Senior Citizens Exhibit at Ross Center in Biddeford
Biddeford Senior Citizens Club held its inaugural Arts and Crafts Exhibit at the Ross Community Center on Washington Street. Under Mrs. Vickie Lavigne, seniors displayed works while a sewing class staged a fashion show by Bledeanne Broulette. Prizes went to Lucienna Lemay first Antoinette Emond second Aurore Vachon third and Aurore Gagnon fourth with honorable mentions to several others. Modeling by grandmothers featured Lynne Demers Karen Demers Debbie Lessard Brenda Croteau Sharon Beausoleil Hazel Cloutier and Renee Beauesleil. Judges included Mrs. Lina Morin and Grenier Morin. entertainment by Galaxy Five and Mrs. Leonide Morin of the Dot Ruel Dancing.
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Biddeford
Senior Citizens Club
Abraham E. and Fannie I. Ross
Washington Street
Vickie Lavigne
Bledeanne Broulette
Lucienna Lemay
Antoinette Emond
Aurore Vachon
Aurore Gagnon
Aldean Racine
Blanche Lebel
Diane Lavigne
Lynne Demers
Karen Demers
Debbie Lessard
Brenda Croteau
Sharon Beausoleil
Hazel Cloutier
Renee Beauesleil
London Sex Scandal Peaks as Ministers Defend Involvement
Prime Minister Edward Heath’s government denied further ministers’ involvement in a sex scandal despite reports. Two ministers resigned after Scotland Yard found they associated with call girls, while a third and possibly a fourth were alleged by Norma Levy to have visited her. Heath left for West Germany as investigations found no evidence of additional ministers involved.
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London
Edward Heath
Scotland Yard
Norma Levy
Supreme Court blocks mandatory acceptance of all public issue ads
The Supreme Court ruled broadcasters may not be forced to accept any paid advertisements on controversial public issues. The decision reverses a lower court ruling that partial ad acceptance required by broadcasters could not be limited. The case involved the FCC, CBS, ABC, and WTOP operators.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U.S
Federal Communications Commission
Columbia Broadcasting System
Fishing Cruiser Strikes Ledges Off Maine Coast
Nine people eight adults and one child were saved after the Susan C. struck ledges at the mouth of a Maine cove near Strawberry Island and Lord’s Point. Dana Goodwin of Kennebunk owned the vessel. rescuers and others from Kennebunk and Kennebunkport aided, with Michael and Joel Severance guiding the borrowed rowboat to shore.
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Kennebunk
Strawberry Island
Lord’s Point
Coast Guard
Susan C
Dana Goodwin
Intervale Road
Maine
Ruben Howard
U.S. Coast Guard
Portland
Michael
Joel Severance
Windemere Place
Kennebunkport
Betty Low
Ann Benson
Levittown Hearing Tonight
Kennebunk planning board meets to hear Levitt and Sons with ITT subsidiary plan to build condominiums on about 96 acres between Summer Street and the Kennebunk River. A public expression of concern is expected, with M. Clifford Boyer presenting land use findings to the board.
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Kennebunk
Planning Board
Upper Town Hall
Levitt and Sons
ITT
Summer Street
Kennebunk River
Levitt
Planning Board and Conservation Commission
M. Clifford Boyer
College Honors Mrs. OConnor On Retirement
Mrs Evelyn Griffin O Connor longtime St Joseph s College educator retires after 35 years in the education department. She receives an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters and a scholarship in perpetuity from the Sisters of Mercy of Portland. Daughter of Biddeford residents she led a career spanning Machias State Teachers College and advanced studies at Boston College and the University of Maine Portland.
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Portland
Mather
Machias State Teachers College
St. Joseph’s
Boston College
University of Maine-Portland
George L. Griffin
Biddeford
Saco Dump Studied By DEP Over High Water Sludge
DEP inspectors in Saco studied the city dump where sludge from two sewer plants with high water content has created a jello like surface after heavy spring rains. Officials debate legality due to distance from Sandy Brook while exploring land across the brook for expansion and a bridge. The city Conservation Commission may seek a Ford Foundation grant for a comprehensive solid waste study.
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State Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Solid Waste Management
Saco Frida
Factory Island
DEP
Saco
Berton Braley
Sandy Brook
Conservation Commission
Ford Foundation
Three Rescued From Icy Waters Off Folly Island
Cape Porpoise fishermen answered a boat call to rescue three men Mark Dappert of Darien Connecticut Greg O Gara of New York City and Paul Henick of Framingham Massachusetts from icy seas off Folly Island. Coast Guard in Portland said the boat was a total loss after heavy seas.
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Cape Porpoise
Folly Island
Mark Dappert
Darien
Portland
Community celebrates a big event in personal notices
A local newspaper feature highlights personal notices inviting readers to share joyful life events under section 6A. The notice system encourages concise announcements from residents to publicly mark happiness and milestones.
Your Journal Classified Reaches Over Thirty Thousand Readers
A local classified section reports a daily readership surpassing 30 000 across circulation areas. The notice highlights strong reader engagement and broad reach for buyers and sellers in the region.
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Diane Gagnon
Joanne Auger
Pamela Auger
Joan Gagnon
Dot Ruel
Art Nadeau
Ross Center
Mrs. Lina
Grenier
Leonide
Galaxy Five Iils Morin
Walt Disney
American Broadcasting Co
WTOP
Idream
Jeannie
Gan-Tv213
Veoew
Saco Cinema
Adelphia
St. Demetrios Church
Kostas Voutsas Zambezas
Biddeford Pool
Colgate Estate
Dock Square
N. P. Scontral Gallery of Homes
Portland Road
U. S. Rie
Lowe
Taeg US Pa
Los Angotes Times
Journal
Levittown
College
Dunstan Fabric Shop
Pine Point Road
Scarborough
Audubon Wildlife Theatre
Member Mutual Savings Bank
Old Orchard Beach
Your Journal
Kay
Electrolux
Kelvinator
York County
High St
Saco Tel
Santi
Realtors
Biddeford-Saco
Dick Gendron
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