Deaths Cora E. Hobbs 92 longtime Saco resident
Cora E. Hobbs 92 of Saco died yesterday in hospital after a lingering illness. Born in Saco on November 25, 1879 she was among the town’s oldest alumnae of Thornton Academy. She worked as a cashier and was active in the Saco United Baptist Church. Survived by two sons in Saco and two daughters, 13 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 4 from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home with Laurel Hill Cemetery burial. Friends may call Sunday 2-4 and 7-9.
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Cora E. Hobbs
Watsons Mills
Saco
Elijah
Carolyn (Smith) Young
Thornton
Gray’s
Portland
Saco United Baptist Church
Kenneth
Pleasantville
N.Y
Gladys Harmon
South Portland
Beatrice Roland
Kittery
Dennett and Craig
Main St
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Miss Marion Foley of Saco Dies After Illness
Miss Marion Foley ... resident of 175 North St Saco died at home after a lengthy illness. Born in Newburyport Mass she was daughter of David and Martha B Foley. She owned a local beauty salon and belonged to Trinity Episcopal Church and its women's guild. Survived by two sisters and a brother. burial at Laurel Hill Cemetery after services at Trinity Church. Shumway Gross Funeral Home set visiting hours Monday.
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Marion Foley
North St
Saco
Newburyport
Mass
David
Martha B. (Frothingham) Foley
Trinity Episcopal Church of
Women’s Guild
Mary E. Foley
Stuart A. Bowdoin
Portland
David J. Foley Jr
New Bern
N.C
Trinity Episcopal Church
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Shumway Gross Funeral Home
Spring St
Ruth Hussey Dies In Biddeford Pool Convalescent Home
Mrs Ruth Hussey of Biddeford Pool died this morning at a local convalescent home after a lengthy illness Funeral arrangements will be announced by Shumway Gross a Home 35 Spring St the local funeral firm
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Ruth Hussey
Biddeford Pool
Shumway-Gross
Spring St
AP Newsman Charles Guptill Dies at 65 in Mexico City
AP bureau chief in Mexico from 1950 to 1962, Charles Guptill died of a stroke at 65. A Portland native and Bates College alumnus, he served in Rome Buenos Aires and Mexico City, led the Foreign Correspondents Association in 1955 and 1960, and later worked in government public relations. He survived by his wife Mary Elizabeth Gould and two sons, Charles and Peter, plus his mother and an uncle.
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Mexico City
Charles Guptill
Associated Press
Mexico
Stanley M. Swinton
New York
Portland
Maine
Bates College
Guptill
Rome
Buenos Aires
Mary Elizabeth Gould
Foreign Correspondents Association
Public Works Secretariat
Death of Former Missouri Governor John M. Dalton
Former Missouri Governor John M. Dalton, 71, died Friday at Jefferson City Hospital after several months of illness from cancer of the spine. Dalton, the 44th governor, served eight years as attorney general before his 1960 election and two terms as governor, succeeded in 1965 by Gov. Warren E. Hearnes.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
John M. Dalton
Jefferson City Hospital
Dalton
Warren E. Hearnes
Biddeford Home Break-In Reported
Police said the residence of Gerard Degesse at 9 Belmont Avenue Biddeford was broken into yesterday. It was unclear if any items were stolen.
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Gerard Degesse
Belmont Ave
Biddeford
Funeral Directors Dennett and Craig Listed in Saco
Funeral homes in Saco Maine are named with addresses and phone numbers. Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street offer services alongside EMONDs Funeral Home on 284 and SHUMWAY AND GROSS Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street with contact lines.
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Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Tel
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St. Saco
Theft of Tapes Reported in Saco
Saco police report a theft of tapes from the glove compartment of a car owned by David Coney of 45 Park Street. Two men he gave a ride to from Ocean Park Road took the tapes when the car stopped at Elm and Scammon streets, then fled in a red pickup with New Hampshire plates toward Biddeford.
