Death of Harold B. Lee Ends Latter-day Saints Leadership
Harold B. Lee, 74, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 18 months, died in Salt Lake City after a hospital exam. He passed from lung and heart failure as his family watched. Spencer W. Kimball is expected to become the next church president.
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Salt Lake City
Harold B. Lee
Mormon Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon
Lee
Joseph Fielding Smith
Joseph Smith
David O. McKay
Council of the Twelve Apostles
Spencer W. Kimball
Kimball
Ezra Taft Benson
Eisenhower
Council of the Twelve
Fern Lucinda Tanner
Helen
Maurine
Freda Joan Jensen
Death Notice for Arthur M Cyr of Bristol Conn
Arthur M Cyr 64 of 586 East Road Bristol Conn died Dec 22 at home after lengthy illness. Former Biddeford resident born Madawaska he moved to Bristol 23 years ago. Survived by widow Irene Gallant Cyr two sons Raymond and Donald Cyr two daughters Dorothy Levesque and Catherine Cantara all of Biddeford a brother Patrick Cyr St David four sisters Madeleine Robicheaud Anne Robicheaud Marie Toulouse and Laura Turgeon six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services conducted in Bristol Conn Dec 24.
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Arthur M. Cyr
East Road
Bristol
Conn
Biddeford
Madawaska
St. Ann Church
Irene (Gallant) Cyr
Raymond
Donald Cyr
Dorothy Levesque
Catherine Cantara
Patrick Cyr
St. David
Madeleine Robicheaud
Anne Robicheaud
Augusta
Marie Toulouse
Old Orchard Beach
Laura Turgeon
Edmundston
N.B
Knights of Columbus to Hold Prayer Service for Cantara
The Luke E. Hart council No 260 Knights of Columbus meets at 7:30 p.m. at Emond and Conroy funeral parlor on Hill Street Biddeford to say prayers for Arthur Cantara, a brother of a member.
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Luke E. Hart Council
Knights of Columbus
Emond and Conroy
Hill Street
Biddeford
Arthur Cantara
Gas Rationing Plans Delayed Allocation Rules Announced
The government delayed the gasoline and motor fuel allocation rules to January 11 under a legal provision while outlining plans for rationing oil inputs. Airlines will face less drastic cuts, previously proposed 8 percent, now set to receive about 95 percent of their 1972 fuel usage.
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Simon
Funeral Directors and Funeral Homes Listed in Saco Maine
Funeral service offices named including Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring Street Saco and Denneti and Craig at 345 Main Street Saco with contact numbers. Emond and Conroy Funeral Home lists Frank X Emond J P Conroy with two numbers 284 5511 and 282 181s.
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St Saco
Denneti
Craig
Saco, Maine
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
J.P Conroy
Philip H. Gross
Gary Gross
Spring St
Saco
Biddeford
Portland Area Tonight Weather Outlook
Occasional snow likely in the north with variable clouds and a chance of showers south. Lows in the 20s to 30s. Friday partly sunny with highs in the 30s north and 40s south. Chance of flurries for the north.
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Portland
Weather Update For Coastal Area Winds and Seas
Southerly winds 5 to 15 knots tonight shift to 10 to 20 knots Friday. Light rain possible tonight with improving visibility above five miles. Seas three to five feet this afternoon easing tonight. Fair conditions expected Friday.
Warm Weather Impacts and Fuel Concerns Hover Over State
An official noted the jet stream lies north of usual affecting patterns. He cited Southwest storm activity and upper air patterns holding warm air over the state. Residents focus on lasting warmth while awaiting relief from fuel shortages.
Nixon Flight To California Scares FAA Officials
FAA chief Alexander Butterfield voiced dismay that President Nixon’s California trip aboard a United Airlines DC10 was not coordinated with the agency in advance. He said the oversight left little time for air traffic to apply required precautionary procedures as the airliner prepared to depart from Dulles International.
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Federal Aviation
Alexander P. Butterfield
Nixon
California
Butterfield
United Air Lines
DC10
Dulles International Airport
Public Safety Beat Roundup From Biddeford And Surrounds
Two car collision at Main and Alfred streets Biddeford in wet weather left no injuries. Firefighters contained an oil burner overflow fire at 12 Vine Street. False alarms hit West and Southgate streets. A transformer fire in Old Orchard Beach drawn five responders. A Saco collision on Main Street caused $500 total damage with no injuries.
