Dame Margaret Rutherford Dies at 80 Noted Character Actress
London AP reports Dame Margaret Rutherford, renowned for eccentric Englishwoman roles, died at age 80. She won an Oscar for The V.I.P.s and starred as Miss Marple in multiple films. Her stage debut was 1925 at the Old Vic and she later gained fame in Blithe Spirit and postwar British comedies.
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London
Dame Margaret Rutherford
Duchess
Miss Rutherford
Old Vic
Madame Arcati
Noel
Coward
United States
John Gielgud
Lady Bracknell
Miss Jane Marple
Agatha Christie
Widow Edmond Millette's wife Alice dies at 72 in Biddeford
Mrs Alice Millette 72 of 185 South Street Biddeford died unexpectedly yesterday afternoon She was born February 13 1900 in Biddeford daughter of Joseph and Arzelie Menard She attended St Joseph School and was a communicant of St Joseph Church Surviving are her husband Edmond L Millette four sons Roger Jacques and John five daughters and many grandchildren Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 10 am from St Joseph Church Interment in St Joseph Cemetery arrangements by Emond Funeral Home Biddeford
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Alice Millette
South St
Biddeford
Joseph and
Arzelie (Desjourdis) Menard
St. Joseph School
St. Joseph Church
Daughers of
Isabella
Edmond L. Millette
Andre Millette
Fall River
Mass
Roger
Jacques
John
New Orleans
Paul
Frances
Robert
Myrto) Barra
Kennebunk
Rene
Suzanne
Fredette
Silver Spring
George
Alice) Michaud
Hazardville
Conn
Margarite
Ruel
Ivan Menard
Josephat Menard
Montreal
Que
Emond ‘Funeral Home
Hill St
St. Joseph Cemetery
Portland Weather Tonight and Tuesday Forecast
Tonight in Portland expect clear skies with lows in the 30s to 40s. Tuesday should be fair with highs in the 60s.
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Portland
Mrs Harriet Sargent 86 Kennebunk dies after long illness
Harriet C Colbeck Sargent 86 of High Street Kennebunk died yesterday in a Biddeford nursing home after a long illness. Survived by husband Harold W. Sargent who died in 1971, two sons Edwin Fred and Melvin R., two daughters Dorothy Dewire and Louise Allen, 11 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. at Bibber Memorial Chapel. Private funeral tomorrow at 11 a.m. Rev Henry O Meyert officiating. Interment Evergreen Cemetery.
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Kennebunk
Harriet C. Sargent
High Street
Biddeford
Harold W. Sargent
Wakefield
Yorkshire
England
Alfred and
Mary (Atkinson) Colbeck
Edwin Fred Sargent
Sanford
Melvin R. Sargent
Dorothy
Obituary: John C Libbey 60 Sudden Death in Saco
John C Libbey 60 a Saco resident and former Civil Service analyst died at his home after relocating from Homestead Florida He served as a World War II Army Air Force officer and leaves Marguerite D Tozer Libbey a daughter and son Gregory Libbey plus siblings and grandchildren Funeral services set for 1 p m at Cote Funeral Home Saco with interment at Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery Augusta Wake services tonight at home.
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John C. Libbey
Pheasant Road
Blue Haven
Saco
Bangor
Arthur and
Alice
Silk) Libbey
Homestead
Fla
Civil Service
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Florida
U.S. Army Air Force
Marguerite (Tozer) Libbey
Dannette Dean
Gregory Libbey
Hinsdale
N.H
Arthur Libbey
Portland
Cote Funeral Home
James St
Theodore Euson
Saco United
Prayers Held for Mrs. Alice Millette in Saco Biddeford
Members of St. Anne Sodality Notre Dame de Lourde Church Saco meet at 7 30 PM at Emond Funeral Home Biddeford to say prayers for Mrs. Alice Millette mother of a member
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St. Anne Sodality
Notre Dame de Lourde
Saco
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Biddeford
Alice Millette
Biddeford Senior Citizens Meet To Pray For Millette
The Biddeford Senior Citizens will gather at 7 30 PM at Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill Street Biddeford to say prayers for Mrs Alice Millette mother of Jacques Millette director of the Senior Citizens Center. The Eiffel Tower centerpiece of the Paris World Fair in 1889 designed by Gustave Eiffel.
