Veteran Portland editor Frederick M. Jones dies at 59
Frederick M. Jones a longtime Portland Press Herald and Evening Express editor and reporter died at a Portland hospital after a long illness. A Portsmouth native and St Anselm College graduate he covered the Squalus sinking in 1939 and later held roles as copy editor and wire editor. He is survived by his mother in Portsmouth with funeral plans incomplete.
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Frederick M. Jones
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Portland Press Herald
Evening Express
Portsmouth
N.H
St. Anselm’s College
Manchester
Associated Press
Herald
Portsmouth Daily
Isle of Shoals
Josephine Jones
Bath businessman Justin H Miller dies in Florida
Bath noted contractor Justin H. Miller 65 died while vacationing in Florida. He was president of a general contracting firm bearing his name. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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BATH
Justin H. Miller
Florida
Miller
Cohen Heads for Kennebunk Selectman Post
Kennebunk town notices Herman Cohen of Kimball Lane has filed for Selectman at Large. Also running are Robert J. Slowik Building Inspector of West Kennebunk and Wayne Goodrich of Hillcrest Drive. Mason’s vacancy is due to a two year Panama Canal Zone duty. Position statements will follow.
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Kennebunk
Edna Wentworth
Herman Cohen
Kimball Lane
Selectman
Cohen
Robert J. Slowik
West Kennebunk
Wayne Goodrich
Hillcrest Drive
Vincent T. Mason
Panama Canal Zone
Crosby Seeks Selectman Post in Kennebunk Beach
Former State Representative Clarence Crosby of Kennebunk Beach has announced and taken nomination papers to run for Selectman Middle District East. Elmer Hank of the highway department also seeks the five member board seat currently held by James McMahon.
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Kennebunk
Clarence Crosby
Kennebunk Beach
Selectman
Middle District
James McMahon
Elmer Hank
Settlement near completion on end to Vietnam conflict
Technical experts from the United States and North Vietnam worked past midnight drafting protocols and annexes to detail the operation of the agreement. The 13 hour session at Suburban St. Nom la Breteche set a record in ongoing talks following Nixon's renewed bombing. A signing ceremony was being prepared in Paris with champagne on hand, but no date was announced.
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North Vietnam
St. Nom la Breteche
Nixon
Hanoi
Haiphon
Kissinger
Tho
Funeral Service for Shumway and Gross
Funeral service notice for Shumway and Gross at 85 Spring St Saco with contact 284 5611.
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
Weather outlook for Portland area tonight and Wednesday
The forecast calls for clearing skies with snow flurries in northern mountains and partial cloudiness elsewhere. Lows dip into the teens to 20s, with Wednesday bringing partly cloudy conditions and highs in the 30s to low 40s.
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Portland
Space Derby Theme At Pack 303 January Meeting
Space derby prizes awarded to John St. Amand and Michael Beaudette for first and second. Cub Scout awards include Bobcats to Lessard Charette Mayberry Smith and Moisan, Wolf to Godard Michaud, Bear to Gervais, Denner and Asst. Denner designations, and pins for several members. Project SOAR honors listed with many names, plus Webelos and Boy Scout promotions to local troops.
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John St. Amand
Michael Beaudette
St. Andre's Hall
Biddeford
Quentin J. Wilson
Mark Lessard
Normand Charette
Scott Mayberry
Richard Smith
Peter Moisan
Wolf
Scott Godard
James Michaud
Bear
William Gervais
Denner
Paul Moisan
Steven Loignan
Raymond Bouffard
David Auger
Mike Simensky
Mark Dumas
David Levesque
Scott Brown
Donald Viger
Robert Marchand
Bruno Cyr
Scott Goddard
Mark Sinnott
Richard Lachance
Pierre Maurice
Charles Waddell Jr
Marty Reny
Richard Marchand
Den
Bernice Wilson
Barbara Simensky
Ray Nute
Webelos
Martin Reay
Mark Larochelle
Keith Croteau
Charles Langevin
Knights of Columbus Meeting Set in Biddeford
Directors of the Christopher Fraternal Association and Luke E. Hart Council will convene Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the K of C hall on Pool Street in Biddeford.
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Christopher Fraternal Association
Luke E. Hart
Hollis Center Man Builds Bridge For Snowmobilers
Hollis Center resident Paul Moulton built a 162 foot snowmobile bridge over Monday Brook on Rt 117 spending about 30 days and supplying most materials himself. The one lane, night lit bridge serves 60 or more snowmobilers on weekends with riders from Biddeford and Saco using trails the York County Fish and Game Snowmobile Club marks. Moulton hopes to add a second bridge this summer or fall to separate north and south bound traffic.
