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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1972

Page

2

Winchester engineer dies after long career in New England

Walter B. Stewart 65 of Winchester Massachusetts died unexpectedly yesterday after a 23 year residence in the community. Tufts 1928 graduate designed and inspected major highway projects from New Hampshire to Maine and built municipal structures including Sanford fire station and urban renewal work. Survived by widow Reina Lavers Stewart and brother Walter S. Stewart. Services tomorrow at Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk with interment in Wildwood Cemetery Winchester.

Leslie M Winchester Mass Walter B Emma Mason) Stewart Tufts University New Hampshire New Jersey Turnpike Aine Turnpike Portland Sanford Maine Stewart Associates—Consulting Engineers Kennebunk Reina (Lavers) Stewart Walter S. Stewart Angell Funeral Home Dane St Henry 0 Megert Wildwood Cemetery

Industrialist Friedrich Flick Dies in Germany at 89

Friedrich Flick a farmer's son who became a leading Nazi-era backer and postwar magnate died at his Lake Constance home at 89. His empire surpassed 2 billion dollars annually, including Daimler-Benz and Mercedes works. He served seven years for war crimes in 1947, released in 1950, with partial restoration of holdings by Western powers in 1952. He suffered kidney and bronchial ailments.

Duesseldorf Germany Friedrich Flick Hitler Lake Constance Daimler-Benz Mercedes Nuernberg Flick Flick Combine

Elder Amory Dies At Age 87 In Massachusetts

Robert Amory Sr. 87 a former president of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers and a noted yachtsman died after a brief illness. He led Nashua Manufacturing Co and later Spring Mills in New York and helped shape the NRA program. He chaired the Episcopal Theological School board and is survived by two sons Robert Jr. and Cleveland and a daughter Mrs Thomas M Sawyers. Funeral at Trinity Church Boston at noon Monday with private burial.

Manchester Mass Robert Amory Sr National Association of Cotton Manufacturers Robert Amory Jr Washington, D.C Central Intelligence Agency CIA Cleveland Amory Amory Sr Nashua Manufacturing Co New York Spring Mills Franklin D. Roosevelt Washington Episcopal Theological School Cambridge Thomas M. Sawyers Claremont Calif Trinity Church Boston

Noted Authors Patrick Meade and Sally Benson Die

Patrick A. Meade, 77, hunting writer and former Far East British intelligence officer, died Wednesday in Woodstock Conn. He had lectured at Old Sturbridge Village since 1966. Sally Benson, 71, author of Meet Me in St Louis and screenwriter, died Wednesday in Woodland Hills Calif after a long illness. She contributed to The New Yorker as Esther Evarts and wrote for National Velvet and Little Women.

Woodstock Conn Patrick A. Meade Far East Meade Old Sturbridge Village Massachusetts Woodland Hills, Calif Sally Benson St. Louis New Yorker Magazine Esther Evarts Anna

Masonic Rites For Leslie M. Stewart In Kennebunk

York Lodge AF and AM of Kennebunk will conduct services for Leslie M. Stewart tonight at 7 30 at Angell Funeral Home 9 Dane Street Kennebunk.

York Lodge AF AM of Kennebunk Angell Funeral Home Dane St Leslie M. Stewart

Card of Thanks to Friends and Medical Staff

Mrs. Jeanne Robitaille expresses gratitude to friends and family for gifts flowers and cards and thanks the doctors and nurses who cared for her during her stay at Webber Hospital.

The Webber Hospital

Funeral Directors Listed in Saco Maine Notice

Funeral homes listed: Dennett and Craig 965 Main Street Saco Maine Te 282 0562, Emond’s Funeral Home 284 5511, Frank X Emond J P Conroy Shumway and Gross Funeral Serves 35 Spring Street. Local notice reproduces directory of providers and contact numbers.

Dennett & Craig Main Street Saco Maine Emond Frank X. Emond J. P. Conroy

Service Night Observed By Home League OLD ORCHARD BEACH

The Ladies' Home League at The Salvation Army Church Street held a service night under Mrs. Winnie Howell. The event featured floating soap toy making for the annual sale set for Saturday Aug 12 and included prayers, scripture reading, a meditation, and reports from committee members.

