Richard J. Wilson obituary and services in Kennebunkport
Richard J. Wilson 52 of Ocean Avenue Kennebunkport died Tuesday after a long illness. A Navy WWII veteran born August 18 1924 in Millbury Massachusetts he was a UMaine Orono graduate 1952 and a retired business consultant. Surviving widow Beatrice two stepsons siblings and grandchildren attend services Thursday 2 pm at Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk with Dr Laman H Bruner officiating.
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Kennebunkport
Richard J. Wilson
Ocean Avenue
Millbury
Mass
Leslie
Lillian M. (Bouvier) Wilson
University of Maine At
Beatrice (Gray) Wilson
Whitinsville, Mass
Bibber
Arundel Barn Destroyed In Early Morning Fire
An early morning blaze destroyed the Country Rock Barn known as Dubois Barn in Arundel. A Maine Turnpike trooper spotted the flames before 4 a.m., and firefighters arrived ten minutes later to find the building engulfed. Two adjacent buildings were saved despite near zero weather and ice hindering equipment. The fire origin is undetermined and under investigation. The insured barn, used for dances and local events, was for sale by Marcel W. Dubois at 95 000 dollars.
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Arundel
Dubois
Maine
Rom
Marcel W. Dubois
Annual alien address report cited by Maine INS chief
Arthur A. Poulin Jr. district director of the Maine District INS notes the annual alien address report shows almost 30 percent more naturalization and alien registrations occur in January February and March than in other months under the Immigration and Nationality Act rules.
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Immigration and Nationality Act
United States
Arthur A. Poulin Jr
Maine
United States Immigration Naturalization Service
Saco considers CD applications at tonight's hearing
Saco's Community Development Committee meets at city hall for a second public hearing on 1977 CD applications. Peter Cullinan notes the first hearing drew about 20 residents, hoping for unfamiliar faces as crowd size affects application numbers. Aliens report forms are available January at post offices and INS offices.
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Saco
City Hall
Peter Cullinan
Explosion hits Bristol center damaging shops and bank
An explosion in Bristol tore through the heart of the shopping district damaging several buildings including a restaurant and a bank. Investigators and gas officials searched for a gas leak as the cause remained unclear.
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Bristol
England
UPI
Gas Board
Old Orchard Beach man shows off rare misprinted dollar
Andrew McGee of Old Orchard Beach reveals a three quarters overprinted one dollar bill seen on a TV show as a rare currency error. The note, once from Canal Bank, allegedly doubles as the back of a dollar with reversed Federal Reserve text. McGee believes the bill could fetch up to $35,000, though offers so far remain modest.
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Andrew McGee
Old Orchard Beach
OOB
McGee
UPI
Federal Reserve
Canal Bank
Channel 13
Portland
COPE
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing error dots dollar bill displays back seals
A COPE printed dollar arrives with no serial numbers or seals on the front, seals printed on the back. Barry Faintich of Midwest Money Co. bought the bill for 400 dollars from a St. Louis bank teller, noting the sheet likely contains 15 other examples. Earlier incidents showed upside down serials and seals on other denominations.
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COPE
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington, D.C
Barry Faintich
Midwest Money Co
St. Louis
Treasury
Faintich
Coping
UPI
Fire forces evacuation at Copley Square Hotel in Boston
A four alarm blaze at the Copley Square Hotel on Huntington and Exeter streets forced about 130 guests and staff to evacuate. The fire started on the second floor around 3 a.m. with 91 rooms occupied. Firefighters rescued 20 to 25 people by aerial ladders and treated 10 people at area hospitals, including two firefighters. About 115 firefighters from 26 engine companies responded.
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Boston
UPI
Copley Square Hotel
John Collins
Huntington and
Exeter Streets
Ann
Collins
Scheme to bilk GM lands pair in jail
Two of three men convicted in a scheme to defraud General Motors with phony warranty claims were sentenced to two years in jail and fined 2500 dollars in Worcester Superior Court. R Gordon Butler and Theodore Kemps received sentences to Bristol County and Middlesex County houses of correction respectively. George Edgerly’s sentencing was placed on file.
