Wells Clarence J Marshall obituary at Kennebunk
Funeral services were held for Clarence J. Marshall 75 of Sanford Road at Bibber Memorial Chapel in Kennebunk. He died after a lengthy illness in a Sanford hospital and is buried in Flanders Cemetery Buxton. Born October 16 1899 in Buxton he was a retired carpenter. Surviving are three sons Michael Paul and Clarence Jr two daughters Ann Kurkele Corrichio Marjorie and Margaret Dustin plus 33 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Wells
Clarence J. Marshall
Sanford Road
Bibber Memorial Chapel
Summer St
Kennebunk
Flanders Cemetery
Buxton
Marshall
Sanford
James L
Julia
Thorne) Marshall
Michael Marshall
Paul Marshall
Lowell
Mass
Clarence Marshall Jr
C. Ann Kurkele
Lowell, Mass
Barbara J. Corrichio
Waltham, Mass
Marjorie Marshall
Margaret Dustin
Long Island
N.Y
Funeral for Mrs Lorraine Boissonneault in Saco
Mrs Lorraine Boissonneault 46 of 22 High St Saco died Thursday in a Portland hospital after a long illness. Born November 18 1928 in Pittsfield Mass she was a communicant of Notre Dame de Lourdes Church. Survived by husband Arthur a daughter Jane Lavigne a son Robert Soucy father Aurore Soucy brother Robert Soucy half sister Pearl Petty one grandchild and several nieces and nephews. Mass Monday at 8 am Notre Dame de Lourdes Cemetery Laurel Hill. Friends may call at Cote Funeral Home Saturday and Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.
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Lorraine Boissonneault
High St
Saco
Portland
Pittsfield
Mass
Alderic
Marie Anne (Collins) Soucy
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Boissonneault
Fairchild Semiconductor
South Portland
Arthur Boissonneault
Ronald
Jane) Lavigne
Robert Boissonneault
Aurore
Chasse) Soucy
Old Orchard Beach
Robert Soucy
Chicago
Ill
Pearl Petty
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Cote Funeral Home
Beach and
James Streets
Jack Benny Remembered as Master of Comic Timing
The article notes Jack Benny’s rise from Navy humor in 1918 to vaudeville, radio, stage, and TV stardom. It highlights his tightwad persona, money vault gag, and his praised timing with famed quotes from Steve Allen. Films like Love Thy Neighbor and Charley’s Aunt received modest attention.
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Navy
Izzy
Benny
Steve Allen
Artur Rubinstein
Marime Forecasts Coastal Winds and Seas
Eastport to Merrimack River Westerly winds range 10 to 20 knots tonight and Saturday with fair weather and visibility over five miles. Seas are three to five feet, subsiding slowly tonight.
New England Temperatures Reported Across Region
Regional weather notes list temperatures for multiple cities including Boston Chatham Nantucket Pittsfield Worcester Providence Hartford Concord Mt. Washington Burlington Montpelier Newport Bangor Caribou Eastport Portland Halifax Montreal with readings ranging from 12 to 24 degrees. The summary captures a cross section of New England and Atlantic locations.
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Boston
Chatham
Nantucket
Pittsfield
Worcester
Rhode Island
Providence
Connecticut Hartford
New Hampshire Concord
Lebanon
Mt. Washington
Vermont
Burlington
Montpelier
Newport
MAINE
Bangor
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Portland
Rumford Canadian
Halifax
Montreal
Saco Jaycees Nominate John Dexter for Ten Outstanding Young Men
The Saco Jaycees pick John Dexter city administrator of Saco as their candidate for the Ten Outstanding Young Men award. The state convention will be held in January at Waterville with the winner advancing to the national T O Y M event later in 1975. Dexter is praised for leadership in civic affairs and budget reforms.
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Saco Jaycees
John Dexter
Saco
Jaycee
T.O.Y.M
Waterville
Maine
Jaycees
John
Dexter
Cape Elizabeth High School
Wesleyan University
City of Portland
Portland
Ski Conditions by New England Areas Council
Boston AP reports ski conditions across New England areas. Readouts show each resort with current surface types and terrain readiness including powder packed powder and packed powder, with statuses ranging from operating to not operating and notes on snow quality across many mountains.
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Boston
New England
Bridge winners named in Old Orchard Beach event
Duplicate bridge was played Thursday night at the Speak Easy Playhouse Lawn Avenue here. Winners were Robert Whelan and Arthur Cushman first Pauline Larochelle and Jane Barnes second Mr and Mrs Linwood Jones third Estelle Aranovitch and Gwenn Flannery fourth. Another game will be played Saturday at 7 30 p m preceded by an old fashioned New England boiled dinner at
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Old Orchard Beach
Speak Easy Playhouse
Lawn Avenue
Here
Robert Whelan
Arthur Cushman
Pauline Larochelle
Jane Barnes
Mrs. Linwood Jones
Estelle Aranovitch
Gwenn Flannery
Washoe: Nevada’s Largest Town Falls to Crumbling Ruins
The largest town in Nevada when it joined the Union, Washoe, is described as the site of crumbling buildings. The piece notes its historic status and current decay.
