Deaths Dr Georges Levesque Biddeford Physician 75
Dr Georges Levesque 75 longtime Biddeford physician died June 8 at his home after a long illness He born in Montreal March 17 1898 was the oldest living doctor in Biddeford helped found Notre Dame Hospital and St Andre's Home He delivered the first and last baby at St Andre's Home Surviving wife Blanche two daughters Mareel Jeanne and Solange a sister in Montreal ten grandchildren and many nieces and nephews Mass at St Joseph Church Monday at 10 with burial at St Joseph Cemetery Viewing at Emond and Conroy Funeral Home tonight and Sunday
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Georges Levesque
South St
Biddeford
Montreal
Eugene and
Regina (Dussault) Levesque
University of Montreal
Levesque
Notre Dame Hospital
St. Andre's
Albert V
Jeanne) Cote
Norman
Solange) Derosier
Joseph
Alice) Gauthier
St. Joseph Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Emond
Angelina Tewksbury Rites Planned in Biddeford
Angelina Tewksbury 76 of 53 Keswick Road South Portland died June 8 in a Portland hospital after a lengthy illness. Born March 25 1897 in Victoriaville Quebec she was daughter of Joseph and Sarah Morin. Her husband Fred Tewksbury died in 1945. Surviving are three sisters Maria Cote Blanche Bibeau and Marie Anna Menard of Biddeford with many nieces and nephews. Funeral at St Joseph Church Biddeford Monday at 8:30 a.m. with burial in St Joseph Cemetery. Emond and Conroy Funeral Home Biddeford handled arrangements. Visits Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
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South Portland
Angelina Tewskbury
Keswick Road
Portland
Orn
Victoriaville
Joseph
Sarah
Bedard) Morin
Fred Tewksbury
Maria Cote
Blanche Bibeau
Old Orchard Beach
Ivan
Marie Anna) Menard
Biddeford
St. Joseph Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Bideford
Emond and
Conroy
Marie Caton 78 Dies After Long Illness in Saco
Marie Caton 78 a Boom Road Saco resident died after a lengthy illness at a local hospital. Born St David Quebec May 19 1895 she moved to Biddeford area at age three and worked for Pepperell Manufacturing. She was a Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Auxiliary member and survived by five sisters and a brother. Funeral from Notre Dame de Lourdes Church will be followed by interment at Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford with calling hours at Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home Biddeford.
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Marie F. Caton
Boom Road
Saco
St. David
Que
Alberic and
Levendie
Levesque
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Biddeford
Perley Caton
Joseph Cote
Albert Mandville
Aza Savoie
Pawtucket
Wilfred Brulotte
Costa Mesa
Calif
Wilfred Mandeville
Alberic Mandville
Westbrook
Woodlawn Cemetery
Sansoucy-Blais
Stone St
Diamond Mine Near Murfreesboro Ark Highlights North America
North America’s only diamond mine sits near Murfreesboro Arkansas, drawing attention as a rare geology site and potential future prospect for gem mining in the United States. Local officials emphasize its uniqueness and possible economic impact.
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North America
Murfreesboro, Ark
Funeral Directors Firms and Contacts in Saco Maine
Funeral directors Emond and Conroy list 284 5511 and 282 1818. Shumway and Gross Funeral Service at St Saco 284 5611. Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Saco Maine 282.
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Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
J.P. Conroy
Dennett & Craig
Mainsara Saco
Maine
Weather forecast for Portland tonight and Sunday
The forecast calls for a cloudy night in Portland with a chance of showers in the north and partly cloudy elsewhere. Lows will be in the 50s. Sunday should be mostly sunny with highs from the 70s to the low 80s.
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Portland
US records reveal a break in Beg political talks
Efforts to resume formal negotiations falter as US policymakers reassess aims amid shifting alliance pressures. Key players remain unnamed in initial statements.
New England Temperatures for 24 Hours to 7 A.M. EST
Massachusetts weather update lists temperatures over a 24 hour span ending at 7 a.m. EST. Regional readings focus on major cities and state districts.
Weather Bureau To Offer Hay Advisory
The National Weather Service in Portland Maine will issue a daily hay drying and curing advisory during hay season in cooperation with the University of Maine dairy specialists. Starting Sunday the briefing will be distributed to news media around 6:30 a.m. and cover weather factors affecting hay cutting and curing for the next three days.
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Portland
Maine
National Weather Service
NWS
University of Maine
Two Women Named As Overseers At Bowdoin College
Barnard College president Martha E. Peterson and Portland civic leader Bonaives S. Bernstein were elected Friday to Bowdoin College's Board of Overseers, marking the first time women joined the board at the Maine institution. Donna L. Dionne of Brunswick was also elected to Bowdoin's Phi Beta Kappa chapter, another notable milestone for female achievement at the school.
Last Day of Classes Set for OOB Schools
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Superintendent David Majercik says junior and senior high will finish on June 15 while elementary schools end on June 13 to make up for a fall parent teacher conference day.
