York County Democrats Form New Club in Meeting
York County Democrats formed the York County 10 Club during a county committee meeting at the Court House. About 15 members enrolled as charter members with dues funding a committee. Attendees included Diane Lovett James Lovett Sabrina Grieg and Kathy Legere from York. Lovett reported on the recent University of Maine conference in Portland. Bruce Carlson spoke on the upcoming Saulete to Muskie Day in Sanford on June 2. The committee backed Senator Muskie’s questions on the Safeguard anti-ballistic missile system and praised his analysis while noting cost and effectiveness concerns. Next committee meeting is June 10 here.
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Alfred
York County Democrats
Court House
York County
Georogee Cu Cornel
Limerick
Sian = bers
Youn Democrats
O York
Diane Lovett
James Lovett
Sabrina Grieg
Kathy Legere
Miss Lovett
Young Democrats
University of Maine
Portland
Bruce Carlson
Sanford
Muskie
U. S
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Congress
Kennebunk Woman To Appear On TV
Mrs. R. Edgar Fisher of Kennebunk and her pupil Mrs. Edward L. Bilder will appear on Channel 6 Friday May 16 on Weekly on Six to discuss and demonstrate needlework including crewel embroidery creative stitch and canvas work.
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Kennebunk
R. Edgar Fisher
Edward L. Bilderback
Cape Porpoise
Channel 6
Beach Firefighters Quell Truck Fire
Firemen responded early today to extinguish a panel truck blaze owned by John Brooks on Atlantic Avenue. The fire started in the wiring while the vehicle stood on Old Orchard Street, with damage estimated at 150 dollars.
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Old Orchard Beach
John Brooks
Atlantic Avenue
Old Orchard Street
Bloc grant tax stance urged to limit municipal burden
Lemire argues for a broader view of municipal services linking schools to other city functions. He calls for legislative delegates to oppose broad base tax increases unless funds are returned to cities in bloc grant form. He contends bloc grants would stabilize city taxes and spread burdens more equitably.
Water pressure triggers Locke School fire alarm
Firefighters respond to Locke School after the sprinkler system overpressurizes and sets off the alarm. Nyma is connected with the alert.
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Locke School
Nyma
Funeral Directors and Addresses in Saco Maine
Funeral homes listed include Emond's Funeral Home at 24 5511 Frank X. Emond and J. P. Conroy, Shumway Funeral Service at 35 g Street Saco with Philip H. Gross Sr. as director, and Dennett & Craig at 365 Main Street, Saco Maine.
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Shumway Funeral Service
G Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Card of Thanks for Care and Sympathy
Mrs. Cecile Gauther thanks Dr. O Sullivan nurses and staff of Webber Hospital Father J Sirois friends and relatives for cards visits during stay and floral tributes and sympathy for the loss of mother Mrs Madeline Bartlett Mrs Strude Gregoire expresses appreciation
Funeral Services for Mrs Isabelle Arsenault
Funeral services for Mrs Isabelle Arsenault of 32 Birch Street Biddeford were held this morning at Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco with Rev James Daly presiding. Music was provided by Mollie Welch, organist and soloist. Interment followed in St Joseph's Cemetery Biddeford with graveside prayers by Father Daly. Bearers were Ronald Martin James Keithley Robert Sharkey Alfred Parent Jr Robert Guinard and Alban Dubois.
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Isabelle Arsenault
Birch St
Biddeford
Most Holy Trinity Church
Saco
James Daly
Mollie Welch
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Father Daly
Ronald Martin
James Keithley
Robert Sharkey
Alfred Parent Jr
Robert Guinard
Alban Dubois
Exhibitions Scheduled At Burns School
During a Saco Parent Teacher Association executive board meeting at Mrs A Raymond Gannon’s Ferry Road home new officers were introduced with installation set for May 20 at Fairfield School A fashion show by home economics students is planned Burns Junior High School displays under Mrs Esther Emmons with instructor Robert Reed Aee swing for Fairfield School to be delivered next month and treasurer William Soucy reported finances
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Saco Parent Teacher Association
A. Raymond Gannon
Ferry Road
Saco
Fairfield School
Burns Junior High School
Esther Emmons
Robert Reed
Gannon
William Soucy
South Street Bridges Petition Seeks Hearing in Biddeford
Biddeford officials ask the Public Utilities Commission for a public hearing on the South Street bridges problem. They seek state funding details from the Railroad on repair or new bridges, while the Highway Commission has two plans two new bridges or one bridge. Mayor Lemire calls the bridges a traffic and pedestrian danger needing action.
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Biddeford
Public Utilities Commission
South Street
Highway Commission
Maine
Richard Sevigny
Leo Lemire
Stolen Car Recovered In Saco
Saco police recovered a car stolen from Massachusetts on Route 1 near the Saco Drive-In Theater. Patrolman Thomas Knox found the abandoned vehicle and determined it belonged to Murdock A. McDougall of Brookline, Massachusetts, taken several days earlier but not reported stolen.