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Worcester
Mass
UPI
General Motors
R. Gordon Butler
Butler Chevrolet
Lowell
Theodore Kemps
Dracut
Butler
Bristol County House of Correction
Kemps
Middlesex County House of Corrections
Commission posts before OOB council
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Appointment of three members to the town charter commission will be taken up at tonight's 7 30 meeting at Loranger School The charter commission rewrites major portions of the town law to address new problems The six elected members were named Norma P Baker William F Farrington Thomas R Lee Jr Roger J Quinn Roger A Tousignant and Stanley Weinstein Weinstein edged Morin for the sixth seat but Morin conceded December 17 in a letter to Town Clerk Barbara E Lord The council will also consider a street light installation on Miles Avenue pole 13 an expression of appreciation to Kiwanis Shipyard and Jaycees for gifts to the needy and granting permission to Biddeford and Saco Water Co to excavate in spring
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Old Orchard Beach
Loranger School
Beach
Norma P. Baker
William F. Farrington
Thomas R. Lee, Jr
Roger J. Quinn
Roger A. Tousignant
Stanley Weinstein
Weinstein
Arnold Morin
Morin
Barbara E. Lord
Pole 13
Miles Avenue
Kiwanis Club
Portsmouth Shipyard
Jaycees
Biddeford and Saco Water Co
Legislature proposes nine options to cut Maine gas prices
Maine lawmakers will consider nine methods to lower gasoline costs once the Legislature opens. The Joint Standing Committee released proposals including retail divestiture, industry regulation, a State Allocation Board, antitrust actions, excess profits tax, limited participation, price controls, and prohibitions on sales below cost. The study aims to prevent distributor consolidation and oligopoly as outlets shrink amid supply limits.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
Legislative Council
Public Utilities Commission
PUC
Office Ofnergy Resources
Take down dry trees, fire marshal warns
AUGUSTA Maine UPI State Fire Marshal Donald M Bisset urges immediate removal of Christmas trees to prevent fires after a Fairfield tragedy that killed three children He notes a watered tree near a baseboard heater and stairway can ignite surrounding material and spread smoke quickly urging citizens to dispose of trees promptly to reduce danger
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
Donald M. Bisset
Fairfield
Bisset
Hathaway optimistic about shoe imports vote
Senator William Hathaway Maine expresses optimism that the International Trade Commission will vote next week to recommend a system of quotas on foreign shoe imports. The panel previously found imports blamed for domestic shoe industry woes and will reconvene January 6 to decide relief to propose to President Ford or future president Carter.
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Washington
UPI
William Hathaway
Maine
International Trade Commission
New England
Ford
Hathaway
Jimmy Carter
Icy Mishap In Saco Leaves Vehicle In Ditch
A vehicle driven by Joseph Vachon aged 20 from Pond Avenue Saco lost control on an ice patch on Heath Road in Saco Tuesday night and went into a ditch. No injuries reported and damage estimated at 300 dollars. Fire crews also handled a dump fire in Saco with everyone out by 5 pm. No significant activity reported by Kennebunk centers in past 24 hours.
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Joseph Vachon
Pond Avenue
Saco
Heath Road
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Two-Alarm Fire Destroys City Motel in Lewiston
A two-alarm blaze gutted the City Motel on Main Street in Lewiston starting in a second-floor utility closet just after midnight. Firefighters from Lisbon Falls and Auburn aided the effort as seven guests were awakened and escaped unharmed.
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Lewiston, Maine
UPI
Main Street
Lisbon Falls
Auburn
Explosion Displaces 500 In Cambridge High Rise
About 500 residents of the 22 story Rindge Towers complex in North Cambridge were left temporarily homeless after a Tuesday blast blew out two walls of a ground floor rental office. One man suffered a severe cut from flying glass. cause under investigation. Police and guards kept order as 250 apartments were evacuated due to gas leaks and power shutoff delays. many stayed with relatives while buses relocated others to auditoriums or homes. Electricity was restored by evening and residents may return today. one expectant mother and several heart patients were among evacuees.
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Cambridge, Mass
Rindge Ave
Cambridge
Robert Jackson
Sancta Maria Hospital
Rindge Towers
Comlex
Fresh Pond Parkway
Federal Anagement Co. of
Boston
Housing Authority
Dan Reagan
National Guard
Cambridge Hospital
Anna St. Claire
William Fagan
Cambridge Housing Authority
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