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Saco
David Coney
Park St
Coney
Ocean Park Road
Elm
Scammon Streets
New Hampshire
Biddeford
Two Cars Collide In Biddeford
A two car accident occurred in Biddeford as Edith I. Binette and James W. Freeman collided on the road. The Binette vehicle was rear ended while turning. no injuries or damage estimates were reported by police.
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Smerter
Biddeford
Edith I. Binette
Hill St
Saco
James W. Freeman
Fairport
N.J
Binette
Transplant Recipient Carl Schaeffer Dies at 57
Funeral services were held in Stanford for Carl P. Schaeffer the retired Winchester Oregon plumber and Stanford University's fourth longest living heart transplant recipient. He received a new heart on October 26 1968 and died Friday at 57 after a heart attack. He had been hospitalized for back injury rehab and survived by his wife three sons and two daughters.
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Stanford
Calif
Carl P. Schaeffer
Winchester
Ore
Stanford Aeversity
Schaeffer
Veteran's Hospital
Cars Collide On Main Street in Saco
A collision occurred on Main Street in Saco involving Theodore W. Logan 47 of Scarborough and Linda A. LaMontagne 18 of 107 Temple Street Saco. Logan’s car sustained 300 dollars damage while LaMontagne’s vehicle received 400 dollars in damage according to Saco police.
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Theodore W. Logan
Scarborough
Linda A. LaMontagne
Temple St
Saco
Logan
LaMontagne
Convention Ar rangements clash over seats and income plank
At the Fountainbleu Hotel a disrupted meeting of the convention's Arrangements Committee saw protesters refuse to leave, seize a microphone, and demand delegate seats along with a platform plank guaranteeing a minimum annual income of $6 500 for a family of four. Democratic Party Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien offered to negotiate, saying talks would follow the doctrine of reasonableness.
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Oor
Fountainbleu
Democratic Party
Lawrence F. O’brien
Portland Weather Forecast Card Tonight
Tonight fair along the coast with variable cloud lines and a chance of showers elsewhere. Lows in the 50s. Sunday remains fair with highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
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Portland
Public casserole supper at Buxton Grange Hall
A public casserole supper will be held at Buxton Grange Hall on July 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. Pine Tree Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, of Gorham will serve the supper. Dancing sponsored by the Grange will follow later in the evening.
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Buxton Grange Hall
Grange
Pine Tree Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Gorham
Christmas In July Fair at Sanford Hospital Auxiliary
The 10th Annual Christmas In July Fair by H D Goodall Hospital Auxiliary will be Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Sanford Junior High School auditorium former shop room and grounds. Outdoor rides and games for youngsters, two wishing wells with Christmas wrapped surprise packages, a 2 p.m. auction led by Rudy Duplessis, and an outdoor chicken barbecue from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. for all ages.
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Sanford
H.D. Goodall Hospital
Rudy Duplessis
Bomb Kills Palestinian Spokesman Ghassan Kanafani
Beirut AP reports Ghassan Kanafani 36, spokesman for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, killed when a car bomb exploded as he drove to work. Kanafani, a noted Arab novelist and editor of Al Hadaf, had previously issued front statements including May claims of the Tel Aviv airport massacre that killed 28 and injured many.
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Beirut
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Palestine Liberation Organization
Ghassan Kanafani
Kanafani
al Hadaf
Tel Aviv
University of Maine Farmington Hosts Campus Days for Retired Teachers
Annual Campus Days sponsored by retired teachers run July 24 25 and 26 at University of Maine Farmington. Gwilym Roberts is guest speaker and attendees will tour The Norlands home of the Washburn family and Tel Star facilities. Contact Mrs Kathleen Craig Main Street Farmington to attend. The planet Jupiter travels around the sun at a rate of eight per.
