Superior Court Voids Cable TV Contract in Biddeford
A York County Superior Court ruling voids the 1969 cable contract between Biddeford and GLENCOE later LVC Cable Services. Justice Glassman finds differences between the contract and the council approved proposal and rules mayor and treasurer exceeded authority. The decision to void clears the path for a pending 10 year York Cable Corp franchise.
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York County
Biddeford
LVC
Harry S. Glassman
Gencoe
York Cable Corp
Glassman
Glencoe
Leo Lemire
City Budget Hearings Spotlight Dental Aid and Services
Discussion centers on LD 1412 social service funding with a push for dental and homemaker services. Officials consider city role and seek a budget including administrators. Police and fire needs include a $13,700 comms system and a $56,000 fire truck with mixed funding plans.
Soviet Union Highest Decorations: Lenin Order and Hero Star
The two top Soviet honors are the Order of Lenin and the Hero of Socialist Labour Star. Each carried prestige for state service, with the Lenin Order serving as the empire's premier decoration and the Guid Star Medal marking distinguished achievement.
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Soviet Union
Local Club Meetings and Events in Biddeford Area
Tighe Beaudoin Farley Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary meets Thursday at 8 p.m. at the post home Elm Street Biddeford. There is a Duplicate Bridge game at Lawn Avenue Playhouse Wednesday at 10 a.m. United Methodist Women of Foss Street United Methodist Church Biddeford meet Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. to prepare for a rummage sale Friday. Past Matrons Association of Annette Chapter Order of the Eastern Star of Saco meets Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at Mrs. Oscar Littlefield Swan Pond Lyman with swap party reminders.
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Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley
American Legion Auxiliary
Post
Elm Street
Biddeford
Old Orchard Beach
Lawn Avenue Playhouse
United Methodist Women
Foss Street United Methodist Church
Association of Annette Chapter
Order
CIA Function In Ellsberg Case To Be Studied
Three congressional committees plan inquiries into the CIA role in the burglary of the psychiatrist's office who treated Ellsberg. Senate and House panels oversee CIA operations and invited current and former officials to testify on Wednesday.
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CIA
Ellsberg
Washington
Pentagon
Daniel Ellsberg
John L. McClellan
Agency
Titcomb Farm Purchase Approved by OOB Council
The town council approved buying about 60 acres known as Titcomb Farm for 150000 dollars with 35000 down and the rest over ten years at five percent interest. The parcel lies at Saco Avenue and T for Turn Road and may support future schools and recreation. The council also restricted Old Orchard Street parking and discussed the town revaluation, two vehicle limits for major tenants, and bids for cable TV.
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Titcomb
Saco Avenue
Joseph Mokarze
Charlotte Clough
T For Turn Road
Ouncilor E. Emerson Cummings
Old Orchard Street
Richard Lamb
Louis Sarelas
Sarelas
Portland Weather Outlook Tonight Through Wednesday
Tonight in Portland expect increasing cloudiness with a chance of showers by morning and lows in the 40s. Wednesday brings showers and thundershowers likely in the west with a chance of showers elsewhere and highs from the mid 50s to mid 60s.
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Portland
Weather update from Rockland to Merrimack river area
Winds tonight from Rockland to Merrimack river area will be southeast ten to twenty knots. Southerly winds fifteen to twenty five knots Wednesday. Increasing cloudiness tonight with a chance of showers. Showers likely Wednesday. Visibility over five miles lowering to one to three miles in showers tonight and continuing Wednesday.
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Rockland
Merrimack River
New England Temperatures for 24 Hours
Temperatures in New England were tracked over a 24 hour period ending in the early AM hours. Data show variation across major cities, with readings near freezing in inland towns and milder in coastal areas.
Biddeford Council Eyes Referendum On City Charter
Biddeford City Council approved a five year plan to repair rural roads, set aside 45 000 for maintenance, and authorized bids for a new fire truck while a call for a city wide charter referendum was discussed. George DesRoberts resigned as city auditor and Urbain Bisson was named temporary auditor. Norman Racine urged a referendum before November elections, noting financing questions if statewide referendums do not occur.
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Roland LaBelle
Biddeford
Ward One
Bruce Herman
Public Works Department
Linwood Davis
Fire Department
George DesRoberts
DesRoberts
Urbain Bisson
Norman Racine
Racine
York County
David Twomey
Twomey
Herman
Fire
Raymond Kenneally
Harold Gray
Parks and Recreation Commission
Jack Miniutti
Paul LaFlamme
Assessment Board of Review
Charles W. Smith
Emile Lamontagne
Ace Plumbing
La Leche League emphasizes father's role in breastfeeding
Kennebunk La Leche League marks its fourth year with a couples meeting on May 17 at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Donald F. Lords home in Lyman. Husbands are urged to attend with wives and babies to share experiences. Information available from group leaders Mrs. Lord Mrs. Donald Lessard and Mrs. Roger Marden.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk la Leche League
Donald F. Lord
Day Road
Lyman
Lord
Donald Lessard
Memorial Drive
Biddeford
Roger Marden
Sanford
Battery theft hits Briggs Oil truck on Portland Ave
Police report the theft of a $30 battery from an oil truck parked on Portland Avenue. The vehicle is owned by Briggs Oil Service.
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Old Orchard Beach
Portland Avenue
Briggs Oil Service
Grass Fire at Cemetery Briefly Contained in Goodwins Mills
Firemen spent five minutes extinguishing a grass fire in a local cemetery. In Biddeford, firemen aided the department for nearly three hours in a house fire Monday night. Old Orchard Beach crews and equipment assisted on scene.