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Old Orchard Beach
Card of Thanks to Relatives and Friends
I thank my relatives friends and neighbors for the lovely cards and flowers received during my hospital stay.
Franco Transfers Powers In Formal Ceremony
Madrid AP Franco named Adm Luis Carrero Blanco premier and head of the Movement successor to the late General Franco who remains head of state and commander in chief. The transfer signals cabinet upheaval next week with potential liberalizing to be rolled back as Prince Juan Carlos poised to become king on Franco death or retirement.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Spain
Adm
Luis Carrero Blanco
Carrero Blanco
el Pardo Palace
Franco
Juan Carlos
Gregorio Lopez Bravo
Farm Bill Cuts Subsidy Limit
The Senate passed a farm bill with a $20 000 per farmer annual subsidy cap amid Nixon administration opposition. The measure would replace a $55 000 limit with a target price plan for major crops, offering subsidies when prices fall but potentially saving up to $200 million yearly. Opponents warned it could harm incentives and the broader farm program.
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Poage
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Sisk
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
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D-Ga
Administration
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Sen
William Proxmire
D-Wis
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Cambodia
Proxmire
New Window To Be Dedicated At Saco Church
A stained glass window "Jesus and the Children" dedicated in memory of Miss Emma L. Lougee will be unveiled at United Baptist Church of Saco. Reverend Theodore Euson leads a 10:30 a m service with a Children's Day program, Kinder-Band, Bible prizes, and choir renditions by the Chancel and Senior choirs under Lawrence C. Davis.
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Jesus
Emma L. Lougee
United Baptist Church of
Saco
Theodore Euson
Lawrence C. Davis
Kennebunk
Eason
Advent Christian Services Cancelled
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Advent Christian Church on Saco Avenue announced the Sunday service scheduled for tomorrow has been canceled.
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Old Orchard Beach
Advent Christian Church
Saco Avenue
Area Students Are On UM Dean's List
University of Maine Fort Kent Dean John D. Ryan Jr. announces spring semester Dean's List eligibility requires a B average. Among those named are Laura Angis Ronald Berube and David Bedell of Saco and Diane Cushing of Old Orchard Beach.
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Fort Kent
John D. Ryan Jr
University of Maine
Saco Rebekah Lodge Meeting at Odd Fellows Hall
The Saco Rebekah Lodge meets tonight at 7 30 at Odd Fellows Hall Main Street Saco A memorial service will be conducted Refreshment chairmen are John Kennedy and Milton Randall
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Saco Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Main Street
Saco
John Kennedy
Milton Randall
University of San Marcos Claims Western Hemisphere's Oldest Status
The University of San Marcos in Lima Peru founded in 1551 is described as the Western hemisphere's oldest university marking a historic milestone for higher education in the region.
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University of San Marcos
Lima
Peru
Soviet Union launches eight Cosmos satellites together
Moscow AP reports the Soviet Union launched eight Cosmos satellites on a single carrier rocket, all functioning normally per Tass. Western experts say clustering satellites resembles mass launches of multi-target nuclear missiles. This marks the sixth time eight Sputniks were sent up, the first in April 1970 and the most recent last November. The brief Tass notice says the payload carried scientific equipment to continue space exploration.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Legislature Bills Comparison Between Sessions
In Augusta the 106th Maine legislature is shown to have filed 1990 bills by week 22, contrasting with the 105th's 1800. By this point, 1325 measures are out of committee, 129 behind, 252 in committee, and 563 laws signed, versus 461 for the 105th.
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Augusta
Boy loses hand in hedge bomb search in Belfast
An eight year old boy lost a hand when a bomb exploded while he searched a hedge for caterpillars in Belfast. A six year old friend suffered facial wounds and was treated in hospital. Police said the blast likely involved a planted explosive by one of Northern Ireland's warring religious groups.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Boston To Receive Degree At Chicago Convocation
Daniel Boston of 230 South St Biddeford will receive a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Chicago at its 344th Convocation today. He graduated from St. Louis High School in Biddeford in 1969.
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Daniel Boston
South St
Biddeford
University of Chicago
St. Louis
Fiery Car Crash Claims One Life in Maine
In New Gloucester AP reports a Bryant Pond youth, Christopher Bonney, 19, in critical condition after a fiery crash that killed Theodore S. Crockett, 23, of Bethel. Crockett’s car left Maine 26 near Sabbathday Lake, struck a tree stump and burst into flames. Bonney was a passenger.
