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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1975

Page

2

Obituary notices for William Bisson and others in Maine

William Bisson 87 of 80 Pool St Biddeford died Friday night in a local nursing home after a brief illness. Born June 10 1888 in Quebec he lived in Biddeford since youth worked at Pepperell Manufacturing and was active in St Andre Church and several fraternal organizations. He survived by his widow Rosealba and a son and daughter with several grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Mass Monday at St Andre Church with interment at St Cemetery Biddeford calling hours tonight and Sunday at Emond and Conroy Funeral Home. Kenneth P MacKenzie 77 formerly of OLD ORCHARD BEACH died Friday in a Pittston nursing home after a lengthy illness born Oct 8 1921 in Maine son of Wilbur J and Susan MacKenzie a Thornton Academy and University of Maine Orono graduate with no known survivors. Funeral services at Dennett Funeral Home and Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford. Calling hours Sunday 7 8 pm. Leskowsky Torus died Saturday morning at a hospital born July 22 1918 in Hoosick Falls NY son of Barney and Margaret Leskowsky served in US during World War II and worked at York Heel Shoe Co for 21 years survived by two sons Stephen Leskowsky Jr Kennebunk Edward J Salem NH and three daughters Joan Smith Kennebunk Port and another daughter in Sacramento CA. The obituary notes his father and a number of extended family members.

William J. Bisson Pool St Biddeford St. Helene de Chester Que Joseph and Marie Labbe) Bisson St. Andre Church Pepperell Manufacturing Co St. Cemetery Emond and Conroy Funeral Home Hill St. Biddeford Old Orchard Beach Kenneth P. MacKenzie Pittston Maine Wilbur J Susan Mase) MacKenzie Thornton Academy Saco University of Maine At Orono Dennettan Fauneral Main St Woodlawn Ephen Leskowsky Jr Kennebunk Edward J Salem N.H Anthony Gray Janet) Smith Kennebuestport Reginald Joan) le Sacramento

Funeral Directors and Homes Listed in Saco Area

Fragmentary OCR lists funeral directors and homes in the Saco area including Dennett and Craig at 305 Maw Street and Emond and Conroy Funeral Home. Jota Comrey Jr is mentioned with a street address and phone-like details, but the text is garbled and incomplete.

Dennett & Craig Maw Street Saco Mawe Tel

Eliot Man Charged In Murder

Eliot Maine Robert J Clifford 19 of Eliot was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death of 22 year old Paul E Kirchbaum whose body was found at a private residence in Eliot. Authorities say Kirchbaum died from a stab wound and an autopsy is planned at St Marys Hospital Lewiston to confirm the exact cause of death. Clifford was booked at York County Jail then Cumberland County Jail and faces arraignment Tuesday in Kittery District Court.

Eliot Maine Robert J. Clifford Paul E. Kirchbaum Kirchbaum St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston Clifford Earl Silver State Lice York County Cumberland County Portland Kittery District Court

Boston Manger Statue Missing After Christmas Theft

Police suspect vandals stole the 50 pound Nativity statue from Common on Christmas Day. A park maintenance crew found the scene empty Friday morning and a small sign explained the absence of the Christ statue.

Boston Christ Cn

Kennedy Liaison Breaks Off Before White House Days

Joan Lundberg Hitchcock, 42, recounts a three year liaison with John F Kennedy that ended before he became president. She says he was busy and not likely to settle, noting she had no illusion about being the only woman in his life and that others existed beyond her. She worked on Barry Goldwater’s 1964 campaign. Judith Campbell Exner also claimed a close personal relationship with Kennedy during his White House years.

