Saco Resident Given Probation
A Saco man, Joseph Albert Boucher, 46, received a suspended one to two year sentence and two years probation after pleading guilty to theft of plumbing supplies worth 1300 dollars. He must repay 75 dollars in court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Saco
Joseph Albert Boucher
Charles A. Pomeroy
Boucher
Franklin Street
Rodfrew Perkins
Harry Littlefield
Wells
Old Orchard Beach
Dennis P. Lund
Men’s Reformatory
South Windham
Lund
Trustees Estates Inc
Reformatory
State Probation and Parole Department
Justice Pomeroy
Ronald E. Ayotte
Perley S. Sargent
Sanford
Frank Mason
York
Mason
Harold Fletcher
Mars Hill
Fletcher
Carl E. Brown
Nations seek security guarantees before Arab withdrawal
An AP survey shows Congress wants Israel to gain security assurances and access to the Gulf of Aqaba and Suez Canal before leaving Arab territory. Kosygin pushes for Israeli withdrawal at the U.N. session, with Johnson and Boumedienne also active. Vietnam talks, Da Nang clashes, and a rail strike settlement loom in U.S. news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Israel
Gulf of Aqaba
Suez Canal
General Assembly
Alexei N. Kosygin
U.N
Johnson
Rosygin
Vietnam
Kosygin
U.S
da Nang
Funeral Directors and Funeral Homes Listed in Saco
The notice lists funeral homes in Saco Maine including Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street with Philip H. Gross Sr. as director Emond's Funeral Home at 28 5511 and Frank X. Emond J P. Conroy Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street with dial 282 0562 all serving the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Dial
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude after bereavement
We thank relatives friends neighbors and all who sent flowers spiritual bouquets cards and furnished cars during our recent bereavement. The parents of P F C Reynald Lepage.
Funeral Services for Mrs Georgianna Ledoux Biddeford
Funeral services for Mrs Georgianna Ledoux 77 Water Street Biddeford were held at St Andre Church Biddeford this morning. Rt Rev Msgr Aime Giguere officiated the requiem high mass with organist Mrs Laura Proulx directing singing. Interment was in the family lot at St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford with bearers Wilfred Nadeau William Ledoux Roger Frechette and Herbert Tibbetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgianna Ledoux
Water St
Biddeford
St. Andre's Church
Aime Giguere
Laura Proulx
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Wilfred Nadeau
William Ledoux
Roger Frechette
Herbert Tibbetts
Invitations Received By Annette Chapter Members
Annette Chapter Order of the Eastern Star met at Saco Masonic Hall and received invitations from Union Chapter Lyman for June 20 with Ethel Whitten and Norman McAuley as special guests, and Queen Esther Chapter Hallowell for a Grand Family Night and 75th anniversary on Sept 9 at 7 30 p m at Hallowell Masonic Hall. After the session, attendees visited Mrs. Whitten’s Swan Pond cottage for a cookout and sing along. The chapter will recess for July and August and resume September 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette
Order of the Eastern Star
Saco Masonic Hall
Union
Lyman
Ethel Whitten
Norman McAuley
Queen Esther
Hallowell
Grand Family
Hallowell Masonic Hall
Swan Pond
Kennebunk
Maine Republicans Need 101 Votes For Sales Tax Bill
Maine Republicans still require 101 votes to pass a controversial sales tax despite a House vacancy. Atty. Gen. James S. Erwin ruled that Rep. Charles R. Lowery’s death does not alter the two thirds majority requirement, following Majority Leader Harrison L. Richardson’s request amid vacancy speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Atty
James S. Erwin
Charles R. Lowery
Brunswick
Erwin
Harrison L. Richardson
Middle East World News Reflects UN Assembly Tension
The report notes de Gaulle and Wilson schedules and U S positions on UN assembly versus Security Council action. Refugees from the six day war approach 200000 across Jordan Syria and Lebanon with Syria offering aid. Libyan moves push Britain and the United States to withdraw bases including Wheelus Air Force Base in Libya.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Gaulle
Harold Wilson
Paris
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Thant
