Obituaries: Phyllis Rose and James Hoctor
Phyllis E. Rose 52 of Foster's Point Road West Bath died Friday in a Portland hospital born April 6 1924 in Brunswick wife of George T. Rose survived by her mother two sons Linwood and Harry Bennett two daughters Jacqueline Masten and Geraldine Pelkey a brother and three sisters six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral services Monday at 1 p.m. Brackett Funeral Home Brunswick interment Harding Cemetery East Brunswick Visiting hours today 7-9 p.m. and Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. James J. Hoctor 79 former Biddeford resident died yesterday in a local nursing home born May 11 1897 son of Patrick and Mary Finn Hoctor graduate of Biddeford High School civilian employee of the Army Ordnance Department 43 years retired 1962 World War I Army veteran member of St Mary Church York County Barracks Ancient Order of Hibernians division 1 American Ordnance Association. Survivors include daughter Marie Varela Washington DC two sons James Jr. Kettering OH and Robert F. of Stafford Conn one sister Annie Berube Biddeford one brother Cornelius F. Hector Biddeford five grandchildren and several nephews Mass of Christian burial Monday 9 a.m. St Mary Church Interment St Mary Cemetery Cosgrove Funeral Home Elm Street hours tonight 7-9 and Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
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West Bath
Phyllis E. Rose
Foster's Point Road
Portland
Brunswick
Harry
Florence (Souie) Crocker
This Town
Biddeford
Jac
James J. Hoctor
Elm St
Patrick and
Mary Finn Hoctor
Biddeford High School
Ordnance Department of the Army
St. Mary Church
York County Barracks
Ancient Order of Hibernians
American Ordnance Association
Marie Varela
Washington, D.C
James Jr
Kettering
Ohio
Robert F
Stafford
Conn
Annie Berube
Cornelius F. Hector
St. Mary Cemetery
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Vermont driver charged after Old Orchard Beach crash
Old Orchard Beach police arrested Rodney Dion age 20 of Burlington Vermont after his car left Portland Avenue and hit a tree near the town hall at 1 44 a m. The vehicle sustained 700 in damage and no injuries were reported.
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Old Orchard Beach
Portland Avenue
Town Hall
Rodney Dion
Baldwin Ave
Burlington, Vt
Dion
Fishermen recover body of Saco man Thomas Nichols
Three New Hampshire fishermen found the body of Thomas Nichols, 44, of 5 Storer St, near the Saco Yacht Club after a drowning Wednesday night. Police identified the victim and a medical examiner was on scene as of press time.
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Saco
Saco Yacht Club
Saco River
New Hampshire
Thomas Nichols
Storer St
Yacht Club
Altrusa club cookout meetings and plans for fall
EAST WATERBORO The Altrusa Club of Biddeford and Saco combined its July meeting with a cookout at Pauline Berry’s Ossipee Lake home. Cadorette led business, calendar outlines for fall discussed, and a donation to a Biddeford mini park was postponed for more data. Officers’ reports and the membership chair’s report were accepted. Engagement announced for Leaellen Thompson to Steven Dubois. wedding planned Oct 14 1976.
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East Waterboro
Altrusa Club
Biddeford
Saco
Pauline Berry
Ossipee Lake
Judith Cadorette
Coe Trust Co
Main Street
Madeliene Davenport
Cadorette
Altrusa
Phyllis Deschambeault
Wentworth By the Sea
Portsmouth
N.H
Margaret O'Neill
Anniea
Paper bag tied to Chowchilla kidnap lists found at suspect home
Police statements conflict as a paper bag bearing victims names from the Chowchilla bus kidnapping is recovered at the Woods family's Portola Valley estate. Authorities say they are not seeking new suspects, though a deputy hints at possible involvement of a woman. Woods, Schoenfelds, and an associated driver remain jailed, with ongoing questions about additional accomplices. A separate Biddeford police seizure reports nine marijuana plants in two raids, including charges against a resident identified as Richard Pottios.
