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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1972

Page

2

Death of Mrs. Mary G. Seavey in Kennebunkport

Mrs. Mary G. Seavey 88 longtime resident of Union Street Kennebunkport died after a long illness in a Biddeford nursing home. She was the daughter of Ira and Alta Grant and member of Aurora Chapter CBS. Survived by son Wilson G. of Cos Cob Conn daughter Mrs Hamilton Foster three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p m tomorrow Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk conducted by Rev John Pooler with interment in Arundel Cemetery.

Kennebunkport Mary G. Seavey Union Street Biddeford Ira Alta (Murphy) Grant Aurora CBS Henry W. Seavey Wilson G Cos Cob Conn Hamilton Foster Angell Dane St Kennebunk John Pooler Kennebunkport Baptist Church Arundel Cemetery

Mrs Yvonne Devoid Dies After Long Illness At 57

Mrs Yvonne Devoid aged 57 of 74 Bradbury Street Biddeford died yesterday in a local hospital after a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home 1 Stone Street Biddeford.

Yvonne Devoid Bradbury St Biddeford Sansoucy-Blais Funeral Home Stone St

Minnie J Dumais 87 dies after short illness in Biddeford hospital

Minnie J. Dumais 87 of Arundel and Kennebunk died after a brief illness in a Biddeford hospital. Born February 15, 1885 in Chatham New Brunswick she was a member of St. John Catholic Church Rumford. Survived by a son Alexander East Hartland Conn a daughter Mrs Frank Jordan Kennebunk a sister Mrs Agnes Saunier Mill Town NB twelve grandchildren thirty five great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren Local arrangements are with Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk A Mass will be held Friday at St John Rumford Interment in St John Cemetery Friends may call tonight and tomorrow at Meader Funeral Home Rumford.

Chatham N.B Robert Hortense (Theriault) Dugay St. John Catholic Church Rumford Martin Dumais Alexander East Hartland Conn Frank Jordan Kennebunk Agnes Saunier Mill Town Angell Funeral Home Dane St St. John Meader Funeral Home

Kornfeld 81 Dies in Durham Founder of Chest Physicians

Murray Kornfeld 81 founder and executive director emeritus of the American College of Chest Physicians died Monday in Durham. He also founded the medical journal Diseases of the Chest.

Durham N.C Murray Kornfeld American College of Chest Physicians Kornfeld

Building Committee Unchanged in Kennebunk District

Kennebunk directors voted unanimously to keep the School Building Advisory Committee without a Kennebunk-Kennebun Education Association representative. Joseph Foster pressed for teacher representation, but officials said teachers may attend meetings and schedules will be posted in schools. The group works on a new school construction proposal for district voters. The teachers association named John Anagnostis as its person on the Extended School Year Study Committee.

Kennebunk Kennebunk - Kennebun Education Association Joseph Foster Teachers Association Daniel Beard John Anagnostis

Vietnam War rhetoric cited as unlawful and provocative

Nhan Dan accuses U S actions in Vietnam of criminal piracy and defiance of international law. It says the United States must bear full responsibility for provocation and notes that Soviet aid to North Vietnam is conveyed by sea without naming Moscow.

Vietnam U.S

Funeral directors listing for Saco Maine service firms

Funeral directors Dennett and Craig at Main Street Saco and Emond's Funeral Home at 282 and 284 Emond Street. Frank X. Emond, J P. Conroy SHUMWAY AND GROSS Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco with phone numbers 284 5611 and 284-?

Dennett & Craig Emond Frank X. Emond J. P. Conroy Shumway and Gross Funeral Service Spring &J Saco

Portland Weather Forecast Sheds Light on Lows and Warmth

A brief Portland forecast notes tonight will be clear with lows in the 20s to low 30s. Thursday is expected to be mostly sunny with highs in the 50s to low 60s.

Portland

May Tides High Low Times Listed

Tide times for May show high tides at 8:16 a.m. and 2:07 p.m. with lows at 8:39 a.m. and 2:26 p.m. on the 1st and 2nd, and 9:12 a.m. with 3:01 p.m. highs and 9:30 p.m. on the 11th with 3:18 p.m. highs.