Security Council
Assembly
Middle East
Goldberg
United States
Soviet Union
International
Red Cross
Beirut
Lebanon
Jordan
Syria
Jordan River
Israel
Libya
Britain
Cairo
Wheelus
Husain Maziq
Africa
Europe
4 Way
Military Air Transport Service
Local Personal Notices From Boston and Biddeford Hospitals
Mrs. Josephine Sullivan King of West Palm Beach and Mrs. Annie Simpson of Saco are patients at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston. Armand Soulard of Biddeford is a medical patient at Notre Dame Hospital, as is Alfred LaPierre of Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Sullivan King
West Palm Beach
Fla
Annie Simpson
School St
Saco
Simpson
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Boston
Armand Soulard
Alfred St
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Alfred LaPierre
Hill St
Boys' Fellowship Meeting at Lyman Baptist Church
The Boys' Fellowship of the Lyman Baptist Church in Good wins Mills will meet Saturday at 10 a m at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Summer Math Program Set At Old Orchard Beach
E Emerson Cummings announces Old Orchard Beach will add modern math to Title I for the first time. The program runs for grades three through 12, with reading for grades one through six, and enrollment begins July 3 at Jameson School or by calling 934 4326.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
E. Emerson Cummings
Cummings
Jameson School
Debtors Could Face Jail Risk in Maine Bill Debate
In Augusta the Senate debated a bill to curb debtor jail practices amid estimates that about 200 Maine residents are jailed annually for debt and another 1,000 teeter at risk. Sen. Peter Mills said ignorance and creditor pressure push debtors toward contempt charges during subpoenaes. The measure would require explicit notices of contempt at subpoenas, while other actions in the Legislature included county commissioner districting and wildland zoning rejection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Senate
Charles Dickens
Peter Mills
Farmington
Maine
Mills
Legislative Judiciary Committee
Floyd L. Harding
Presque Isle
House
Harrison L. Richardson
Cumberland
Legislative Natural Resources Committee
Lawmakers Clash Over Federal Action On Public Protection
Rep John L. Martin voices concern that laws to shield the public are needed while Robertson argues drafting was rushed and no subject in this session was studied. He says federal action will not arrive soon and could be years away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Martin
Deagle Lake
Robertson
Scott
Firefighters Battle Stump Blaze on Alfred Street
Jiddeford firemen used a booster to extinguish a tree stump fire on Alfred Street late last night. Firemen said the stump was ignited by a torch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jiddeford
Alfred Street
Thunderstorms and Cooler Turn Tonight Across Regions
Weather update notes cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms and cooler air in the north tonight. The south sees partly cloudy skies with scattered storms. Lows reach mid 50s to mid 60s, Saturday remains mostly cloudy with more scattered storms and cooler warmth.
Weather outlook for Northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island
The five day forecast from the U S Weather Bureau predicts below normal temperatures Saturday through Wednesday. Daytime highs in the 70s northern areas and mid 70s to low 80s south, with lows in the 40s to 50s north and 50s south. Cooler by weekend with rain totaling over half an inch from scattered showers to start, then general rain early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U.S Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Banquet of Daughters of Penelope in Kennebunkport
Members of the Daughters of Penelope held their annual banquet at the Shawmut Inn. They voted Mrs Alexandria Vori as the chapter's candidate for Penelope of the Year to be awarded at the district convention June 23 24 at Marshall York Harbor. Attending were Mrs George Mouzas Mrs Betty Vassil Mrs Ann Clifford Miss Anita Tito Mrs Amy Albert Miss Dorothea Viahakos Mrs Ann Bardwell Mrs Eleanor Koutoulakos Mrs Kay Shoureas Mrs Testa Tito Miss Betty Brickates and Mrs Mary Economos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
Daughters of Penelope
