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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1973
Page
2
State police report a 49-year-old Presque Isle man, Glen Hitchcock, died after losing control on Parkhurst Sid ing Road near his home. His car skidded, struck a sign and pole, then hit a parked truck. Maine highway deaths reach 52 for 1973.
In Newport on Ridge Road a single car crash killed Kelley Chandler aged 16 and Lawrence Cook 15. Driver Wayne Chandler 17 and passenger Dale McKenney suffered injuries and were hospitalized at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.
Armand Chasse 65 of 65 Park Ave Paterson New Jersey died April 30 at a local hospital after a long illness. Born in Biddeford Maine July 16 1907 he lived 32 years in Paterson and owned a TV repairs and record shop. Survivors include son Ralph Lewiston Maine sister Emmeline Young Saco Maine brother Antonio Amesbury Mass two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements by Emond Funeral Home Biddeford were incomplete at press time.
A two day medical seminar on emphysema and respiratory diseases will be held Wednesday and Thursday at the Shawmut Inn. Co sponsored by the Maine Tuberculosis and Health Association Maine Thoracic Society and Maine's Regional Medical Program. The program features Edgar J Caldwell MD Maine Medical Center director of pulmonary medicine with team Nathalie W Wells RN Robert Miller ARIT and Mrs Holly Lamb APT covering case histories acute intermediate and home care efforts.
Saco police said a car driven by Patricia A. Bedell, 38, of Portland Road, Saco, sustained $150 in damage after striking two large bucks on Buxton Road Monday night. The deer reportedly died at the scene. Funeral directors
The forecast calls for fair skies in Portland north with a chance of rain southeast and likely rain in the southwest tonight with lows in the 30s north to near 40 southwest. Wednesday expects rain south, similar chances north, and highs around 54.
A 24 hour temperature readout for New England shows hourly shifts up to morning. Data lists temperatures across major cities with regional patterns and noted hourly lows and highs.
Twenty girls and eight adults from Arundel Assembly No. 35 attended the 24th Grand Assembly of Maine at Ellsworth High School April 27 to 29. Anne Page and Anne Stone held key roles, with several members in the Grand Choir and as Grand Representatives.
Wells Grange conferred third and fourth degrees on a class of candidates at the April 27 meeting on Sanford Road. New members include Ernest Morin Jr and Sr, Elmer Migore, Ernest Paquette, Lillier Horn, and couples Morin, Migore, Paquette. Officers and guests attended, with a Go To Church Sunday plan and notices for a June 16 yard sale and a May 9 Visiting Officers Night.
The United Methodist Cooperative Parish in Ogunquit York Kittery Berwick and Eliot presents a Sunday 7 p.m. choral program at Eliot United Methodist Church titled The Worship of God in Nature. Junior and senior choirs perform with Psalm readings by laymen and clergy. Mrs Victor Newworth and Philip Drake coordinate music. A voluntary offering supports festival expenses.
Biddeford police sergeant Albert Elwell Jr. praised progress in the department. He cited a move from a 72-hour week to a 40-hour five day week, city funded uniforms, a pension plan, and better trained personnel. Born in Biddeford, he has 12 years with the force and extensive training. He credited three police commissioners and strong relations with the chief.
There will be a Duplicate Bridge game at 10 am Wednesday and 7 30 pm Thursday at the Lawn Avenue Playhouse. The United Methodist Women of the United Methodist Church on Washington Avenue will hold a regular meeting at 2 pm Wednesday in the church vestry.
Mrs. Howard Francis of 30 Harding Street Biddeford is recuperating at her daughter Mrs Norma Houle’s home Portland Road Saco after surgery at Webber Hospital. Area residents recently returning from Paris include Fleur Ange Lachance Laura Nadeau Eva S Carrier Earle Towle Roger Labbe Cathy Matteau Frances Vaillancourt Sheila Donahue Judy Paul Diane Rutter Suzanne Hunia Brian Bergeron William Miniutti Ronald Kozloff Marcel Faucher Roland Sylvestre and Joseph Carrier.
Three gunmen robbed the Air India cargo warehouse at Kennedy Airport in New York seizing a 500000 dollar diamonds shipment. They bound the supervisor and six other workers with handcuffs and rope and forced the transfer of envelopes from the safe. Police reported unclear origin and ownership of the diamonds.
A starfish is an animal that lives in the sea but is called a fish. The note explains the naming inconsistency between its marine habitat and its biological classification.
Leftist guerrillas killed Adm. Hermes Quijada 52 in Buenos Aires as the junta declared a state of emergency in the capital and four provinces. President-elect Campora agreed to return from Spain to discuss the escalating guerrilla campaign with Argentina's military rulers.
President Nixon argued Watergate proves the strength of the American system as he defended actions, urged trust in the judicial process, and blamed no single subordinates while claiming the top leader must bear final responsibility. He noted 1972 as a pivotal year shaping policy over politics.
Center cut pork chops dropped about 14 percent from 1.45 to 1.25 per pound at Nebs and were lower in Cleveland Newark and Philadelphia. A survey of 18 cities shows declines in pork and other meats while Maine consumer groups push a new boycott led by FIT organizer June Donovan. The National Consumer Congress backs a meat boycott the first week in May followed by a week of fish and poultry.
President Nixon asks Congress to approve a 2.5 billion foreign aid package for 1974. It includes 732 million for Indochina reconstruction but excludes rehabilitation funds for North Vietnam. Aid targets South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia with military and economic programs through USAID.
Kennebunkport and Arundel Citizens Scholarship Foundation launches annual drive to aid Kennebunk High School graduates. Past five years total of 14850 dollars, with more than a third raised by local supporters. Each donated dollar goes to a student, with 10 person committee awarding grants to graduates pursuing technical, business, or other postsecondary training. The goal this year is five thousand dollars.
A long dispute between the Biddeford Teachers' Association and the Biddeford school board over the 1971 72 contract was settled by court decision after negotiations began in 1970. The case merged after the BTA dropped its suit and the ruling centers on arbitration and the Municipal Employees Act. The issue split the community with a work stoppage in 1971 and a statewide constitutional question pending, leaving the future negotiations uncertain.
Arundel in service teacher workshop days for the Arundel School System have been moved to May 14 and June 4. Regular classes will not be held on those days, according to Superintendent of Schools David Majercik.
Auxiliary of Biddeford Post VFW meets at 7 30 pm at Thornton Street post home. Owen-Davis American Legion meets at 8 pm at Beach Street post in Saco. Russia slides shown by Naval Reserve of South Portland with refreshments at 7 30 pm. Explorer Post 346 opening meeting at Biddeford City Theatre at 7 pm for prospective members 14 plus.
The Maine Milk Commission announces a half cent rise today in retail quart milk prices in controlled areas. Executive Secretary Walter B. Steele cites higher feed grain costs. by products stay unchanged. The minimum gallon price was $1.32, now $1.68 per gallon. quart minimum rises to 34.2 cents. Wholesalers pay 32 cents to farmers.
Public hearings scheduled in Saco Maine May 9 1973 at 7 45 PM to review two appeals. Saco Mobile Home Sales seeks a 57 lot extension of its park on Portland Road Plan 61 Index 13 A contrary to Planning Board ruling. Frances G Grey seeks an exception and variance to renovate a dwelling on Piney Woods Road in zone A2 Plan 11 Index 78 with future porch addition and full foundation.
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