Deaths Beatrice Skibicki
WELLS Beatrice Agee Skibicki 43 of Ocean Avenue Moody died March 25 at home Born May 2 1929 in Portsmouth NH daughter of Frederick E and Ethel Robinson Shapleigh She was a domestic helper and former Center Lebanon Congregational Church member Surviving half-brother William F Shapleigh Gary Indiana two half sisters Mary MacCulloch Ole Lyme Conn Hannah S Bosley East Lebanon and several half nieces and nephews Funeral Thursday at 1 pm Carll Heald Funeral Home Springvale Rev Frederick Robie Jr officiating interment Elisha Shapleigh Cemetery Center Lebanon Calling hours Wednesday 7 to 9 pm
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Wells
Beatrice Agee Skibicki
Ocean Avenue
Moody
Oine
Portsmouth
Frederick E
Ethel (Robinson) Shapleigh
Center Lebanon
Ole Lyme
Biddeford to Welcome Shape Symmetry and Sun Corp Factory
Shape Symmetry and Sun Corp. will relocate from Cape Porpoise to Biddeford Industrial Park with an SBA loan of 55 200 approved in Washington. The firm plans an 11000 square foot building and an assembly operation producing plastic parts and cassette components for tape recorders. About 26 new jobs will be created. Paul Gelardi and his brother Tony lead the venture.
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Bddeford
Small Business Administration
Washington
D.C
Shape Symmetry
Sun Corp
Cape Porpoise
Biddeford
SBA
Peter Kyros
Paul Gelardi
Tony
Gelardi
Braley opposes Saco animal control ordinance
Braley opposes the animal control law passed by Saco city council and questions the referendum campaign by Ward One Councillor Cassette. He prefers rescinding the action and sending the measure to the planning board to fit zoning guidelines. The draft ordinance would require all animals to be kept in odor-controlled pens or yards, regardless of zoning, to avoid offense to neighbors.
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Saco
Berton Braley
Ward One
Robert Cassette
Braley
Planning Board
Cassette
Boston Ballet Schedule at Saco School
The Boston Ballet Company will present Peter and the Wolf on May 3 at Fairfield School for grades 1 3 in the Sarn school system. Superintendent Howard Cushman has announced.
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Boston Ballet
Saco School
Boston Ballet Company
Peter and the Wolf
Fairfield School
Sarn School
Eystem
Howard Cushman
Card of Thanks for Marjorie P. Gobeil
The family extends heartfelt thanks to relatives friends neighbors and those who sent floral tributes and mass cards during the bereavement. Special thanks to Rev Joseph Carrier doctors Clark Charest nurses and staff at Webber Hospital. Funeral services are arranged by SHUMWAY AND GROSS FUNERAL SERVICE and Dennett Craig Emond's Funeral Home in Saco Maine.
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Marjorie P. Gobeil
Joseph Carrier
Dr. Clark
Dr. Charest
Webber Hospital
Los Angeles Times Notes Copyright and Rights Statement
A brief credit line from the Los Angeles Times states all rights reserved and that the content is patented or protected under US law. The notice emphasizes ongoing ownership and restricted reuse of material.
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Los Angeles Times
Weather Outlook for Portland Clear Tonight and Wednesday
Clear tonight with teens in the north and 20s south. Mostly sunny Wednesday with highs in the 30s north to 40s south.
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Portland
Cape Vorpoise panel weighs accreditation for district
SAD 71 committee discusses accreditation standards to be set by out of state educators in 1974. The group examines overcrowding and double sessions, with a narrow 4 0 3 vote to let Principal Perkins proceed with necessary factors. Next meeting April 9 at Kennebunk High School to review bylaw changes and a custodial staff contract recap.
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Gordon Hutchins
Cape Vorpoise
Robert Perkins
Taylor
Hedberg
Daniel Beard
Towne
Littlefield
Perkins
Kennebunk High School
Robert Cyr
Faith Healers Arrested Over Child's Insulin Case
Mississippi authorities arrested a faith healer and charged the mother after a child died from a 20 hour coma when insulin was stopped. Both suspects are free on bond awaiting trial as the case draws attention to local regulation of fortune tellers and related licenses.
