Deaths in Lewiston and Portland Area
Doris M. Crawford 74 of Lewiston died at Portland hospital after a long illness. Widow of Sidney C. Crawford she leaves two sons and seven grandchildren. funeral Saturday at Ange Funeral Home Portland interment Evergreen Cemetery. Lionel Carrier 58 of Lewiston died after a long illness at Holy Cross Church Lewiston Mass of Christian Burial Friday 10 a.m. at Pinette Mortuary Lewiston with visitation today and Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Survivors include wife Rita and several children and siblings. Both notices list church affiliations and local civic ties.
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Kennebunk
Doris M. Ward
Crawford
Lionel Carrier
Dane St
Summit St
Lewiston
Portland Hospital
Sidney C. Crawford
Mrs. Crawford
Portland
Herbert
Clara McCausland
Women's Webhonnel Club
Women’s Alliance
Kennebunk Unitarian Church
Bruce B. Crawford
Southborough
Mass
Sydney C Crawford
Paxton
Ange! Funeral Home
Evergreen Cemetery
Rita Carrier
Laurier
Gerard
Gilles
Cordelia Carrier
Robert J. Carrier
Westbrook
Holy Cross Church
Pinette
Lisbon St
James B Castner Castner Dies at 69 in Wilmington
James B Castner 69 a Wilmington Delaware resident and Kennebunk summer visitor died December 23 in Wilmington. A retired plastics process manager for Dupont Co he is survived by his widow Mrs Mildred Jones Castner three daughters Catherine Jones Mary Blanche and Mildred Arnold Castner and two sisters Mrs Rebecca Castner Burke and Mrs Sarah Castner Zeffiro. Funeral services were held at Christ Episcopal Church in Wilmington.
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Ward
James B. Castner
Wilmington
Del
Kennebunk
Dupont Co
Mildred Jones Castner
Catherine Jones
Mary Blanche
Mildred Arnold Castner
Rebecca Castner Burke
Sarah Castner Zeffiro
Denora
Christ Episcopal Church
Funeral services for Mrs Blanche Plante Lariviere Biddeford
Funeral services for Mrs Blanche Plante Lariviere of 28 Center Street Biddeford will be held Thursday at 8:30 am at St Joseph Church Biddeford. Interment in the family lot at St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford. Emond and Conroy Funeral Home 72 Hill Street Biddeford open today 2 to 4 and 7 to pam.
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Blanche Plante Lariviere
Center St
Biddeford
St. Joseph Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Emond and Conroy
Hill St
Mass for Louis Anastasoff in Biddeford
Mass of Christian Burial for Louis Anastasoff of 65-B South Street Biddeford will be celebrated at St Joseph Church Biddeford on Thursday at 10 a.m. Interment will be in the family lot at St Home 72 Hill Street Biddeford.
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Anastasoff
Louis Anastasoff
South St
Biddeford
St. Joseph Church
St. Cemetery
Emond and Conroy
Hill St
Luke E Hart Council to Say Prayers for Brother Louis Anastasoff
The Luke E Hart Council 260 Knights of Columbus Biddeford will meet at Emond and Conroy Funeral Parlor on Hill Street Biddeford tonight at 7 30 P M to say prayers for Louis Anastasoff a brother of a member.
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Luke E. Hart
Gladys G. Tarbox 71 Funeral in Old Orchard Beach
Funeral services for Gladys G. Tarbox, 71, of 9 Washington Ave Old Orchard Beach, will be held Thursday at 2 PM at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco. Friends may call this evening from 7 to 9 at the funeral home.
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Tarbox
Gladys G
Washington Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Dennett & Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Biddeford Man Arthur Cantara Dies At 61
Arthur Cantara known as Blackie, 61, of 44 Foss St Biddeford, died at Veterans Administration Hospital Togus after a lengthy illness. A World War II Army veteran and longtime Biddeford Box Co employee, he leaves Alden Cantara, three brothers Albert Marc Cantara and Philip Cantara of Shelton Conn, two sisters Jean Jalbert and Blanche Mininni, and several nieces and nephews. Services set for Saturday 10 a.m. at St Andre Church Biddeford with interment at St Joseph Cemetery. Emond and Conroy Funeral Home in Biddeford announced visiting hours Thursday and Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
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Arthur (Blackie) Cantara
Foss St
Biddeford
Veterans Administration Hospital
Togus
Naricisse and
Mathilda (Lambert) Cantara
St. Joseph School
Biddeford Box Co
St. Joseph Cemetery
Obituary for Mrs. Edythe Mae Edgcomb Edgcomb
Philadelphia and Kennebunk resident Mrs Edythe Mae Edgcomb Edgcomb died December 25 Survived by widower Leslie Edgecomb Sr of Bala Cynwyd daughter Mrs Helen Hale son Leslie Edgecomb Jr seven grandchildren six great grandchildren Funeral Friday at 11 a.m. Oliver H Bair's Funeral Home Philadelphia Interment Hope Cemetery Kennebunk Local arrangements Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk
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Edythe Mae
Chestnut St
Philadelphia
Hope Cemetery
Kennebunk
Angell Funeral Home
Dane St
Funeral for Sadie E. Albrecht Held at Laurel Hill Cemetery
Sadie E. Albrecht 94 of 78 North St Saco died recently with services held this afternoon at Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco Arrangements by Shumway and Gross Funeral Home 35 Spring St Saco
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Sadie E. Albrecht
North St
Saco
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Shumway and Gross Funeral Home
Spring St
Biddeford Seniors to Honor Late Blanche Lariviere
Members of the Biddeford Senior Citizens meet at the Home 72 Hill Biddeford tonight at 7 to pay respects to Blanche Poe Lariviere a longtime member.