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Michael Spath
Hollis Center
Paul Moulton
Moulton
Monday Brook
Rt.117
Biddeford
Saco
Robert Cyr
York County
Goodwins Mill
Deer Pond
December inflation and wage trends under Nixon era controls
The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes mixed December price changes with seasonally adjusted food flat but unadjusted rising 0.5 percent, wholesale prices up sharply, and consumer impact lag. It cites wage growth and weekly earnings rising 2.7 percent for last year, with average gross weekly earnings at 135.78 dollars.
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Nixon
The
Price Commission
Old Orchard Beach School Board to Discuss Finances
The Old Orchard Beach School Committee meets Wednesday at 7 in Loranger School to review a detailed financial report and sign the system expense warrant.
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Old Orchard Beach
Loranger
Mrs. Leo LaBrecque Returns Home From Notre Dame Unit
Mrs. Leo LaBrecque of 47 Adams Street Biddeford has returned to her home from the Notre Dame Unit on Pool Road Biddeford after hospitalization.
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Leo LaBrecque
Adams St
Biddeford
Notre Dame
Pool Road
Kennebunk Tonight Hearing on Gravel Pit Ordinance Placed
Selectmen meet at 7 p.m. in Lower Town Hall for a public hearing on a proposed gravel pit ordinance after Planning Board study. The session will also cover a 25 acre land parcel near Kennebunk High School for a SAD 71 learning center and include a discussion of town land value and Homemaker Services Program. Richard Littlefield bids $1 for demolishing a wooden portion of the Twine Mill in West Kennebunk.
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Selectmen
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Carroll Hussey
York County Community Action Program
Richard Littlefield
West
Kennebunk
County Taxes Vary By Town As State Valuations Rise
York County will raise funds for 1973 taxes with amounts varying by town according to state valuation changes. Wells shows a 22.70 percent rise in state valuation and a higher county tax, while Biddeford’s valuation is up 9.15 percent and its county tax falls by 1,585. A local report incorrectly claimed countywide totals would not fall despite a lower county tax rate.
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Board of County Commissioners
Lucien Dutremble
York County
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Biddeford
Saco Journal
Augusta
Abortion ruling sparks reaction from doctors and politicians
Dr James S Johnston of Webber Hospital discusses clinics guiding birth control use after abortions and committees overseeing abortion decisions. Maine Atty Gen Jon Lund says the state law may be struck down if Court ruling is broad. Dorothy Doyle hails the court win as a great victory for women.
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James S. Johnston
Webber Hospital
Jon Lund
Maine
Johnston
Dorothy Doyle
Bangor
Sarah Weddington
Texas
Weddington
Iceland Volcanoes and Surtsey Links
A report notes Icelandic volcanic activity including a 1963 undersea eruption that formed Surtsey, a new lava island, while locating the current eruption about 20 miles northeast of that site. Also mentions a U.S. Supreme Court abortion ruling affecting early pregnancy care.
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Iceland
Surtsey
Yearly Report From Saco Fire Chief Details 1972 Calls
The Saco fire department logged 1,727 calls in 1972, 482 more than 1971, per Chief Kenneth Pendleton. It handled 191 emergency rescues, 434 public service calls, 616 ambulance runs, and 104 alarm maintenance runs, with extensive hose and ladder usage and several mutual aid responses to Biddeford Old Orchard Beach Goodwin Mills Sanford and Lewiston.
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Saco
Kenneth Pendleton
Biddeford
Old Orchard Beach
Goodwin Mills
Sanford
Lewiston
Hearing on Zoning Code Tonight in Kennebunkport
Informal zoning code hearing set for 7 30 p m at town offices with a formal session on February 14 before town meeting in March. Topic focuses on Goose Rocks Cape Porpoise and Ocean Avenue areas. Residents urged to review changes and submit proposals to the board.
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Kennebunkport
Wallace Reid
Goose Rocks
Cape Porpoise
Ocean Avenue
Reid
Lost and Found German Shepherds Missing Near Saco Scarborough
Two German Shepherds, one silver and one black and tan, are lost in the Saco Scarborough area. Reward offered. Contact numbers 282-2828 or 773-5562.
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Saco
Scarborough
Johnson L ies In State Continued From Page One
Johnson dies after long career shaping civil rights and social legislation. The former president’s death follows Truman by 24 days as Nixon orders flags half staff. Agents resuscitate at his ranch before he is pronounced dead in San Antonio. He was born near Stonewall Texas on August 27 1908, the eldest of five children.
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Dallas
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America
Stonewall
Rebekah Baines
Samuel Ealy Johnson
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