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Biddeford
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Alice Millette
Jacques Millette
Senior Citizens Center
Gustave Eiffel
Funeral Services for Gladys L Janson Told
Gladys L Janson, 64, of 537 Main Street Saco dies. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 11 A M from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco. Friends may call today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P M at the funeral home.
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Janson
Gladys L
Main St
Saco
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Funeral
Dennett and Craig Funeral Service Ad in Saco Maine
Dennett and Craig 365 Main Beast Saco Maine tel 282gy As P 3Humway and Gross Funeral Service 35 Spring St Saco 284-5611
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Dennett & Craig
Saco
Maine
Arundel Teen Dies From Apparent Self Inflicted Gunshot
Donna Petrin 16 of Arundel died from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound late yesterday. The death was ruled as apparent death by own action by Sheriff Richard Dutremble. An autopsy will be performed at Webber Hospital Biddeford. Funeral arrangements are pending with Emond Funeral Home Biddeford.
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Donna Petrin
Arundel
Richard Petrin
York County
Biddeford
Miss Petrin
Richard
Dorothy
Laverriere) Petrin
Biddeford High School
St. Joseph Church
Robert
Joseph
Randy
Richard Petrin Jr
Cindy
Pamela
Dolly
Lisa Petrin
Alice Laverriere
Alva Laverriere
Rudolphe Petrin
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
DAV Chapter Meets Tonight in Biddeford
A meeting of the Biddeford Saco Chapter Disabled American Veterans is set for 7 30 tonight at the DAV Hall on Bradbury Street Biddeford.
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Biddeford
Saco Chapter
DAV Hall
Bradbury Street
Fred S and S Gurney WRC To Meet For Dinner and Auction
Members of the Fred S and S Gurney Women’s Relief Corps of Saco will gather tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the GAR Hall on Cutts Avenue for transport to the Glen-Mor Restaurant in Kennebunk for dinner. A 1:30 p.m. business meeting follows at the hall and members are asked to bring an item for a silent auction.
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Fred S&s. Gurney, Women’s Relief Corps of
Saco
GAR
Cutts Avenue
Glen-Mor
Kennebunk
Moscow Summit Focuses On Vietnam And Dissent
The Moscow summit scene centers on Vietnam with uncertainty over its prominence. A Kremlin clampdown on dissidents shapes the atmosphere as Washington maintains pressure through North Vietnamese harbor mining and intensified bombing operations.
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Moscow
Kremlin
U.S
North Vietnam
Biddeford Saco Chest Directors Meet Tomorrow at City Hall
President Thomas M Arm strong announced the Biddeford Saco Community Chest Board of Directors will hold its May meeting with the Biddeford Public Health Nursing Association in its office at Biddeford City Hall tomorrow at 4 p.m. This is the third in a series of meetings at member agencies.
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Thomas M. Armstrong
Biddeford-Saco
Council Faces Familiar Task In Old Orchard Beach
The Old Orchard Beach Town Council meets to consider accepting the resignation of Town Manager Ernest Murphy who was appointed last Monday and to discuss possibly appointing a new manager. Also on the agenda is finalizing the 1972 budget and licensing matters at a special meeting.
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Old Orchard Beach
Ernest Murphy
Frida
Loranger
Delegates Clash Over Marijuana Policy And Vietnam Amnesty
Dutremble delegates faced a tight floor vote as youth speakers pushed to delete jail terms for marijuana possession from the Equal Rights platform but failed. The panel kept that wording. A later hour of debate failed to shift the amnesty clause for those who refused to fight in Vietnam from consideration to grant.
Walk to Develop Net Aiming At 18000 From County Walk
Kennebunk led York County Walk for Development on Saturday with about 700 participants in a 28 mile route from Kennebunk to Biddeford to Kennebunkport and back. Coordinators estimate totals between 18000 and 26000 to aid county elderly transportation Bangladesh and a summer camp for disadvantaged children.