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Goodwins Mills
Sace
Biddeford
Old Orchard Beach
Steam misread as smoke at York Inn blaze scare
Two engines and 14 York Fire Department personnel responded to a smoke scare at the York Inn on Old Orchard Street at 4 50 p m Monday. Officials say a safety switch on a hot water heater blew, sending steam cascading from the windows and sparking the mistaken smoke report.
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Old Orchard Beach
York Inn
Old Orchard Street
Local Personal News From Saco and Biddeford
Mrs Therese Dutremble of 28 Lawn Ave Saco is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Mae Phillips of Saco Avenue recently moved from Osteopathic Hospital Portland to her son Robert Phillips Cascade Road. Mr and Mrs Winfred A Bliss of 93 Ocean Avenue toured Cape Ann Mass over the weekend and attended the MVA of New England Installation of Officers. Mr and Mrs George C Gobeil of Cole Road Biddeford returned home after visiting daughter Gloria and family in Willows California.
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Therese Dutremble
Lawn Ave
Saco
Webber Hospital
Old Orchard Beach
Mae Phillips
Saco Avenue
Osteopathic Hospital
Portland
Robert Phillips
Cascade Road
Winfred A. Bliss
Ocean Avenue
Cape Ann
Mass
M.V.A. of
New England
Bliss
George C. Gobeil
Cole Road
Biddeford
Gloria
Willows
Calif
Biddeford Woman Appears on What's My Line TV Show
Mrs. Rachel Tremblay of Biddeford will face the panel on Channel 13 at 7 PM in a What's My Line? episode. She works for New England Homes Inc. Biddeford Industrial Park and will test viewers’ guessing skills with the four celebrity judges.
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Channel 13
Rachel Tremblay
Biddeford
Smokey General Alarm Fire Hits Riverfront Apartment House
Firefighters from Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach battled a general alarm blaze that began in the basement of a 23 unit riverfront apartment building on lower Main Street near the city limit bridge. Smoke filled the building hindering searches. a resident a policeman and a firefighter were treated for smoke inhalation at Webber Hospital.
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Biddeford
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Lower Main Street
Webber Hospital
White Wharf Street
Red Cross
Sanford
Scarborough
Mary Rose Bournival
Delbert Morin
Kennebunkport Sets Traffic Rules Facing Local Backlash
Residents face new parking and traffic ordinances approved by the board of selectmen on March 29 and revised by Town Attorney John Bradford and take effect May 18. Critics including Sam Wildes and Hale Whitehouse warn the rules will hinder local business and curb independence as enforcement begins.
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Cecil B. Munson
Kennebunkport
Board of Selectmen
John Bradford
Ted
Cape Porpoise
Dock Square
Sam Wildes
Selectmen
Hale Whitehouse
Halehitehouse
Kennebunk Chief Receives J Edgar Hoover Memorial Award
Police Chief Frank E. Stevens will receive Ridge Homes sponsored J. Edgar Hoover Memorial award during Police Week ceremonies May 13 to 19. Dave Moulten of John Downing Agency praised law enforcement and citizen cooperation as essential to public safety.
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Kennebunk
Frank E. Stevens
J. Edgar Hoover
Dave Moulten
John Downing
Route 1
Arundel
Ridge Homes
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Evans Products Company
Portland, Ore
Mississippi
Kport Board Denies Pascos Variance Appeal
Kennebunkport appeals board denies Henry H. Pasco and Priscilla Pasco a zoning setback variance after reviewing site plans, determining Wharf Lane setback at five feet and rear line at about six feet, failing to meet regulations.
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Kennebunkport
Henry H. Pasco
Priscilla Pasco
Pasco
Pascos
Ocean Avenue
Wharf Lane
Lumb Proposes Parking Changes in Old Orchard
Police Chief Richard Lumb seeks revisions to Old Orchard parking rules proposing seasonal no parking zones on Heath Street First Street West Grand Avenue Fernald Street Milliken Street and East Grand Avenue. Town council studies each proposal and will address at the next meeting.
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Old Orchard Beach
Richard Lumb
Lamb
Heath Street
Saco Avenue
First Street
West Grand Avenue
Old Orchard Street
Camp Comfort Avenue
Fernald Street
Milliken Street
Walnut Street
East Grand Avenue
Parcher Avenue
Maine Library Funds Face 1974 Budget Cut
In 1973 Maine libraries used 796570 in federal funds from LSC A and ESEA Title III 336199 and 460371. No funds requested for 1974 starting July 1973. State Library services face jeopardy with cutbacks impacting inter library loans Talking Book program 16 millimeter film use General Loan and Reference Service and consultant services LD 828 A would set up a regional library system.
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Maine
Bond
Saco
North Country Libraries Film Cooperative
Saco Brook Polluter Added to Goosefare Pollution Concerns
The City of Saco industrial park sewerage plant is accused of dumping raw sewage into Goosefare Brook. Mayor Berton Braley cited two neglected pumps broken for two years and said repairs are in the sewer department budget proposed by Sanitary Engineer Timothy Crowley III. Goosefare Brook was named highly polluted by the state environmental agency.
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Goosefare Brook
Saco
Industrial Park
Berton Braley
Sewer Department
Timothy Crowley III
State Department of Environmental Protection
Funeral Notices for Shumway and Gross Arranged
Funeral services announced for Shumway and Gross in Saco Maine with arrangements at local undertakers. The notices list 35 Spring Street address and 284 Main Street location, indicating local funeral home involvement.
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
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