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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1973

Page

2

Death notices for Alexander Lisica 59 of Saco

Alexander Lisica 59 of 15 Pepperell Street Saco died July 11 at home after a brief illness. Born May 3 1914 in Biddeford he worked 26 years at Saco Lowell Shops and Maremont Corp. Survived by widow Sophie Lisica two sons James Wallingford Conn Allen Saco daughter Linda Scamman Saco brother Victor Saco grandchild and several nieces and nephews. Mass Saturday 9 a.m. at Most Holy Trinity Church Saco burial St Marys Cemetery Biddeford. Friends may call Cote Funeral Home tonight 7–9 and Friday 2–4 and 7–9.

Alexander Lisica Pepperell St Saco Biddeford Boleslaw and Blanche (Andruska) Lisica Most Holy Trinity Church Saco-Lowell Maremont Corp Sophie St. Mary's Cemetery Cote Funeral Home James St

Kennebunkport Selectmen to discuss funds and retirement programs

Kennebunkport board will meet at 7 30 p m in the town office to consider transferring funds from the surplus to the highway account for equipment and to discuss state retirement programs for municipal employees. An unconfirmed report of a possible Goose Rocks Beach right of way closing may be raised, with details yet unidentified.

Kennebunkport Board of Selectmen Goose Rocks Beach Alice Crower The Selectmen

Shed Fire on Hubbard Street Causes Minor Damage

Saco firemen arrived at a shed blaze on Hubbard Street at 1 42 p m Wednesday. Minor damage noted to one wall. Fire Chief Kenneth Pendleton attributed the start to three neighborhood children. OLD ORCHARD BEACH Firemen extinguished a car fire at 21 East Grand Ave at 1245 a m Thursday Engine 2 and four men responded to the alarm.

Saco Hubbard Street Kenneth Pendleton Old Orchard Beach East Grand Ave

Portland Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy Tonight

Partly cloudy tonight in Portland with lows 45 to 50. Friday looks fair with highs in the upper 60s and 70s.

Portland

Shipyard Coffee Crackdown Sparks Worker Grievances

New England shipyard workers protest a federal order restricting eating and drinking with exact times for consumption. Captain Purinton defends supervisory methods while Bennett cites 2400 grievances from a 5000-member council blaming Admiral Westfall and notes production morale fears.

Bennett General Dynamics Connecticut Council David Purinton Purinton Admiral Westfall Charleston S.C

Marine forecast Eastport to Merrimack River

The forecast shows eastport to merrimack river with north to northwest winds 5 to 15 knots tonight turning west on Friday. Fair conditions tonight and Friday with visibility over five miles through Friday.

Eastport Merrimack River

Mountain Lion Attack Survivor Recalls Harrowing Moment

A hospital interview recounts a mountain lion attack during a park safari. The woman described grabbing a butcher knife from her husband and stabbing the animal when it leapt toward a baby, believing she pierced the heart. She praised park rules but wondered at the sudden attack.

Parking Hearing Set for Gooch's Beach in Kennebunk

The Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on parking at Gooch's Beach during the bi monthly meeting in lower town hall Tuesday at 7 pm. The proposal would designate permit only parking along Beach Street to Beach Avenue up to pole No 192 at Kennebun Beach. Also notes that permafrost covers about 24 percent of the world’s land area.

Kennebunk Board of Selectmen Gooch's Beach Lower Town Hall Selectmen's Gooch’s Beach Beach Street Beach Avenue Kennebun Beach

Card of Thanks to Father St. Cyr and Medical Staff

The family of the late Oliva A. Gaulin thanks Father St. Cyr, doctors, nurses, relatives, friends, and pallbearers for care, kindness, and expressions of sympathy during their time of bereavement.

Father St. Cyr Oliva A. Gaulin

Funeral directors listed in Saco Maine

Funeral service providers Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St Saco Dennett and Craig at 365 Main St Saco Emond and Conroy at 284 5511 and 282 1818 are listed with contacts in Maine.

Shumway and Gross Funeral Service Spring St. Saco Dennett & Craig Saco Maine Emond & Conroy Funeral Home Frank X. Emond J.P. Conroy Philip H. Gross Gary Gross Spring St Biddeford

Ecologists Seek Lands To Preserve In Kennebunkport

The Conservation Commission may acquire areas to shield them from development. Lake of the Woods at Arundel Point, controlled by Seashore Company, is a priority for a buffer zone. Other sites include marshes by Dyke Road Goose Rocks beach end and a Shawmut Inn pond. The town will donate tax‑liens lands for the effort.

Kennebunkport Conservation Commission Sterling Dow III Lake of the Woods Arundel Point Seashore Company Dow George Lord Dyke Road Goose Rocks Shawmut Inn Ken

Fire Hits Military Personnel Records Center in Missouri

A blaze swept the sixth floor of the Military Personnel Records Center in Overland Missouri. At least two firefighters were hospitalized for smoke inhalation as crews battled the top floor fire.

Overland Military Personnel Records Center St. Louis

Old Tape May Bring Millions

London AP reports a 1 year old tape of the Beatles when they were unknowns in Hamburg could fetch up to 20 million dollars. Taylor, a former friend of the group, owns the rights and aims to market the material for a potential fortune. Marshall and other sources praise the find as exciting, noting it could yield two albums.

London King Size Taylor Beatles Liverpool Eanuts Hamburg William Marshall The Daily Mirror Biz Source

Post Office Plans Training and Rate Changes for 1984

The Postal Service outlines reforms including internal promotions, expanded training across facilities, and a surge in mechanization and transportation projects. It faces a 127 percent second class postage hike over five years, sparking broad debate as rates are set to meet a 1984 break-even mandate.

The Postal Corporation Billy Graham U.S Life Magazine Look Magazine Saturday Evening Post Kennedy Gold Postal Rate Commission J. H. Vachon Saco United States Postal Service

Redmond Picked for Kennebunk Football Coach Job

Dave Redmond social studies teacher at Biddeford High School has been chosen as head football coach for Kennebunk School. SAD 71 plans to present the candidate to the Board on July 23 after screening and interviews. Biddeford grievance remains unresolved with an arbitrator set for July 16.

Dave Redmond Biddeford Kennebunk The Journal Redmond Arthur Hedberg Board of SAD 71 Hedburg the Journal Robert Perkins Perkins SAC John Alfano

Pool residents clash over Coast Guard use of day care facility

Biddeford Pool residents oppose a license and lease granting Greenspan to run a summer day camp for up to 50 early elementary children at Fletcher's Neck station. Aides to Rep. Kyros confirm terms and possible lease termination for violations, amid heated public debate and legal threats.

Coast Guard James Farrington Biddeford Pool Jerry Plante Peter Kyros Plante Greenspan Kyros Fletcher's Neck Center Gerald Clapp The Journal

Anti Test Acts Prevention Near Tahiti

French police tightened security around Tahiti as nuclear test timing neared. Armed guards stood watch on all planes into and out of Papeete and passengers faced thorough baggage searches. A 72 mile exclusion zone around Mururoa Atoll was enacted, while weather ships delayed arrivals, delaying any blast until the weekend or next week.

Papeete Tahiti South Pacific France Mururoa Atoll Mururoa

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