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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1973
Page
3
Federal official says price increases in the New England heating oil market will be watched for being out of line. Industry sources expect higher costs due to a current shortage and cold January weather.
The Maine Turnpike Authority reports a 1972 traffic record of 11,540,176 vehicles, up about ten percent from 1971. Frank A. Howe notes a strong anniversary year despite light summer tourism, as usage spreads through all four seasons.
Cases heard by Judge Ralph H. Ross include Donald Iilanson 37 Wells fined 150 for operating under the influence with appeal bond set. Phillip Frenette 32 Hollis Center dismissed on OUI and officer assault. Richard Ward 38 Saco fined 200 for OUI and 30 day license suspension with 250 bail. Daniel Klimik 21 Cape Porpoise fined 20 for road hunting. Elizabeth Campbell 46 Kennebunkport fined 20 for fail to yield. Lester Brown 21 Skowhegan dismissed for diversion. Steven Schmidt 18 Kennebunkport cited for illegal transportation of liquor by a minor.
The high scorers at Le Foyer whist party on Pool and Foss streets were Armand Lapointe and Barney Lagrange. Other winners included Flora Lambert Corana Descoteaux Therese Tedeschi Edmond Morin Alphonsine Bolduc Joseph Chouinard Joseph Plourde Alderic Soucy Conrad Grondin Lucienne Chouinard Rachel Nolette Diane Nolette Helen Dean Lilianne Jacoby Aurore Gegnon and Aurore Soucy. A follow up party is planned next Sunday and is open to the public.
Winners at the Lawn Avenue Playhouse in Old Orchard Beach were Mr. and Mrs. Al Rosen tying with Gwen Flannery and Pauline Larochelle for first in North and South. East and West crowned John Fisher and Avis Briggs first, James Warren and Robert Whelan second, Angelo Tsika and partner third.
Saco City Council will hold a special meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the council chambers. The agenda includes a flood insurance report, appointment of a plumbing inspector, planning and zoning appeal board appointments, and possible reallocation of sub committee personnel.
January traffic actions list includes Robert P. Fitzpatrick of Providence fined 20 for speeding in Wells on January 12 and license suspended 10 days. James T. Gagne of Biddeford fined 25 for speeding January 13. William L. Cousins of Portland fined 20 for speeding November 20 in Biddeford.
Biddeford police report two hub caps were stolen from a car owned by Donald Bouffard of 15 Pool Street. The vehicle was parked in the Farm Store lot on Alfred Street when the theft occurred. The value is not reported and investigators continue.
Questions answered about how trial work periods apply to disabled widow benefits, marriage affecting student payments, and a part time cab driver potentially qualifying for disability. Guidance emphasizes reporting work, identifying substantial gainful activity, and applying for a formal determination if disability seems possible. Public contact for Social Security Office provided.
Jack Sevigny a Maine woodman and wildlife photographer will be guest speaker at Camp Ellis Red and Gun Club dinner meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m He will show slides of Maine wildlife from Allagash to West Buxton Newly elected officers Ralph Hight president Victor Ledoux vice president Harold Boudreau treasurer Gene Bloodgood secretary lead the meeting Open to the public on the first and second Tuesdays each month
Police reported two Saturday accidents in Saco. At 11 a.m. at Main and School streets a car driven by Roger Vachon 20 of Poland Spring and a car driven by John Janson 88 of 41 Dyer Street collided causing 300 and 400 dollars in damage. At 3 30 p.m. on Spring Street near Bradley Street Paula Gardner 69 of Kennebunk and John J Williams 27 of 334 Main Street sustained 150 and 450 dollars in damage.
Police near Copenhagen search for a man who entered a house at night and slept with a woman who mistook him for her husband. The woman woke to a stranger in bed, mistaking him for her spouse, and the incident is being treated as rape though consent occurred before the discovery.
U S military officers expect Communist forces in South Vietnam to shift to guerrilla tactics terror and assassination after a cease fire They doubt any international police can prevent renewed conflict Kissinger seeks Paris peace Laird fears enduring war and political risk North Vietnamese troops remain a concern as South Vietnamese forces push back in Tay Ninh Province
Biddeford is among 18 Maine locations selected for University of Maine at Orono Bureau of Public Administration BPA training programs for public service employees. Of 104 planned courses, several still lack dates, covering planning, regional planning, community development, public policy and urban problem seminars. Programs emphasize practical on the job application, with brochures and registration materials mailed about six weeks before each session.
In 10th District Court Saco Judge Nicholas W Danton granted several divorces. Elizabeth R Jackson of Kennebunk was granted from Donald H Jackson Jr on adultery with the right to resume her maiden name Elizabeth R Tibbetts plus alimony and fees. Jerold V Drugge of Buxton divorced Nancy A Drugge, citing grounds of cruel and abusive treatment. The Augusta marriage date and other details are noted.
From Ethel M. Wire of Biddeford a couple married July 1 1961 received a divorce with custody of three children and a five year old placed with the Department of Health and Welfare. Doris Lachance and Alphonse Lachance of Saco were divorced after a 1962 Biddeford marriage with two children and child support ordered at 15 dollars weekly per child. Harry Hanson of Kennebunk and Dorothy Hanson of Kennebunk divorced after a 1943 marriage that produced three children.
A ceremony at the Biddeford Fire Station will honor the late Arthur King, fire chief from 1949 to 1959. The Biddeford Fire Relief Association will unveil a plaque and bell from an old engine mounted outside the station.
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