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Nevada
the Union
Washoe
Crime Rate Jump Hits Six-Year High
FBI figures show national crime rate up 16 percent in the first nine months of 1974, the largest rise in six years. Violent crimes rose 8 percent, burglary, larceny and vehicle theft 17 percent, with larceny up 20 percent as the biggest category.
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Washington
FBI
William B. Saxbe
North Central
Neighbor Ignores Victims Screams In Tragic Christmas Death
Queens woman Siandra Zahler was found slain in her apartment after Christmas Day screams. Neighbors recalled hearing a man enter, a series of cries, a crash, and a dog yelp but did not intervene. Police examined a hammer as a possible murder tool. The case echoes the Kitty Genovese incident that sparked debates on bystander apathy.
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New York
Queens
Kitty Genovese
Siandra Zahler
Madeline Hartmann
Sandra Zahler
George Boguslaw
Genovese
Winston Mosely
Holiday Plus drawing number in Maine lottery
Government officials announced the Maine State Lottery winning number for the Holiday Plus draw as 350. The result was reported from Augusta by AP with emphasis on the statewide lottery outcome.
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Augusta
Maine
Maine Commission Receives Federal Grants for Historic Homes
The Interior Department awards Maine Historical Preservation Commission $45,000 to buy the Richardson House in Brunswick and the Major Reuben Colburn House in Pittston. Standish gets a $60,000 Farmers Home loan for a Steep Falls fire station. Waterville gains flood insurance eligibility. Fraser Paper Co. lands a GSA duplicate paper contract over $500,000.
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Washington
Department of the Interior
Maine Historical Preservation Commission
Richardson
Brunswick
Reuben Colburn
Pittston
Maine
Farmers Home Administration
Standish
Steep Falls
City of
Waterville
Fraser Paper Co
Madawaska
General Services Administration
Darwin Cyclone Tracy Devastation Spurs Health Fears
Relief officials warn hundreds may die from cholera or tetanus after Cyclone Tracy. Forty five confirmed dead as Darwin faces water contamination, looting, and mass evacuations. Maj. Gen. Stretton warns of outbreak risk while emergency centers, boiled water rules, and mass relocations unfold.
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Darwin
Australia
Timor Sea
Alan Stretton
Fulbright Leaves Senate Early Over Retirement Boost
Washington AP Sen J W Fulbright longtimeForeign Relations Committee chair resigns Dec 31 ahead of term end. He could have served until Jan 3 but cites lower workload and vacation plus a 64 percent rise in retirement benefits for resigning now.
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Washington
J.W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Senate
Senate Secretary’s Office
Arkansas
Dale Bumpers
Bumpers
Old Orchard Beach Man Arrested in Saco Recreation Center Break
An 18-year-old from Old Orchard Beach was arrested by Saco police after a Sunday break in at the Saco Recreation Center on Common Street. Gerald Morse faces charges of breaking and entering and larceny after pinball machines were destroyed the hockey rink damaged and cash stolen.
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Orchard ‘Beach
Saco
Saco Recreation Center
Common Street
Gerald Morse
Christmas lights reported stolen from Saco home
Roger Huntress of 87A Spring St reported a theft at 10 18 a m Tuesday. Police said lights valued at five dollars disappeared from his residence in Saco.
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Roger Huntress
Spring St
Saco
Gasoline Thief Breaks Window at Local Gulf Station
Saco police report a window broken and 50 gallons of gasoline valued at 26 dollars stolen from Harrys Gulf station at Main Street and Pepperell Square Thursday morning at 10 41.
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Harry’s Gulf Station
Main Street
Pepperell Square
Saco
False Alarms Up Call Total At Fire Station
Biddeford firemen responded to 145 calls during October and November with false alarms forming the largest category. The department fought 11 brush fires, 9 structure fires, 5 automobile fires, and five unpermitted fires. Ambulance service logged 160 runs, 108 emergencies, seven needless. The city issued 100 permits including 52 for burning leaves.
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Biddeford
Egyptians Gamasy in Kissinger talks and Moscow invitation
Egyptians Gamasy and Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmy prepared for a Moscow visit after an urgent invitation from Leonid Brezhnev. The discussions likely cover plans for Brezhnev’s Cairo trip and possible Soviet military resupply including MIG25 fighters and missiles, with 5000 Soviet advisors noted earlier but now shifted.
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Egypt
Israel
Henry A. Kissinger
Ismail Fahmy
Moscow
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
al Ahram
Brezhnev
Cairo
Gamaly
Beirut
An Nahar
Sadat
Kremlin
Middle East
U.S
Oil hearings proceed amid pro oil stance at NEECO meeting
Clifford Goodall for the Natural Resource Council cites a 1969 Superior Court decision to urge continued hearings on the project merits. He argues total prohibition as an unconstitutional police power and mobilizes supporters among intervenors and spectators. Board votes to continue hearings on January 2 with Childs, Thomas, Anderson, Douglass, and Ferland in favor. Jephson, Burbank, Wyman, and Gleason oppose.
