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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1968
Page
2
Notices report the death of Andre Henri Marcotte 56 of Biddeford at home after a life as a local businessman and church member, with survivors and funeral details. Other obituaries include Allan B. Clow former American Cyanamid executive, AJ Dremel inventor of Dremel tools, Rev. Joseph M. Egan Loyola University president, and Maharao Sir Pratapshinh Gaekwar of Baroda, noting their deaths and brief bios.
Albert G. Tweedie, 17, of Burnham Road North Saco, withdrew an innocent plea and pleaded guilty in York County Superior Court to assault with intent to rape connected to an April 24 incident involving a 10-year-old girl. Sentencing delayed for a pre-sentence investigation. bail set at $1,000.
Michael Paul Cloutier son of Mr and Mrs Leo Cloutier 62 Adams St Biddeford has enlisted in the U S Marine Corps 120 Delay Program Sgt Richard Livsey local Marine recruiter said Pvt Cloutier will leave Aug 5 for eight weeks of intensive training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island SC Upon completion he will undergo four weeks of advanced infantry training at Camp Lejeune NC prior to a 20 day leave He will be assigned to a Marine post station or school for further training and regular service after leave.
Funeral service details list Spring Street Saco with contact numbers 284 5611 for Philip H Gross Sr Director Dennett & Craig 365 Main Street Saco Dia 282 0562 Emond's Funeral Home 284 5511 Frank X Emond J P Conroy
The Family of the late Mrs. Alexina Normand and Mrs. Delina Hebert express sincere thanks for the many acts of kindness and helpful deeds shown during the recent bereavement and hospital stay at Webber Hospital.
Funeral services for Mrs Marie M Clement of 5 Wentworth Street Biddeford were held at St Marys Church Biddeford a requiem high mass celebrated by Rev Maurice Goan with William Cleary providing organ and vocal music. Interment followed in St Marys Cemetery family plot with graveside prayers recited by Father Goan bearers were Ralph Lachance Leroy Kalex Richard Dow and Conrad Nadeau.
The Biddeford Board of Appeals granted three variances. Donat Derosiers of 15 Clarendon St. received permission to move a building 10 feet back while keeping the sideyard in a R-2 zone. Roy and Perreault of 48 Mason St. were allowed to extend 20 feet to the lot line in an L1 zone on Elm Street. Clement Auger of 10 Paquin Ave. may operate a real estate office from his home.
After a hush hush transfer from London, James Earl Ray was moved to U S custody in Memphis amid heavy security. Deputies with riot guns blocked entrances as Sirens and cameras documented the arrival. FBI Director Hoover announced the transfer occurred without incident. Ray’s Memphis jail cell block includes steel window plates and 24 hour surveillance.
Mrs Irene Fournier of 298 Granite Street Biddeford is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Lionel Perreault of 271 Elm Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. A 1-C Raymond B Dunton has returned to Lackland Air Force Base Texas after a 30 day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Bernie 74 May Street Biddeford.
Members of the Fremont Club and Auxiliary will hold a meeting and social Saturday at 8 p.m. at the club hall on Alfred Street in Biddeford, replacing the planned picnic with an indoor gathering.
The Boys' Fellowship of the Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills will meet Saturday at 10 a m at the church.
ALFRED One of three Massachusetts men held on possession of stolen property and obtaining money under false pretenses by Biddeford police was released on $1,000 bail on each charge. Anthony J. Rasteelini 37 of Somerville was released yesterday. Two others Robert Jamison 30 of Dorchester and John R Tobin 41 of Arlington remained in York County Jail Alfred awaiting trial. Police charged the men with cashing stolen American Money Order checks at a Biddeford chain store after a sercurity guard noted the vehicle license. Biddeford police and federal authorities are investigating.
The speaker notes that “to me, 10 per cent of our population is pretty significant” and cites a median figure near twenty, reflecting concern over demographic impact. The quote suggests a discussion of proportion and social reach within a community context.
Navy official says it can release a photo without disclosing submarine construction details. An announcement of the Scorpion’s whereabouts could come any day. The Scorpion, carrying 99 men, vanished last May while crossing from the Mediterranean to Norfolk, Virginia.