San Francisco Joan Lundberg Hitchcock San Francisco Examiner Associated Press Kennedy Barry Goldwater Board of Supervisors Santa Monica Aentleman Jackie

Ford Nightlife in Vail Dances with Betty Ford

President Ford and Betty Ford visited Vail waking at a cocktail party dining with friends then danced together in a nightclub to the Ink Spots until 1 30 a m The Secret Service briefly moved a spectator away from the corridor near the Fords as they departed after a six hour evening of cocktails dinner and dancing in a crowded venue

Vail Colo Ford Betty Fords Secret Service Restauran

Portland Weather Summary for December Days

Port land clears tonight with lows from zero to 10 above, rising to teens in the south. Sunday will be mostly sunny with highs in the 20s in the north and upper 20s to 30s in the south. Highs and lows follow December tides timetable with morning and evening windows.

Portland New England

Agent's Murder Jolt To U S Greek Relations

In Athens the assassination of Richard Welch a CIA Athens station chief shocks Americans aiding a diplomatic thaw with Greece. Officials say the murder will not derail improving ties though heightened police protection is ordered for U S diplomats. The 1970s rift after the Greek dictatorship and Cyprus tensions had strained cultural and media exchanges.

Athens Richard Welch Greece Welch U.S Appea Washington CIA Peru America Ashington Turkey Cyprus Congress

Peking Frees Soviet Airmen After 21 Months Held

Tokyo AP reports China released three Soviet airmen after 21 months. Crew Capt. A S Kurbatov Lt A F Uskov and Jr Lt V G Buchelnikov had flown a Mi 4 helicopter that strayed into Sinkiang Uighur Autonomous Region during an armed reconnaissance mission. Chinese authorities held them for investigation and returned the helicopter and gear to the Soviet side.

Tokyo China Sinkiang Ea S A.S. Kurbatov A.F. Uskov V.G. Buchelnikov Hsinhua Tolstikov Sinkiang Uighur Autonomous Region

Damaged Personal Notice From Maine Readers

Mr and Mrs G Frank Scamm on of North Street Saco visit Mr and Mrs Walter Caton of Buxton Road Saco at the Caton's Florida home in Stuart during the holidays.

G. Frank Scammon North Street Saco Walter Caton Buxton Road Caton Florida Stuart

Vietnam to hold general elections in 1976 unified Vietnam

Vo Nguyen Giap pledged general and democratic elections in 1976 for both the north and south, aiming for one national assembly and a single central government. The interview, recorded in Cuba, notes a unified state with a pending capital city and national name. North Vietnam totals 23.8 million people, the south 20.5 million. Japanese reports suggest possible election dates around Vietnam Day or Liberation Day.

Paris Vo Nguyen Giap Vietnam Cuba Giap Rty Saigon Hanoi Nee North Vietnam South Peking

Mormons Move On from Persecuted Settlements

Mormons of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints relocated to the Great Salt Lake Valley in Utah in 1847 after facing persecution in Ohio Missouri and Illinois during attempts to settle in those areas.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints Great Salt Lake Valley Utah Ohio Missouri Illinois

Eisenhowers Bound For Peking

David and Julie Eisenhower arrived in Tokyo en route to Peking for a China visit arranged after an invitation from Premier Chou En Lai during Nixon's 1972 trip. The couple, accompanied by former President Richard M. Nixon, planned to depart Japan for China on Sunday after a brief overnight stay. The U S Secret Service requested that details of their travel plans remain undisclosed.

Tokyo David Julie Eisenhower Peking Avenas Richard M. Nixon China Japan U.S. Secet Service Eisenhowers David Eisenhower Dwight Eisenhower Newsmen Chou Enlai Nixon

Also Mentioned on This Page

William Bisson Kenneth MacKenzie Stephen Leskowsky Sr Kristin Droggitis Spencer Droggitis Stephen Muskie Puneral Directors Emond & Conroy Funeral Home Jota Comrey Jr St Haddeford Sansouc Blais Puneral Ok Eliot Man White House Judith Campbell Exner New York National Weather Service Los Angeles Denver Upi Weather Forecast Istanbul UPI Stephen J. Leskowsky, Sr Maine Cancer Fund P.O Brunswick Mr. Leskowsky Mattie Trafton Webber Hospital United States Japan Air Lines San Diego
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