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Clifford Goodall
The
Natural Resource Council
Superior Court
York County
Goodall
NEECO
Jéan Childs
Edgar Thomas
Richard Anderson
Irwin Douglass
Lionel Ferland
Evelyn Jephson
Kennebunk
Paul Burbank
Harpswell
Charles Wyman
Lisbon
Norman Gleason
Fort Fairfield
Biddeford Man Arrested Over Unauthorized Police Radio Use
Biddeford police report the arrest of Thomas LeMay, 27, of 15 Western Ave, on disorderly conduct charges for unauthorized radio use and allegedly broadcasting obscene language.
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Biddeford
Thomas LeMay
Western Ave
Burglary Hit Elm Street Buildings by Crowbar
Biddeford police report a break in Thursday night at 184 Elm St with entry likely by crowbar. A furnace room and storage room were accessed. items missing are not yet determined.
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Elm St
Biddeford
Firemen Quell Blaze at 25 Oak Street
Biddeford firefighters extinguished a small fire Thursday at 25 Oak Street where paneling near a Franklin stove ignited. Department records confirm the incident and response details.
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Biddeford
Oak St
Franklin
Fire in 1971 Renault Put Out by Snow Before Fire Crew Arrived
Biddeford authorities report a Renault from 1971 caught fire at Picard's Shell on Pool Road. Snow helped extinguish the blaze before firemen reached the scene, with electrical wiring faults cited as the cause.
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Picard’s Shell
Pool Road
Biddeford
Firefighters Extinguish Trash Bag Fire Near 24 Winter St
Biddeford fire crews battled a blaze burning in several trash bags near 24 Winter Street on Thursday, according to the Biddeford Fire Department.
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Winter St
Biddeford
Saco Rebekah Lodge Personal Meeting and Christmas Party
The Saco Rebekah Lodge will meet Saturday at 7 30 p.m. at Odd Fellows Hall Main Street Saco. A brief business meeting will be followed by a Christmas party with gift exchange. All Odd Fellows and families are welcome and refreshments will be served.
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Saco Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Main Street
Saco
Odd Fellows
Biddeford Educator Elected To Board
John Simpson, Biddeford educator and head football coach since 1962, was elected to the board of trustees of Mark Hopkins College for Independents. He has taught at Somerset High School Colby College St Francis College and Colby College and directed programs for adults and students. He and his wife Dorothy live in Kennebunk with three children.
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Brattleboro
John B
Simpson
Biddeford Biddeford
Maine
Corporation of
Mark Hopénrolls
Youngkins College
John J. Carroll
All Somerset High School
Somer
Mark Hopkins
Social College
Biddeford
Atjis
St. Francis Colby College
Waterville
Severau Bulis
Hostage Escape Ends in Slain Farmwife and Daughter
A prison escapee who held Marian Napierala 53 and Gayle Napierala 19 hostage for seven hours surrendered after police surrounded the home in Michigan City Indiana. The two women were found shot dead after the surrender while Mosley 29 of Indianapolis was jailed at the state prison. A third hostage Cynthia 17 survived in shock. The escapee had fled from a nearby prison farm and entered the Napierala home demanding a car. Authorities reported Mosley initially promised not to harm the hostages during negotiations.
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David V. Renz
Riley Moseley Jr
Indianapolis
Marian Napierala
Gayle Napierala
Cynthia
Indiana
Anthony Vicari
Dunes Park
Mosley
Vicari
Jim Smith
Otis R. Bowen
Napierela
Here
Napierala
Robert T. Stephens
Stanley Napierala
Mark
Stephens
Correction Department
Jack Duckworth
Lewiston Man Sentenced 20 Years for Bank Robberies
Roland William Dube 38, of Lewiston, was sentenced in U S District Court to 20 years in prison on robbery convictions from two bank holdups. Judge Edward T. Gignoux imposed concurrent terms. arrest in Hawaii followed a February 22 Mid Maine Mutual Savings Bank robbery and a April 3 Mechanics Savings Bank heist in Auburn.
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Portland
Lewiston
U.S. District Court
Edward T. Gignoux
Roland William Dube
Hawaii
Dube
Mid Maine Mutual Savings Bank
Mechanics Savings Bank
Auburn
Boy Abduction Victim Freed After Week in Swamp
Ten year old Christopher Carrier was found badly beaten near the Big Cypress Swamp and reunited with his parents at Naples Community Hospital. Police say he was abducted from his Miami home after stepping off a bus. a $10,000 reward was offered. A hunter located him beside a dirt road and alerted authorities.
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Naples
Fla
Miami
Christopher Carrier
Coral ‘Gables
Big Cypress Swamp
Naples Community Hospital
Chris
Hugh Carrier
Carrier
Roy Jones
Bradenton
Japan Approves $9 Billion Pollutio n Control Plan
Tokyo AP says Japan's national anti pollution council approved nine billion dollars over five years to aid state and private efforts against air water noise and land subsidence. Ten areas will share 4.6 billion for private anti pollution work while 4.4 billion funds go to governments for sewage treatment and similar projects.
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Tokyo
Japan
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