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Saco
Massachusetts
Route 1
Thomas Knox
Saco Drive-In
Murdock A. McDougall
Brookline
Mass
Saco Police Probe Two Thefts In Youth Bicycle and Equipment
Saco police investigate two thefts including a sewer reel taken from a street department truck yard sometime Monday night valued at 115 dollars. Richard Moreau reports a rear wheel stolen from his daughter's 24 inch Huffy Sting Ray bike, described as black wall on a white rim.
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Saco
Pempen
Richard Moreau
Stone St
Aged Woman Bequeaths Jewelry and Local Bequests
In her will the aged woman leaves all jewelry to the estate and designates two cash bequests for burial and floral upkeep. One bequest of 250 dollars funds Laurel Hill Cemetery maintenance and another 400 dollars goes to the flower committee of United Baptist Church in Saco for annual plots and flowers. Maurice Paris of Saco is granted the right to occupy 66 Pleasant Street until disposal. William D. Deans is named executor.
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Laurel Hill Cemetery
Flower Committee
United Baptist Church
Federal map hints Kyros project. meeting with Saco officials planned
A letter to Saco Mayor Armand Mercier notes funds are reserved for a project under Maine Water and Environmental Improvement Commission. George C. Gormley says the staff is overloaded but a meeting with Saco officials will be scheduled later this week. funding amount is not stated.
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Peter N Kyros
Saco
Armand J. Mercier
Sheas
Kyros
George C. Gormley
Maine Water and Air Environmental Improvement Commission
Saco Residents Return From Hospital and Wedding
Frank Scammon of 243 North Street has returned home after a stay at Webber Hospital. Mr and Mrs Wassily Podorozny of 103 Beach Street attended granddaughter Barbara Ptucha's wedding in Valparaiso Indiana and returned home with Mrs Robert Warner and daughters Mari and Linda of 105 King Street also at the affair.
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Frank Scammon
North St
Saco
Webber Hospital
Wassily Podorozny
Beach St
Valparaiso
Ind
Barbara Ptucha
Robert Warner
Mari
Linda
King St
Community Meetings Tonight and Tomorrow in Saco and Biddeford
A Boucouvalas-Du Puis Post AMVETS meeting is set for tonight at 8 at the Post home on Spring Street in Saco. Fremont Club and Auxiliary meet tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the ANR Hall on Alfred Street in Biddeford. A Biddeford Cub Scout Pack 305 leaders meeting, sponsored by Troop One Building Association, will be held Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Mason Street Hall.
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Boucouvalas-Dupuis Post Amvets
Post
Spring Street
Saco
Fremont Club and Auxiliary
Anr
Alfred Street
Eford
Biddeford
Troop One Building Association
Mason Street Hall
Mid week prayer meeting at local churches Thursday
Mid week prayer meetings are scheduled for Thursday at 7 p m in the Bible Baptist Church at 144 Ferry Road Saco. Choir rehearsals at Biddeford Foss Street Methodist and South Biddeford Methodist Church occur each Thursday with wr choir at 6 30 p m and Adult Sanctuary choir at 7 30 p m. School Street Methodist Church Saco holds Junior choir at 3 15 p m and Senior choir at 7 p m each Thursday.
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Bible Baptist
Ferry Road
Saco
Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Church
South Biddeford Methodist Church
Foss Street
School Street Methodist Church
Republicans Meet In Kennebunk
The Kennebunk Republican Town Committee held a belated victory celebration and meeting May 10 at Sea Spray Motor Kennebunk Beach. Chairman James K McMahon resigned after a year. Vice-chairman George J Harrington chaired and praised his leadership. Clarence M Crosby spoke on the 104th Legislature with a unanimous vote of confidence.
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Kennebunk
Republican Town Committee
Sea Spray Motor
Kennebunk Beach
James K. McMahon
McMahon
George J. Harrington
Lucille McBride
York County
Elizabeth Smith
Howard Mortenson
Clarence M. Crosby
Madelyn N. Marx
John Durgin
Harrington
Portland Weather: Clear and Cold Then Warmer
The forecast calls for clear skies in Portland tonight with lows in the 30s. Thursday will be fair and warmer with rising daytime temperatures.
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Portland
Weather outlook for New England five days near normal highs
The Associated Press forecast for New England shows temperatures Thursday through Monday near seasonal norms, with Vermont slightly above. Highs in the 60s to low 70s, lows in the 40s, and more rain totals around 0.25 to 0.50 inches. Expect warmer conditions Thursday and Friday, cooler Sunday, and a return to warmth Monday. Showers are likely Friday or Saturday and again Monday.
