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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1975
Page
2
Ward announces the death of Sidney F. Slack who died Saturday in Anchorage Alaska. A former resident of Saco he will have funeral arrangements by Shumway Gross Funeral Home 35 Spring St Saco. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.
Sir Edmund Hillary faces tragedy as his wife Lady Hillary and his daughter Belinda are killed in a single engine plane crash near Katmandu. Also killed were Barbara Wylie Lama and her Nepalese husband A G Lama and the pilot P C Shand. Hillary had been in Everest region supervising aid projects and Tenzing Norgay was his climbing partner in 1953. Lady Hillary, 44, was a former New Zealand Alpine Club president.
Ben Hibbs former editor of the Saturday Evening Post died at 73 from leukemia in Philadelphia. John S Kieffer former St Johns College president died in Baltimore aged 70 after a long illness. Florence Pancho Barnes first woman stunt pilot found dead in Boron California aged 73. Nedra Joyce Nevada regent died at 37 from an accidental overdose. Roy Wilcox former Connecticut lieutenant governor died at 84 in Meriden after a short illness. Also a Springvale lecture series titled An Introduction to the Science of Creative Intelligence will be held at Nassan College from April 8 to 24 with registration on April 8.
Funeral service firms listed with addresses and phone numbers in Saco and Biddeford Maine. Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St Saco 2284 5611 Dennett and Craig 365 Main St Saco Maine 282 9562 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
Biddeford textile plant, a major employer with about 500 workers, halted operations for a week due to the recession and slow business. All employees are expected to return Monday, April 7 at 7 a.m., with production of electric blankets paused during the downtime.
Biddeford Schools Superintendent Andrew Frechette is in stable condition in the Webber Hospital coronary care unit after collapsing Sunday night at a Biddeford High School band concert. A hospital spokesman said he is under observation with details on the attack undisclosed. Frechette previously suffered a heart attack two years ago and was addressing the audience before being taken by ambulance after 8 p.m.
Senior Citizens meet Tuesday at the Ross Community Center in Biddeford. Veteran counseling runs Tuesday 1 to 5 at YCCCS 260 Main St Biddeford with Willy Kendrick. Kennebunk well baby clinic is Tuesday 3 to 6 at the Public Health Office. Arundel Yankee Belles meet Tuesday 7 30 p.m at the Unitarian Church with Keith McClelland as instructor.
Biddeford High School Tiger Band with 122 musicians leaves Wednesday for Washington to represent Maine at the Cherry Blossom Festival, after a fundraiser raising about 35,000 dollars from individuals, city and state gifts, with a New York sightseeing stop and a Potomac River cruise. Mrs. Rita King received a roses bouquet at a Sunday tribute but cannot join the trip due to a broken foot. The band, directed by Paul Phelan, will visit the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials and the Smithsonian before returning Monday evening.
Saco S.A.C.O. meets at Trinity Church parish hall in Saco. Luke E Hart Council auxiliary and Poe of Columbus auxiliary meet at 7 30 p m. St Therese Council meets in Biddeford. Shore dinner plans to discuss. Cape Porpoise food stamp and Social Security info sessions run 9 a m to 1 p m at the old fire station. Lyman assessors meet at town hall 6 30 p m. Arundel senior club meets at Mildred Day School 3 30 p m. Kennebunk Mothers Club holds all day meeting 10 a m at Lower Village Community Center with luncheon. Wells Athletic Boosters meet 7 30 p m at Wells High. Newcomers Club meets 7 30 p m at Sea Spray Motor Inn.
The Rotary Club meets Thursday at 12 15 p.m. at Glen Mor Restaurant. The 50 Plus Club gathers Thursday 1 to 4 p.m. at Webhannet Club with games. Kennebunk Duplicate Bridge players meet Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at Webhannet Club for interested players.
The Women’s Educational and Industrial Union meets Friday at 1 30 p m at the Sarah Fairfield Hamilton Memorial Home 42 Beach Street in Saco. Mrs Muriel Hart will present a crafts program. A fish chowder luncheon follows in Kennebunkport from noon to 1 p m at the Community House.
The E and L Club hosts a rummage sale at the church vestry in Saco on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Articles accepted at the vestry Wednesday to Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Chairs are Mrs. Theresa Stickles, Mrs. Doris Burnham, and Mrs. Nora York. Hard Times Bazaar in Kennebunk features depression prices at Kennebunk High School Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with 30 booths from civic groups.
More than 100 dairymen will meet Thursday with U S Rep David F Emery and other delegation members at the Fairfield grange hall to discuss high feed costs hay shortages and possible emergency financial aid. State and federal agriculture officials will attend.
Police say Charity Ruppert 65 and her family were shot at the grandmother's two story home. Eleven relatives aged 3 to 18 died and James Ruppert 40 faces aggravated murder charges after a Sunday shooting spree that interrupted Easter plans. Neighbors recall an Easter egg hunt and a big black van at the residence.
Portland fair tonight with near ten to twenty degree winds and a cool night. Partly sunny Tuesday with low around thirty. Boston region tornado gale warnings issued by the Weather Service for offshore waters from Eastport to Block Island with northwest winds up to 45 knots and gusts higher, diminishing tonight. Massachusetts temperatures listed at 42.
The Associated Press reports Easter Sunday storms across the northern tier from Rockies to New England. Snow totals reach 26 inches in North Dakota while gusts hit 70 mph in the central Rockies and 50 mph along the Great Lakes. Flooding and damage linger in the Midwest and Mid Atlantic regions with several deaths.
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