Dan Blocker Dies Was Hoss for 13 Years
Hollywood AP reports Dan Blocker known as Hoss Cartwright on Bonanza died Saturday from blood clots in the lung. The 6 foot 4 inch actor, father of four, served in Korea and later moved from Texas to Switzer land with his family. He was 43. Blocker was married 20 years to his wife Dolphin and left behind two daughters and two sons. The NBC star was buried in O'Donnell Texas beside his father.
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Hollywood
Blocker
Hoss Cartwright
Amer
Texas
Brocker
Korea
Mexico
Tent&tive
UCLA
O'Donnell
Tex
Westother
Guy
Swit
Bentzerland
Ponderosa
Julian Goodman
NBC
West Blocker
Block
Dolphin
Francis Furman longtime Salvation Army helper dies at 77
Francis Furman 77 longtime Salvation Army worker at Waterville Westbrook Franklin N H Salmanea and Waverly N Y and Boston public relations official died Sunday at 40 Washington Ave Old Orchard Beach Born November 26 1894 in Elizabethport N J He leaves a widow two sons Francis and Roland a daughter Ruth Brister a brother George and a sister Eva Furman Funeral at 2 39 p m Wednesday Salvation Army Chapel Laurel Hill Peace Interment Friends may call tonight 7 to 9 and tomorrow 2 to 4 and Rogee the Dennett Funeral Home Saco
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Old Orchard Beach
Francis
Frank) Furman
Salvation Army
Waterville
Westbrook
Washington Ave
Furman
Franklin
N.H
Salmanea
Waverly
N.Y
Boston
United Aircraft
Hartford
Samuel V
Jennie (Hamilton) Furman
Elizabethport
England
Saco
Salvation Army Training Center
New York City
Alice Mathissom
Stratford
Conn
Roland
Conora
Calif
Ruth Brister
Big Rapids
Mich
George
Santa Ana
Eva Furman
Salvation Army Chapel
Laurel Hill Peace
Tonigh
Rogee
Dennett
Main St
First Recorded Lobster Sighting by Weymouth in 1605
Captain George Weymouth documented the first northern lobster encounter during his 1605 exploration of Maine's coastline. The report marks an early European contact with the species and the region's marine life.
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George Weymouth
Maine
Card of Thanks to St. Andre’s Church and Friends
We thank Rev. St. Cyr of St. Andre’s Church and all relatives friends neighbors and co workers for kindness sympathy flowers masses and prayer enrollments during our bereavement. Wife and family of the late Alfred Payheur.
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St. Cyr
St. Andre’s Church
Alfred Payheur
Funeral Homes Listed With Contact Details
Emond's Funeral Home at 284 S511 handles services for Frank X. Emond while Shumway and Gross Funeral Service at 35 Spring St in Saco, reachable at 284 5611.
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Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
Biddeford Woman Amanda Neault Dies After Illness
Mrs Amanda Neault 73 of 15 Clifford St Biddeford died in a local hospital after a lengthy illness. Born December 29 1898 in Biddeford she was daughter of Vital and Amanda Audie. Survived by Francoise Neault widower three sons one daughter two sisters three brothers 11 grandchildren two great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral from St Andre Church tomorrow at 9 am with interment at St Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home today.
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Amanda Neault
Clifford St. Biddeford
Biddeford
Vital and
Amanda (Nadeau) Audie
St. Andre Church
Francoise Neault
Gerard R
Lionel
Maurice L
Old Orchard Beach
Alcide Cote
Saco
Blanche Bernier
William J
Joseph S. Audie
Oscar J. Audie
St. Joseph Cemetery
Sansoucy-Blais
Stone St
Muskie to Get Welcoming at Maine Democratic Convention
Sen Edmund S Muskie will receive a Welcome Home reception at the Democratic State Convention in Waterville. Democratic state chairman Severin Beliveau said delegates and Maine Democrats will gather at the Jefferson Hotel Friday at 5 p.m. for the hour long event.
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Augusta
Edmund S. Muskie
Waterville
Severin Beliveau
Maine
Muskie
Jefferson Hotel
Hearings May Be Postponed By Biddeford School Board
Three private hearings scheduled for tomorrow night before the Biddeford School Board may be postponed to a later date, Superintendent Andrew Frechette said today. The hearings concern teacher contract renewals. The regular board meeting is tentatively set for Wednesday night.
