Deaths CAPE PORPOISE Harry L. Dodge 77 of Pier Road dies
Harry L. Dodge 77 of Pier Road Cape Porpoise died July 11 at a Biddeford hospital after a brief illness. Born February 9, 1896 in Everett Massachusetts he was a son of John L. and Harriet Dodge. A Wentworth Institute graduate and former Alcoa Boston employee, he retired to Cape Porpoise after 35 years with the company. He belonged to the Methodist Church On The Cape the Cape Porpoise Fire Department and the Good Samaritan Lodge Reading and to the Quanapowitt Yacht Club Wakefield Massachusetts. Survived by his widow Annie Gibbons Dodge a daughter Charlotte Reidy six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral at Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk Friday at 10 a.m. Committal at Laurel Hill Cemetery Reading Massachusetts at 2:30 p.m. Visitation Thursday 2–4 and 7–9 p.m.
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Cape Porpoise
Harry L. Dodge
Pier Road
Biddeford
Everett
Mass
John L
Harriet (Allen) Dodge
Reading
Wentworth Institute
Boston
Alcoa Aluminum Company
Lynnfield
Methodist Church-On
Bibber Memorial Chapel
Summer St
Kennebunk
Henry O. Megert
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Father Hache Dies In Lewiston July 10
Rev. Msgr. Edmond J. Hache 54 pastor of St. Philip's Auburn died July 10 at Central Maine General Hospital Lewiston after a heart attack. He will be buried in a Mass at St. Philip's Church Auburn. Born in Berlin New Hampshire he served at Waterville 1946 to 1961 St. Andre's Biddeford 1961 to 1964 Hamlin 1964 to 1968 then founding pastor of St. Philip's in 1968.
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Msgr
Edmond J. Hache
St. Philip’s Parish
Auburn
St. Andre’s Church
Biddeford
Portland
Father Hache
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
St. Philip's Church
Berlin
N.H
Hache
Waterville
Hamlin
Knox Boy Darts In Car's Path Dies in Maine Crash
A six year old, Conrad N. Wooster, was struck by a car on Maine 137 near Knox Waldo County while reportedly darting into the road. He died at the scene. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad J. Wooster.
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Knox
Maine 137
Conrad N.ooster
Waldo County
Conrad
Conrad J. Wooster
Louisiana refinery planned near New Orleans by Ingram and Northeast
A new oil refinery will be built about 35 miles upriver from New Orleans as a joint venture between Ingram Corp of Louisiana and Northeast Petroleum Industries of Boston. It plans to process 200000 barrels a day with an investment around 300 million dollars. First production is slated for early 1976 using crude oil from the Middle East.
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New Orleans
United States
Mississippi River
Ingram Corp
Louisiana
Northeast Petroleum Industries, Inc
Boston
Middle East
Funeral Directors and Services in Saco Maine
Funeral directors Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St Saco telephone 284-5611. Dennett and Craig at 365 Main St Saco Maine telephone 289-0562. Emond and Conroy Funeral Home Frank X Emond J P Conroy 284-5511 and 282-1818.
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St. Saco
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
J.P. Conroy
Portland Weather Outlook Showers North and East
The forecast indicates showers likely in north and east sections with a chance of showers southwest tonight. Lows will be in the 50s. Considerable cloudiness is expected Thursday with a chance of showers in the north and east, highs reaching the 70s.
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Portland
New England Temperatures Across the Region Today
A snapshot of 24 hour temperatures across New England and adjacent areas shows a wide spread from 62 to 92 degrees. Boston and Bridgeport report upper 70s to low 90s with Nantucket and Providence in the lower to mid 70s and 80s. Maine and New Hampshire mark cooler readings near the 60s and 70s while Vermont and Quebec border towns hover in the 60s.
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HLL
Boston
Chatham
Nantucket
New Bedford
Pittsfield
Worcester
Rhode Island
Providence
Connecticut Bridgeport
New Haven
New Hampshire
Lebanon
Mt. Washington
Vermont
Burlington
Montpelier
Newport
Maine Bangor
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Portland
Rumford
Canada
Halifax
Montreal
Quebec
Watergate testimony ties sessions to planned actions
In confronting Sen. Inouye, former aide Mitchell defended his stance on the 1972 meetings where wiretap and spy proposals drafted by G G Gordon Liddy were discussed. Mitchell insisted he rejected the plans and ordered destruction of incriminating files, denying involvement in a conspiracy or briefing President Nixon. Meanwhile in Phnom Penh, Cambodian and U S aircraft struck insurgents aiding a besieged town, with about 200 insurgents killed, the Cambodian military reported.
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Mitchell
Capitol Hill
Martha
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Watergate
G. Gordon Liddy
Liddy
Jeb Stuart Magruder
White House
John W. Dean III
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Public Safety Beat Updates From Biddeford to Old Orchard Beach
Walter Davis Jr. of Biddeford, missing since June 30, was found unharmed in a Miami Veterans Administration hospital. A Saco motorcyclist, Gerard Goulet, was injured on Seaside Avenue and later treated at Maine Medical Center. Old Orchard Beach Police issued new phone numbers 934-4911 and 934-4912 for crime checks. The Maine Fire Chiefs Association reports a state fire marshal post to coordinate firefighting and prevention, with new self service gas station guidelines under review.