Applejack cider earned its name from a belief that cider did not fully ripen until after June 24, the feast of St John the Baptist, influencing naming origins tied to the church calendar.
The first five players chosen for baseballs Hall of Fame in 1936 were Ty Cobb Babe Ruth Walter Johnson Honus Wagner and Christy Mathewson.
The Portland forecast calls for thunder storms tonight with gradual clearing later. Lows will be in the 60s. Saturday should be fair with much lower humidity and highs in the 80s.
A two hour blaze at 13 15 White Wharf Biddeford destroyed two rooms of a three story wooden tenement. Firefighters saved the building and contained the fire to the second floor where it started. A third floor tenant Mrs Aurore Gagne treated for smoke inhalation and released. Owner is Roger Vadnais. Tenants forced to move include David Soouene Pamon Auore Gagne Peter Jine Par and Raoul Bouffard. Grass fire at Hills Beach was extinguished by afternoon.
Firefighters were called to Palace Playland on Old Orchard Street Thursday night after a power cable on the outside of the building caught fire. Little damage beyond the burned cable was reported.
Cambodia faults United States for Vietnam border incidents and accuses the CIA of plotting against Sihanouk. Sihanouk says he may normalize relations if Washington recognizes Cambodia's frontiers, amid strained ties stemming from tensions with Thailand and attacks on Viet Cong refuges.
Two Portland youths bound over to the September term of superior court on $1,000 bail each after a June 27 break in at Alan's Cut Rate Store Old Orchard Beach. Bruce Wallace 17 and Leon Rowe Jr. 34 faced multiple charges including theft and assault. The docket also lists numerous traffic and public disturbance verdicts across Saco Biddeford Old Orchard Beach and surrounding towns.
Biddeford's Neighborhood Youth Corps projects progress on schedule says Director Norman A. Martin. The major task this summer is painting street crosswalks with 60 of 110 completed. Work is daytime due to enrollee age, causing some inconvenience but saving tax money. Other projects include athletic fields parks recreation areas and school upkeep.
Five children from two families were killed in a Charlestown Rhode Island house fire caused by a gasoline line explosion. The MacDougall children aged 9, 8, 5, 4, and 5 perished as parents and visiting relatives watched in shock. Police say gasoline siphoning from a stock car engine sparked the blaze, trapping the sleeping youngsters.
Former ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor told the National Retail Hardware Association that the Vietnam war is in the homestretch and unlikely to require U.S. weakness. He predicted a settlement consistent with U.S. interests as North Vietnam senses nearing exhaustion, while the enemy readies three fronts.
McArthur Library Biddeford reports new books for children and adults, including The Ne gro Revolution and The Oxford English Dictionary. AP movie writer Ruth Gordon, 73, stars in Rosemary's Baby and says the hit has revived her career, drawing Oscar buzz and multiple offers while praising youth culture and her daily routine.
The Laurel Hill Cemetery Association appeared before the zoning appeals board seeking permission to build a crematory on cemetery property off Promenade Avenue. Area residents had appealed a building permit for the structure, arguing zoning authority questions. The association’s new permit request was denied and is now on appeal in York County Superior Court. most objections cite traffic from Promenade Avenue. Spokesmen said the group plans to build its own road through the park to the facility, without confirming if the park road will replace the Promenade access.
Chaplain Dean W. Pedersen of the U S Navy since June 1966 will give a talk at Biddeford United Baptist Church at 7 p m Sunday. A Wheaton College and Gordon Divinity School graduate, he served with the First Marine Division in Vietnam, largely in infantry duties, and was born in New Haven Connecticut. He was ordained in the Evangelical Free Church of America and previously served at Carlisle Massachusetts Congregational Church before joining the Navy.
Police report a car owned by James A. Barnes of 66 East Grand Ave in Old Orchard Beach was extensively damaged by a hit and run driver while parked on East Grand. The incident is under investigation.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co announced it will increase housing access in three large projects after talks with the City Commission on Human Rights. The move ends preferential housing for relatives of tenants and aims to end deliberate exclusion in Stuyvesant Town Peter Cooper Village and Parkchester, totaling over 23 500 units, plus a Harlem project.
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