Deaths Radio News Pioneer Is Dead At 89
Roy Ruggles Johnson a Worcester and Boston newsman and early radio news broadcaster died at 89 in Worcester Hospital He spent 70 years in journalism including a stint as Globe columnist and night editor He broke the 1913 Thorpe amateurism story and later did radio news for WEEI He leaves two sons a daughter and six grandchildren A memorial service is set for Sunday in Upton Massachusetts
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Roy Ruggles Johnson
Worcester
Boston
Doctors Hospital
Johnson
Upton
Boston Glob
Worcester Telegram
Jim Thorpe
The
Telegram
Thorpe
Globe
WEEI
Donald
Worcester Telegram and
Worcester Gazette
Roy Jr
Biloxi
Miss
Carol Bloomquist
United Parish Church
Amanda Boisvert 82 Biddeford resident dies after short illness
Amanda Jacques Boisvert 82 of 32 Cutts Street Biddeford died this morning in a Biddeford nursing home after a brief illness. Born June 11 1890 in St Agathe Que she was a Spinner at Pepperell Manufacturing Co. Survived by 3 sons 4 daughters 23 grandchildren 29 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services at St Joseph Church with Boldue Funeral Home calling hours tomorrow and Sunday.
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Amanda Jacques Boisvert
Cutts St
Biddeford
Bideford
St. Agathe d’ L’aubiniere
Que
Ferdinand and
Mary
Lambert) Martineau
Boisvert
Pepperell Manufacturing Co
Jeffrey Neault
Jeannette Nadeau
St. Joseph Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Boldue Funeral Home
Alfred St
Ogunquit Woman Simone Gallant Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Simone Gallant 29 a Ogunquit resident died yesterday in a Portland hospital after a brief illness. Born in Portland November 10 1943 she was educated in Haverhill Massachusetts. She is survived by her widower John Gallant her mother Mrs Anita Menard Soukalas three children Donna Michael and Christopher Gallant two sisters Mrs Arnold Smith of Saco and Mrs Jean White of Kittery. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 11 am at Emond Funeral Home Biddeford with visiting hours today and tomorrow morning.
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Simone Gallant
Main St
Portland
Haverhill
Mass
John Gallant
Anita Menard Soukalas
Donna
Michael Howe
Christopher Gallant
Ogunquit
Arnold
Joan) Smith
Saco
Jean
Jeannine) White
Kittery
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Biddeford
Funeral Directors and Mortuary Firms Listed in Saco Maine
Funeral directors Shumway and Gross operate at 35 Spring St Saco with 2845611 and Dennett and Craig at 365 Main St Saco Maine with 282 0562 Emond's Funeral Home lists 284 5511 Frank X Emond and J P Conroy are noted.
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St. Saco
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Los Angeles Times Rights Notice Fragment
A partial OCR reads a rights reserved disclaimer from the Los Angeles Times. The fragment appears in a damaged page segment and does not state a clear action or consequence.
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Los Angeles Times
Weather outlook for Portland tonight and Saturday
Portland forecasts show a clear night with temperatures from 10 to 20 below zero to the south and 0 to 10 below elsewhere. Saturday will be fair with highs in the teens to low 20s.
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Portland
Ski Conditions from New England Areas Today
Ski area reports list new snow, surface type and base depth for multiple New England resorts in Massachusetts New Hampshire and Maine. Notable readings include Sugarloaf one inch new powder and 1640 base at Sugarloaf and Mount Sunapee packed powder with 6 inches new at Mount Sunapee while several areas show packed powder conditions with varying bases and wind-affected or mixed surfaces.
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Boston
New England
Burnt Meadow
Mt. Abram
Evergreen Valley
City’s twin waste plants face unique design challenges
City officials note that the main Front Street treatment plant has problems while the Factory Island plant behind Saco Tanning Corp treats both human and tannery wastes. It is among the few in the nation with this dual waste requirement, demanding special design considerations.
