Biddeford Quarry Worker Killed by Falling Rock
Norman P. Bon of Biddeford died instantly when a drilling machine toppled and a rock ledge gave way at the Cook and Company quarry in Portland. He had worked there since last May and was 24 years old. Funeral plans set for St. Joseph Church.
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Atland (Ap
Norman P. Bon
Biddeford
Cook & Quarry
Eon
Westmore Ave
Leo P
Lorraine Y
Binnette
U.S. Army
Germany
Cook and Company Inc
Portland
St. Joseph Church
Iddeford
Saco
St. Joseph Cemetery
Bolduc
Alfred St
Obituary of Ruth C Berry Wooster 1920 202? Biddeford
Ruth C Berry Wooster 51 of 468 South St Biddeford died yesterday after illness in a Portland hospital. Born Ann Arbor Michigan December 16 1920 she was a University of Michigan 1942 graduate and former Shell Oil chemist. Survived by husband Harry M Wooster two sons James B Wooster and Harry M Wooster two daughters Sarah Jane Catherine Ann Wooster a sister and a grandson. Funeral from St Mary Church Biddeford Friday at 9 am with interment in Bay View Cemetery Franklin arrangements by Cosgrove Funeral Home.
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Harry M
Ruth C.) Wooster
South St
Biddeford
Portland
Ann Arbor
Mich
James and
Jane (McCallum) Berry
University O of Michigan
Shell Oil Co
St. Mary Church
Bid
Two-Car Collision Reported in Biddeford
Biddeford police reported a two car collision on Elm Street yesterday involving Anthony D Amico, 19, of Biddeford and Tony Violette, 30, of Old Orchard Beach. Violette was injured but Webber Hospital has no record of his treatment. The Violette vehicle was hit from the rear per police accident report.
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Elm Street
Biddeford
Anthony D'Amico
Highland St
Tony Violette
Goosefare Drive
Old Orchard Beach
Violette
Webber Hospital
Saco Avenue
Marcotte Motors
Marcotte
Charles Trautz
Kevin Savage
Tasker St
Saco
Gorge LaFrance
Quebec
Maureen L. St. Pierre
Hillcrest Ave
Marcou
LaFrance
Savage
St. Pierre
Gunmen Kill Three Ahead of Northern Ireland Orange March
Gunmen killed three people early today as Northern Ireland faces its first major Protestant march of the summer. The British government ordered 32,000 troops and militia into the streets to separate the warring factions while 100,000 Orange Order Protestants march.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Orange Order
Card of Thanks for David G. Mercier Sr
The family expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness and sympathy after the death of David G. Mercier Sr They thank Dr O Sullivan Notre Dame Unit Webber hospital Father St Cyr and all who helped ease their sorrow.
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David G. Mercier
Funeral Service Notice for Shumway and Gross
Funeral service details for Shumway and Gross are listed at 35 Spring St Saco with contact number 284 5611. The notice indicates a service arrangement and location for these individuals.
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
Notable Deaths Across U S and Canada
Edith Timberlake 92 maternal aunt to President Nixon died in Riverside California. Dale Drake 70 former Indianapolis 500 mechanic and engine firm head died in Santa Ana California. Mezzo soprano Jean Madeira 47 Met debut in 1946 died in Warwick Neck Rhode Island. Harry A Young 90 Kiwanis International founder died in Sun City Arizona.
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Riverside, Calif
Edith Timberlake
Nixon
Hannanh Milhous Nixon
Santa Ana
Calif
Dale Drake
Drake
Indianapolis
Warwick Neck
Jean Madiera
Vienna
Rhode Island Symphony
Francis Madiera
Chicago
Harry A. Young
Kiwanis International
Sun City
Ariz
Men’s Service Organization
Young
Detroit
Askew Calls for Democratic Coalition of Protest at Convention
Gov Reubin Askew urged Democrats to form a broad coalition of protest to push change in America. He described a diverse coalition at the Democratic National Convention and urged unity to turn dreams into reality. Mississippi delegates announced donating fried chicken gift boxes to poor campers near Convention Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Reubin Askew
America
Florida
Asia
Mississippi
Portland Weather Outlook Tonight and Thursday
The forecast for Portland calls for clear skies tonight with lows in the 50s to lower 60s. Thursday will be variable with possible showers and daytime highs from the 70s to mid 80s.
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Portland
Church and Sunday activities listed for various groups
A roundup of Friday church events includes Royal Rangers and Missionettes for ages 12 to 17 at Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle in Old Orchard Beach, evangelistic service at American Lion Hall, Pioneer Girls meeting at Lyman Central Church in Goodwins Mills, Ladies Prayer at Lyman Parish Church parsonage, Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witnesses in Saco, and a weekly school and ministry class at Goodwins Mills church complex.
