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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1975
Page
3
The body of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia lies three feet deep under a mound of sand at Riyadh's main cemetery. No tombstone marks the site, which sits near the grave of his father King Ibn Saud in a desert field flanked by mudbrick homes and workshops.
Albert Corriveau 73 of 211 West St Biddeford died Thursday at home born in St Ephrem Quebec January 3 1902 son of Napoleon and Delvina Corriveau educated in Biddeford and a St Mary Church communicant He worked 25 years at Saco Lowell Shops and Maremont Corp Surviving are his widow a son Ernest Corriveau a daughter Lucille Whitten eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Mass at St Mary Church Monday 9 a.m. burial in St Joseph Cemetery calling hours Saturday 7–9 p.m. and Sunday 2–4 and 7–9 p.m. at Raymond G Bolduc and Sons Funeral Home
Two homemade bombs exploded in Jerusalem as Easter pilgrims used the Way of the Cross. A bus bombing wounded 13 people. a second blast in Zion Square caused no injuries. About 10 Arab suspects were questioned. The Good Friday procession continued inside the Old City.
A 160-year-old farmhouse on Cole Road West Kennebunk belonging to the Dutch family was destroyed by an early morning fire started in the chimney near a woodstove. About 75 volunteers from multiple fire companies fought the blaze from 3:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. saving the shed and barn. no injuries. The house built in 1813 had stood in the family since 1847. The occupants escaped unharmed.
Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco Maine and Emond and Conroy at 72 Hill Street Biddeford Maine provide funeral services with contact numbers 282 562 and 284 5511 or 282 1818 for reservations and arrangements.
In York County, Dr Brown and school officials address rising teen distress and alcohol abuse. He cites nine daily youth alcoholics nationwide and urges schools and parents to share responsibility for guidance and safety. A parent advisory push and a harsher student conduct handbook spark debate as the age of permissiveness appears to fade.
Augusta AP notes the Maine Lottery Thursday drawing produced winning numbers 8877 5862 and 8877 5862 4884 with no prize details provided.
Augusta officials report Republican legislative leaders propose advancing the $2.30 hourly minimum wage to take effect eight months sooner than scheduled. The plan aims to accelerate wage growth amid current economic debates.
The city of Saco hires Peter Cullinan, a 22 year old Middlebury College geography graduate, as planner to aid the planning board in long range development. He will review proposed projects, help set goals, and prepare grant applications while lacking prior city planning field experience.
The Maine House Marine Resources Committee backed a bill sponsored by Rep. Elmont Tyndale to reimburse fishermen for last year’s losses due to foreign fleets. A 12 to 1 vote favored passage with about 150 fishermen at a public hearing and no opposition. The $50,000 request targets Cape Porpoise and other York County ports harmed by foreign fishing activity.
The forecast calls for clear conditions tonight with temperatures in the teens to 20s south and north in Portland. Saturday brings increasing clouds with highs near 30s to 40s in the north and east, while marine forecasts from Eastport to Merrimack River warn of a small craft advisory with northwest winds 15 to 30 knots gusty this afternoon, easing tonight.
In Old Orchard Beach near the Town Barn vandals slashed school bus seats and stole four first aid kits and a fire extinguisher from Gemini Bus Co. A garage fire at Peter Paul’s Fall Street home and a wheel bearing truck fire on Route 1 near Saco caused minimal damage with no injuries.
Four Maine Central Railroad crewmen were trapped but uninjured when flames swept through a brick bunkroom and office building between runs. The fire began shortly after midnight in a one story facility used for offices storage and crew lodging. Officials said the cause was under investigation with no loss estimate available.
Heavy snow and freezing rain patrol a wide swath from the Rockies to the Great Lakes. Thunderstorms and tornadoes touched parts of the Plains while flash floods formed in Arkansas. The National Weather Service called the system an extremely dangerous storm with 10 to 20 inch new snow in South Dakota and over a foot in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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