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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1975
Page
2
Multiple obituaries recount the deaths of Philip G Fairfield 59 of Kennebunkport and three others in Saco Biddeford. Details cover birth dates, education, careers as chemist and factory worker, affiliations with Masonic and Eastern Star units, churches, and survivors including spouses children and siblings. Funeral arrangements and calling hours shown for Bibber Memorial Chapel Shumway Gross Funeral Home and Dennett and Craig Funeral Home.
Several funeral notices from Biddeford to Kennebunkport report deaths of Joel Lamontagne aged infant son of Maurice and Dolores Lamontagne with services in Biddeford St Joseph lot interment. Helen Bigelow of Kennebunkport dies after brief illness. Annie Dalton of Biddeford and Elaine Coney of Saco also mourned with services and burials planned. Earl V Shafner of Goose Rocks Beach formerly Melrose Mass dies at home. Care Medico program reaches nearly half a million people per its 1974 annual report.
A West German jet carried five freed anarchists and Pastor Heinrich Albertz from Frankfurt toward Addis Ababa after escaping Lorenz’s kidnappers. Lorenz, head of the CDU in West Berlin, remained missing as authorities sought confirmation he is alive. The election results showed the CDU leading the Social Democrats, potentially forming a coalition.
Funeral directors Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St Saco and Dennett and Craig at 365 Main St Saco Maine list contact numbers 284 5611 and 282 0562. Emond and Conroy Funeral Home John P Conroy Jr director 72 Hill St Biddeford 284 5511 or 282 1818. Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford 283 3653. R Martel director.
London rescue teams search mangled Moorgate subway wreckage where 39 people died. They found the engineer Leslie Newson's body and hope a post mortem will reveal if a heart attack or seizure caused the crash. Investigators focus on the dead man's handle and front-car wreckage amid extreme heat and fumes.
A defect called stress assisted corrosion in nuclear plant piping puzzles officials who have ordered 23 plants to shut for crack checks. Dresden Unit 2 in Illinois showed 10 inch pipes with hairline cracks. others found leaks by detection systems. experts warn leaks may develop without immediate danger but urge vigilance.
Detroit dispatch reports Chrysler Corp will continue a $200 cash rebate for left over 1974 models and 1975 Plymouth Duster and Dodge Dart after GM AMC and Ford ended rebates. Analysts say rebates moved about 100000 cars, but buyers often chose nonrebated models. Domestic January February sales totaled 794482, down 11 percent from last year.
A prosecutor states a 4-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy intentionally killed their 11-day-old cousin, Jonathan McMullen, found dead in a bathroom sink. Authorities note state law blocks criminal charges for children under seven, while the grandmother and a caregiver were briefly supervising.
The 57 acre Titcomb Farm site on Saco Avenue could host both a new high school and a public safety complex, town officials say. Acting Town Manager Jerome Plante notes agreement between school and state education officials and a council workshop to review contractor plans after a public hearing at Loranger School.
Local clubs and public meetings populate the Kennebunk Wells Biddeford Saco and Arundel scene with meals lectures and social events. Notable items include senior citizen luncheons, Hose Company meeting, Newcomers Club with Rep James McMahon, and a Trinity Episcopal fried clam supper. Public talks on Transcendental Meditation and a rummage sale at Biddeford church are listed alongside health and transportation services.
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