Deaths Margaret Stevens 77 Saco resident
Mrs. Margaret H. Stevens 77 of 369 Ferry Rd Saco died Nov 13 after a brief illness. Born in Boston Nov 14 1895 she graduated from Vassar College in 1916 and did graduate work at Radcliffe and Harvard. She worked as a teacher and in corporate education and was active in local groups. Survived by her husband Dr Harold Stevens four children nine grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Funeral Thursday 2 pm at First Parish Congregational Church Saco. Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery. Dennett and Craig Funeral Home scheduled calling hours Wednesday 7 to 9 pm.
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Margaret H. Stevens
Ferry Rd
Saco
Boston
Mass
Frederick
Clara (Fisher) Stuart
Schrafft’s Co
Jordan Marsh Co
Stevens
Governor's Committee
American Association of University Women
The
Educational and Industrial Union
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Harold Stevens
Prescott Stevens
Geneva
Switzerland
Fred Gross
Norfolk
James V. Mitchell
Portland
Ore
James Fletcher
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Journalist Allan A. Michie Dies at 58 in Philadelphia
Allan A. Michie, 58, a journalist and author noted for World War II writings, died of a heart attack Monday in Philadelphia. He previously worked for Time-Life's London bureau at the outbreak of the war and authored books including Their Finest Hour Lights of Freedom and Retreat to Victory.
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Allan A. Michie
Philadelphia
Time-Life
London
Walter Graebner
Old Orchard Weather and Meeting Notice
Old Orchard Beach Old Portl and Orchard Club meets Wednesday at 2 p m at the home of Miss Ruth Severance Lows tonight in the 30s highs Wednesday in the 40s Ocean Park Old Salt Road Assisting hostesses Mrs Lucile Puffer and Mrs Gertrude Wight Marine forecasts Eastport to Merrimack River winds NW 10 to 15 knots tonight and southerly 10 to 20 knots Wednesday Indonesia seas easing with occasional rain and fog expected through the period Weather conditions show cloudiness and variable visibility over 5 miles becoming 1 to 3 miles in rain and fog Seas subsiding tonight
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Old Orchard Beach
Portland
Ruth Severance
Old Salt Road
Ocean Park
Lucile Puffer
Gertrude Wight
Eastport
Merrimack River
Malacca Straits
Malaysia
Sumatra
Indonesia
Kennebunk Planners Hold Line on Moratorium for Big Subdivisions
Levitt and Sons presented a reduced 154 unit plan for The Captain's Walk in the Summer Street historic zone but the planning board, under a self imposed moratorium on subdivisions of 16 units or more, refused formal consideration. The board will consult town counsel and decide later, while regional planners advised the moratorium precedence.
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Kennebunk
Levitt and Sons
ITT
Planning Board
Captain's Walk
Summer Street
John Walker
Ald
Levitt
Portland
Donald Gardner
Howard Watts
Ary Whiting
E. C. Jordan Engineers
Roger Eliot
Eliot
Gardner
Brian Chernak
Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission
Clifford Boyer
Maine
Boyer
Watts
Waits
Zoning Review Commission
Walker
Capitol Christmas Tree Faces Shorter Lights Amid Energy Crunch
A 51 foot white spruce from Pennsylvania will be Capitol Hill's official tree. The Forest Service plans to light the tree for five hours nightly after a Dec 13 ceremony, using about 2,500 lights, enough to power 250 households, a reduction from last year's 4,500 lights.
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Washington
Congress
U.S. Forest Service
Pennsylvania
Capitol Hill
Forest Service
Capitol Tree
White House
Card of Thanks for Support and Hospital Care
Expressions of gratitude from several Bangor residents thank neighbors friends relatives and medical staff for cards sympathy and care. Names include Marion Cheney Earl Cheney Merle Cheney Roland Dufort Foster Moore Eugene Neveux and acknowledgment of Webber Maine Medical Center Intensive Care Unit Father Cyr and Dr LaFond with thanks to parish priests nurses and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Angel
Lamar E. Robinson
Marion L. Cheney
Earl F. Cheney
Merle F. Cheney
Roland A. Dufort
Foster H. Moorer
Webber and Maine Medical Center
Father Cyr
Father Sirois
Dr. LaFond and Associates
Webber Hospital
New England Temperature Readings Across States
Weather bulletin lists temperatures for major New England locations including Boston 46, Providence 47, Hartford 45, Concord 41, Burlington 41, Montpelier 41, Portland 41, Bangor 40, Caribou 33, Eastport 40, Nantucket 47, Chatham 46, Rumford 40, Halifax 39, Montreal 43, Quebec 42. Local sites show generally cool readings with Mt. Washington at 4 above zero.