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University of Maine-Farmington
Gwilym Roberts
Norlands
Washburn
Kathleen Craig
Main Street
Farmington
Biddeford Board and Teachers Enter Impasse over 1972 73 Contract
After four negotiations between the Biddeford Board of Education and the Biddeford Teachers Association the talks reached a temporary impasse. Superintendent Frechette cited awaiting Maine Supreme Court guidance on 1971 72 matters as blocking further bargaining. If no court decision by July 15 the parties will reconvene. No action was taken on the school budget or Twomey’s resignation from the Building Committee.
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Biddeford Board of Education
Biddeford Teachers Association
Andrew Crechette
Biddeford
Frechette
Maine Supreme Court
BTA
David P. Twomey
McNally Served With Order Leaves Office
Old Orchard Beach code enforcement officer Robert J. McNally was served a temporary restraining order barring him from office. He faces a York County Superior Court hearing scheduled for July 17 on alleged authority over safety investigations. McNally surrendered his keys to Town Manager Louis Savelas and left town hall after deputies served the order.
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Old Orchard Beach
Robert J. McNally
Ace
York County
McNally
Louis Savelas
Paul Fontaine
Hearing Set For Monday On Hirst Complaint
In York County Superior Court Alfred a hearing is scheduled Monday on Irving R. Hirsts complaint against the town council. He seeks a declaratory judgment that the towns employee insurance contract is invalid claiming a new contract was approved last May costing over 500 dollars and should have gone to bid. The council argues the benefits were added to the existing program and no bidding was required.
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Old Orchard Beach
York County
Alfred
Irving R. Hirst
Hirst
Lloyd l LaFountain
Robert York
Post Office Worker Retires After 35 Years
Kenneth H. Cooper 55 of Old Orchard Beach retires after 35 years with the U S Post Office Service ending as foreman of mails at Biddeford Office. He began July 1 1937 in Hartford and served in the merchant fleet during World War II before returning to Maine. He plans travel and spending winter in Mexico with wife Irene Wodarski. They have a son Kenneth Jr and daughter Karen.
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Kenneth H. Cooper
Old Orchard Beach
U.S
Biddeford
Cooper
Hartford
Big Ciy
Maine
Mexico
Irene Wodarski
Salem
Mass
Kenneth Jr
Karen
Harriet Beecher Stowe Used Pen Name Christopher Crowfield
The author Harriet Beecher Stowe published under the alias Christopher Crowfield, a late 19th century pseudonym she employed for certain writings.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Christopher Crowfield
Indiaman Elected Kiwanis President at Atlantic City
Lorin J. Badskey of North Webster Indiana was chosen president of Kiwanis International at the 57th annual convention in Atlantic City New Jersey. He leads 270 000 members in 5 900 clubs across the United States Canada Mexico Europe Central and South America the Caribbean the Far East and the Southwest Pacific Area succeeding Wes H Bartlett of Algona Iowa.
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Lorin J. Badskey
North Webster
Ind
Kiwanis International
Atlantic City
M.J
Harold B. Fohlin
Kiwanis Club
Old Orchard Beach
International Service Organization
Badskey
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Central and
South America
Carribbean
Far East
Southwest Pacific
Wes H. Bartlett
Algona, Iowa
Tax rate increases by one mill to 33 mills
Town Manager Louis Sarelas reports this year set at 33 mills per thousand, up one mill from last two years 32 mills. He calls the increase very reasonable. Tax bills go out starting July 15.
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Old Orchard Beach
Louis Sarelas
Sarelas
Avery
Harold B. Lee Named New LDS Church President
In Salt Lake City AP reports 73 year old Harold B. Lee was chosen as president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints following the death of Joseph F. Smith. Spencer W. Kimball becomes senior member of the Twelve.
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Salt Lake City
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon
Harold B. Lee
Lee
Church
Joseph Fielding Smith
Spencer W. Kimball
Council of the Twelve
Service Officer To Offer Assistance
A service officer of the Biddeford Post Veterans of Foreign Wars will be at the post home on Thornton Street starting Monday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help veterans and widows with questions about benefits and to assist in completing forms and papers.
