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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1972
Page
2
Announcement from Cosgrove Owners Home reports the death of Elizabeth C. Gaslin. The incomplete fragment notes the passing and indicates further details to be announced later.
Richard A Noble Branch died in a hospital after illness. A Boston native and longtime shoe company worker, he was a communicant of St Monica Church and an outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting. Survived by widow Alice M Linskey of New Orleans, three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services Sunday at St Monica Church with burial at Hope Cemetery. viewing today at Bibber Memorial Chapel in Kennebunk.
Committal services for J Patrick Bordage of Camp Ground Road will be held tomorrow at 11 am at the family cemetery. Rev Roland Sirois of St Andre Church, Biddelord, will officiate.
Members of Division One, Ancient Order of Hibernian Auxiliary, meet at 7 tonight at Cosgrove Finers Home 3% Elim Ht Biddeford to pay respects to Margar et A Hilton, a member.
A Biddeford candidate urged a state lottery to raise revenue for cities and elderly tax relief and called for expanded highway funding and low cost transit. He framed senior programs as essential, argued for dignity restoration for the elderly and opposed abortion liberalization, while facing Democratic and Republican challengers in a local House seat contest.
The forecast calls for fair conditions in Portland tonight and Saturday. Lows should be in the mid 10s to low 20s, with highs Saturday in the 70s to low 80s.
Last night in the ae school auditorium awards were presented to Beach graduates. Scholarships were given by Kiwanis Club Lions Club Old Orchard Beach Teachers Association and others for academic achievement. Special scholastic honors included high marks in English and math and regional vocational diplomas were awarded to several students in auto mechanics health occupations and related fields.
On the Maine Maritime Academy vessel State of Maine sailing in Lisbon Donald Baiguy and his son plus Marc Yvonne and Adrien LeBlond of Biddeford are listed as visiting. Mrs Lester Woodward and Mrs George Rancourt are named as medical patients at local hospitals in Biddeford Pool and Saco.
Washington AP reports that food chains warn consumer groups of another big rise in prices, especially meat, due to wholesale increases. The Price Commission will meet next Wednesday to discuss options as chains say retailers are absorbing the higher wholesale costs. Timothy D. McEnroe of the National Association of Food Chains notes stores have absorbed increases for eight or nine months.
Democratic state representative primary candidate Barry Hobbins told Saco residents that young people are not lazy or insecure, stressing their civic value. He criticized the State Highway Commission for insensitivity to local wishes, urged Main Street preservation, riverfront development, and a river area beautification program funded by government. He called for greater civic responsibility from Maine industries to improve resident relations with workers.
The candidate said he was grateful for and surprised by the broad support from prominent persons and young people in the community during his campaign. He received the endorsement of retiring State Rep Camille Bedard who served six two year terms in the House before bowing out this year.
Paul Guay reported an attempted break in at his unoccupied Camp Ellis residence last week. Saco police found nothing missing and noted no damage in the report.
Trustees of the Maine Osteopathic Association say they will not back the Maine medical school concept. They favor establishing a School of Osteopathic Medicine at Northeastern University in Boston and will offer advice to planners. The Maine Medical Association endorsed the idea and urged swift implementation.
A car pedestrian crash on Newtown Road Biddeford involved Maguire Whitaker of West Mess and John 2B of Newown Road Biddeford. The youth was treated at Webber Hospital Biddeford for multiple abrasions and released, hospital spokesman said today.
The Associated Press tally shows Senator George McGovern with 998.8 delegate votes, about two thirds of the 1,509 needed for the Democratic presidential nomination at the July 10 Miami Beach convention.
Marilyn Anderson Richards leading a Maine NOW task force petitions to replace four male delegates with women alternates to reach nine women and 11 men. The hearing before John T. Baker examines female representation, with additional similar challenges reported from ten other states.
The piece profiles Helen Rawlett of Hollis Center with Sutton on the Saco River Corridor Association board and past newspaper guild members, notes on her family history with the Journal and Biddeford Record, and details of Munson of Gardiner Massachusetts career and life in Kennebunk Landing. An aside mentions begonia seeds valued up to 3500 dollars.
Mrs Pauline C Berry candidate for Clerk of Courts York County addresses Democratic workers saying the job is administrative, not a lawyer and pledges cooperation with judges and lawyers. She emphasizes the law touches daily life and vows to apply experience to coordinate court duties.
Paula Gervais of Portland a university junior begins a summer internship with Old Orchard Beach Police under the Maine Law Enforcement Planning and Assistance Agency program. Chief Lacroix notes the interns provide professional training at no cost and help fill roles in police operations and records.
Col Ola Forsberg of Finland said after a conference with UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim that chances are very good for a UN council meeting. Diplomatic sources noted a council likely Tuesday, possibly delaying until after a strike date. The Allied Pilots Association is not bound by the federation's decision, while the Airline Pilots Association includes about 30,000 of the world federation’s 50,000 pilots.
The text notes that office-type ballots confuse voters and reduce participation, while big box or straight ticket formats encourage involvement and fewer disqualifications. It cites studies claiming 33 states use party columns and 27 use forms like Maine's, with New England mostly allowing straight ticket voting except Massachusetts. It asks what four Maine referendum issues mean to voters on Monday.
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