Shawmut Inn
Alexandria Vori
Penelope
Marshall, York Harbor
George Mouzas
Betty Vassil
Ann Clifford
Anita Tito
Amy Albert
Dorothea Viahakos
Ann Bardwell
Eleanor Koutoulakos
Kay Shoureas
Testa Tito
Betty Brickates
Mary Economos
Vacation Bible School Scheduled at Biddeford United Baptist Church
A daily Vacation Bible School will run June 19 to 30 for ages three to 12 at Biddeford United Baptist Church on Jefferson Street. Sessions are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to noon with Director Mrs. Louise Pike and Rev. Robert Cecke in charge. Officials note lunch, music, Bible stories, and handwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Jefferson Street
Louise Pike
Robert Cecke
Ruth Merrill
Mary Dawn
Norma Noel
Pike
Susan Monaldo
Linda Herrick
Helen Fenderson
Mary Harris
Bonnie Whitten
Irene Dwelley
Terry Coombs
Jeannette Whitten
Children will be honored at Wells Congregational Church program
The June 18 10 30 morning worship at Wells Congregational Church will include a special Sunday School program led by Superintendent Walter E Ducharme. A portion of the service outdoor dedication will recognize a Church School project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells Congregational Church
Walter E Ducharme
Verger Rejected Presque Isle Merger in Maine Vote
Maine Potato Growers voters rejected the merger with Agway Inc. by a narrow margin. The tally was 237 in favor and 230 against, short of the required two thirds with 312 votes needed for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verger
Presque Isle
Agway, Inc
Maine Potato Growers, Inc
Daughters Born to Two Families on June 11
To Mr and Mrs Anton Bog dahn 73 Maple St Saco a daughter Bonnie Ann seven pounds seven ounces born June 11 To Mr and Mrs Richard Randall Arundel a son Mark Richard seven pounds 15 ounces born June 11
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Bogdahn
Maple St
Saco
Bonnie Ann
Richard Randall
Arundel
Mark Richard
Miami Beach Fontainebleau hit by midnight hotel fire
A midnight blaze at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach evacuated about 200 guests from the north tower including the presidential suite and penthouses. One woman fainted and was treated. no other injuries were reported as guests returned to their rooms by 3 a.m. Firefighters chopped through roof and windows to reach smoldering furniture on the 18th floor. cause and damage totals were not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Fontainebleau
Co Hen Egg Co Loan Approved For Portland Firm
The Co Hen Egg Co of Portland will receive a 256760 SBA loan to finance new facilities in Saco and Dayton. About 366800 will be spent on land buildings and new machinery, with a grain-feed milling plant in Saco and an egg processing plant in Dayton. The move will shift from Plum Street Portland once ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-Hen Egg Co
Portland
Small Business Administration
Saco
Dayton
Washington
U.S
Edmund S. Muskie
Peter N. Kyros
Plum Street
Campaign targets Cleveland baking industry in civil rights push
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr says bread companies in Cleveland must cooperate or the community will withdraw economic support in an Operation Breadbasket campaign led by nine national civil rights groups. In Alabama two Black residents sue Prattville officials for 100 009 damages over a beating. In Washington the House Rules Committee sets June 27 hearings on cross state riot incitement laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Luther King
Cleveland
Ohio
Prattville
Ala
Montgomery
O.C. Thompson
Autauga County
Phillip Woods
Washington
House Rules Committee
Restlessness in GOP as lawmakers push toward home
Campbell warns of growing restlessness among GOP legislators as they seek to end sessions. Senate president refuses to discuss other spending plans while insisting the party is winning. He criticizes a reporter's note that the GOP program failed in the House, saying it hasn’t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Senate
House
Business Service Ads Highlight Local Offers
Local want ads urge readers to explore business services including repairs, consulting, and staffing. Advertisements spotlight quick responses, competitive pricing, and nearby providers across various categories.