Religious youth programs and meetings listed in local notices

A Friday schedule lists Royal Rangers and Missionettes for ages 12 to 17 at Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle in Old Orchard Beach. Full Gospel Assembly hosts an evangelistic service at 7 30 p m in Biddeford American Legion Hall. Pioneer Girls meet at 6 30 p m in Goodwins Mills Ly man Baptist Church. A Ladies Prayer meeting is at 10 a m in the Lyman Baptist parsonage. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Saco holds a weekly Ministry School at 7 30 p m and Ministry Development Class at 8 35 p m.

Royal Rangers and Missionettes Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Assembly of God Atlantic Avenue Third Street Old Orchard Beach Full Gospel Assembly American Legion Hall Elm S&t Biddeford Pioneer Girls Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills Lyman Paptist Church Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses Main St Saco Ministry

Plans For Fall Dance In September At St. Andre

The St Andre PFTA held its last monthly meeting with Rev. Roland Sirois delivering opening and closing prayers. Priscilla Gobeil reported on communion breakfast attendance. Plans were made for a September fall dance with Rachel Cadorette as chair and Priscilla Baillargeon as co chair. The Five Notes will provide music. A fall Christmas shopping fair is planned. Attendees included Cadorette Racine Rossignol Heffernan Lamontagne Huot Boilard Fortier Laverriere Paquette Derry Boucher Sister Dolores Loranger and others.

St. Andre Pfta Roland Sirois Priscilla Gobeil Rachel Cadorette Priscilla Baillargeon Five Notes Claire Racine Therese Rossignol David Heffernan Robert Lamontagne Emile Huot Francoise Boilard Madeleine Fortier Louise Laverriere Marcelle Paquette Mary Derry Madelaine Boucher Sister Dolores Yvette Loranger

Meeting Of Auxiliary Held At Post Home

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Biddeford Veterans of Foreign Wars met at the post home on Thornton Street Biddeford. President Fern Edwin led the session and new members Elizabeth Poirier Constance Richard Simonne Doyon and Jacqueline Raymond were welcomed.

Biddeford Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Home Thornton Street Fern Edwin Elizabeth Poirier Constance Richard Simonne Doyon Jacqueline Raymond Department York Jeannette Curro Marguerite Talbot Flora Poirier Rose Ann Bo

Biddeford residents listed as hospital patients and hosts

Raymond Caouette of 358 Main St Biddeford is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Mary Guinard of 8 8 Kossuth St Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Mr and Mrs Gerard A Gad bout of 131 South St Biddeford entertained Alfred R Bonneau of New Britain Conn Mr and Mrs Henry Bonneau of Florence Mass and Conrad A Bonneau of Glendale Calif They were guests of Mrs Jacqueline Beardslee and Mrs Wilfred Grenier Sr of 574 Main Street Saco Mrs Grenier returned to Florence for a vacation. Mrs Marilyn Silver of Sacramento Calif is visiting Clyde Hendersons home 60 Nye St Saco.

Raymond Caouette Main St Biddeford Webber Hospital Mary Guinard Kossuth Jacqueline Beardslee Wilfred Grenier Main Street Saco Grenier Florence Marilyn Silver Sacramento Calif Clyde Henderson Nye St

Tighe Beaudoin Farley American Legion Meets Tonight

The Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley American Legion Post will hold a meeting tomorrow at the post home on Elm Street Biddeford at 8 p.m. Owen-Davis Unit will conduct installation ceremonies and a meeting tonight at 7 30 at the post home Beach Street Saco a coffee break May 12 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Most Holy Trinity Parish Hall Saco by FISH Proceeds will pay expenses of the answering service Coffee and coffee cake served Public invited Old Orchard Beach Camp Fire Girls Woodgathers postponed to May 19 Council St Theresa Union St Jean Baptiste annual spring banquet May 24 Hy A Way Steer House Alfred Road Biddeford reservations by May 19.

Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley American Legion Elm Street Biddeford Owen-Davis American Legion Auxiliary Beach Street Saco Most Holy Trinity Parish Old Orchard Beach Woodgathers Council St. Theresa Union St. Jean Baptiste Alfred Road

State Hospital Farm Will Be Phased Out

Augusta health officials will close the Augusta State Hospital farm by July 2 due to declining patient population and rising costs. Commissioner William F. Kearns Jr. cited financial losses of $26,195 from July 1 to February 29 and said a summer truck garden program will continue for suitable patients.

Augusta State Department of Mental Health and Corrections Augusta State Hospital Farm William F. Kearns Jr Kearns Henry L. Cranshaw Cranshaw

Helicopter Crash Near Saigon Kills 32 Soldiers

A U S Army helicopter crashed 20 miles northeast of Saigon today killing 32 American soldiers, the U S Command announced.

Saigon U.S

Bridge Club Closes Season With Dinner

Old Orchard Beach members and substitutes of the Tuesday afternoon Dessert Bridge Club ended the season with a dinner and social afternoon at the Sea Spray Motor Inn in Kennebunk Peach. Attendees included Mrs. Herbert Bean Mrs. John Wortman Mrs. Marie Court Mrs. Arthur Dickson Sr. Mrs. Wesley Mewer Mrs. Samuel Browne Ms. Leonard Gray Mrs. Donald Skilling Mrs. Howard Slaney Mrs. Thure Anderson Mrs. Donald Jones Mrs. Frances Levesque and Mrs. Francis Smith. Mrs. Elizabeth Garland and Mrs. Clement Wight could not attend.

Old Orchard Beach Sea Spray Motor Inn Kennebunk Peach Herbert Bean John Wortman Marie Court Arthur Dickson Sr Wesley Mewer Samuel Browne Leonard Gray Donald Skilling Howard Slaney Thure Anderson Donald Jones Frances Levesque Francis Smith Elizabeth Garland Clement Wight

Suspects Held After Shooting at Meat House

Two men held in Saco jail face a probable cause hearing tomorrow in 10th District Court. Police recovered merchandise from the Main Street apartment and seek the gun used in the shooting. Both men deny knowledge of the incident.

Saco Tomorrrow 10Th” District Court

Four panes broken at Biddeford parking facility and Nutshell Restaurant

Biddeford police report four panes broken at the Franklin Street parking lot office and one window broken at the Nutshell Restaurant on Franklin Street. Edward Morin, owner of the parking facility, reported the damage and police are investigating.

Biddeford Franklin Street Edward Morin Adams Street Morin

Town approves purchase of heavy duty truck

Barbra Smart Kennebunk board of selectmen authorized buying an International truck from Saco Motors Inc after considering bids. They also debated an 8000 gallon gasoline tank bid and asked Town Manager Berky to seek a bid from Massachusetts Engineering Co. The meeting set May 23 for a Captain's Landing hearing and discussed minor budget moves and maintenance items.

Barbara Smart Selectmen Kennebunk Kennebunk River Recreation Commission Memorial Field Berky Heber Smith

Maine senator proposes two cent oil excise tax

Republican Richard N. Berry suggests a two cent per barrel tax on all Maine refinery oil products to raise about 1.5 million dollars annually. The plan would fund the general fund and reimburse towns for tax losses, targeting a Searsport refinery project by Maine Clean Fuels Inc. currently appealing a licensing denial.

Portland Maine Searsport Richard N. Berry Cape Elizabeth Berry Maine Clean Fuels Inc Environmental Improvement Commission

Kissinger Tho Paris Talks. Thuy Returns to Hanoi

Xuan Thuy said Kissinger offered nothing new in the May 2 secret Paris meeting with Le Duc Tho. Thuy and Tho described continued negotiations, with Thuy claiming Hanoi favors a coalition government in Saigon and Tho accusing Nixon and Kissinger of violating agreements. Tho and Thuy planned to report to Hanoi as U.S. war escalation and the suspension of semi public talks persisted.