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Associated Press
New England
Vermont
Area Women Will Serve On YWCA Board
Members of the Saco Biddeford Branch YWCA voted to place several women on the board of directors after a business meeting at Hamilton Memorial Hall Beach Street Saco Those chosen include Mrs Oliver Johnson Mrs Gilbert Harrison Jr Mrs Henry Tatre Mrs Joel Stacey and others The YWCA Children’s Theater will present a program Saturday at 7 p m at Young YWCA The next meeting is June 12 at the home of Mrs Stacey Beach Street with refreshments at 12 30 p m
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Saco-Biddeford
YWCA
Hamilton Memorial Hall
Beach Street
Saco
Oliver Johnson
Gilbert Harrison Jr
Henry Tartre
Joel Stacey
Raymond Noiseux
Art Warner
Raymond Bonang
Richard Spath
Robert Whittier
Allan McInnis
Samuel Bellevue
Murphy measure faces Senate clash and likely veto
The defeat was 29-13 on roll call as Sen. Carroll Berry called the proposal obnoxious and important enforcement chief Timothy Murphy sparked opposition. Sen. Severin Beliveau argued the tenure extension ties Murphy to the legislature not a department head, urging defeat. Sen. Richard Berry questioned a Gardner’s appointment and noted it could become one. The bill moves to Gov. Curtis, who may veto.
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Carroll Berry
Lewiston
Timothy Murphy
Severin M. Beliveau
Rumford
Murphy
Richard N. Berry
Cape Elizabeth
Senate
Cohy
Gov
Curtis
Health Education Grant Approved for York County Institute
The Middeford Board of Education receives a $30 000 grant from the State Department of Education to run a Summer Institute on Health Education at Biddeford High School from June 16 to August 22 1969. Twenty two trainees will study sex education drug abuse alcohol tobacco and communicable diseases with lectures seminars and field trips. Trainees may receive credentials to teach health education on elementary or secondary levels upon completion tuition is free and stipends are provided. Applications due June 2 contact the district superintendent or project director Roger Johnson.
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Y John Surran
Middeford
Biddeford High School
Eg & Be
State Department of Education
Bureau of Professional Services
York County
Suterre
Roger Johnson
P. O. Box 484
Biddeford
Maine House OKs implied consent bill on drunken driving
The Maine House passed the implied consent measure 2 to 1 despite opposition from the Judicial Committee. The bill would require chemical tests of breath or urine for drivers arrested on reasonable suspicion of operating under the influence. Refusal could suspend a license up to six months, with first offenses carrying three months. Supporters cite highway safety data and precedent from other states, while opponents raise constitutional concerns.
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Augusta
Maine House
Judiciary Committee
State Supreme Court
Harrison L. Richardson
Cumberland
Richardson
U.S. Supreme Court
Walter A. Birt
R-East Millinocket
Committee
Pal
Tot Escapes Serious Injury In Saco Mishap
A three year old girl from Saco named Lisa J. Burnham was struck near Cutts Avenue as she darted from behind a parked car. The driver, a Biddeford resident, could not stop in time. the collision also involved two other motorists, with damages cited at 400 dollars.
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Saco
Cutts Avenue
Lisa J. Burnham
Peter A. Burnham
Cutts Ave
Pool Road
Biddeford
Gendron
James St
Richard Marceau
James
Marceau Auto
Leading shipbuilding nation and naval trivia quiz
The text states Japan leads world shipbuilding with nearly three times the tonnage of any rival. It asks where John Paul Jones is buried and notes his reinterment in 1905 at the U S Naval Academy chapel in Annapolis Maryland.
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Japan
John Paul Jones
United States
U. S. Naval Annapolis, Md
Newspaper Enterprise Aggp
Biddeford Center Member Is Honored
Biddeford Adult Center held a baked bean and American chop suey supper after its weekly meeting at DAV Hall. Cora Leprohon named Mother of the Year. Edmond Neault reported finances. Mrs Grenier listed contact for discount cards. Council members plan meeting at Cascade Lodge in Saco.
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Biddeford
Arzillie Lacourse
Cora Leprohon
Edmond Neault
Grenier
Cascade Lodge
Portland Road
Saco
Auger
Lester Thom
Pauline Bilodeau
Alden Racine
Bileau
Two Men Innocent Of Driving Counts In York County Trials
Two men were found innocent of operating motor vehicles while impaired in York County Superior Court trials. Donald S. Hendry Jr., 22, of Portland, appealing from district court, was cleared of operating while impaired on Feb. 14 in Saco. Charles Abbott, 63, of Sanford, also cleared on Feb. 15 for an incident in Sanford.
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Alfred
York County
Donald S. Hendry Jr
Portland
Saco
Charles Abbott
Sanford
Stray Kitten Found on Beach in Saco
Yellow and white kitten with an old collar found on Beach T. in Saco. Call 282-3433 to claim or provide details.
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Saco
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