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Mississippi
New Orleans
Union St. Jean Baptiste Meeting in Biddeford Club Hall
The Union St. Jean Baptiste will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Club hall at 50 Adams Street Biddeford. A hamburg steak supper will be served at 6 30 p.m.
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Union St. Jean Baptiste
Adams St
Biddeford
Track Coaches On School Board Agenda In Biddeford
Biddeford School Board meets Wednesday night at 15 in the superintendent's office to discuss and appoint track coaches and consider adding a telephone line at Kennedy. Afterward the board will hold an executive session to discuss 1973 74 contract negotiations with the Biddeford Teachers Association.
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Biddeford
Biddeford City Hall
Andrew Frechette
Kennedy School
Biddeford Teachers Association
Frechette
Mrs Renouf Returns Home From Webber Hospital
Mrs. John H. Renouf of 17 Cutts Street Biddeford has returned home after a surgical stay at Webber Hospital.
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John H. Renouf
Cutts St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Ham auction record set at Charleston sale
Jack Catalano paid $5,750 for a 12 percent pound ham at the Future Farmers of America auction in Charleston. The price surpassed the prior record paid for a Kentucky ham in 1971, equaling $451 per pound, according to FAA officials.
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Charleston
W.va
Jack Catalano
Farmers of America
Catalano
FAA
Kentucky
Biddeford Tax Notices Due For Property Liens
Tax liens will be placed on properties for non payment with notices mailed in Biddeford. The city will require payment by noon April 12. A previous report incorrectly stated dates and times.
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Biddeford
the Journal
Biddeford City
Properties Hall
Kennedy Is Injured But Not Seriously
Joseph Kennedy III son of the late Senator Robert F Kennedy was discharged from Herrick Memorial Hospital after observation for a slight concussion from a Saturday night accident. X rays showed head injury and chest neck bruises were not serious. he was the only person injured.
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Kennedy
Berkeley
Calif
Joseph Kennedy III
Robert F. Kennedy
Herrick Memorial Hospital
University of California
Safety Officers Edited By Sandra Newcomb
Richard D. Gagne a Biddeford Police Department patrolman for three years works toward a criminal investigation certificate at the University of Maine Portland Born in Biddeford he is a 1967 Biddeford High School graduate and attended the Maine Law Enforcement School He spent three years with the navy mainly in Texas before joining the force He credits the department's progress to the combined effort of all officers.
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Sandra Newcomb
Biddeford
Richard D. Gagne
University of Maine-Portland
Gagne
Maine Law Enforcement School
Navy
Texas
Maine House Debates Uniform School Financing Bill
A bill introduced in Augusta by Rep. Floyd M. Haskell would fix a 40 percent ceiling on the property tax portion of school financing with the state paying 60 percent. The measure seeks a uniform statewide property tax for reform.
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Augusta
Maine
Floyd M. Haskell
Houston
Firemen suppress gas stove blaze in Old Orchard Beach
Firefighters extinguished a gas stove fire in a home at Saco Avenue Monday at 2 15 p m. Occupied by Marie Camden and owned by Fernando Cote, the house sustained only minor damage. Thirteen firefighters and three units responded to the alarm.
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Old Orchard Beach
Marie Camden
Fernando Cote
Saco Avenue
Biddeford Police Probe Break-Ins On Franklin Street
Biddeford police investigate nighttime break-ins to two cars on Franklin Street between 6 and 9 hours. Judson Auten, 18 Mount Vernon Street, Biddeford, reports a tape deck stolen from his car. Donald Radley of Grandview Drive Old Orchard Beach reports no theft.