Paris Henry A. Kissinger le Duc Tho Hanoi Xuan Thuy Kissinger Washington Tho Thuy North Vietnam Nixon United States Kissinger-Tho South Vietnam Hanoii Saigon

Police Attend FBI Conference in Auburn

Chief Robert Foran said three members of the Saco Police Department Lt Alberick Martin and Sgt Richard Nason attended an FBI conference yesterday in Auburn titled Attacks on Law Enforcement Related Urban Crimes Emphasis was on recognizing tactics and theories of urban terrorists sniper and ambush attacks against law enforcement personnel and nationwide trends of extremist groups

Sacoog Department Auburn Robert Foran Foran Alberick Martin Richard Nason

Maine Press Radio TV Women hold annual meeting in Bath

The 20th annual Maine Press Radio TV Women meeting at the Winter Street Community Center honored past presidents and elected officers for 1972 73. Susan J. McLellan of Bangor won a $100 scholarship. Elaine Pierre Wells won a prize for submitting the fundraising report. Past presidents received keepsakes, and a silent auction benefited the scholarship fund.

Bath The Maine Press, Radio-Tv Women MPRTW Winter Street Lillian Potter Portland Patricia Brennan Augusta Betty Stevens Mary Ellen Manson Yarmouth Mildred Stewart Brunswick Jean Fallon Potter Elaine Pierre Wells Bea Chapman Myrtle Doane Helen Cushman Marion Whooley Susan J. McLellan Bangor University of Maine Orono Augusta State Hospital Darling Research Center Walpole Wcsh-Tv Sebago Yankee Atomic Wiscasset China Village Tel-Star Andover Maine Mprtvw Fran Hapgood Ruth Henderson Agnes Gibbs Esther Shaw Mona _ Toothaker Isabel O'Connell Dee Fearon Ben Chapman John Chapman Bath Area Charles E. Burden Marine Research Society of Bath Bath Marine Museum Burden

Miners Survive 175-Hour Ordeal in Idaho Mine

Ron Flory and Tom Wilkenson survived a 175 hour entrapment in the Sun shine silver mine near Kellogg Idaho. They lived on air water from a pipe and food from lunches of fallen miners. Rescue teams continued hunting for over 40 missing workers as the death toll rose toward 47 of more than 200.

Kellogg Idaho Sunshine Silver Mine Ron Flory Tom Wilkenson Wilkenson Flory Myrna Frances Wayne D. Kanack Rolla Elburt Osborn Federal Bureau of Mines

Nader Blames Big Corporations for Property Tax Shortfalls

Ralph Nader argues major firms such as U S Steel evade fair property tax payments. Senator Muskie backs reform, warning of plant closures and layoffs if assessments rise. Nader cites U S Steel plants in Gary Indiana and South Chicago underassessed by over 250 million dollars and Appalachia coal fields valued at 500 dollars an acre but taxed at ten or less.

Ralph Nader U.S. Steel Edmund S. Muskie Nader Maine Democratic Sena Tor Senate U.S. Steel Corp Gary Ind Chicago Appalachia

Women's Lib Aims At Universities

Ruth C. Benson, director of the Equal Play for Women office, urged university reform to include women’s studies and end male dominated, biased education. She cited inequities in pay and advancement and urged curriculum changes, noting deficiences in treating women as equals in colleges and universities.

Maryline White Women’s Liberation Ruth C. Benson Equal Play For Women University of Maine System St. Francis College Sylvia Plath Anne Sexton William) Faulkner

EIC to Decide on License Revocation for Maine Yankee

The Environmental Improvement Commission will rule by May 24 on a bid to revoke Maine Yankee Power Co.’s discharge license. The move follows hearings over mixing zone approval for heated effluent from the Wiscasset plant and challenges from Citizens for Safe Power claiming license violations.

Wiscasset Atty Hugh MacMann Portland Citizens For Safe Power Bath MacMann Maine Yankee Seward Brewster EIC Maine

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Minnie J. Dumais Arundel Ac.us State Hospital Farm Bridge Club Miss Hartigan James McMahon National Guard Kennebunk Beach Cohen Hano FBI News Media Freud Department of History Jacques Downs Benson University of Maine In Wesleyan University Middletown Yale University Jackets & Coats Matson’s, Inc York County Savings Bank F.d.lc
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