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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1972

Page

2

Death notices: Mrs. Sarah W. Talbot of Kennebunk

Mrs. Sarah W. Talbot 83 of Kennebunk died at home after a long illness. Born April 12 1889 in East Machias she taught in the Kennebunk school system and was a member of the Retired Teachers Association. Survived by her husband J Harold, three sons a daughter a brother four sisters ten grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Private services will be held tomorrow at Bibber Memorial Chapel with interment in Hope Cemetery Kennebunk.

Bibber

Weather Sketch for Portland Tonight and Tuesday

The forecast shows light snow likely in the north and rain to the south tonight with lows ranging from the upper 20s in the north to the mid 30s in the south. Tuesday brings snow in the north and rain in the south with highs in the 30s to 40s.

Portland

Mass of the Resurrection for Miss Alice Pothier at St Andre

Miss Alice M Pothier 77 of 24 Bacon St Biddeford died suddenly Saturday. Born July 31 1895 in Cambridge MA she was the daughter of Octave and Sarah Leclerc Pothier. A Webber Hospital retiree she was a St Andre Church communicant. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford. Emond Funeral Home handled arrangements.

St Andre Church Biddeford Alice M. Pothier Bacon St Miss Pothier Cambridge Mass Octave Sarah (Leclerc) Pothier Webber Hospital

Operettist Rudolf Frim died at age 92 in Hollywood

Rudolf Frim, Prague born operetta composer and pianist famed for Rose Marie and The Vagabond King, died after a long illness at Presbyterian Hospital. He entered Oct 5 for undisclosed illness, had prior internal bleeding in February, and was 92. He is remembered as a major figure alongside Herbert and Romberg with 33 operettas and many other works.

Hollywood Rudolf Frim If ‘Rose Marie Presbyterian Hospital Victor Herbert Sigmund Romberg Frim

Saco Man Cited for HUD Incentive Award

Norman Denton of 51 Promenade Ave Saco received HUD Region 1 special achievement award for exemplary performance among 63 New England employees honored for incentive awards.

Saco Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD New England Norman Denton Promenade Ave

Funeral Directors in Saco Maine Listings

Funeral homes in Saco Maine are listed with addresses and phone numbers for Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring Street, Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street, Emond's Funeral Home with 284 5511, and Frank X. Emond with J P Conroy. The contact details include 284 5611 and 282 0562.

Shumway and Gross Funeral Service Spring St Saco Dennett & Craig Main Street Maine Tel Emond Frank X. Emond J. P Conroy St. Saco

Young Burns Fairfield Music Boosters Meet Tonight

Members plan a 7 30 p m business meeting at Burns Junior High School Saco for the Young Burns Fairfield Music Boosters. A coffee hour for Webber Hospital Auxiliary volunteers follows at10 a m Saturday hosted by Mrs DeMalne Goose Rocks Beach.

Young-Burns- Fairfield Music Boosters Burns Junior High School Saco Webber Hospital William DeMalne Goose Rocks Beach E. J. Rowell

Goldwater Jet Proves Swift Aid For Shooting Victim

Senator Barry Goldwater diverted his private jet from Wichita to Arizona home to transport 14 year old Tommy Essman of Gladstone Missouri to Kansas City for emergency eye surgery after a hunting accident near Goodland Kansas. Essman remained in fair condition after surgery.

Kansas City Barry Goldwater Iivate Wichita Arizona Hays Kan Tommy Essman Gladstone Earl Dearinger Goodland Federal Aviation Administration Goldwater Anthony Kan Jerry Morgan Russell Morgan Municipal Air Terminal Arizona Republican Senator Goldwater Dearinger

Selectmen Postpone Meeting in Kennebunk

Kennebunk officials delay the regular Tuesday Board of Selectmen meeting to November 21 due to a conflict with the 159th Annual Dinner Meeting of the Kennebunk Fire Society scheduled for the same evening.

Kennebunk Board of Selectmen Kennebunk Fire Society Selectmen

Colson Defends First Amendment at New England Editors Meeting

Charles Colson special counsel to President Nixon criticized Ben Bradlee of the Washington Post and CBS for linking the White House to Watergate. He called Post journalism irresponsible and McCarthy like, while praising most reporting as objective guardians of truth. Colson argued reforms will improve the federal government and noted Nixon did not win the 1972 election.

Charles W. Colson M. Nixon Bill Ryan The Hartford Times New England Society of Newspaper Editors Shawmut Inn Colson Phoo Cecil Munson Charles Colson Richard Nixon Washington Ben Bradlee Washington Post Nixon Brabee Post CBS White House Joseph McCarthy

Robbery at Genesi's Variety Store in Biddeford

Police report two armed men robbed Genesi's Variety Store on Elm Street Biddeford Saturday obtaining between 150 and 200 dollars. The assailants were described as young and high on pot. Lt Joseph Beal said investigators continue examining the case.

Genesi’s Elm Street Biddeford Joseph Beal

Fall Kills Seaman At Brunswick Base

A Navy enlisted man William Jeter 21 of Union South Carolina died after falling into a 25 foot drainage ditch at the Brunswick Naval Air Station Annex Topsham police said he landed on a tree stump and was injured Sunday night after being rushed to hospital and later transferred to Chelsea Naval Hospital in Massachusetts.

Opsham Maine Brunswick Naval Air Station Topsham William Jeter Union S.C Jeter Brunswick Regional Memorial Hospital Chelsea Naval Hospital Massachusetts

Nixon Sojourns To Maryland Retreat

President Nixon flew to his Camp David retreat to spend over a week shaping his second term reforms of the executive branch. Accompanying him were White House chief of staff H R Halleman domestic adviser John Ehrlichman and assistants Tod Hullen and Lawrence Higby.

