Death of Mormon Church President Joseph Fielding Smith
President Joseph Fielding Smith Jr. of the Mormon church died at his daughter’s home after a heart attack. Harold B. Lee, his likely successor, led the church’s Council of The Twelve. The church had just reorganized to handle rapid growth and its worldwide expansion.
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Salt Lake City
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon
Joseph Fielding Smith Jr
Smith
Bruce R. McConkie
The
Twelve
Jesus Christ
Obituary: Oscar A Cadorette of Biddeford
Oscar A Cadorette 80 of 55 Graham Street Biddeford died Saturday after a brief illness. Born May 17 1892 in Biddeford son of Michel and Delima Cadorette he owned a Biddeford grocery on Alfred Street for 13 years later worked at South Portland Shipyard in World War II and ran a painting business for 20 years retiring five years ago. Survived by widow Eva Gendron Cadorette daughter Germaine Cote three grandchildren three great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral 8:30 a.m. from St Joseph Church with interment at St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford. Friends may call Bolduc Funeral Home today 2–4 and 7–9 p.m.
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Oscar A. Cadorette
Graham St
Biddeford
Michel and
Delima (Brulotte) Cadorette
Alfred Street
South Portland
St. Joseph Church
Eva
Gendron) Cadorettte
Thomas
Germaine) Cote
St. Joseph Cemetery
Bolduc
Alfred St
Patrick H Clair lifelong Biddeford resident dies after illness
Patrick H Clair 69 of 1 Marshall Ave Biddeford died in a local hospital after a lengthy illness. Born Sept 12 1902 in Fort Kent he worked as a paint salesman for Chilton Paint Co and owned Clair's Motel Biddeford He was active in numerous fraternal and Catholic organizations and leaves wife Leona daughter Patricia Sica of Fairfield Conn six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral from St Joseph Church and burial at St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford. Visitation today and tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
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Patrick H. Clair
Marshall Ave
Biddeford
Fort Kent
Joseph and
Egline (Daigle) Clair
Madawaska
Chilton Paint Company
New York
Portland
Clair
Route 1
Saco Lodge of Elks
Luke E. Hart Council
Knights of Columbus
Council Chagnon
Union St. Jean Baptist
Catholic
Order of Forresters
Leona (Daignault) Clair
Patricia’ Sica
Fairfield Conn
St. Joseph Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Bolduc
Alfred St
Maine Banker Frederick Olson Dies at 69
Frederick J. Olson longtime Maine National Bank executive vice president and director died at 69. A funeral Mass is planned at St. Joseph's Church in Portland Wednesday. Olson began as a messenger in 1920 and rose to director in 1968. He also served as a corporator of Maine Savings Bank and director of Cumberland Savings and Loan. Survivors include his widow, a son and a daughter.
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Portland
St. Joseph’s Church
Frederick J. Olson
Maine National Bank
Olson
Portand National Bank
Maine National
Maine Savings Bank
Cumberland Savings and Loan Association
Charles W. Boston obituary a veteran and chef in Wells
Charles W. Boston, 59, of Route 1 Wells died Saturday at the Togus VA facility. Born Nov 23, 1912 in Wells, he was a World War II Army veteran and worked as a chef in Ogunquit and at Harvard College. He is survived by Arlene Perkins Boston, three brothers, and services are at Ocean View Cemetery Wells with the Lucas-Eaton Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Wells
Charles W. Boston
Route 1
Veterans Administration
Togus
George and
Mabel (Johnson
Boston
U.S. Army
Ogunquit
Harvard College
Arlene (Perkins) Boston
Clarence Boston
Los Angeles
Calif
Oscar Boston
Albert Hilton
Ocean View Cemetery
John B. Fitzpatrick
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Lucas-Eaton Funeral Home
York
Wells-Named Roy N Gray Dies at 72 in Wells
Roy N Gray 72 of Maryland Ridge Wells died at home after a long career as a stonecutter with Ige F Gray and Son Monument Works. Born Wells December 30 1899 he is survived by wife Louis Staples Gray four sons Roland Clifford Everett Leon a daughter Minnie Webber two brothers Oscar Ralph two sisters and 16 grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Johnson Funeral Home North Berwick Rev Stanley Stevens officiated with interment at Ocean View Cemetery Wells.
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Wells
Roy N. Gray
Maryland Ridge
George and
Yeata
Goodwin) Gray
Ige F. Gray and Son
Louis
Staples) Gray
Roland
Clifford
North Berwick
Everett
Leon
South Berwick
Arthur
Minnie) Webber
Barthers
Oscar
Ralph Gray
Grace Dustin
Ida Snow
Sadie Allen
Johnson Funeral Home
Market St
Nixon measures aim to offset Agnes damage and boost veterans benefits
The article notes bills to offset storm damage across five Eastern states and a 10 percent increase in monthly disabled veterans benefits starting August 1. Social Security rises will boost the average retired couple’s pension from 223 dollars monthly, affecting 28.1 million beneficiaries automatically.
