Death of Met Opera’s New General Manager Shocks Company
Geeran Gentele 54, new general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, dies in a car crash in Sardinia with two daughters aged 21 and 15. His wife and younger daughter hospitalized. Board plans to name acting manager Schuyler Chapin as temporary head while mourning and season plans proceed. Bernstein and Lindsay offer condolences. Moore says season continues as scheduled. Gentele had begun major reforms, including hiring Henry Lewis and Rafael Kubelik, and aimed to Americanize the Met.
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New York
Geeran Gentele
New 2 Can
Met
Can
Fuentele
Cecilia Anne
Beatrice
Sardinia
Gentele
Marit
Seer Janette
Olbia
Sar
Leonard Bernstein
Tanglewood
Massachusetts
Bernstein
Carmen
Osd
Moore
Schuyler Chapin
The
Rudolf Bing
Rudolf
Bing
Opera House
Henry Lewis
Marilyn Horne
New Jersey Symphony
Rafael Kubelik
Ingmar Bergman
Opera
Drowning Victim Wheaton Recovered From Mooselockmegantic Lake
Divers recovered the body of 74 year old Fred W Wheaton of Norwood after he drowned on Mooselockmegantic Lake last Saturday. He disappeared when he fell from a small sailboat and was found about 300 yards from shore in 60 feet of water aided by state game wardens and the Franklin County Sheriff's department.
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Fred W. Wheaton
Norwood
Obituary: John M. Sylvester 74 of Saco
John M. Sylvester 74 of Lincoln Road Saco died yesterday at home after 27 years there born Woodstock February 28 1898 son of John and Dora M Sylvester he was a WWI veteran and former American Legion member survived by his widow a son a daughter a niece and a nephew funeral services 2 pm tomorrow at Shumway-Gross Funeral Home Saco with calling hours tonight at the family home.
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John M. Sylvester
Lincoln Road
Saco
Woodstock
John
Dora M. (Perham) Sylvester
North Saco
Isabel (Derr) Sylvester
Lees
Janice M. Whitter
Freeport
Ann (Sylvester) Hafer
Lewisburg
Walter Sylvester
Andover
Shumway-Gross
Spring St
Suassel Home
W T Pecora of Interior Dies Today
Washington AP report: William T Pecora 59 undersecretary of the Interior died at George Washington University Hospital after surgery for diverticulitis. He served as Morton’s chief assistant and acting secretary in absence. Nixon nominated Pecora in 1971 and he was confirmed by the Senate.
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Morton
Dr. Pecora
Lin
Nixon
Pecora
Senate
Notable deaths in Connecticut figures Fosdick and Furniss
Raymond B. Fosdick 89 a Rockefeller Foundation president and Woodrow Wilson era diplomat died Tuesday in Newtown Conn. He was brother of the late Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick and led the foundation for 13 years. Edgar S. Furniss 82 Yale provost for 20 years died Monday in New Haven Conn. He led Yale as provost from 1937 to 1957 and also served as dean of the Yale Gates School from 1930 to 1957.
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Newtown
Conn
Raymond B. Fosdick
Rockefeller Foundation
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
New Haven, Conn
Edgar S. Furniss
Yale University
Yale
Yale Gates School
Former Vicar General Is Dead
Boston bishop Rt Rev Augustine F Hickey longtime pastor of St Pauls Cambridge dies at Cambridge Mass funeral planned in Newton Keough 53 of New England truck driver dies after Palo Alto transplant three weeks ago transplant rejected arteriosclerosis and multiple heart attacks noted Survivors include widow and two daughters and two sons
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Boston
Augustine F. Hickey
St. Paul's
Cambridge
Newton
Mass
Keough
New Diocese
Joness
Art Keough
An F
Funeral Directors Dennett and Craig of Saco Maine
Funeral notices list Dennett and Craig at a6 Main Saco Maine with Emond's Renee Home contact and Frank X Emond and Shumway and Gross Funeral Service at 35 Spring St Saco with phone 284 5612 for arrangements.
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Dennett & Craig
Saco
Maine
Tel
Emond
Renee
Frank X. Emond
Conroy
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Obituary of Msgr. Hickey Former Vicar General and Priest
Msgr. Hickey died at Regina Cleri in Boston. Born in Cambridge he studied at St. Thomas Aquinas College and the North American College in Rome and was ordained there. He served as vicar general during Cardinal Cushing’s tenure and led the archdiocese in his absence. He headed the diocesan schools from 1913 to 1926 and resigned in 1965 as pastor of St. Paul’s. The Office of the Dead will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul’s with Auxiliary Bishop Riley and Rev. George S. Hickey among cocelebrants.
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Msgr
Hickey
Regina ‘Cleri
Boston
West End
Cambridge
Msgr. Hickey
St. Thomas Aquinas College
New York
Rome
North American College
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Archdiocesan
St. Paul’s
Thomas J. Riley
George S. Hickey
Con
Service clubs sparse in semirural areas with small memberships
Britannica notes that about half of U.S. service clubs lie in semirural areas and have memberships under 50, highlighting the rural reach and modest size of many civic groups across the country.