Washington Nixon Camp David White House H. R. Halleman John Ehrlichman Tod Hullen Lawrence Higby

Journal Want Ads Want You To Read Want Ads

Classified readers are invited to explore the journal’s want ads section for buying selling and personal notices. Scattered listings cover jobs goods services and announcements across multiple sections.

Two Car Accidents Reported in Saco This Weekend

Police reported two minor accidents in Saco on Saturday. Thomas H. Ranaghan drove a Portland man into a tree on Seaside Avenue causing 450 dollars in damage. At 6 30 p m a collision on North Street involved David Knight of Georgetown and Stephen Ange of Saco with damages of 200 and 75 dollars respectively.

Saco Thomas H. Ranaghan Portland Seaside Avenue David Knight Georgetown Mass Stephen Ange Fairfield St North Street Knight Ange

Biddeford Mattress Blaze Quelled By Firefighters

Biddeford firefighters quelled a mattress fire in a field owned by Napoleon Caouette on Guinea Road. A booster line was used to extinguish the blaze Saturday. officials did not cite a cause for the mattress fire.

Biddeford Napoleon Caouette Guinea Road

Mekong Delta battles escalate amid raids and Viet Cong plans

In three adjoining provinces of the southwestern Mekong Delta the Sai Gon command reported 14 government and 18 enemy troops killed and 36 Saigon soldiers wounded. Viet Cong vows intensified attacks to pressure Nixon to sign the Paris cease-fire accord. In Laos, 51 rockets hit Luang Prabang airfield wounding two Laotian airmen and damaging five planes.

Mekong Saigon Viet Cong Nixon Paris United States North Vietnam Laos Luang Prabang Vientiane

Adult Education and Community Services Unite in Biddeford

Biddeford Adult Education Department launches a program blending adult education with community services. Senior Citizens will receive nurse visits at LeFoyer, health program discussions, first aid guidance, and diabetes testing at no charge. Contact LeFoyer for details.

Biddeford John B. Simpson Simpson Public Health LeFoyer Ellen O'Leary Jacques Millette Gaille Heseltine le Foyer Senior Citizens Center

Supreme Reached at Cambridge on Trial Interruptions

Ellsberg said the court’s ruling reflected attitudes toward delaying the trial rather than the merits and predicted no resume date. Russo criticized government tactics and Nixon election timing. The defense sought access to wiretap records and a hearing, but Byrne and the San Francisco court ruled the log irrelevant and denied access.

Cambridge Mass Ellsberg Elisberg Los Angeles Russo Supreme Court Nixon Spiro T. Agrew Pentagon Byrne Federal District Court U.S. Circuit Court San Francisco Sopcels

Passengers In Orlando Shootout End Hijack Flight

The DC9 hijacked Friday traversed multiple cities including Jackson, Cleveland, Toronto, and Havana. FBI sharpshooters at McCoy Air Force Base fired four tires ending the escape. Passengers Johnson and Robinson were injured. Captain Haas praised for courage as Johnson received a standing ovation on return.

Page One Orlando Johnson Miami FBI Buchanan Bill Haas la Grande Tenn Alabama Jackson Miss Cleveland Ohio Toronto Canada Lexington Chattanooga Havana Key West Oak Ridge Nixon Florida White House Key Biscayne Fla Neal Ball Haas Fidel Castro McCoy Air Force Base Miami International Airport Frank Robinson Tampa Cuba Alvin Fortson Trumann, Ark

Washinton Avenue residents drop charges against inspector

Saco residents withdraw specific charges against Building Inspector Robert Atwood after council officials said evidence must be documented before action. Mayor Berton Braley will review the letter stating the council has enough information to act.

Michael Spath Washinton Avenue Saco Robert Atwood Berton Braley Donald Chretien Atwood Braley Edward Keating Zoning Board of Appeals York County Superior Court Deviopers

Cale linked to two men in Knoxville case

William V Curd said he is Cale s father and Moore s stepfather with the two men described as half brothers using aliases Detroit police note Cale s mother shares an address with Moore in Detroit Cale was convicted in Oliver Springs Tenn in 1970 for stealing 400 from a department store and served time in a Nashville prison before work release The center supervisor recalled Cale s mixed record during supervision period

Knoxville Tenn William V. Curd Cale Moore Detroit Tennessee Oliver Springs State Nashville Tennessee State University

Lost white cat with blue and gray eyes in Biddeford

All white cat with one blue eye and one gray eye lost near Granite and High Streets. Reward of $5 offers $284 5358 for return.

Granite and High Sts Biddeford

Biddeford Public Hearing on Liquor and Dance Licenses

Municipal Officers of Biddeford will hold a public hearing in City Council Chambers on November 20 1972 at 7 30 P M to consider applications for club Malt Liquor and Vinous licenses at Biddeford Aerie 804 Fraternal Order of Eagles 57 Birch St Colonial Hut Inc 66 Alfred St and L Union St Jean Baptiste D Amerique 50 Adams St for special amusement for dancing and entertainment and licenses for Club Malt Liquor and vinous at these locations.

L’union St. Jean Baptiste D’amerique Adams St

Also Mentioned on This Page

Sarah W. Talbot Los Angeles Tees Operettist Saco Man Memoriam Harold E. Mooers Evangeline Club Rebekah Lodge Lewis Wormwood Ferry Road York County Women’s Auxiliary Maine Medical Association Kennebunkport Peg Lavigne Janet Deschenes Bunk Selectmen Fall Seaman Brunswick Base Maryland Kenduskeag Plaza Bangor Grandma Moses Norwood Camp Ellis George Norwood Robert Pate N.F.D.A Dennett Craig Legals AnSco By Andy Scontras Ansco Realty & Appraisal CO Main St
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