York County Aging Council to Publish Monthly Newsletter
The York County Council on Aging will publish a monthly newsletter by July 1 with free distribution to residents aged 65 and older in York County. Requests for new recipient names should be sent to the Sanford office. items may be mailed to Room 10 Town Hall Annex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
York County Council On Aging
York County
Iown Hall
Sanford
Court House
Jane Scamman
Hollis
Harlow Currier
Springvale
Yvonne Mauzevalle
Stephen Hyatt
University of Maine
Atlantis Hotel
Kennebunk Port
Scamman
Mary Worthley
Kosygin's New York Trip Signals Soviet Arab Pressure
Soviet premier Kosygin and Foreign Minister Gromyko push to strengthen influence in the Arab world and resist Israeli gains while aiming to limit damage to U S Soviet relations. Dobrynin returns to Moscow. Johnson may attend UN assembly discussions on nuclear arms and missile defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Middle East
Kosygin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Johnson
United States
Moscow
White House
George Christian
Christian
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Gromyko
Bankruptcy filings in Portland list Larue and Melanson
Durham residents Mr and Mrs Conrad R Larue file for bankruptcy with liabilities of 80269 and assets of 33860. Wells restaurant owner Robert F Melanson lists liabilities of 52933 and assets of 6839.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Durham and
Wells
Conrad R.larue
Durham
Robert F. Melanson
Four Sailors Rescued After Drifting Near Saco Bay
Four men from Augusta and Sanford were towed to Biddeford after their cabin cruiser Dodee III suffered mechanical trouble and drifted overnight. They had no food since yesterday afternoon and received Coast Guard assistance led by Chief Robert Nelson and guards Harold Dowe and Gardner Walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Lemieux
Donald Lozier
Augusta
Tilly Farrell
Renaud
Desruisseaux
Sanford
Dodee III
Rumery Boatyard
Cleaves St
Biddeford
Coast Guard
Stratton Island
Robert Nelson
Fletcher's Neck Coast Guard Station
Biddeford Pool
Harold Dowe
Gardner Walls
Flag Day Observed By Elks Lodge In Saco
Flag Day ceremonies were held by Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks at the Lodge Rooms on Portland Road in Saco. Officers Fernand Cote Robert Brousseau and Charles Gallagher led activities including a memorial for Gilbert Luce and progress reports on the Saco Centennial parade and Maine State Day to benefit the Jimmy Fund at Fenway Park Boston on July 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Saco Lodge of Elks
Portland Road
Saco
Fernand Cote
Robert Brousseau
Charles Gallagher
Theodore Allen
Gilbert Luce
Sunshine Committee
John Foss
Fenway Park
Boston
Maine
Leo Bouraue
Ralph L. Petit
Eugene A. Pelletier
Arthur L. Gilbair
David R. Cowan
Margaret O'Neill Receives Degree at UConn
Mrs. William J. O'Neill formerly Margaret Welch of Biddeford Maine and now living in Danielson Connecticut earned a Bachelor of Arts in English at the 89th University of Connecticut commencement. She is married to William J. O'Neill and will teach in the Killingly High School system next academic year. They have two children Michael and Maureen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danielson. Conn
William J. O'Neill
Margaret Welch
Amherst St
Biddeford
Maine
South Main St
University of Connecticut
O’neill
Biddeford High School
Saco-Lowell
Saco
Kellingly High School
Danielson
Mariner 5 Probe Maintains Course to Venus
In Pasadena the Mariner 5 space probe corrected a Canopus tracking error after mistaking Earth for the star. The craft, traveling about 7000 mph, will pass within 2000 miles of Venus on October 19 to study radiation and atmosphere, potentially arriving near Russia’s Venus probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
America
Mariner 5
Earth
Venus
Russia
Yarmouth Driver Strikes Barricade on Route One
Saco police report a collision yesterday as Kenneth D. Berry age 56 of Yarmouth drove into a barricade on Route One in an area under tar and chip work. Berry said he failed to see the warning sign. Windsheld broken and top scarred. damage estimated at 175 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Kenneth D. Berry
Yarmouth
Berry
Summer Training Program to Recruit Primary Teachers
SOUTH PORTLAND AP A three week summer training course will begin next month to produce primary grade teachers. School superintendent Lloyd D. Hatfield said the program aims to address teacher shortages and about 123 women will be recruited. Also a past matron pin from Minerva 185 with hanging gavel was lost June 15 between Woolworth’s and Odd Fellows Hall in Biddeford. Dial 934-2015.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Portland
Lloyd D. Hatfield
Woolworth’s
Odd Fellows Hall
Biddeford
Dial
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THE
Houari Boumedienne
Sen
Thomas J. Dodd
Senate Ethics Committee
Dodd
Mrs
Charles de Gaulle
New York
Old Orchard
Journal
Saco Journal
David
Daniel
George Johnson
Rockville, Conn
Delphis Ledoux Jr
Pool Road
Quentin Johnson
Henry H. Gross
Webber Hospital
Aging Council
Saco Bay
Elks Lodge
Margaret O’neill
Beachway Mkt
Beach Street
House of Quality
Accutron
Bulova
Roger
Youland
Jewelry Store
Main St
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