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NEW Gloucester
Bryant Pond
Christopher Bonney
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Theodore S. Crockett
Bethel
Maine
Sabbathday Lake
Bonney
Crockett
Public Safety Beat May totals and hit and run report
Old Orchard Beach police logged 648 calls in May including 35 complaints answered 30 rescue calls 25 sick student transports 3 oxygen calls 6 wreckers 4 dog officer requests 6 court trips 8 jail trips 3 Portland visits 11 accidents 1 runaway girl recovered and 2 interdepartmental assists. A two car crash Friday night left one vehicle unidentified a red Volkswagen fleeing the scene. Donald C Bouffard and Jeannette Bouffard were occupants of the hit vehicle at 15 Pool Street Biddeford.
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Old Orchard Beach
Cal's
Saco Court
Portland
HIT and Run
Donald C. Bouffard
Pool St
Biddeford
Bouffard
Jeannette
Chlorine Gas Cloud Sicks Jersey City Nearby
A chemical plant fire at Chemical Compounding Corp. blanketed Jersey City with chlorine gas, affecting nearly 100 people within a mile. Seventeen hospitalized, a girl fractured skull, several victims fainted, and a worker, John Darby, 53, was reported missing while a fireman collapsed but recovered.
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Jersey City
Chemical Compounding Corp
John Darby
Shrine on Emmitsburg mountainside mirrors Lourdes grotto
The first national Catholic shrine in America rises on a Emmitsburg Maryland mountainside near St. Josephs College. It is a replica of the Grotto of Lourdes.
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America
St. Joseph's College
Emmitsburg
Local Teachers Named Outstanding Educators of America
Three local teachers were named Outstanding Educators of America in a national program. Bernard Neveux Frank Daley and Sarah Jane Poli were cited for talent in the classroom and contributions to research and civic service.
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Bernard Neveux
Orchard Beach High School
America
Dr. V
Frank Daley
Gilbert Beers
Old Orchard Beach
Washington, D.C
Sarah Jane Poli
Biddeford Tors of America
Skylab crew to press heavy research days aboard station
Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz planned a full slate of experiments on Skylab including medical studies solar telescope work and an earth resources survey from Washington state to northern South America after completing a space walk to free a stuck solar panel. The panel now supplies 3000 watts doubling prior power and enabling more lights and heated meals while mission control works a coolant loop issue with a failing valve. If needed the system loss would not jeopardize the 28 day mission.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Winter Space Center
Houston
Skylab
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Washington
South America
Conrad
Kerwin
R Supply
Space Agency
Mission Control
Three Biddeford Students Graduate From Bowdoin
Three Biddeford students Daniel Murphy Barry Noble and Gregory Carroll received Bowdoin College Bachelor of Arts degrees at the 168th commencement Murphy son of Kenneth Murphy 90 May Street Biddeford majored in History and earned Evans Scholarships football and lacrosse honors Noble son of Robert Noble Jr Biddeford Pool married to Carol Duraneceau double major in Psychology and Government and a dean’s list student who presented a paper at the Maine Student Psychology Conference Carroll son of Harold Carroll New Milford Conn majored in Art was a Bowdoin dean’s list student transferred from Case Western Reserve and helped organize a Nineteenth Century French Prints exhibit at Bowdoin Museum of Art 36 Orchard Street Biddeford.
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Brunswick
Biddeford
Bowdoin College
Daniel R. Murphy
Barry C. Noble
Gregory C Carroll
Murphy
Kenneth J. Murphy
St. Louis Regional
Evans
Alpha Kappa Sigma
Noble
Robert L. Noble, Jr
Yates St
Biddeford Pool
Biddeford High School
Carol Ann Duraneceau
Dayton
Bowdoin
Maine
Carroll
Atty
Harold D. Carroll
Orchard St
Canterburychool
New Milford
Conn
Case Western Reserve University
Orient
Museum of Art
Psi Upsilon Fraternity
West German height study ranks north tallers than Bavarians
A study finds that West German individuals over six feet tall are rare, with 1.80 meters or 5 feet 11 inches used as the qualifying height. Researchers note North Germans tend to be taller than Bavarians, shaping regional height contrasts.
Public Hearing Set on Skillin Home Addition Permit
The Kennebunk Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at the Lower Town Hall at 7:30 P.M. on Monday June 18 1973. Dana and Linda Skillin seek a permit to add to their home at 26 Intervale Road but were denied by Temporary Building Inspector Herman Cohen for noncompliance with Zoning Ordinance Section 9.22 rear lot lines. The hearing and decision follow the town ordinance enacted June 17 1963 and Maine state law.
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Board of Appeals
Kennebunk
Maine
Dana and
Linda Skillin
Intervale Road
Herman Cohen
Public Notice on Shoreline Land Use in Kennebunk River
Margarett P. SharpLes of Beach Street Kennebunk Maine has filed with the Department of Environmental Protection a land quality control application to undertake activities in Kennebunk River. The filing will occur within 16 days and be open for public inspection in Augusta or Kennebunk. Public comments must be submitted within 14 days after filing.
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Margarett P. Sharples
Beach Street
Kennebunk
Maine
Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau OF Land Quality Control
Kennebunk River
Creek
Augusta
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