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Walter Davis Jr
Biddeford
Veterans Administration
Miami
Fla
Davis
Saco
Camp Ellis
Florida
Seaside Avenue
Gerard Goulet
Lymans Ave
Webber Hospital
Maine Medical Center
Old Orchard Beach
Richard Lamb
Maine Fire Chiefs Association
Kenneth Pendleton
Pendleton
Phase 4 Announcement Set in Inflation Drive
Washington sources say details of the Phase 4 anti inflation program may be announced by weekend, succeeding the 60 day price freeze. The plan could maintain wage guidelines, tighten price controls and offer exemptions, with a gasoline and oil allocation decision expected within a week.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Nixon
Labor Management Advisory Committee
George Meany
AFLC10
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
James M. Roche
General Motors Corp
Walter B. Winston
First National City Bank of New York
Cost of Living Council
Savings ‘and Loan Associations
Gov Bank Board
James McLane
Thomas R. Bomar
Federal Home Loan
Air-Conditioner Shortage Grips Area Dealers
Sweaty start to July sends area shoppers scrambling for cooling units. Dealers report record sales and stockouts from Value House to Shapiro, Neault and Marcotte, with shipments due soon and customers lined up outside stores. Vic Fleurant warns of ongoing shortages if heat continues.
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David Casavant
Value House
Neault and
Marcotte
Neault
and Marcotte’s
Value ‘House
Grants Giants
Zayre
Haley
Tom Haley
Shapiro Oil
Shapiro
Vic Fleurant
Vic
Saco
Portland
Fleurant
Ouster motion for Kennebunk plumbing inspector Cohen looms
Auer's attorney for unnamed clients urged Cohen step down as plumbing inspector and selectman citing conflicts of interest. The board will review the request and consider Warren Charles for the job while new state rules on appointing plumbing inspectors loom. Meetings set for 7 p.m. to review speed limits and bridge work.
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Maryline White
Kennebunk
Herman Cohen
Atty
Gordon Ayer
Board of Selectmen
Ayer
Cohen
John Downing Agency
R.E. Marier Inc
Fred Trumbull
Warren Charles
Dave Shields
Selectman
Robert Slowick
William Houston
James McMahon
State Department of Health and Welfare
Fletcher Street
Storer Street
Emmons’ Road
Heber Smith
Fred Holmberg
Post Office Gripes And The Case For Fast Service
Ellsworth publisher Russell Wiggins publicized his attempts to deliver mail by canoe, oxen, and bicycle to prove speed is not improved by alternative transport. Postal officials defend junk mail as profitable and view service improvements as nationwide, with local sentiment largely positive despite delays in big cities.
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Russell Wiggins
Ellsworth
Postal Service
Biddeford
Los Angeles
Michael Coughlin
Portland
Supreme Court
Saco
Archie Maxwell
First National Bank
New York
Philadelphia
Metropolitan Life
Casco Bank
Paul Dunn
Sweetser
Boston
Dunn
Kennebunk Port
United States Postal Service
Postage costs and a 1939 price snapshot revive memories
The piece contrasts present postage increases from eight to ten cents with 1939 prices for butter, flour, onions, lettuce, steak, gas, whiskey, and entertainment. It recalls a Mercury Eight, Old Orchard visits, and saddle shoes, tying high prices to a 1939 economic mood and looming World War II while noting today’s higher postage and living costs.
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Mercantile Joneses
First National
Old Orchard
Glenn Miller
Schenley
France Ready for Nuclear Test in South Pacific
Paris reports the start of controversial nuclear tests in Mururoa near Tahiti as a ban on flights and shipping in the zone takes effect. The first blast, possibly a one megaton device, could occur within days despite protests and threats to oppose the site.
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Paris
South Pacific
Elderly Housing Set In Saco Faces Bid Process
The Maine State Housing Authority announced bids for 26 federally funded units in Saco. Plans include 14 low income family units under Section 23 with rents subsidized to 25 percent of income and 12 elderly units in a downtown site. Mitchell cited a four acre parcel and scattered-site options. A moratorium on multi family dwellings remains unresolved. In separate dispatch, two Americans died on Matterhorn amid a severe cold spell.
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Maine State Housing Authority
Saco
James Mitchell
The
Housing Authority
Department of ‘Housing and Urban Development
State Housing Authority
Mitchell
Planning Board
Zermatt
Switzerland
Matterhorn
Lost light tan dog named Snoopy near Value House
Medium size dog last seen near Value House and West Street. Responds to Snoopy. Call 934-5535.
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Value House
West St
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Sansoucy- Blais
Stone St
Malvina St. Pierre
Cape
Los Angeles Times
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Public Safety
Shapiro’s
SRO
Shapiro's
Sticky
Oyster
Post Office
New Zealand
N Navy
Mururoa
Tahiti
Joanne Lefebvre
Hills Beach
Basket Island
Joanne
Marc Lefebvre
Lowell
Bailey & Bailey
Ocean Side
Fortunes Rocks
Biddeford Antiques
Call
Dan Gagne
Ray Guay
Mrs
Germaine Hebert
Fortier Insurance Inc
Bacon Street
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