Old Orchard Beach Ladies’ Home League Salvation Army Church Street Winnie Howell Howell Charles Mackenzie George Miller Arthur Anderson Edith Fenderson Gladys Palmer William Groff John Hall Ruth Glines St. John-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church St. John Street

Boy Scouts Plan For Camping Trip

The Luke E Hart Council Knights of Columbus sponsored Troop 309 Biddeford outlined plans for a weeklong camping trip to Camp Hinds in Raymond. Scouts will meet Sunday before 1 30 p m at the Saco Shopping Center to coordinate travel.

Biddeford Boy Scouts Luke E. Hart Knights of Columbus Camp Hinds Raymond Saco ‘Wa Oy Buffalo Patrol Richard Fournier Gerard Gagnon Bernard Grenier Daniel Auger Joseph Bastarache Brian Boucher Maine Sports In Action Rotary Park Biddeford

Booster Lines Quell Booths Fire at Nashville East Bar

A cigarette caused a small fire at the Nashville East Bar on 1 Foss St in Biddeford. Firefighters used a booster line to extinguish flames that touched a booth. The bar is owned by Clyde Clyatt and the building by Plato Truman.

Nashville East Foss St Biddeford Clyde ‘Clyatt Plato Truman

Movie Series To Show Cartoon And Feature At Pepperell Park

Robert Moody of the Saco Recreation Center announced a Sunday 8:15 p.m. Pepperell Park event will feature a 30 minute cartoon followed by a feature film as part of a special summer series.

Robert Moody Saco Recreation Center Pepperell Park Saco Moody

Portland Weather Summary Partly Cloudy With Mild Weekend

Partial clearing tonight with lows near 60. Saturday looks fair with highs in the upper 70s to 80s in southern areas. Eastport to Rockland and Rockland to Merrimack River small craft warning in effect with northerly winds 10 to 20 knots tonight then north to northeast 5 to 15 knots Saturday. Visibility improving to five miles or better tonight and Saturday.

Portland Eastport Rockland Merrimack River

Mrs Kerwin Twomey Hosts Visit From Falls Church

Mrs. Kerwin Twomey of Graham Street Biddeford entertains daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs James L Wheeler and daughter Suzanne of Falls Church Virginia on a two week vacation.

Kerwin Twomey Graham Street Biddeford James L. Wheeler Suzanne Falls Church

Absentee Ballots Available in Old Orchard Beach Referenda

Town Clerk Barbara Lord announced absentee ballots for the July 31 special election are available. Voters will decide three bond questions totaling 1,231,900 for a convention center, fire and police station, and town hall restoration, plus a charter amendment increasing the school committee to five members from three.

Old Orchard Beach Barbara Lord

Tape Deck Stolen From Biddeford Car

A vehicle owned by Scott McEntee at 196 Hills Beach Road Biddeford was broken into by smashing the windshield and robbed of a Motorola tape deck six tapes and a case with important papers. The matter is under investigation according to police.

Scott McEntee Hills Beach Road Biddeford Motorola

SAD 71 Board to Meet Monday in Kennebunkport

SAD 71 board agenda for July 24 7 30 p m at Consolidated School includes aides salary schedules tuition rate for Kennebunk High School currently 935 18 and furnishings for All Purpose room. Also two progress reports from Extended School Year Committee and Building Advisory Committee.

Kennebunkport SAD 71 Kennebunk High School George Isaiah Thomas Kennebunk Town Hall

Biddeford Charter Revision Panel Votes On Charter Plan

The Biddeford Charter Revision Commission will decide whether to submit a new charter or amend the current charter to voters in the fall. Peter Truman says he will propose a six member elective drug commission board to counter illegal drug trafficking in the city and work with police.