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Alfred Streets
Biddeford
Steven Houle
Union St
Ralph Brann
Old Orchard Beach
Alfred Street
West Grand
Atlantic Avenues
Central Maine Power Company
SACO
Rita Turcotte
Goosefare Drive
Nancy Paradis
Cumberland Ave
Main Street
Turcotte
Paradis
Nixon Vacation Flight Details and itinerary
The Nixon presidential party of 25 flew on a three engine DC10 with 132 total passengers on board. The White House stated Nixon and his family paid 217.64 dollars each for the trip. Nixon planned to stay at the Western White House into New Year’s Day and may fly to San Clemente, California, or return by government aircraft.
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Tuls. Okla
Pat
Julie Gilkey
Fairfax
University of Oregon
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White House
Tricia
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Soviet Union
Warren
California
Los Angeles
Thessengers
San Clemente
el Toro Marine Air Station
Biscayne
Fla
Mitchell declines grand jury probe of dairy cooperative
Former Attorney General John N Mitchell rejected calls for a federal grand jury investigation into possible criminal violations by Associated Milk Producers Inc a large dairy cooperative. The department disclosed he later pursued a civil antitrust suit against the cooperative which gave 202000 dollars to President Nixons reelection campaign. Documentary evidence shows Mitchell knew of the dairymen political contributions.
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Washington
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
Mitchell
Emeowves
Associated Milk Producers Inc
Nixon
Energy Allocation Rules Near Completion in Washington
President Nixon’s energy team presses to announce gasoline rationing plans and final oil allocation rules. William Simon’s office works late on revised regulations to curb crude oil and product flow with a standby rationing option under consideration despite Nixon’s wish to avoid it. Regulators aim to publish rules soon, targeting a five percent gasoline production cut from 1972 levels, a 15 percent reduction from earlier projections for early 1974.
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Vail
Colo
Gerald R. Ford
Colorado
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Mines and Hydrocarbons
Persian Gulf
Price Authority
Cost of Living Council
Europe
Japan
United States
Fuel Hoarding by Giants Shocks Regulators and Public
The article reports on how large corporations stockpile fuel and barter petroleum products, prompting government concern over favoritism to big buyers and reciprocal dealing. It notes laws restricting private storage, Tavoulareas scrapping a large tank plan, and proposed rules for fuel allocation amid a broad energy crisis.
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Len B Neubert
ALCOA
Neubert
William P. Tavoulareas
Mobil Oil Corporation
Long Island
Tavoulareas
New Hampshire Vermont Blue Cross Seeks Higher Rates
New Hampshire Vermont Blue Cross filed a request to raise rates by 188 percent in New Hampshire and plans to file in Vermont. Insurance officials note differing rulings and ongoing appeals. hearings to be held after meetings with state commissioners.
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N.H
Vermont
Blue Cross
Concord
New Hampshire-Vermont
New Hampshire
Frank Whaland
Whaland
Tony
New York
Oliver R. Fifield
Supreme Court
Vermont Supreme Court
James Guest
Comet Kohoutek Nears Sun On Perihelion Friday
Cambridge AP report notes Comet Kohoutek will reach perihelion at 5 24 a m EST with about 13 24 million miles to the sun and a top speed near 251 400 mph It will loop around the sun but not set behind it and may reappear brighter in the night sky after passage past Venus. Dr William A Deutschman of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory cautions that comets are unpredictable and may break up or disappear. If it survives the sunward pass it could become visible again by January 6 or 7 to viewers on Earth.
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Cambridge
Mass
Kohoutek
Earth
William A. Deutschman
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Deutschman
Venus
Dr. Deutschman
Eutschman
Arab-Israeli Talks Resume Amid Limited Breakthroughs
In Geneva Switzerland Egyptian and Israeli officers held a 90 minute session renewing negotiations on disengagement along the Suez Canal after a month boycott. UN spokesman said meetings will continue Friday. Delegations were led by Brig Taha el Magdoob Col Ahmed Fouad Howaidi for Egypt and Maj Gen Mordechai Gur Col Dov Sion for Israel with Gen Ensio Siilasvuo again presiding.
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United Nations
Ensio Siilasvuo
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Geneva
Egypt
Taha el-Magdoob
Ahmed Fouad Howaidi
Mordechai Gur
Dov Sion
Defense
Moshe Dayan
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