Olympic Star Prefontaine Dies In Oregon Car Crash
Olympic hopeful Steve Prefontaine, 24, died in a one car crash near Eugene after placing second fastest 5 000 meters at the NCAA meet. A native of Coos Bay and Oregon alumnus, he ran for the Oregon Track Club and was a member of the 1972 U S Olympic team. He had been outspoken about amateur status and expressed satisfaction with his conditioning weeks before death.
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Steve Prefontaine
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Prefontaine
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Coos Bay
University of Oregon
Oregon Track Club
U.S
Munich
Maine Visitor Dies In Crash On Kennedy Expressway
John W. Levinson, 32, a Chicago lawyer and Maine summer resident, died after a rain slick crash on the Kennedy Expressway. A former amateur golfer turned pro in 1968, Levinson was a frequent golfing partner of Sen. Edmund S. Muskie. The report also notes obituaries for Mrs. Jeannette Neault Moore and details of a Northeast District AHEPA convention in Saco with Biddeford and other area residents active in Greek clubs and community projects.
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John W. Levinson
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Levinson
Edmund S. Muskie
Kennebunk
Ahepa
Penelope
Cascades Inn
Portland Road
Saco
Reece
Islands
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Biddeford Nan
Christo Antonakos
Biddeford
York County
Portland
Lewiston
Auburn
New Hampshire
Dover
Manchester
Portsmouth
Nashua
Burlington
George Brikates
Alan Sukalis
George Pouravelis
Nicholas Scontras
Daughters of
Ossa
Katherine Caravassos
Katherine Gallaros
St. Demetrios
Biddeford-Saco
American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association
Constantine P. Panagotakos
Greece
United States
Boston
Ossa Chapter
James Vorias
Joan Cotsis
Pleasant Street
Trinity Episcopal Church
Main Street
Ahepan
Ossan
Sons of
Pericles
Maids of
Athena
Osian
Card of Thanks and Funeral Notices Summary
Card of Thanks from the family of the late Ronald Lizette expresses gratitude to friends neighbors city employees fire department mayor Father St Cyr Father Ouellette Dr Fortier and Webber Hospital staff for aid sympathy floral tributes and transportation. Also thanks Eastern Star for fruit basket and relatives who sent cards while at Webber Hospital. Funeral directors listed include Shumway and Gross Dennett and Craig Emond Conroy Sansoucy Blais and R Martel with their respective addresses and contacts.
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Father Ouellette
Dr. Fortier
Webber Hospital
Ronald Lizette
Elizabeth Smart
Speedster Used What He Could Speedster Used What He Could
Police chased a speeding car from Saco Avenue into Old Orchard Beach then a motorcyclist fled on Portland Road. A 17 year old was arrested for larceny of a motorcycle. the car and bike had been stolen from Ocean House Hotel and Ed and Frank Chevrolet. Three car crash in Kennebunk. one driver treated. Burglary reports include a residence on Portland Avenue and a cottage on Cascade Road. two iron chairs stolen from Lorrainne Motel.
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Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Saco Avenue
Beach
Cascade Inn
Portland Road
John Shevenell
Charles Labonte
Cascadia Park
Cascade Road
George Libby
Ocean House
Frank Chevrolet
Kennebunk
Dairy Queen
Route 1
Estes Cyr
Main Street
West Kennebunk
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Maureen Canny
Portland Ave
Arthur Seavey
Conway
N.H
Police Department
Lorrainne
Harrisburg Avenue
Ceasarean kidnapping case joins Los Angeles court scene
Norma Armistead, obstetrical nurse, sits with attorney Peter Brown as a juvenile court in Los Angeles weighs who is the parent of an eight month old found in Armistead's apartment. Mary Childs, 37, claims the child is hers and accuses Armistead of deceit after allegedly stealing her newborn.
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Peter Brown
Los Angeles
California
Mary Childs
Portland Showers Likely with Weekend Temperatures
Portland forecast shows showers tonight and Saturday. Lows in the 50s, highs mostly in the 70s. Tides noted for June with daytime and evening times.
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Portland
Rabid Fox Shot Sparks Rabies Alert in Port Kennebunkport
Lab results show a fox shot by Harold Leclair on Old Cape Road is rabid. Pet owners urged to vaccinate or booster dogs and cats. Authorities note 20 statewide rabies cases, mostly foxes in central Maine, and report a May incident where a rabid dog bit two people at Old Orchard Beach. Memorial Day parade to proceed Sunday at 1 pm after hotel fire disruptions.
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Harold Leclair
Old Cape Road
Larry Inniss
Inniss
Selectman
Abbott Pendergast
Old Orchard Beach
Union Avenue
Washington Avenue
Saco Avenue
Old Orchard Street
First Street
Memorial Park
Mental Health Workers Vote To Stage Strike
Maine union members at Bangor Mental Health Institute and Pineland Center vote to strike unless staffing rises. About 120 Augusta positions slated for attrition, Pineland to lose 50, Bangor 50, psychiatric aide cuts at Augusta. Union to meet health department officials after unanimous vote at Pineland and near unanimous at Bangor.
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Maine
Cances
Bangor Mental Health Institute
Pineland Center
Pownall
Department of Mental Health and Corrections
American Federation of State
Augusta Mental Health Institute
Charles Sherburne
Afscme
Council 74
Pineland
Bangor
Sherburne
Kerburne
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Claudette) Lee
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Spring St
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Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
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Saco Journal
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