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Biddeford
Franklin Street
Judson Auten
Mt. Vernon St
Donald Radley
Grandview Drive
Old Orchard Beach
Industry Pollutes Sky with Thirty Million Tons Annually
An annual report asserts that American industry releases about 30 million tons of smoke and debris into the atmosphere. It highlights pollution sources and potential public health risks across major sectors.
Brando Skips Oscars Amid Silent Invitation
Hollywood reports that Marlon Brando again did not respond to the Academy invitation to attend the Oscars for The Godfather. He has not designated a proxy and may not appear, repeating George C. Scott’s 1971 stance. The ceremony airs from the Los Angeles Music Center with Brando among top nominees.
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Marlon Brando
Godfather
Motion Picture Academy
Brando
George C. Scott
Patton
Scott
Academy
Les Music Center
Los Angeles
Daniel Taradash
Academy Kesman
Howard W. Hoch
Kampground Project Under Scrutiny In Kennebunk
Kennebunk planning board again reviews Bergeron Kampground proposal after new member Clifford Boyer finds water and sewage data inadequate. He cites required tests or affidavits for 350 gallons daily per living unit and notes potential groundwater and leachate pollution risks near Mousam River. Approval urged to wait until water supply and waste disposal meet state standards. Bergeron and attorney Cyr will present new information at the April 9 meeting.
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Planning Board
Kampground
Paul Bergeron
West Kennebunk
Clifford Boyer
Civil and
Advaultec
Bergeron
Boyer
Kennebunk Planning Board
Servicing Water Company
Mousam River
Robert Cyr
Liddy Refuses To Implicate Anyone In Watergate
Former White House aide G J Gordon Liddy refused to answer more than 30 questions before a federal grand jury on self incrimination grounds. He sought immunity, while Judge Sirica deferred ruling. McCord alleged others involved in wiretapping and passed details to Senate investigators.
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G. J Gordon Liddy
White House
Democratic
Danbury
Conn
U.S. Dist
John J. Sirica
Far Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Dean
Ziegler
Los Angeles Times
James W. McCord Jr
Senate
Jebn Stuart Magruder
Times
McCord
Samuel Dash
Dash
Sign-Up Day Set for April 6 at St. Joseph Grammar School
Registration for first grade entry in September will be held April 6 at St. Joseph Grammar School 25 Graham St Biddeford. Sessions run 8 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Parents visit Rooms 106 and 110 to complete forms. Required items include the child’s birth certificate and baptismal certificate, with birth date on or before October.
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St. Joseph
St. Joseph Grammar School
Graham St
Biddeford
Seawalls Prove Sturdy Against Heavy Seas at Kennebunk
Waves battered Gooch's Beach and Kennebunk Beach with rollers testing new timber and cement breakwaters. Roads in the damaged coast segment required grading, while residents noted seawalls held. road repairs planned to start mid next month.
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Kennebunk
Hill Road
Gooch’s Beach
Kennebunk i
Goodies Beach
Kennebunk Beach
Narragansett Hotel
Boothby Road
Blood Bank seeks area coverage in Kennebunk area
The Blood Bank Committee of the Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Chamber announces a campaign to extend blood bank protection to Kennebunk Kennebunkport and Arundel residents. Henry Spitzhoff says ads will run March 21 and 28 1973 in the York County Coast Star and other local papers. residents should return coupons to join. Over 4000 locals are already covered and this final solicitation aims to extend enrollment.
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Blood Bank Committee
Kennebunk-Kennebunkport
Daily Press
Chamber of Commerce
Spitzhoff
Saco Firefighters Answer Two Calls
Saco firemen responded to two alarms Monday. The first at 8:53 a.m. was for a burning car mat in front of 40 Ferry Road. The second at 4:58 p.m. was a residential electrical problem on Glenhaven Circle occupied by William Kirk.
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Saco
Ferry Road
Glenhaven
William Kirk
Fire Department
Lost purse in Sandbar case claimed by Elaine
Classified item notes Elaine lost a purse at the Sandbar and asks to call Phil at 1797-5561 after 5 PM to recover it.
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Elaine
Sandbar
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