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Biddeford
Andrew Frechette
Portland Rain Tonight with Heavy South Regions
The forecast calls for rain tonight in Portland with heavier showers in the south. Lows range from the 40s in the north to the low 50s in the south, with Tuesday bringing showers south and occasional showers north, and highs in the 60s in the north and low 70s in the south.
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Portland
Conferees Battle Busing, Desegregation in Education Bill
Washington AP conferees work on a $23 billion higher education bill focusing on desegregation and busing amendments. Key questions include antibus vs pro busing riders, funding of a $1.5 billion desegregation section, and division of aid among colleges. House provisions bar federal funds for busing and court orders pending appeals. Senate allows funds where required by the Constitution or local requests.
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Washington
Senate House
House
Senate
National Institute of Education
DAV Chapter meeting and Scout activities in Biddeford Saco
The Biddeford Saco Chapter Disabled American Veterans meets tonight at 7 30 at DAV Hall Bradbury Street Biddeford. Saco Boy Scout Troop 341 meets tomorrow at 7 pm in the vestry United Baptist Church Main Street Saco. The Goodwins Mills United Methodist Church Youth Chair reheares on Wednesday at p.m. Boy Scout Troop 341 meets tomorrow night at 7 at the Saco United Baptist Church vestry.
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Biddeford- Saco
DAV Hall
Bradbury Street
Biddeford
Saco
United Baptist Church
Main Street
Goodwins Mills United Methodist Church
Lyman
Boy Scouts of America
Troop 341
Saco United Baptist Church
Women's Democratic Social Club
St. John Hall
Jefferson Street
Owen-Davis Post
American Legion
Post
Beach Street
Owen- Davis
Tighe-Beaudoin- Farley
Cascades
Portland Road
Belfast Clash Attacks Escalate Across Ballymurphy
In Ballymurphy strongpoints, Protestant and IRA fighters clash as troops ring Belfast to halt reinforcements. A British soldier is reported among the gunfire while 350 paratroopers press to separate factions along Springfield road and the outskirts.
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Ballymurphy
Dublin
Springfield Road
Lightning rods enter use after church thunderbolt disaster
A historic tale links the adoption of lightning rods to a 1769 church strike in Italy that reportedly concealed 100 tons of something and caused massive casualties. The account notes three thousand deaths attributed to the event.
Saco Jets Announce Special Meeting At Fairfield School
A special meeting for all Saco Jets is announced by Mrs. Linda Ladakakos at Fairfield School Saco tonight at 6 30. An alternate meeting is set for tomorrow at 4 p m at the same school for absent parents.
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Saco Jets
Linda Ladakakos
Fairfield School
Saco
Mrs Chase Returns from Austin Visit with Family
Mrs. John J. Chase of Ferry Beach, Saco, returned from a month in Austin Texas with her son Philip and family. They visited the LBJ library and ranch, State Park, and the leader’s home and birthplace. Philip, now vice president of sales at Accelerators Inc. in Austin, recently toured Europe with a layover in Moscow on the way to Tokyo. They have resided in Austin for three years.
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John J. Chase
Ferry Beach
Saco
Austin
Texas
Philip
LBJ Library
LBJ
Open House At Saco Valley School Draws Large Turnout
Saco Valley School in Biddeford hosts an open house and dedication for its new regional facilities drawing heavy traffic. MARC and NARC leaders attend with awards given to Farmington, Clifton and Brewer contributors as budget and tuition matters are set for statewide adoption.
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Saco Valley
Green
Biddeford
Maine Arc
Maine Association For Retarded Children
Carroll J. Foren
Donald A. Allison
National Arc
Parker Hodgman
New York City
Northeast
Saco Valley Association For Retarded Children
NARC
Maine
Ne Eeeence
MARC
Roderick Crosby Post
Farmington
Earl Campbell
Clifton
Herbert Sargent
Brewer
Allison
National Association
Russell Griffin
Saco Valley Association
William McKenney
James Hussey
M.P. Houle
Marshall Bean
William Harriman
David Proulx
Ruth Parkhurst
Elizabeth Fisher
Anne Dineen
Lois Houle
Christine Savoy
Jean Michaud
Dolores Caron
Lucien McKeon
St. Joseph Parish
McKenney
Albert Anderson Jr
Bureau of Mental Retardation
Kenneth M. Curtis
Richard E. Dyke
The
State Association
Carl F. Sheltra
Foren
Maine State Association
Madeliene Davenport
Biddeford-Saco Community Chest Board
Meany Blames Multinational Firms for Trade Woes
Meany argues that American taxpayers bear the cost of multinational corporations dominating trade policy. He cites job losses totaling about 900,000 over the past five years as a consequence of current U.S. foreign trade and investment policies.
