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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1973

Page

2

Rev Ralph C Corbeil dies after long illness

The Rev. Mr. Ralph C. Corbeil aged 63 of Lewiston died January 20 at the Veterans Administration Center Tagus after a lengthy illness. He was born August 12, 1909 in Biddeford and ordained in Belgium July 14, 1935. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home.

Lewiston Ralph C. Corbeil Veterans Administration Center Tagus Biddeford Ferdinand and Marie Louise (Bourgeault) Corbeil St. Joseph Grammar School St. Charles Seminary Sherbrooke Que American College Springvale Father Corbeil St. Mary Holy Family Daigle St. David Madawaska Theresa Sandler Coventry Coventry, Conn., Mrs. Leo Paul (Lauretta) Lambert Francis Beatrice) Mazerall West Aae Brook Fernand January Tides Peabody Mass Roland High LO Biddeford Raymond A.M. P.M. A. M. P. M. Newington Conn Sansoucy-Blais Stone St

Portland Weather Tonight Snow Likely Then Clear

The forecast calls for snow early tonight in Portland with clearing and lows in the teens north to 20s south. Sunday brings mostly sunny skies, windy conditions, and highs in the teens north to 20s south.

Portland

James G Crossley 84 Saco Resident Dies After Long Illness

James G Crossley 84 of 29 Cleveland St Saco died January 19 at a local hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Bambridge Ireland September 10 1888 he worked for Know Rolls Royce Stevens and Curzen in New York before 23 years with Saco Lowell Shop retiring 1950 as superintendent. He was a member of multiple Masonic and Eastern Star bodies and survived by a brother Samuel Cressley and a sister Mrs Colin Stevenson of Chicopee Mass. Funeral at Dennett and Craig Saco Monday 10 am with Rev John H Miller officiating interment in Fairview Cemetery Chicopee. Friends may call Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 pm.

James G. Crossley Cleveland St Saco Bambridge Ireland James Elizabeth (Matchett) Crossley Chicopee Mass New York Know Rolls Royce Stevens Curzen Saco Lowell Biddeford Madonna Shrine Portland Samuel Cressley Colin Stevenson Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Main St John H. Miller The United Church of Christ (Congregational Fairview Cemetery

Louisville Policewoman credited with capturing gunman at airport

In Louisville Kentucky a policewoman is credited with engineering the capture of a young gunman who fired shotgun blasts in the crowded airport terminal and then holed up in an armed airliner with a mechanic as hostage.

Louisville, Ky Louisville Ac Hnetago

Ski Conditions Report for New England Ski Areas January 20

Ski conditions from Maine to New Hampshire list new snow depth base and surface types for many resorts. Operated areas report varying conditions from wet spring to packed powder with several not operating or closed notifications.

Boston New England Burnt Meadow Mt. Abram Lost Valley Lions Pleasant Mt Sunday River New Hampshire Athitash Big Bear Cranmore Mt Dartmouth Skiway Ay Dundee King Pine King Ridge Loon Mt Mittersil Pats Peak Ragged Mt. Gr Sco Mt. Rowe Mt. Sunapee Upper Flower Temple Mt

Deaths Mrs Mary K Drakoulakos 78 Biddeford

Mrs Mary K Drakoulakos 78 of 11 Janelle St Biddeford died Jan 19 after a brief illness in a local hospital Born in Pitgos Itilou Greece Aug 15 1894 she was the daughter of Charles and Mary Kilakos Surviving sons James M and Everett both of Biddeford Charles of Hollywood Calif a daughter Eleanor Koutoulakos of Saco 12 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Private funeral services will be from Bolduc Funeral Home Biddeford with spring interment in Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford Funeral home hours 2 to 4 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Mary K. Drakoulakos Janelle St Biddeford Pitgos Itilou Greece Charles Mary Kilakos James M Everett Drakoulakos Hollywood Calif Eleanor Koutoulakos Saco Bolduc Alfred St Greenwood Cemetery

Funeral Notices for SHUMWAY AND GROSS

Funeral service information for SHUMWAY AND GROSS is listed with locations at 35 Spring St Saco and 365 Main St Saco Maine. Telephone numbers 284 5611 and 282 are provided for memorial arrangements and inquiries.

Shumway and Gross Funeral Service Spring St Saco Dennett & Craig Saco, Maine

LSD Advocate Leary Returned To California

Dr. Timothy Leary, the LSD advocate who escaped from a California prison in 1970, was arrested in Los Angeles and held on a five million dollar bond. He arrived from Afghanistan with Joanna Harcourt Smith, who vowed to help free him.

Los Angeles Timothy Leary Leary Afghanistan London Joanna Harcourt-Smith Simon Harcourt- Smith San Luis Obispo Calif Orange County U.S

Mailing Rates May Go Up On Some Letters

Postmaster General F E T Klassen proposes surcharges on oversized and undersized envelopes. The plan, awaiting Postal Rate Commission approval, would affect airmail and first class mail one ounce or less and third class mail two ounces or less. The aim is to offset higher processing costs from nonstandard envelopes and push toward simpler sorting and delivery.