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Biddeford
Emond and
Conroy
Hill
Blanche Poe Lariviere
Market Surges as Arab Oils Eases Embargo Impact
New York AP reports stock prices rising in early trading as Arab oil producers ease cutbacks to several nations. The Dow Jones industrial average climbs 20.14 to 834.95 by 10:30 a.m. while gains outpace losses on the NYSE amid hopes for broader policy easing.
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New York
Europe
Japan
U.S
New York Stock Exchange
Parole Hearings Set for Patriarca Case on Thursday
Providence AP reports the state Parole Board will open hearings into a parole request by re nted organized crime boss fmend L. S. Patriarca at 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
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Providence, R.1
State Parole Board
Fmend L. S. Patriarca
York County Salon 257 Meeting and Christmas Party
York County Salon 257 hosts a meeting and Christmas party at 8 p.m. Thursday at the home of Mrs Eleanor Heinze in Kennebunkport. The event includes a business meeting and festive celebration.
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York County
Eleanor Heinze
Kennebunkport
Asia Faces Bleak 1974 Amid Inflation and Unrest
A 1973 wrapped panorama notes inflation hit Japan and South Korea hardest, China largely spared. It points to political strain in Japan under Tanaka, Fukuda’s budget moves, Korea’s Park concessions, and rising tensions in Pakistan Afghanistan and India amid food shortages and surging prices for eggs onions oil and tea.
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Tokyo
Asia
Japan
Pakistan
South Korea
China
Eee
Korea
Chung Hee Park
Kakuei Tanaka
Anaka
Takeo Fukuda
Kiichi Aichi
Fukuda
Budg
Freedom Park
Chou En- Lai
United States
Chou
Mao Tse-tung
India
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
Mohammed Daud
Europe Looks Beyond Its Shores In 1974
A year after 1973 failed to meet hopes for Europe the oil squeeze shifts focus outward. Britain Denmark Ireland joined the EEC in 1973 while Spain's political tensions hint at wider unrest. Greece faces a military regime, and oil embargoes loom across the Netherlands as nations brace for 1974 with detente and economy in flux.
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Europe
London
Britain
Ireland
Denmark
Nixon
United States
Spain
Luis Carrera
Francisco Franco
Portugal
Soviet Union
China
West Germany
Great Britain
France
Georges Pompidou
Italy
Netherlands
Greece
George Papadopoulos
Weather outlook for Portland with mixed precipitation
Variable cloudiness tonight in Portland with a chance of drizzle or showers in the south. Lows in the 20s north and 30s south. Thursday brings a chance of rain north and rain likely south with highs in the 30s north and 40s south.
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Portland
Public Safety Briefs From Old Orchard Beach
Fire Engine 2 and one firefighter responded to a mattress fire at the Brunswick Hotel 5 Fernald St. Monday at 5 p.m. A gas leak at 64 Atlantic Ave. drew Engine 2 and three men Monday at 7 p.m. Porch fire at 24 Ocean Ave. was fought by Engine 2 and eight men at 3:05 p.m. One person treated at Webber Hospital. Police estimated 1500 dollars in car damage.
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Old Orchard Beach
Brunswick Hotel
Fernald St
Atlantic Ave
Ocean Ave
Saco Driver Involved In Portland Road Accident
Saco police report an accident on Portland Road Tuesday at 11 30 p m involving Sonja C Lancetot 35 of 12 Mabel Ave Saco. The car struck a guardrail and rolled over. The driver was taken to the hospital for treatment.
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Saco
Sonja C. Lancctot
Mabel Ave
Portland
New England Temperature Readings by City and Province
A list of temperatures for New England and nearby areas includes Boston 44 Chatham 46 Nantucket 42 Pittsfield 38 New Bedford 40 Worcester 40 Providence Hartford 28 Washington 32 Burlington 35 Montpelier 30 Newport 24 Bangor 39 Caribou 25 Halifax 36 Montreal 26 Quebec 25. Observations show varied readings across cities from 24 to 46 degrees with several entries across Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Hampshire and Vermont alongside Canadian locations.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Chatham
Nantucket
Pittsfield
New Bedford
Worcester
Rhode Island
Providence
Connecticut
Hartford
NEW Hampshire
Audacious Thievery At Its Best
Police report a daring burglary at a Van Buren supermarket. Thieves stole a truck then dragged two concrete safes three blocks, paused at a church lot to load them, hauled them to a utility plant and opened one safe with an acetylene torch. The other safe’s contents remain unknown. The safe was later found at the Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Co. plant in Fort Smith.
