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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1975
Page
1
The body of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia lies three feet deep under a modest sand mound in Riyadh's main cemetery. No tombstone marks the site, which sits in a quarter-mile square field of brown sand near his father King Ibn Saud. The grave is nearly indistinguishable from surrounding small mounds among mudbrick homes and shops.
Albert Corriveau 73 of 211 West St Biddeford died Thursday at home. Born January 3 1902 in St Ephrem Quebec he was son of Napoleon and Delvina Gagne Corriveau. Survived by widow Irene E Cabana Corriveau of Biddeford a son Ernest Corriveau Old Orchard Beach a daughter Lucille Whitten Kittery three sisters and eight grandchildren. Mass Monday 9 am at St Mary Church interment St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford. Calling hours Saturday 7 9 pm and Sunday 2 4 and 7 9 pm at Raymond G Bolduc and Sons Funeral Home.
Two bombs hidden in shopping baskets exploded in Jerusalem injuring 13 as Easter pilgrims followed the Way of the Cross. A second blast in Zion Square caused no injuries before police rounded up about 10 Arabs for questioning.
A 160-year-old Dutch family farmhouse on Cole Road West Kennebunk was destroyed by an early morning fire starting in a chimney near a woodstove. No injuries reported as 75 volunteers fought the blaze until 7 am. adjoining shed and barn were saved. Built in 1813, the 200-acre farm has housed the Dutch family since 1847.
Funeral service firms listed include Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St Saco 284 5611 Dennett and Craig 365 Main St Saco 282 9562 Emond and Conroy Funeral Home 72 Hill St Biddeford 284 5511 282 1818 Sansoucy BlaIs Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford 283 3653 R Martel Director John P Conroy Jr Director
Dramas of youth distress spark talk on parental responsibility and school discipline in York County. Brown cites 13yearold alcoholics and daily self harm. parents admit permissiveness while officials push stricter rules and a parent advisory push. A parent handbook draft draws debate as the age of permissiveness may be ending.
Augusta AP notes the Maine State Lottery draw on Thursday produced numbers 8877 5862 and 8877 5862 4884 as the winning play. The article lists the Pick Five numbers in sequence.
Augusta reports Republican legislative leaders propose an eight month early start for the $2.30 hourly minimum wage. The move aims to accelerate wage rises and impact workers, businesses, and state labor policy.
The City of Saco hires planner Peter Cullinan under the CETA program to assist the planning board in developing a long-range growth plan and to review developments. Cullinan, 22, will prepare grant applications, study zoning and subdivision rules, and coordinate with the Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission to support city development goals.
Maine lawmakers push a 50 000 bill to reimburse Cape Porpoise area fishermen for last year damages from foreign fleets. Rep. Elmont Tyndale says the measure, endorsed 12 to 1 by the Marine Resources Committee, has broad support with about 150 fishermen attending the hearing. No opposition was noted.
Public safety report details vandalism on school buses owned by Gemini Bus Co near the Town Barn on Smithwheel Road. Suspects slashed seats and stole aid kits and a fire extinguisher Wednesday afternoon.
Four Maine Central Railroad crewmen escaped unharmed when a fire swept through a brick bunkroom and office storage building used by engineers between runs. The blaze began shortly after midnight and fire officials are investigating the cause with no loss estimate available.
Clear and cold in Portland with lows from five to 20s. Saturday brings increasing clouds and highs in the 30s to near 40. Eastport to Merrimack River small craft advisory in effect with northwest winds 15 to 30 knots gusty today diminishing tonight. Seas two to four feet this afternoon, subsiding tonight.
Heavy snow and freezing rain sweep a wide area from the Rockies to the Great Lakes with tornadoes and torrential rain in the Plains. The National Weather Service calls the system an extremely dangerous storm with warnings in effect across about a dozen states. New snowfalls of 10 to 20 inches accumulate in South Dakota, while Duluth and the Twin Ports see over a foot. Dakota highways close as winds reach 60 to 70 mph.
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