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Kennebunk
York County
Peter Dunn
Bangladesh
Biddeford
Kennebunkport
Dunn
Chris Gould
Kennebunk High School
David Serreze
Mark Wakefield
Paula Francoeur
Biddeford High School
Sanford
Kittery
Clock Farm
Goose Rocks
Fire Department
Supreme Court backs limited immunity for compelled testimony
The Supreme Court 5 to 2 upholds the Organized Crime Control Act immunity for witnesses forced to testify before grand juries. Justice Powell writes the ruling with Justices Douglas and Marshall dissenting. The court also agrees to hear a search warrant challenge near borders and rules on Great Salt Lake shoreline land ownership.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William 0. Douglas
Thurgood Mar
Utah
Great Salt Lake
Motorcycle Truck Collision at Fortunes Rocks
Biddeford police report a motorcycle crash at Fortunes Rocks involving Lawrence Abbott 29 of 705 Pool Road Biddeford and Ellsworth Bridges Jr. 37 of Kennebunkport. Abbott was arrested for leaving the scene of the accident.
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Fortunes Rocks
Biddeford
Lawrence Abbott
Pool Road
Ellsworth Bridges Jr
Kennebunkport
Abbott Loses Control In Bike Accident Turning Result
Police report states Abbott lost control to avoid collision. He was treated at Webber Hospital for minor injuries and released, according to a hospital spokesman.
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Abbott
Webber Hospital
False Alarms Reported From Biddeford Box 314
Biddeford firefighters reported a false alarm pulled from box 314 at the Graham and Union street intersection yesterday and another false alarm from the same box Saturday.
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Graham and
Union Streets
Biddeford
Recognition Luncheon Honors NRTA Retired Teacher of the Year
A Recognition Luncheon will be held tomorrow at Cascade Lodge Portland Road Saco. Sponsored by York County Retired Teachers Association, it marks NRTA’s 25th anniversary and honors Mary Ginn Worthly as National Retired Teacher of the Year. Presenters include Catherine OC and Mary Worthly with a panel of officials and civic leaders.
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Cascade Lodge
Portland Road
United States
Saco
York County
More Women In Politics Sought In Maine Democratic Movement
Democratic women in Maine aim to boost female participation and candidacy across party lines. Nancy Chandler urged active involvement in decision making and ending gender discrimination, citing low female representation in state committees, the House, and the national delegation.
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Waterville
Maine
Nancy Chandler
Kennebec County
National
Maine Association of Democratic Women’s Club
Holiday Inn
Collision sends one to hospital on Storer Street
A Saco police spokesman said one person was taken to Webber Hospital in Biddeford after a two car crash on Storer Street. Marie L. O Toole of Old Orchard Beach underwent x rays while Donald P Lariviere of Biddeford drove the other vehicle. Damages were listed at 300 dollars for the O Toole car and 250 dollars for the Lariviere vehicle.
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Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Saco
Storer Street
Marie L. O'Toole
Mayflower Drive
Old Orchard Beach
O’toole
Donald P. Lariviere
Gove St
Break-In Reported at Metal Tech Inc Sales Office
Police report a break in at the Metal Tech Inc sales office on Gooch Street Biddeford discovered Saturday by officer Albert Lamivande. Entry was through a window and no items seized were stated. The incident is under police investigation.
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Metal Tech Inc
Gooch Street
Biddeford
Albert Lamivande
Biddeford Police Commission and City Council Meet Tonight
The Biddeford Police Commission and Biddeford City Council plan a 7 pm meeting in the City Building chambers. City Clerk Pauline Berry said the session was requested by commissioners to discuss city ordinances and their enforcement.
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Biddeford
There Were 1 749 Daily Newspapers in the United States
A historical note records that 1 749 daily newspapers operated in the United States. The figure reflects the breadth of print media in a given era, indicating widespread press reach and dissemination across cities and towns nationwide.
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United States
Physicians To Be Appointed For School District 71 Meeting
Kennebunkport Maine school directors will appoint physicians at 7 30 pm at the Consolidated School. They will discuss health policy revisions, a report on junior high guidance services needs, and routine personnel business.
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Kennebunkport
Lost Labrador Retriever Near Cumberland Ave Saco
A nine month old Labrador with a red collar is lost near Cumberland Avenue in Saco. A reward is offered. Call 284 6404.
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Cumberland Ave
Saco
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Victory Ave
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