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Boston
Chatham
Nantucket
Pittsfield
Worcester
Rhode Island
Providence
Connecticut
Hartford
New Ham
SHIRE
Concord
Lebanon
Mt. Washington
Burlington
Montpelier - Newport
Bangor
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Portland
Rumford
Halifax
Montreal
Quebec
Peacekeepers Leader Tours Checkpoints in Middle East
UN peacekeeping commander Maj. Gen. Ensio Siilasvuo flew to Tel Aviv to resolve clashes over highway checkpoints that strained the cease-fire. A UN spokesman said forces may replace Israeli controls. Israeli leaders insist Egypt fix a POW exchange before relinquishing highway control.
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Associated Press
U.N
Middle East
Tel Aviv
Ensio Siilasvuo
Cairo-Suez
Radio Israel
Moshe Dayan
David Elazar
Israel
United Nations
Suez
Egypt
Four Hopefuls Take Petitions For OOB Posts
Three more candidates including an incumbent filed nominating petitions for the town council joining 17 previously announced contenders for five seats. The deadline to return petitions signed by at least 75 registered voters is November 19. Doris St. Hilaire also entered the race for the three school committee posts, bringing total hopefuls to ten.
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Old Orchard Beach
Joseph Mokarzel
Gordon McAllister
Joseph HL. Desjardins
Doris St. Hilaire
Church and club events scheduled in Biddeford and Saco
United Methodist Women meet at Foss Street church vestry at 7 30 p m with gifts for shut ins supervised by Mrs Ann Spencer. Evangeline Club gathers at 7 30 p m at Mrs Lewis Wormwood s home. St Joseph Guild after 7 p m Mass with Dr Leopold A Viger as guest speaker. Girl Scout Troop 100 to sponsor a food sale Friday 6 8 p m at First National Store and A and P WEO. York County Salon 598 Eight and Forty meets Thursday 8 p m at Mrs Evelyn Metayer s Biddeford home with officers Mrs Gilberte Lavoie and Mrs Eva Sherman to be entertained.
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United Methodist Women of the
United Methodist Church
Foss Street
Biddeford
Ann Spencer
Sunshine
Evangeline Club
Lewis Wormwood
Ferry Road
Saco
St. Joseph Guild
Leopold A. Viger
First National
WEO
York County
Evelyn Metayer
Porter St
Chapeau Departmental
Gilberte Lavoie
la! ‘Secretaire
Eva Sherman
Gulf Oil Charged With Illegal Nixon Campaign Donation
Gulf Oil Corp and vice president Claude C Wild Jr were charged with an illegal 100000 donation to Nixon reelection campaign. The corporation also faced counts for 15000 to Wilbur Mills and 10000 to Henry Jackson. Braniff Airways fined for a 40000 contribution. Senate panel to hear more about a Shipbuilding Co donation.
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Washington
Gulf Oil Corp
Claude C. Wild Jr
Nixon
Corporation
Wilbur D. Mills
Dark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Braniff Airways Inc
Senate
American Shipbuilding Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Braniff
Harding L. Lawrence
Dallas
Congress Begins Energy Week in Capitol Action
Congress launches energy week with bills to ration scarce fuels and push Alaska pipeline. Senate Interior Committee approved emergency petroleum act directing rationing of gasoline and home heating oil. Alaska pipeline bill, 800 miles from North slope to south port, wins House approval and heads for Senate passage. A conference report on mandatory fuel allocation is anticipated this week.