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van Buren
Ark
Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Co
Fort Smith
Break-in Attempt At H and R Block In Saco
A break was attempted at H and R Block on Main Street December 24 but no entrance was gained according to Saco police.
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H.&r. Block, Inc
Main Street
Saco
Three-car Rear-End Collision Ties Up Alfred Street
Police report no injuries after a three car crash on Alfred Street Monday evening in Biddeford. Involved were Kevin S. Smith 22 of Kennebunk Michael Labonte 17 of 245 Elm Street Biddeford and Marguerite T Cadorette 46 of 47 Myrtle Street Biddeford. Police noted six minor accidents on Christmas Eve including four on Alfred Street one in White Star Laundry parking lot and one on Elm Street.
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Alfred Street
Biddeford
Kevin S. Smith
Kennebunk
Michael Labonte
Elm St
Marguerite T. Cadorette
Myrtle St
White Star
Elm Street
Mao Tse-Tung Retains Vigor Amid Aging Health Notice
Report notes Mao Tse-tung in frail years yet active in study and writing. He reportedly smokes small cigars and has limited English practice while receiving world leaders at the Forbidden City in Peking.
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Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Chiang
Chungking
Hunan
Forbidden City
Peking
Saco City Clerk Announces New Year Office Closures
The Saco City Clerk stated that half of city offices will be closed Monday and Tuesday for New Year observance.
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Saco
Yes
Maine Rivers Recede as Flood Threat Remains
Rain swollen Maine rivers continue to fall while officials warn of renewed flooding from expected rain. Civil Defense will reevaluate the Aroostook ice jam for possible dynamite action. Flooding from the weekend affected multiple rivers, caused two deaths and over 3 million dollars in damage with federal aid likely forthcoming.
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Augusta
Maine
Civil Defense
Army
Aroostoo
Washburn
Kennebec
Penobscot
Androscoggin
Aroostook
Extra High Tides Forecast For Early 1974 Coast Flood Risk
NOAA warns of abnormally high tides on January 8 February 7 and potential flooding along the U S East Coast if offshore storms align with lunar and solar gravitational effects. Past events in March 1962 caused 40 deaths and heavy property damage from Long Island to North Carolina.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA
Anne
Long Island
N.Y
North Carolina
National Weather Service
Maine Top Ten Stories of 1973 Overview
The year featured Maine charter changes, Bangor International Airport expansion for cargo, Bath Iron Works winning a Navy patrol frigate prototype contract, and rising milk prices plus record potato futures. Tragedies included Bath Hotel Sedgwick fire deaths, Jon Pownall death, Swanville killings, and floods causing $3 million in damage. Betty Nightingale crowned Miss National Teenager. Richard Kisonak Lewiston obituary noted.
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Bangor International
Air Force Base
Bath Iron Works
Maine
Bath
Sedgwick
Jon Pownall
Swanville
Maine Supreme Court
Betty Fe Nightingale
Fort Fairfield
Richard Kisonak
Lewiston
Maine Train Revival Discussion Planned
The Maine Mid-Coast One Association schedules a January 7 meeting at the Maine Publicity Bureau in Kittery with the New Hampshire Association of Railroad Passengers to discuss reviving passenger service from Canada to Maine. Ski areas and resorts show interest while talks reference restoring Montreal to Old Orchard Beach service amid the energy crisis.
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Georgetown
Maine Mid-Coast One Association
Maine Publicity Bureau
Kittery
Freenee
Maine
David Despres
Old Orchard Beach
Ismet Inonu Obituary Echoes Turkish Leadership Legacy
Turkish elder statesman Ismet Inonu died at 89 after a heart attack. Flags flew at half staff as he was buried beside Ataturk, a career spanning president prime minister and foreign minister. He led Turkey through World War II neutrality and postwar Western alignment.
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Ankara
Turkey
Ismet Inonu
Inonu
Inot
Kemal Ataturk
Ataturk
Soviet Union
Turkish Strait
10 Terrorists Arrested by Paris Police
Paris police say they arrested 10 Turkish citizens and three Palestinians after a car carrying arms and explosives reached the Italian border on December 20. The group, linked to the Turkish Popular Liberation Front, collected weapons from a villa in the Paris region.
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Paris
Tur Popular Liberation Front
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Tel
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
J.P Conroy
Dino Barbano
Edythe Mae Edgcomb
Edythe
Doris M. Crawford
Keanebunk, Maine
Arthur Cantara
Edythe M. Edgcomb
Albrecht Services
John Roderick
Associated Press
Fred Coleman
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Public Safety
New England
Fryeburg
Bar Mills
Charles Sutton
Fergus J. Wood
Gulf Coast
Ron Pamquist
Maine Association
Manu
Cabi
Net
Republican People’s Party
Jhairman
Senate
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