Washington FE. T. Klassen Independent Postal Rate Commission Postal Service Klassen Encor

Hysteria Forces Shutdown at GE Singapore Plant

Mass hysteria among workers at the General Electric Television and Appliances factory in Singapore halted production for a second time in three days. Eleven girls were carried out as moslem medicine men bomohs and Buddhist monks tried to drive away spirits. Government officials said hysteria is largely psychological and temporary with no lasting effects and urged to curb rumors.

Singapore General Electric Television and Appliances Health Ministry

Hayley Mills Gives Birth To Son In London Hospital

British actress Hayley Mills, 26, has delivered an 8 pound 12 ounce son at Queen Charlotte Hospital. Roy Boulting, her husband and producer director, says the baby resembles Mills. The couple wed in May 1971.

London Hayley Mills Queen Charlotte Hospital Hayley Roy Boulting Miss Mills Boulting

Laugh-In Ends After Season Final. Duo Plans New Show

Hollywood AP Dick Martin and Dan Rowan fold Laugh-In after taping the 142nd episode. They planned to quit this season but NBC kept them on due to pre sold ads. The program once ranked second, slipped to 35th in December.

Hollywood Dick Martin Dan Rowan Laugh-In

Panther Leader To Run For Mayor In Oakland

Black Panther Party Chairman Bobby Seale filed nominating petitions and paid a $200 fee to run in Oakland in the April 17 municipal election. He outlined a platform promising more jobs for minority citizens and proposed a $2.3 million slush fund to fund needed jobs.

Oakland Calif Black Panther Party Bobby Seale Seale

St Demetrios Parish Youth Group Meeting Schedule

Members of the St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Youth Group meet tomorrow at 6 30 pm in the church hall on Adams Street for the year’s first business session and event planning. Rev Dufault notes memorial services Sunday after Divine Liturgy for Elizabeth Kotsikou.

St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Adams Street Biddeford Hall of Music Alex Economos Nicholas Dufault Elizabeth Kotsikou St. Gregory the Theologian Constantinople St. Demetrios Nicholas Viahakos

Saco Police Take Wide Range Of Courses

Saco Police Chief Robert Foran announced officers from the department are enrolled in multiple courses. Sgt. Jamieson Jr., Sgt. Nason, and Patrolman Tardif attend a 15 week criminal law program at Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute. Detective Stone and officers LeClair and Stanwood study laws of arrests and search and seizure at Biddeford Vocational School. Others pursue criminal justice law at University of Maine at Portland and an eight week basic police course in Waterville. Nason completed a two week program co sponsored by the US Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and the Maine academy.

Saco Robert Foran Foran Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute South Portland Bar! J. Jamieson Jr Richard L. Nason Roger J. Tardif Biddeford Vocational School Maine Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Academy United States Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Nason

Maine unemployment drops to 5.8 percent in November

Gov Kenneth M Curtis says Maine's jobless rate fell to 5.8 percent in November 1972 from 7.3 percent a year earlier, with 23 600 employed and 29 900 unemployed in November 1971. Haig leaves Saigon after talks with Thieu that may push toward a Vietnam peace settlement.

Augusta Kenneth M. Curtis Maine State Manpower Affairs Department Saigon Alexander M. Haig Jr Nixon Nguyen van Thieu Vietnam

Policewoman Subdues Young Hijacker Aboard Louisville DC9

Policewoman Marty Green arrested 17 year old Dennis Durkin of Pittsburgh after subdued hijacker tried to take a Louisville airport bound Ozark Airlines DC9. Durkin, armed with a shotgun and knife, held mechanic Dave Yeakel hostage as FBI and officers contained the scene overnight. Durkin claimed aim to fly to Africa for asylum. no injuries reported among about 200 onlookers.

Ozark Airlines Thomas Kitchens Jr FBI Fice Louisville Dennis V. Durkin Pittsburgh Durkin Dave Yeakel Atlantic Africa Yeakel Kitchens Edgar Paul Yea Durkin

Guest Speaker To Give Service In Kennebunk

The Rev Benjamin C Bubar superintendent of the Christian Civic League of Maine speaks at 11 am Sunday Advent Christian Church Kennebunk Lower Village. He marks 20 years with the League and will address A Christian Witness in Places of Responsibility. Public invited.

Benjamin C. Bubar Christian Civic League of Maine Advent Christian Church Kennebunk Lower Village Bubar Allagash League

Law Enforcement Group Elects Officers in Maine Chapter

The York County Chapter of the Law Enforcement Association of Maine met at King’s Tut’s Restaurant in Eliot on Wednesday. Kennebunk constable Edmund Cashen was elected to his 21st consecutive term as secretary, Dr. Carl E. Richards of Alfred was named president, Clinton A. Paul of Eliot vice president, and Chief Elmer Hutchins of North Berwick Police Department as treasurer. Detective Donald Smith of the Kittery Police Department was appointed to the board of trustees of the state association.