Biddeford Truman

Saco youth Jay fills role at convention amid telephonic shift

The article follows Jay, a Saco teen, as delegates switch to a vast telephone system at the convention with one phone per ten delegates. He rarely sits, instead delivering messages and running errands while Muskie is unseated. He seeks media access, plans to attend the 1976 Democratic convention, and helps found a Young Democrats chapter to register voters for McGovern and the party.

Jay Secret Service Muskie Maine NBC News Abraham Ribicoff Harry Reasoner ABC News Saco Lad Barry Hobbins Saco George McGovern

Nader vows broad attack on Corvair safety report

Washington AP Ralph Nader promises to wake engineers nationwide with a sharp criticism of a government study that found the Corvair no more dangerous than similar cars. He plans to press the attack before the Senate Commerce Committee next week amid a dispute over data and a panel of outside experts.

Washington Ralph Nader Nader Senate Commerce Committee Department of Transportation Corvairs Ford Motor Co. Oe

Wide Differences in Pollution Standards Across Regions

Los Angeles residents face milder air alerts while eastern cities show stricter triggers. The piece compares ozone and carbon monoxide levels, local alert thresholds, and the lack of uniform federal standards amid differing regional practices.

Los Angeles Atlantic Seaboard Santa Monica District of Columbia Maryland Connecticut Associated Press Environmental Protection Agency Los Angeles County Thel California Air Resources, Board Boston EPA Philadelphia New York Los Angeles Air Ray Werner

Paper Files Suit Against Rolling Stones

The Providence Journal Co. filed in Superior Court a civil suit seeking 57 000 in damages against Rolling Stones members Keith Richards Stanley A Moore Gary Stromberg and Robert Frank for assault and obstruction of photographer Andy Dickerman after an unscheduled stop at Green State Airport Warwick Fog delayed the jet and five members including Mick Jagger pleaded innocent in Warwick district court. The group then proceeded to Boston for a concert before heading to Philadelphia.

Providence Providence Journal Co Rolling Stones Andy Dickerman Journal-Bulletin Providence County Keith Richards Stanley A. Moore Gary Stromberg Robert Frank Green State Warwick Stones Boston Mick Jagger District Court

School Committee Meeting Canceled in Old Orchard Beach

Superintendent Howard Cushman announced the Old Orchard Beach School Committee meeting for tonight has been canceled.

Howard Cushman Old Orchard Beach

Fischer Captures Fifth Chess Game

Bobby Fischer won the fifth game of the world championship in Reykjavik after Boris Spassky blundered on move 27. Fischer leads 3 1/2 to 2 1/2 with six games left as the prize money nears 153125 for the winner. Spassky had earlier forfeited game two and played a tense match amid camera controversy and pregame demands from Fischer.

Reykjavik Iceland Bobby Fischer Boris Spassky Frank Skoff U.S. Chess Federation Fischer Spassky Finchel Jon Exrp Bobby Chess Federation

Town panel acts on river speed violations and signs

At the Kennebunkport selectmen meeting Robert Williams of the Sea Explorers reports breaches of speed laws on the Kennebunk River by the River Club and Arundel Yacht Club. Officials plan to post regulating signs and pursue the matter with letters to clubs.

Kennebunkport Selectmen Robert Williams Sea Explorers Kennebunk River Williams River Club Arundel Yacht Club David Walley Walley Robert Reid Hale Whitehouse Cape Porpoise Coast Guard James Eaton Turbots Creek Arthur Leach Leach Bruce Robertson-Dick Golden Whale

June 1972 prices show modest rise across categories

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a seasonally adjusted June price increase of one tenth of one percent, the smallest in nine months. Food prices rose six tenths, with meat up 1.3 percent and fresh vegetables up 2.7 percent while housing and transportation each rose 0.4 percent and medical care and recreation gained 0.3 percent.

Nixon

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Amory Masonic Services Mrs Jeanne Robitaille Memoriam Rene J. Roy, SR Boy Scouts Corvair Howard Slaney George Downes Howard Frances Pettengill Alice Morin Newbury Rene’s Florist Main &T Barbara Ov Marcel Lizotte York County Savings Bank F.d.1.c Smithwheel Road D. C. Beach Norman Bedard
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