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Front Street
Saco Tanning Corp
Factory Island
Card of Thanks to Dr Viger Webber Hospital Staff
Sincere thanks to Dr. Viger the staff and nurses of Webber Hospital for kind care and to relatives and friends for flowers cards and gifts during my illness. Mrs. Adolphe Gagnon.
Public power plan circulated to curb Maine electricity costs
State Sen. Peter Kelley and Laco Young Democrats press petitions to create a Maine public power authority. The plan would let the state build generating plants and wholesale power to private firms while avoiding federal taxes and stockholder dividends. About 6,500 construction jobs and 400 maintenance positions expected.
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Maryline White
Laco
Peter Kelley
Caribou
Maine
Kelley
Journal Building
Maine Yankee
Central Maine Power
Bangor Hydro
Maine Public Service
Parents confront Biddeford board over dangerous walk to St Joseph
Biddeford School Board heard complaints from parents on upper Main Street about hazardous walking conditions near St Joseph School. They say snow dumping by city equipment forces children to walk in streets. board promised to review but took no action. No decision on Cole Farm Dairy milk contract was made.
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John Surran
Biddeford
Richard Jacques
Cole Farm Dairy
Biddeford Auxiliaries Schedule Evening Meetings
The Auxiliary of the Biddeford Police Department meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. at 21 Gove Street. Adah Chapter observes Grand Family Night tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at Odd Fellows Hall with a 6 p.m. dinner at United Church of Christ. York County American Legion Auxiliary meets tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Ramsdell Rogers Post. Past Noble Grands Association meets Monday at 7:30 at Lewis Avenue. silent auction after the meeting. Mrs. Lucy Durgin assists the hostess.
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Cheryl Fournier
Gove St
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Order of the Eastern Star
Odd Fellows Hall
Alfred Street
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Crescent Street
York County Council
American Legion Auxiliary
Ramsdell-Rogers Post
York
Noble Grands Association
Sace Rebeka’ Lodge
Marion McAuley
Lewis Avenue
Lucy Durgin
Personal notice of Larry Watson at Webber Hospital
Larry Watson of Pine Point Scarborough formerly of Biddeford is hospitalized as a surgical patient at Webber Hospital.
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Larry Watson
Pine Point
Scarborough
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Hospital Releases Victim Of Stabbing
Peter Mourmouras of 334 Main St Saco was treated and discharged from Webber Hospital after a stabbing in the ce and back. Saco police Chief Robert Foran and Officer Arthur Tardiff pursue the investigation.
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Peter (Ponzi) Mourmouras
Main St
Saco
Webber Hospital
Ince
Robert Foran
Arthur Tardiff
Salary and benefits changes for school superintendent
The district will discuss salary and benefits with applicants for the superintendent position. It leaves determination of time spent in each school system to the superintendent. The school union secretary’s weekly pay will rise by 20 dollars to 105 dollars.
Maine lawmakers weigh pocket veto risk on two Curtis bills
Maine legislators recessed as legal experts review whether two bills held by Gov. Curtis could have been pocket vetoes. The teacher school board negotiations bill and a Maine Industrial Building Authority loan formula are under scrutiny after the 105th legislature adjourned. House Speaker Kennedy and Senate leaders requested Atty. Gen. Lund’s opinion on whether the acts expired with the legislature and what that implies for veto or law status.
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Augusta
Maine
Capital
Kenneth M. Curtis
Maine Industrial Building Authority
Curtis
House
David J. Kennedy
Floyd M. Haskell
Houston
Joseph Sewall
Old Town
Kennedy
Senate
Kenneth P. MacLeod
Jon A. Lund
Turnpike Accident Victim Improves to Satisfactory
David Albro of Brookfield New Hampshire, 34, is in satisfactory condition after being struck on the Maine Turnpike while surveying the breakdown lane. He suffers broken ribs and worked for Andrews Enterprises in Kennebunk. The driver Allan Larson of Bedford NH was injured minor and the truck owner Nelson Freightways Manchester NH.