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Biddeford
Firefighters End Six Hour Blaze at Town Dump
Firefighters battled a blaze at the town dump on Smith Wheel Road for nearly six hours. Tanks 2 3 4 and Engine 2 were on scene from 3 07 p m to 8 48 p m, the fire department reported today.
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Old Orchard Beach
Smith Wheel Road
Shirley Booth Returns to Ogunquit in New Comedy
Shirley Booth stars at the Ogunquit Playhouse the week of July 17 in a Cody Goodman comedy. The famed actress, known for Hazel on TV and screen roles, returns to Ogunquit after a year away. Booth’s stage career includes The Desk Set and The Torchbearers, with Broadway honors and an Academy Award.
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Ogunquit
Shirley Booth
Ogunquit Playhouse
Cody Goodman
Miss Booth
Kyros Praises BIW On Record Bath Iron Works Launch
Rep Peter Kyros at the Export Leader launch commends BIW management and workers for boosting Maine communities with the 1970 Merchant Marine Act and goals to build 300 merchant vessels this decade. He notes BIW’s $240 million backlog including $114 million for three cargo ships and $80 million for five tankers, with full workload into 1976 and peak employment in 1974.
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Portland
Bath
U.S
Peter Kyros
BIW
Maine
Kyros
Isbrandtsen Lines
Patriot
Bath Iron Works
Democratic plea for open government against secrecy
Democrats Moorhead and Moss urge a strong party stand against secrecy and accuse the Nixon administration of abusing FOIA, suppressing information, and overclassifying documents to hide policy details. They say the party should push for maximum disclosure and end executive privilege abuses at the Miami Beach convention.
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Washington
William S. Moorhead
D-Pa
House
Government Information
John E. Moss
Dcalif
Democratic
Moorhead
Moss
Sault
Pentagon Po
Congress
Miami Beach
Chess Games Full Of Intrigue And Murder
In medieval Iceland sagas chess games sparked treachery and murder as kings and nobles bet lives and treasures. The tales, drawn from Willard Fiske’s 1905 book, contrast with the Fischer Spassky duel while noting dramatic stakes and abrupt fates tied to the board.
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New York
Iceland
Louis
Rognvald
Willard
Fiske
Bobby Fischer
Reykjavik
Boris Spassky
Welfare rules block state-sponsored move funds
Elsa Peterson, a 37 year old welfare recipient in Boston, faces denial of $321 moving expenses to relocate to Nashua New Hampshire for a job. Welfare officials cite regulations against paying moving costs across state lines, noting within state moves allowed for valid reasons. Peterson contrasts staying cost to taxpayers with leaving costing far less. Allen Pavloff explains the long standing policy.
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Boston
Elsa Peterson
Nashua
N.H
State Department of Public Welfare
Miss Peterson
Allen Pavloff
Welfare Sephrement
Ony U.S. ambassador with Cabinet status serves at UN
The article notes that the U.S. ambassador who holds Cabinet status is the ambassador to the United Nations. This highlights the elevated rank within the executive branch and its international posting.
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Ony
U.S
United Nations
Telethon to Raise Funds This Weekend in Los Angeles
The Democratic National Committee enlists over 100 entertainment and sports figures for an 18 hour telethon to support the two party system. The ABC broadcast begins tonight as Democratic spokesmen promote the event.
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Los Angeles
Democratic National Committee
ABC
Five Year Old Struck By Car In Saco
Saco police report David Tarkinson five of 71 Water Street was not seriously injured when he ran from between parked cars into a car driven by Marguerite Janelle thirty eight of 8 Cumberland Avenue on Elm Street near Water Street.
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Saco
David Tarkinson
Water St
Marguerite Janelle
Cumberland Ave
Elm Street
Water Street
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