Portland Weather: Partly Cloudy and Showers Likely Tonight
Partly cloudy conditions prevail in the north with showers likely in the south tonight. Lows range from the upper 40s in the north to the 50s in the south. Tuesday features partly cloudy skies in the north with a chance of showers in the south and highs mostly in the 60s.
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Portland
DAV meeting and Scout and choir notices in two towns
The Biddeford Saco Chapter Disabled American Veterans holds a 7 30 p m meeting at the DAV Hall Bradbury Street Biddeford. Saco Boy Scout Troop 341 meets tomorrow at 7 pm in the United Baptist Church vestry Main Street Saco. The Youth Choir of the Goodwill Mills United Methodist Church Lyman rehearses Wednesday at 1 pm at the church.
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Biddeford- Saco
DAV Hall
Bradbury Street
Biddeford
Saco
United Baptist ‘Church
Main Street
Goodswins Mills United Methodist Church
Lyman
Beating Death Of 19 Year Old In Suffolk Jail Cell
In Boston a 19 year old detainee Robert Brown was found dead in his locked Suffolk County Jail cell from an apparent beating by cellmate Ronald Albert Strother 30 of Roxbury Brown awaiting trial on breaking and entering charges Strother held on two murder counts Police say a toilet seat was the weapon and a murder warrant will be sought Strother had been kept with Brown following court physician advice due to Strother’s psychiatric history
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Boston (Ap
Suffolk County
Ronald Albert Strother
Boston
Roxbury
Robert Brown
Strother
Brown
Viola Brown
Phyllis Galloway
Regina Pauline Gayle
Nader Plans Study of Kangaroos in Australia
U S consumer advocate Ralph Nader arrived in Sydney to study kangaroos at risk of extinction. He said the U S Interior Department seeks listing of some species to curb imports of kangaroo products.
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Sydney
Australia
U.S
Ralph Nader
Nader
U.S. Interior Department
Father Gives Away Three Daughters in One Ceremony
In Melrose Massachusetts AP Gino Sasso orchestrated a single six ring wedding for his three daughters. The Rev Paul Clougherty officiated at Incarnation Church guiding rings to Kathleen Mary to John Calhoun Mary to Warren Talbot and Jeanne to John Beck. The pastor quipped he had married the right brides to the right grooms.
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John D. Calhoun
Waltham
Mary
Warren H. Talbot
Medford
Jeanne
John W. Beck
Cambridge
York County Barracks WWI Group to Meet Tonight
York County Barracks Veterans of World War I and Auxiliary will meet at 7 30 this evening at St John's Hall located at the corner of Main and Elm streets.
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York County
St. John’s Hall
Main and
Elm Streets
Biddeford
Mrs Willie Guerette Listed As Medical Patient
Mrs Willie Guerette of 61 Clifford Street Biddeford is identified as a medical patient at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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Willie Guerette
Clifford St
Biddeford
Maine Medical Center
Portland
World Title Chess Match In Jeopardy
The world chess championship faced collapse 24 hours before Bobby Fischer’s deadline to show or forfeit his match with Boris Spassky. Fischer demanded more money and refused to yield, while the Icelandic Chess Federation opposed paying extra. The six member board, aided by Fischer’s lawyer Andrew Davis, worked into the night with no progress.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spasky
Russia
Fischer
New York Daily News
Icelandic Chess Federation
Andrew Davis
Davis
Council Meeting Rescheduled in Biddeford Tonight
The Biddeford City Council meeting set for tonight at 7 30 has been moved to Wednesday at 7 30 pm City Clerk confirms. Saint Peter the Apostle was the first pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Biddeford
Saint Peter, Prince On the Apostles
Girl Airlifted From Trail To Berlin Hospital
Carolyn Matthews aged 18 from Morristown New Jersey was airlifted by helicopter to a Berlin hospital after a fall on the Appalachian Trail at 3 500 feet elevation Mahooshe Arm. She suffered a fractured heel and multiple cuts and bruises but was in good condition. She and five companions stayed the night on the mountain awaiting daylight for the National Guard helicopter.
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Success
N.H
Carolyn Matthews
Morristown
N.J
Berlin
Fish and Game
National Guard
Two Killed Two Injured In Blazes In New Hampshire
Hampstead police report Francis Nolan 40 and his daughter Lisa 8 died when a camping trailer burned Sunday. In Alton Bay Arthur Louring 44 was burned over 75 percent of his body in a bottled gas furnace explosion and transported to hospital in Boston in serious condition.
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Hampstead
N.H
Massachusetts
Francis Nolan
Lisa
Alton Bay
Arthur Louring
Alton
Louring
Huggins Hospital
Wolfboro
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Nolan
Joseph
Chris
Shriner’s Burns Institute
Closing exercises mark Vacation Bible School at Biddeford church
The Daily Vacation Bible School at Biddeford United Baptist Church on Jefferson Street held closing ceremonies. Rev. James A. Purington awarded certificates of appreciation to teachers and helpers from Preschool to Junior High levels, with music by organist Mrs. Marion Batchelder and refreshments by Mrs. Hazel Lahey and Mrs. Lylah Merrill.