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David Albro
Brokfield N.H
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Albro
Andrews Enterprises Inc
Kennebunk
Allan Larson
Bedford
N.H
Webber
Alan Heath
Heath
Nelson Freightways
Manchester
Birthrate Down In Biddeford
Biddeford 1972 vital statistics show births fell from 863 in 1971 to 818 in 1972 a drop of 45. Marriages rose from 267 to 326 while deaths climbed from 372 to 400 with fatal deaths increasing from five to ten. City Clerk Doloris Roy supplied the figures.
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Biddeford
Doloris Roy
Burner oil burner overflows in apartment on Elm Street
Biddeford firefighters were called when an oil burner in the apartment of Bernadette Gagne at 221 Elm Street overflowed early this morning. No use of equipment reported.
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Biddeford
Bernadette Gagne
Elm St
Fire at Colonial Hut in Biddeford extinguished by arrival of fire crews
Fire officials say a grease fire erupted yesterday at the Colonial Hut located at 66 Alfred Street in Biddeford. Firefighters arrived and extinguished the flames, allowing the fire to burn out.
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Alfred St
Biddeford
Soil Site Debate for SAD 71 Learning Center
Kennebunk officials weigh soil suitability for a planned SAD 71 learning center on town land near Kennebunk High School. Engineers cite Car-Dee boring results showing safe bearing capacity and good drainage, while critics warn Augres Loamy Soil in Punky Swamp may pose building and sewage challenges.
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Cecil B. Munson
Kennebunk
Kennebunk High School
James McMahon
SAD
John C. O'Malley
Threshold of Maine Resource Conservation and Development Project
York County
Phil Rea
William Hendrick
Alonzo Harriman Associates
Auburn
State Board of Education
Kennebunk Selectmen
Hendrick
Car-Dee Co
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Schmidt Resigns as Lions Coach After 19-Year Run
Detroit AP reports Joe Schmidt resigned today as head coach of the Detroit Lions after an 8 5 1 season that left the team third in the NFC Central. Schmidt announced at a hastily called news conference in the Lions offices ending a 19 year association, including six years as head coach. His coaching record stood 35 29 6 with two years left on his contract.
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Detroit
Joe Schmidt
Detroit Lions
Schmidt
Lions
Vermont education chief stumbles on spelling in hearing
Vermont education commissioner Robert Withey faced a spelling correction during a House Education Committee hearing. While presenting school program charts he was reminded he left out a 4 in the word acquisition. A separate note mentions Kharkhov Prison in the Soviet Union housing up to 40,000 inmates.
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Montpelier
Vit
Vermont
Education Committee
State House of Representatives
Robert Withey
Kharkhov
Soviet Union
Dunlop Named Head of Cost of Living Council
John T. Dunlop, Harvard economist and labor expert, appointed by President Nixon to lead the Cost of Living Council. He favors voluntary restraints and prudent fiscal policy over broad wage and price controls, aiming to curb inflation through budget discipline and anti inflation standards in public procurement. Dunlop has long sat in academia, with recent Washington labor work and ties to George Shultz and Peter Brennan.
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John T. Dunlop
Harvard University
Treasury
George Shultz
Shultz
Dunlop
Cambridge, Mass
Cost of Living Council
Harvard
Nixon
Derek Bok
Bok
Donald Rumsfeld
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Washington
Construction Industry Stabilization Committee
Construction Industry
Peter Brennan
New York
Saco considers public housing to ease shortage
The study urges action to aid elderly under ten thousand nine hundred dollars yearly and to curb housing shortage by forming a housing authority as allowed by the state. It advocates zoning and code updates to foster low and moderate income housing and notes potential community benefits. The City Council will hear the study at the next meeting.
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Saco
Fairfield mass murder trial heads to jury
The trial of Juan V. Corona over the killing of 25 drifters and farm laborers moves to a jury. The proceedings mark the nation’s largest mass murder case to date.
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Fairfield
Calif
Juan V. Corona
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