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U.S
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Letourneau Rites Held For long-time Biddeford Resident
Alexandre Letourneau 79 of 176 Pool St Biddeford died after a lengthy illness at a local hospital. Born March 19 1893 in dIsraël Que he worked at Saco Lowell Shops most of his life and retired 14 years ago. He was a communicant of St Andre Church and survived by his wife Marie four sons and five daughters. Funeral services were held from St Andre Church with interment at St Joseph Cemetery and Emond Funeral Home arrangements.
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Alexandre Letourneau
Pool St
Biddeford
d’Israeli
Que
Narcisse
Celina
Gobeil) Letourneau
Saco-Lowell
St. Andre Church
Marie
Hince) Letourneau
Jean Paul
Fernand
Southington
Conn
Guy
Worcester
Mass
Richard
Lewiston
Edgar
Marie Jeanne) Beaupre
Gerard
Adrienne’ Michaud
New Britain
Clement (Laurette) Bilodeau
Portsmouth
N.H
George
Aline) Lagasse
Thompsonville
Alice Dumas
Adelie Letourneau
Mary
Hyacinthe
St. Joseph Cemetery
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Weather Postpones Biddeford Senior Fishing Trip
Members of the Biddeford Senior Citizens Club met at Le Foyer to open their meeting with prayers and pledges. The planned fishing trip was postponed due to inclement weather and rescheduling was announced along with a trip to Benson's Animal Farm planned for next Tuesday.
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Biddeford
Senior Citizens Club
le Foyer
Foss
Pool Streets
Alden Racine
Emilia Pepin
Paul Roberge
Jacques Millette
Benson
Millette
Josephat Grenier
Marie Anns
Dorais
Adelina Plante
Clementine Dubey
Anna Forcier
Octave Martel
Aurore Gagnon
Adrienne Lessard
Jeannette Petit
Laura Boislard
Chretien
Beatrice P. Grenier
Delvina Mathurine
Alma Morin
Carver Dreams of New Poles and Totem Visions
A 300 pound wood carver muses on the tension between mass producing popular carvings and the joy of creating new figures. He eyes a cedar utility pole from Central Maine Power Co. as a potential totem pole, a dream-like prospect as he considers future directions away from Indians.
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Central Maine Power Co
Morse
Monsoon Flood Damage in Philippines Reaches Deep
Monsoon continues as ferry damage tops $150 million. About 367000 people are affected with many displaced or facing hunger. Influenza appears in multiple areas. The Philippine News Agency warns 50000 families in Pampanga near Manila face famine as floods reach five feet deep in spots.
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Paras Sulit
Philippine
Pampanga
Manila
Protect Back-Country Washington Trial Program Starts
A trial program to protect fragile back-country areas by limiting each area to its carrying capacity has begun in three national parks.
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Washington
Portland Weather Forecast for Maine Coast
Variable cloudiness with a chance of showers or thundershowers mainly in the afternoon and evening through Thursday. Fog to develop tonight along the coast with low visibility. Highs in the 60s to 70s inland and along the coast, Lows in the 60s. Eastport to Rockland marine winds 5 to 15 knots shifting southeast then south. fog reducing visibility to near zero. Rockland to Portsmouth southeasterly winds 5 to 15 knots with fog and a chance of afternoon thundershowers Thursday. visibilities near zero through Thursday.
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Portland
Maine
Eastport
Rockland
Portsmouth
Friday youth groups and church services listed
A roster of Friday gatherings includes Royal Rangers and Missionettes for ages 12 to 17 at Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle in Old Orchard Beach, Full Gospel Assembly evangelistic service at American Legion Hall in Biddeford, Pioneer Girls at Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills, Ladies Prayer at Lyman Baptist parsonage, Kingdom Hall Jehovahs Witnesses in Saco, and weekly Ministry School and Development Class at the Kingdom Hall.
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Royal Rangers and Missionettes
Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle
Assembly of God
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Old Orchard Beach
Full Gospel Assembly
le Hall
Elm St
Biddeford
Pioneer Girls
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins
Lyman Paptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Kingdom Hall
Jehovah's Witnesses
Main St
Saco
Ministry School
Ministry Development
Local Personal Notices From Biddeford Hospitals
Leopold Labonte of 23 West Street Biddeford is a patient at Veterans Hospital in Togus. Mrs Therese Bouffard of 120 Alfred Street Biddeford is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital.
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Leopold Labonte
West St
Biddeford
Veterans Hospital
Togus
Therese Bouffard
Alfred St
Webber Hospital
Community Groups Plan Evening Meetings and Dance
Members of the Society of St. Jean Baptiste de Bienfaisance will meet tonight at 7 30 at St. John's Hall in Biddeford. The Arundel Community Club and Health Council sponsor a dance Saturday night at the American Legion Hall Crow Hill Kennebunkport with Sounds Unlimited providing music from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Snacks and set ups will be furnished.