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America
USS. Owned
Meany
U.S
Amish Education Ruling: State Cannot Force High School
Chief Justice notes no burden on community from eighth grade education and concludes the First and Fourteenth Amendments prevent forcing Amish children to attend high school to age 16. The Wisconsin Supreme Court precedent strengthens religious schooling rights and curbs state compulsion.
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Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Beach Firemen Respond to Two Weekend Fires
Beach firefighters answered two fires on Saturday. At 10 38 a m they extinguished a car fire at Temple Avenue and Ocean Park Road, a department spokesman said. A grass fire on Carll Avenue at 2 15 p m required Tank 2 and three men to battle the blaze.
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Old Orchard Beach
Temple Avenue
Ocean Park Road
Carll Avenue
Hen egg requires heavy pressure to crack, study notes
A study finds the average hen egg resists cracking until pressure exceeds ten pounds. Researchers tested different shells and temperatures to determine the force needed for failure, highlighting shell strength variability among eggs.
Cigarette Blame Sought in Tokyo Cabaret Fire Tragedy
In Osaka a worker, Keiji Kawashima, 36, faces charges of professional negligence after a lighted cigarette started a blaze in a department store cabaret killing 117. Fire trapped about 170 upstairs as elevators failed and emergency stairs were locked. 28 injured and 20 killed by falls or smoke.
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Osaka
Japan
Keiji Kawashima
Kawashima
Play Town
Yokohama
Beach Native Wins Emmy for Great Wall of China Doc
William E. Lord, former Saco and Old Orchard Beach resident, received an Emmy for a documentary on the Great Wall. A Washington ABC News producer, he was born in Old Orchard Beach, graduated from Thornton Academy in 1955, and later from Boston University and the University of Pennsylvania. He could not attend the ceremony due to a Moscow assignment.
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Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Hollywood
William E. Lord
ABC News
Washington, D.C
China
Lord
Thornton Academy
WIDE
Biddeford
Boston University
University of Pennsylvania
School of Communications
Moscow
Cycle Operator Taken To Hospital
Motorcycle operator Paul J. Christensen of Milton Massachusetts lost control on North Street in Saco Saturday night. He was taken by Saco ambulance to Webber Hospital but not admitted.
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Albert Anderson, Jr
Augusta
Bureau of Mental Retardation
Carl F.shelra
Carroll J. Foren
Presque Isle
Maine Association For Retarded Children
Lucien McKeon
James Hussey
Saco Valley Association
North Street
Saco
Webber Hospital
Paul J. Christensen
Milton
Mass
Firefighters Douse Vehicle Blazes in Saco
Saco firefighters responded to two vehicle fires yesterday. A motorcycle on Wildwood Drive owned by Robert Ouellette ignited and was quickly extinguished. Firefighters also doused a car fire on School Street.
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Saco
Fire Department
Wildwood Drive
Robert Ouellette
School Street
Fire units respond to false alarm on Clark and Prospect
Three engines and Ladder No. 2 raced to a false alarm at Clark and Prospect streets just after midnight yesterday. Neighbors saw two men fleeing the scene, one in a light jacket, but Fire Chief Paul Garriepy called the description too sketchy to identify suspects.
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Clark
Prospect Streets
Paul Garriepy
County Committee Will Meet Tonight in Buxton
The York County GOP Committee will meet tonight at the Buxton town hall on Route 22 at 8 p.m. The reorganizational meeting will include election of officers. The meeting is open to the public.
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Cor
York County Gop
Buxton
Classified Want Ads Are For All The People
A brief notice highlights that classified want ads serve a wide audience. It emphasizes accessibility and usefulness for individuals seeking jobs, services, and opportunities, urging readers to use classifieds for varied needs.
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Dan Blocker
Inglewood
Hoss
Francis Furman
Dennett & Craig
Mrs
MAY Tides High
Belfast
Ward 1
Republican Committee
Gerard Cassette
Buxton Road
Ward 2
Clayton Freeman
Saco Valley Association For Retarded
Green St
Madeleine Davenport
Biddeford-Saco
Donald Zahares
Norman Guerette
OOB Chamber
Joseph Mokarzel
William J. Mullen
Art Nadeau
John D. Rockefeller Jr
York County Savings Bank
F.d.1.c
Beach
Emmy
Robert Pate
N.F.D.A
Craig
St. Saco
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