Laureston Fisher 81 of Biddeford dies after brief illness
Laureston K. Fisher, 81, of 281 Pool Road Biddeford, died Thursday in a local hospital after a brief illness. Born April 14, 1894 in Caribou, he worked as a linotype mechanic in Newburyport and Caribou and long at Bangor Daily News, retiring in 1968. Surviving three daughters and 11 grandchildren. Funeral set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Shumway Gross Funeral Home Saco. burial Laurel Hill Cemetery, Saco. Calling hours tonight 7 to 8 at funeral home.
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Laureston K. Fisher
Pool Road
Biddeford
Caribou
Hugh J
Inez (Tupper) Fisher
Morganthaler School
New York
Newburyport
Mass
Bangor Daily News
Universalist
Bangor
Theodore
Frances) Dyer
Richard
Hope) Dougherty
Brewer
Philip
Vivian) Brown
Shumway Gross Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Motorcyclist Injured After Collision on Pier Road
Richard L. Francoeur, 18, of Kennebunkport, is listed in fair condition at Webber Hospital Biddeford after a motorcycle crash into a parked truck on Pier Road Cape Por Boise. He had spleen removed and remains out of intensive care this morning. Police said he lost control to avoid a pickup backing from a driveway. The truck driver Earl Lush paused after seeing the bike.
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Kennebunkport
Richard. L. Francoeur
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Pier Road
Cape
Boise
Francoeur
Earl Lush
John Prescott
Car Recovered After Night Theft In Saco And Juvenile Held
Saco police recovered a car stolen from Charles Anderson on Ocean Park Road at 12 10 AM finding it on Elm Street at 1 30 AM A juvenile was apprehended in connection with the theft and is held at the Boys Training Center in South Portland awaiting trial In Old Orchard Beach vandals damaged the White Hall gift shop front window and door owned by Albert Setyon with an apparent airgun shot.
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Saco
Charles Anderson
Ocean Park Road
Elm Street
Boys Training Center
South Portland
Old Orchard Beach
White Hall
Albert Setyon
UM Trustees Honored For Academic Freedom
University of Maine trustees who refused Governor Longley's resignation demand were honored with the Alexander Meiklejohn Award by the AAUP. Jean Sampson accepted the award at Georgetown, noting the board's stance protected academic freedom and insulated the university from political influence during years of controversy over resignations and a student group conference for homosexuals.
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Washington
University of Maine
James B. Longley
Alexander Meiklejohn
American Association of University Professors
AAUP
Jean Sampson
Georgetown University
Maine
Longley
Orono
Board
Sampson
Ralph S. Brown
Yale Law School
Experimental College of
The
University of Wisconsin
Saco Planners Await Decision On BEP Review
Saco planners await a decision as BEP plans to seek a higher discharge allowance for the Main treatment plant to handle more flow. The planning board accepted Boutet’s final 17 home plan while considering revisions to Pine Ridge and set June 19 for a North Street zone change hearing for a retail store complex.
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Saco Planning Board
Gavin Ruotolo
Nedia Corp
Ronald Boutet
Emerson and Boutet
Leroy Waycott
Saco Construction
John Dexter
Department of Environmental Protection
Dennis Purington
Board of Environmental Protection
Purington
Dexter
BEP
Boutet
Pine Ridge
North Street
Portland Busineman
Frank Gaziano
Camp That Cookies Built Dedication For New Girl Scout Center
BRIDGTON Maine a handsome building rises on Pondicherry Tract in South Bridgton commanding views of the Presidential Range It will be dedicated as the Kennebec Girl Scout Council program center The project raised 350000 largely from cookie sales with additional gifts and council property sales An open house is planned Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm The center will host adult training troop groups indoor and outdoor activities school field trips Audubon groups and family camping with tents rental from Scott Paper Co land abutting Pondicherry.
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Bridgton
South Bridgton
Presidential Range
New Hampshire
Kennebec
Girl Scout Council
Pondicherry
Maine
United States
William Deans
Lyman
Jeffrey Ferguson
Biddeford
White Mountains
Scott Paper Co
Girl Scouts of America
Kennebec Council
Ans
India
Adams Lake
Barbara Scott
Harry Scott
Scott
Biddeford High School
Theniversity of Maine
Farmington
Senate approves admission of women to service academies
The Senate approved by voice vote the measure requiring women’s admission to the U S Military Academy at West Point the Naval Academy at Annapolis and the Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs. House action on a similar provision makes passage likely this year and the change will affect all three academies. Also noted is news of the Empire State Building’s record speed of construction at one year and 45 days.
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Washington
Senate
House
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
New York
Empire State Building
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Rxport
Memoriam
Laura Brunelle Gobeil
Adelard Gobeil
St. Andre’s Church
Jeanne Precourt Belisle
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Kathleen O'Connell
Planning Board
William Boucouvalas
Melvin Gay
Sion
Virginia Moore
By Peg Welch
Women’s Editor
Labor Department
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve Board
Obor Force
Conference Board
Page 1 Capital
Hutchins
Congress
Staples
Joseph L. Beaulieu
Bernadette
Lorraine
Roger
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Tel
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Sansoucy — Blais
Stone St
R. Martel
Saco Journal
Associated Press
AP News
Mathews-Shannon
Cullen Inc
3Rd Ave
New York City
Academy Women
Maine Dry Cleaners
Stacy F
Emery School
New England Temperatues
Portland
Saturda
Massachusetts
Boston
Chatham Nantucket
Pittsfield
New Bedford
Rhode Island
National Weather Service
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Montpelier
Newport
Eastport
Rumford
Vermont
Halifax
Montreal
Quebec
Dallas
New Orleans
Rida
Charleston
Miami
Charlotte
Milwaukee
Chicago
Mpls-St
York County
Henri
Tallwood Motor Court
Wells
Aline Fontaine
Chapeau
Flora Poirier
Petit Chapeau
Shirley Doe
Marie Rose Soulard
Evelyn Metayer
Deuxieme Chapeau
Dick Danforth
Wells Shopping Ctr
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