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Society of St. Jean Baptiste de Bienfaisance
St. John’s Hall
Main and
Elm Streets
Biddeford
Arundel
Saco Mayor Plans Job Classification for City Workers
Saco Mayor Berton Braley proposes to have all city employees placed under a unified job classification system with an incentive program. He argues fairness in pay raises and promotions requires clearly defined job descriptions for each worker.
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Saco
Berton Braley
Braley
Stan
Electrical Demand Reaches Near Peak Across New England
Temperature forecasts keep 90s heat, driving NE power use near all time high. NEPEX reports 11,225,000 watts Tuesday, with capacity at 13,800,000. Connecticut Yankee nuclear unit returned to service easing load, and factory shutdowns for vacation help reduce demand. Air stagnation advisories monitor conditions with no immediate danger cited.
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Boston
New England
National Weather Service
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
New England Power Exchange
NEPEX
Neplex
Charles Bragg
Northeast Utilities
Connecticut Yankee
Haddam Neck
Conn
Environmental Protection Agency
Biddeford Wins Gadbois Case In City Court
The Biddeford vs Phillip Gadbois case closed with the city awarded $680.46 plus costs after a Oct 20 1970 filing alleging a council member contracted with the city to supply bookcases. A second Biddeford suit against Emile Lamontagne moved to a private referee in 10th District Court with Justice William Williamson presiding.
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City of
Biddeford
Phillip Gadbois
Pauline Berry
Gilbert R. Boucher
Emile Lamontagne
10Th District Court
Saco
William Williamson
Boucher
Lamontagne
Mill City Construction Company
Lincoln Spencer
Gadbois
AFL CIO to decide on McGovern Eagleton endorsement
Washington AFL CIO executive council meets to decide whether to endorse George McGovern and running mate Thomas Eagleton amid lingering unhappiness with the Democratic ticket. In Vietnam, fighting nears Quang Tri Citadel as a paratrooper unit advances house to house. A U S Phantom jet mistakenly bombs a government position killing one soldier and wounding 16 in the Quang Tri area.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
George McGovern
Thomas Eagleton
Missouri
Aflcio
George Meany
Saigon
Quang Tri City
U.S
Phanom
Quang
Pick-Up Truck Stolen In Biddeford
A 1950 Chevrolet 1%-ton pick up truck was stolen from Ralph Lariviere on Old Limerick Road Biddeford. Authorities continue investigating and the vehicle had not been located at press time.
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Ralph Lariviere
Limerick Road
Biddeford
Shape of South China Sea resembles a peanut with two bays
The sea shows two large western bumps: the Gulf of Thailand bounded by the Malay Peninsula Thailand Cambodia and South Vietnam and the Gulf of Tonkin bordered by China and both Vietnams.
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South China Sea
Gulf of Thailand
Malay Peninsula
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
China
Continuous Learning Year discussed for Kennebunks
Dr. George of Elsmere will speak at Upper Town Hall Kennebunk tonight at 7 30 on the feasibility of a year long school cycle. The Continuous Learning Year Study Committee invites teachers parents and administrators to hear how CLY could affect vacations staff size salaries and 11 or 12 month operation.
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Kennebunk
George Thomas
George
Isaiah Thomas
Elsmere
S.1
N.Y
Upper Town
Kennebunks
Thomas
Office of Research and Evaluation
New York State Education Department
CLY
Sinatra Denies Ties as Patriarca Panel Hears Evidence
Frank Sinatra angrily accused the House committee of character assassination while New England gangster Raymond Patriarca faced questions about Mafia links to Berkshire Downs Racetrack. Sinatra testified he invested 55000 in 1962 and pulled out after becoming a track official, denying any knowledge of La Cosa Nostra money and urging refutation of Barboza’s accusations. He criticized reporters and lawmakers as the hearing room pressed on.
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Washington
Frank Sinatra
House Select Crime Committee
New England
Raymond Patriarca
Patriarca
Berkshire Downs
Hancock
Mass
Atlanta
Justice Department
Sinatra
Joseph
the Baron) Barboza
la Cosa Nostra
Fontainebleau
Miami Beach
Sands
Las Vegas
Body Recovered By Lobstermen Near Hancock
The body of a Sullivan man, Scott, was found Tuesday by two lobstermen in waters near Hancock about a mile and a half from the reported missing point. Police will have autopsy results today.
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Hancock
Sullivan
Uledny Hace Aely
Scott
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David Upton
John Anagnostis
English Ag Oe Yee
Frances Taylor
Richard Littlefield
Dargis, Carignan and Company
Sampson’s
Rene
Knight
OWL
York County Savings Bank
Dyer Library
York Institute Museum
Main Street
Hersey Glass
Royal Dalton China
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