobile crash occurred last week in Standish when Michael Hodgkins, 24, struck a steel cable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Maine
Thomas Paquette
Richard Holt
Winslow
Seton Hospital
Holt
Paquette
Michael Hodgkins
Gray
Standish
Paul A. Roberge Hospitalized at Webber in Biddeford
Paul A. Roberge of 63 South Street Biddeford is listed as a surgical patient at Webber Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul A. Roberge
South St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Officers Elected By Biddeford Firefighters Union
Biddeford Firefighter Local 2168 elected Donald Poirier president for 1973 and Roger Bergeron secretary treasurer. Executive Board members are Roland Collard Ronald Fournier and Raymond Gagne. Will Colard was named auditor and bylaws were approved along with the new local name Biddeford Firefighter Local 2168.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
International Federation of Firefighters
Donald Poirier
Poirier
Roger Bergeron
Roland Collard
Ronald Fournier
Raymond Gagne
Will Colard
Beliveau Considers Elective Office Steps Down Next March
Democratic State Chairman Severin M. Beliveau of Rumford plans to resign his post next March while weighing a possible run for governor in 1974. He cites the need to focus on party finances and urged preparation for 1974. Three rivals have announced their bids for his chair. The piece also notes an Saigon ammunition dump blast causing casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Severin M. Beliveau
Rumford
Maine
Beliveau
Violet Pease
Bruce Chandler
David Bustin
Construction Delay Pushes Wall Project Toward June
The contract worth 160 647 dollars targets 90 day wall completion. Officials expect paving and the full project to finish around late May or early June with a two week delay in December closing.
Roof dispute ends with plan to remedy and attic drains
Ingalls and architect Richard Littlefield clash over a Kennebunk roof project. Littlefield urges a tight perimeter and external fixes while Ingalls defends the adequacy of plans. They agree to meet contractors, install internal roof drains, and seek a satisfactory, nonlitigious resolution.
State Guard Deactivated By Lack Of Funds In Maine
Maine Major General Edwin W. Heywood announced the State Guard, with 295 officers and men, would likely be out of service by February end due to only 23800 funding for the next two years. He argued enhanced local and state police and National Guard support suffices for internal security and public safety. Col. Roland F. Preble noted volunteers had been unpaid yet attended drills and weekend assemblies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Maine State Guard
Edwin W. Heywood
State Guard
Army National Guard
Heywood
National Guard
Roland F. Preble
Winthrop
Truman Remains in Serious Condition in Kansas City
Former president Harry S. Truman stayed in serious condition at Research Hospital and Medical Center in Kansas City as reported by AP. He is undergoing treatment and is under close medical supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Harry Truman
Research Hospital
Danish Submarine Sighting Prompts Rescue Play and Delayed Conflict Risks
A Danish newspaper speculated that emphasis on a rescue operation could help Denmark's leaders dodge international conflict if a submarine is found near Disko Bay. A naval officer was dispatched to Disko Bay and an inspection ship was en route to the area, per the command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Denmark
Disko Bay
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ken Angeles
Community Chest
North Ireland
Kennebunk Seawall
Saco City Council
Sacramento
Calif
Ment
Biddeford Firemen’s Union
Sev Beliveau
Water & Clifford Streets
Kennebunk
Richard Littlefield
Ingalls
Pete D’ascanio
Hedberg
Cittatian
Inga’ 5
David Sutter
Percy
Cervantes
York County Savings Bank
P.d.1.c
Shumway — Gross
Philip H. Gross SR
Gary Gross
Shummaay— Gross Funeral Service
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