Kennebunk York County Law Enforcement Association of Maine King’ Tut’s Eliot Edmund Cashen Carl E. Richards Alfred Clinton A. Paul Elmer Hutchins North Berwick Donald Smith Kittery Police Department State Association

Price controls in health costs to be reviewed by council

Officials say enforcement of price standards faces new challenges but the council now has the tools to study causes of rising health costs. A fuller government approach may follow the study ending. Current rules cap doctors and dentists fees at 2.5 percent annually while hospitals and institutions may raise revenues by up to six percent if justified. Exemptions require government approval.

Lems

Newsmen Sign Protest Telegram From Boston Press Group

About 150 attendees of the New England Press Association convention signed a telegram to President Nixon urging an immediate end to U.S. military action in Vietnam and China. The telegram stated anger at war and peace talks being tied to a political timetable. Signers included Robert Cabot of Suburban World Natick and William Kirtz of Marblehead Messenger.

Boston New England Press Association Nixon U.S Vietnam China Robert Cabot Suburban World Natick William Kirtz Marblehead Messenger Campbell Nevin Bath Brunswick Maine

Warning Issued For Frozen Lakes In Augusta

The Department of Inland Fisheries and Game warns snowmobilers and ice fishers to use extreme caution on lakes and ponds as unseasonably warm weather thaws areas that had been previously frozen, reopening lake surfaces this week.

Augusta Department of Inland Fisheries and Game

There Are 92 Classifieds in Want Ads. Why Not Use One

A newspaper notes the number of classified ads and promotes using the want ads section for selling items and services. It urges readers to place notices to reach local shoppers and maximize visibility.

Tsomides Named Principal At Old Orchard Beach School

Anthony Tsomides was named principal of Soranger Junior High School with tenure and a 15000 annual salary plus standard stipends. Jerome Lepelletier’s high school principal salary rose to 15000, lunch program debts and subsidies noted, and after hours programs planned with new director John McSweeney.

Michael Spath Old Orchard Beach Anthony Tsomides Soranger Tsomides John Chapin Jerome Lepelletier David Majercik John McSweeney Frank Dudley Louis DeAngelis Biddeford Saco Bus Co Patricia Maguadda

Inaugural Day Preparations Fill Washington for Nixon

Officials estimate a mass march from the Lincoln Memorial to the Washington Monument with 50 000 predicted by peace groups, but police expect under half that. About 8 000 police and National Guardsmen plus 2 000 troops stand by as trade routes are set to avoid clashes among protesters including SDS PLP Yippies and Vietnam Veterans against the War.

Kennedy Center National Peace Action Coalition People’s Coalition For Peace and Justice Lincoln Memorial Washington Monument Students For A Democratic Society Progressive Labor Party Youth International Party Yippies Vietnam Veterans Against Veterans’ Organization Arlington Cemetery Potomac White House Capitol Pennsylvania Avenue Washington Federal Triangle Nixons Agnews Nixon John F. Kennedy Center Inauguration Committee Sheraton Park Hotel Museum of Natural History Museum of History and Technology Pension Building

Nixon At A Glance Inaugural Address Highlights

Washington dispatch summarizes President Nixon’s second inaugural remarks on Vietnam peace, civility in debate, postwar responsibilities, American role in upholding treaties, reducing great power clashes, and expanding domestic opportunity by limiting government power.

America United States

Auto sought in Kennebec County barber murder case

Police hunt the blue car of G Harold Henderson after the 62 year old barber and motel owner was found slain in his Henderson's Motel office on Maine 100. Autopsy cites multiple stab wounds with presumed 24 to 48 hours since death.

Clinton Kennebec G. Harold Henderson Henderson Maine 100 Waterville Thayer Hospital Irving Goodes Fairfield Russell Bruton State Police

Nixon renews oath amid celebration and protest

president Richard Nixon renews the presidential oath amid mixed demonstrations as he presses an ongoing effort to start a Vietnam peace process that has eluded his administration.

Washington Richard Nixon Vietnam

Scout Troop 27 Tours Dyer Library in Saco

Girl Scout Troop 27 of Saco visited Dyer Library on January 16 to work on badges. Librarians Barbara Bond and Grace Kerry led a guided tour of departments and functions, with a group including Julie Simanonok Laurie Morrison Robin Letellier and others.

Saco Dyer Library Barbara Bond Grace Kerry Julie Simanonok Laurie Morrison Robin Letellier Dawn LePaulene Diane Martin Kathy Martin Penney Parslow Patty Verrier Brenda Croteau Debbie Croteau Selina

Snowmobile Club Teaches Scouts Safe Snowmobile Enjoyment

The Pathfinders snowmobile club led Boy Scout Troop 310 of Saco on an outing at Scout master Carl Meserve’s home Tuesday night. Club members gave rides to the scouts and focused on safety and enjoyment of snowmobile operation.

Pathfinders Snowmobile Club Boy Scout Troop 310 Saco Carl Meserve Pathfinders Club

Vietnamese forces clash near Saigon before cease fire

North and South Vietnamese troops fought the heaviest battles since last fall northwest of Saigon and south of the demilitarized zone as both sides seek military and political gains before a cease-fire. Military spokesmen reported today.

Saigon Demilitarized Zone

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