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Biddeford United Baptist Church
Jefferson Street
Marion Batchelder
James A. Purington
Sharon Pike
Susan Monaldo
Diane Hallezuk
Deborah, Bennett
Pauline Forbes
Norman Martel
Linda Herrick
Mary Dawn
James Monaldo
Clara Purington
Adelpha McKeen
Lois Pike
James Purington
Richard Ouellette
Rosalie Dixon
Louise Pike
Zillah Stewart
Hazel Lahey
Lylah Merrill
Michelle Rocray
Nelms Named Head of Kennebunkport Swim Program
Chris Nelms appointed to head the Kennebunkport Recreation Committee swimming program. She led a similar effort last year enrolling about 250 children and will recruit pool owners in the Kennebunks to donate time for daily sessions Monday through Friday.
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Nebunk
Kennebunkport Recreation Committee
Miss Nelms
Kennebunks
YMCA
i\Kennebunks
Battery Stolen From Biddeford Car Owner Yard
A 12 volt car battery was stolen last night from a vehicle owned by Alcide Vandals of 100 Granite Street Biddeford. The car was parked in the owner's yard at the time of the theft.
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Alcide Vandals
Granite St
Biddeford
Explosives Loaded Onto DC4 After Transport To Site
The source describes a sequence where an explosive was moved back to the DC4 aircraft location and, per an agreement between Kessler and Jaz, the explosives were loaded onto the aircraft. Federal agents then moved in.
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Kessler
Jaz
Belfast protests over barricades halt army action
Last week Protestant and Catholic areas in Belfast saw protests demanding removal of barricades around IRA zones. The British Army declined to tear down the barricades in Catholic districts and made no move to clear Protestant barriers.
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IRA
Rancher-banker and ex INS agent held in $25,000 bond in weapon plot
The two South Texas residents were taken into custody in Eagle Pass and released on $25,000 bond. Federal complaint alleges Carl Diaz controlled a plan to buy up to $1.2 million in weapons from Kessler who claimed C-4 explosives and blasting gear would be shipped to an air field near Vera Cruz. A rental plane, then a van, moved 13 500 pounds of C-4 from Hammond to Shreveport.
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South Texas
Marion Hegler
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Eagle Pass
Tex
Carlos Diaz
Shreveport
Kessler
Diaz
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Carlos
Hammond
South Western Pipe Co
Lockheed profits rise as defense spending holds steady
Pentagon data show Lockheed spent 109.3 million from 1969 to 1972 on C5A modifications spares and upgrades with Lockheed as prime contractor. Projections for 1973 to 1977 reach 278.8 million while the Air Force notes the plane requires below normal maintenance and performance remains strong.
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Pentagon
Associated Press
Lockheed
Air Force
Defense Department
Lec
Price competitive bidding on Lockheed C5A contracts questioned
Congressional testimony shows many Lockheed awards awarded on price competition with a large share of C5A contracts cited. Final costs exceeded the winning bids, highlighting potential overruns and bid effectiveness concerns.
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Lockheed
Boston prison inmate dies in locked-cell incident
Thousand awaiting trial on a breaking and entering charge was beaten to death Sunday in his locked cell at Suffolk County Jail in Boston. Also reported: Charles Cahill 20 of Newport Vermont died after a motorcycle crash near Lyndonville Vermont. Anthony Bell 20 charged with murder in Dennis Devlin 20 death in Charlestown Boston. John A Fratus 25 of Lowell killed when his car hit a tree. Freeman Drew 36 of Orleans Vermont reported killed.
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Suffolk County
Boston
Newport
Charles Cahill
Vermont
Lyndonville
Anthony Bell
Dennis Devlin
Charlestown
Lowell
Mass
John A. Fratus
Freeman Drew
Orleans
Multiple Local Accidents Reported Across New England
A Jaffrey man Rus sell Morrison, 26, died in a westward car accident in Westford. A Portland boy Vincent Hall, age one, drowned at the State Pier on Saturday. Mrs Donna Foss, 30, of Randolph alongside Robert Andrews, 39, of Hull, were in a motorcycle crash when the machine overturned. Foss died and Andrews was critically injured. Elwood Gulick, 65, of Apache Junction, and Robert Kaehl, 25, were reported drowned in separate incidents in Vernon. The Massachusetts Cross urged urgent blood donations with offices in Boston, Springfield, Worcester and Peabody open today and tomorrow.
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Portland
Maine
Vincent Hall
State Pier
Cohasset
Donna Foss
Randolph
Mass
Robert W. Andrews
Hull
Elwood Gulick
Apaches Junction
Ariz
Robert Kaehl
Baldwin
N.Y
Vernon
Massachusetts Cross
Boston
Springfield
Worcester
Peabody
Song of Songs and Canticles Referenced as Solomon Book
The terms Song of Songs and Canticles are alternate names for the Old Testament book commonly known as the Song of Solomon. This identifies the same biblical text by two traditional designations.
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Solomon
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Dawn Isaac
Chris Nelms
Kennebunkport
Dave Snow
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Rene’s Florist
Main St
Janson's Jewelry
Immune
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York County Savings Bank
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Westford
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