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Royal Rangers and Missionettes
Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle
Assembly of God
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Old Orchard Beach
Pioneer Girls
Lyman Cevital Church
Goodwins
Lyman Paotist
Goodwins Mills
Kingdom Hall
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Main St
Saco
Italian Supper and Bake Sale Benefit Local Legion Post
The School Around Us hosts an Italian supper at the Community House in Kennebunkport on Saturday July 15 from 5:30 to 7 p m A bake sale runs Saturday morning at 10 at Rhodes Grocery Store in Goodwins Mills proceeds go to the Auxiliary of the Goodwin Labbe Taylor American Legion Post of Dayton Items include pies baked beans and brownies.
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Kennebunkport
Rhodes Grocery Store
Goodwins Mills
Goodwin-Labbe-Taylor American Legion Post
Dayton
Mrs Raoul Francoeur Returns Home From Hospital
Mrs Raoul Francoeur of 143 Cleaves Street Biddeford has returned home from Maine Medical Center Portland where she was a surgical patient. Mr and Mrs Perley Hodgkin and daughter Heidi of 59 Forest Street Biddeford spent last weekend in the White Mountains New Hampshire area visiting Polar Caves and other attractions.
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Raoul Francoeur
Cleaves St
Biddeford
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Perley Hodgkin
Heidi
Forest St
White Mountains
N.H
Polar Caves
Abortion plank stirs debate among delegates
St Louis lawyer and non delegate urged legalization of abortion while Frances Farenthold backed a plank opposing government interference in individual freedom. Farenthold stressed she is not pro abortion and cited Texas primary experiences. Eleanor Holmes Norton appealed for the powerless affected by abortion laws including poor on public assistance.
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St. Louis
Texas
Frances “Cissy” Farenthold
Farenthold
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Commission of Human Rights
New York City
Spassky Favored As World Chess Match Resumes
In Reykjavik the world chess championship resumes with Boris Spassky favored to defeat challenger Bobby Fischer after a 4 hour 34 minute 40 move adjournment. Lothar Schmid will receive Spassky’s 41st move as analysts assess Fischer’s risky 29th bishop sacrifice and the game’s chances heading toward a likely Spassky win.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Boris Spassky
Bobby Fischer
Lothar Schmid
West Germany
Spassky
Fischer
Brooklyn
N.Y
U.S
Robert Byrne
Associated Press
Isaac Kashdan
Svetozar Gligoric
Traffic Accident Claims Man's Life
A 34 year old Brunswick man, Robert T. Armstrong, was killed on Old Bath Road when his westbound car struck an unattended vehicle parked along the shoulder. State police noted the fatality occurred Tuesday night in Brunswick.
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Brunswick
Old Bath Road
Robert T. Armstrong
Texas Delegate Holds One Man Protest at DNC
A Texas delegate conducted a solitary protest in the early morning hours at the Democratic National Convention. The action drew attention as the delegate stood alone, signaling dissent amid the convention activities.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Texas
Saco agrees no more sewer work until council meeting
Leroy Waycott halts digging to connect two new Saco homes to the city sewer after protests over permits and a lack of posted bond. The city orders no new permits in the area until Libby and Dow’s survey is reviewed at Monday’s council meeting.
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Leroy Waycott
Tasker Street
Woodcock Avenue
Saco
Libby and
Dow
Waycott
Berton Braley
Timothy Crowley
Lliot
Braley
Robert Foran
Crowley
Richard Murray
Ronald Ayotte
Attys
Eliot
George Wood
Libby
Ayotte
Elliot
Elliott
Wallace Loyalists Rally At Democratic Convention Night
The Democratic National Convention moved toward a McGovern style platform calling for Indochina withdrawal and busing to boost education. Wallace urged broad tax reform and denounced busing, but his bid with a few hundred delegates faded as McGovern neared victory. Labor leaders shifted support while Jackson and Wallace vowed to stay in the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. Eagleton
Missouri
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
Florida
Reubin Askew
McGovern
U.S
Indochina
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Laurel
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Humphrey
I. W. Abel
United Steelworkers Union
No Meeting Requested On Pier Letter
Chairman Joseph Mokarzel said there was no call for a special town council meeting regarding a Army Corps of Engineers letter to Trusteed Estates owners of the Old Orchard Beach pier. The Corps recommended repairs and removal of end pilings as a navigation hazard while noting the structure was unsound and listing several deficiencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Mokarzel
Army Corps of Engineers
Frederick Moehle
Corps
Moehle
Corps of Engineers
Robert J. McNally
William Holtham
Waltham
Mass
McNally
John McNeil
U S to Seek More Meat Imports From 12 Nations
Treasury Secretary George Shultz and officials meet with representatives from 12 meat exporting countries to urge increased meat shipments to the United States. The talks follow Nixon's lifting of import restraints and aim to boost imports by over 11 percent this year.
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Washington
Treasury
George Shultz
Shultz
U.S
Department of Agriculture
Cost of Living Council
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Australia
New Zealand
Mexico
Ireland
Guatemala
el Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Nixon
United States
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Harry M. Wooster
Dennett & Craig
Maine
Tel
Ond’s Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
Ruth C. Wooster
Angeles Times
Full Gospel
American Lion Hall
Elm St
Ence
Saco Council
Jtown
Town Hall
York County Superior Court
The
American Heart Association
Charles Buxton
York County Savings Bank
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Gotle
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