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Chowchilla
Calif
Frederick N. Woods
Portola Valley
Houchins
Jack Baugh
Baugh
Biddeford
Bradbury St
the Tennant
Richard Pottios
Hills
Beach Road
Alex E. Gwann
Maine District Court
Dick Danforth
China Quakes Trigger Widespread Aftereffects
Tokyo AP reports China warned embassies of possible aftershocks within a day or two and urged precaution. Tangshan suffered extreme damage with three Japanese technicians and one French woman dead. Tientsin and Peking reported extensive impact and ongoing relief operations.
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Tokyo
Chinese Foreign Ministry
Peking
China
Hsinhua
Tangshan
Tientsin
Jinhua
Peking Railway Administration
Viking finds Martian soil similar to Mojave crater dust
Viking 1 analysis of Martian crust shows iron calcium silicon titanium and aluminum traces. The soil appears oxidized iron coating or patches giving the red color and Mars may be geologically younger than Earth. Comparisons with Amboy Crater Mojave Desert aid interpretation of low trace minerals.
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Pasadena
Calif
Viking 1
California
Mojave
Viking
Mars
Earth
Priestly Toulmin
Toulmin
Benton Clark
Amboy Crater
Mojave Desert
Clark
Replacement FBI official admits partial responsibility in Minneapolis
Associate FBI Director Richard G. Held acknowledged responsibility for counter intelligence tactics in Minneapolis while leading the field office from 1962 to 1973. He said he was aware of Cointelpro but not its day to day activities, defending Kelley’s broader apology for FBI wrongdoing.
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Washington
FBI
Clarence M. .Kelley
Kelley
Richard G. Held
Minneapolis
Held
Senate Intelligence Committee
Cointelpro
Eld
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Chicago
Bureau
Accused bomber refuses to plead in Boston trial
A Portland man, Everett C. Carlson, 38, refused to plead to three counts of destruction by explosives in Suffolk County Superior Court. Judge Mazzone set bail at 300000 and appointed Albert Cullen as attorney. Carlson faces charges linked to bombings damaging a National Guard armory trucks and an Eastern Airlines plane at Logan Airport. Carlson may be tried in federal court first due to speedy-trial rules.
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Boston (Ap
Portland, Maine
Suffolk County
Logan International
Everett C. Carlson
David Mazzone
Mazzone
Carlson
Albert Cullen
U.S
Asst. Dist
John T. Gaffney
National Guard
Boston
Dorchester
Eastern Airlines
Logan
Portland
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Biddeford-Saco
Phyllis Rose
Ueline Masten
Eraldine Pelkey
Harry Crocker
East Brunswick
Frances Robshaw
Bath
Roberta Pinfold
Betty Bambeau
Topsham
Brackett Funeral Home
Federal St
Harding Cemetery
Funeral
Public Safety
South Portland
Flag Pond
Oak Hill
Scarborough
Michelle Tusillo
Lewiston
Bradley Street
Spring Street
Ferry Road
Robert Ayotte
Lamp Post
Arundel
Peter Kimball
Roger Abbott
Lower Beach Street
Joseph Everett
Lavigne
Dennett & Craig
Maine
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Sansoucy — Blais
Stone St
R. Martel
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Altrusans
Harry P. Thompson
Mayberry Hill
Casco
Leaellen Thompson
Steven V. Dubois
Raymond J. Dubois
Laurier St
Lake Region
T.M. Hatch
Bridgton
American Building Products
Scarborough Fair
John Ewing
Alameda County
Tom Houchins
Associated Press
Redwood City
Tribune
Woods
Sacramento County
Madera
the Woods
Livermore
Ed Ray
Ric
Hard Schoenfeld
James L. Schoenfeld
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Vancouver
James Schoenfeld
San Francisco
Richard Schoenfeld
Canada
Bellingham
Wash
Seattle
Gerry Sofen
Justice ‘Department
Atty
Edward Levi
Helkd
Department
New York
Gaffney
Caribou, Maine
Aroostook County
Joseph A. Aceto
Massachusetts
Aceto
New England
Richard Picariello
Edward P. Gullion Jr
Topsfield
Gullion An Picariello
Elm Street
Milles Iriuance
Govvics
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