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Washington
Alaska
Henry M. Jackson
Congress
Nixon
Senate
Interior Committee
House
North Pe
Senate House
Skylab 3 Launch Date May Change After Cracks Found
Skylab Program Director William C. Schneider aims to set a new launch date after inspecting hairline cracks in all eight stabilizer fins of the Saturn 1B booster. Astronauts Gerald Carr William Pogue and Edward Gibson were en route to Houston to join the decision conference for the 85 day mission. The original start was postponed from last Saturday to Thursday.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
William C. Schneider
Schneider
Gerald P. Carr
William R. Pogue
Edward G. Gibson
Space Center
Houston
Skylab
School Building Plans Promoted After Overcrowding Report
A district report finds existing school buildings built for 1625 pupils now hold 2200. It urges prompt action on new construction and renovation. The board will review the findings at the November 26 meeting. Two land options are 15 and 14 acres, from a local real estate consortium survey.
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Rea! Estate
School Board Actions Include Contract Awards and Facility Use
The board awarded snow plowing and sanding contracts and approved monastery gym use for wrestling gymnastics and middle school boys athletics at ten dollars per hour with planned 320 hours. It authorized a stipend for Al Meserve head teacher and assistant principal at Cousens School and discussed a re open of negotiations with teaching staff with both sides to present discussion points and begin the process.
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Jack Libby
al Meserve
Cousens School
Pears
Richardson first Republican to announce Maine governor bid
State Sen. Harrison L. Richardson R Cumberland the first GOP candidate to formally announce for Maine governor. The Bangor native Portland attorney and UMaine Hastings Law grad vows to reverse alienation and renew a responsive political system. Others speculated include Katz Tanous and Tupper as Democrats already field candidates. Governor Curtis cannot seek a third term.
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Portland
Harrison L. Richardson
Cumberland
Maine
Richardson
Bangor
University of Maine
The
Uni
Versity
California
Hastings
College of Law
GOP
Bennett D. Katz
Augusta
Wakine Tanous
East Millinocket
U.S
Stanley R. Tupper
Boothbay Harbor
Islanders Persevere on Secluded Harbor Life
The Brooke family lives on a remote island near Cape Porpoise with limited water and electricity from the mainland. They haul Boston water when rain runs short, fight old sewer pipes, and plan a communal sewage system while coping with harbor access and Coast Guard contact.
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Brooke
Cape Porpoise
Coast Guard
Brookes
Boston
Weatherton
UAW Orders Second Vote on Ford Contract
The United Auto Workers set a second ratification vote for about 4,500 skilled trades workers on the Ford national contract after a near tied overall vote among 180,000 Ford employees. The outcome remains uncertain as reports indicate a razor close result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Vatican Decree Upsets Bishops
American Roman Catholic bishops accept a Vatican decree on children and communion with private plans to press for changes. The National Conference of Catholic Bishops met after the ruling and discussed extending and refining the experimental program. Critics called the decree abrupt noting it caused confusion among clergy and laity alike.
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Washington
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Vatican
Thomas J. McDonough
Louisville
Princess Anne and Phillips host last prewedding ball
Princess Anne and Capt Mark Phillips danced to 3 a.m. at Buckingham Palace in a last big fling before their wedding. About 1,500 guests included royal and international figures while Phillips’ bachelor party followed with a wine and champagne heavy revel. the best man recalled a splendid evening despite the chaos.
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London
Anne
Mark Phillips
Stuckingham Palace
Elizabeth II
Constantine
Anne- Marie
Greece
Prince Rainier
Grace
Monaco
Juan Carlos
Sofia
King and
Spain
Palace
Westancester Abbey
Sena
West London
Queen's Dragoon Guards
Killips
Phillips
Eric Grounds
South Viets Initiate Crippling Austerity Drive
South Vietnam launches a crash austerity program to cut fuel use amid a global oil shortage. Most civil servants and officers lose government vehicles, working hours are cut to curb travel, gasoline rationing is planned, and fuel prices may double from about 80 cents a gallon. Civilian oil imports totaled about 90 million dollars last year, with an estimated 95 million dollar oil outlay expected this year.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
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Old Orchard
High A.M. P.M. AM. P.M
By Peter Kingsley
Robert Tardif
Bangor, Maine
Eugene Neveux
Alberte Petit
Dennett & Craig
Main Swett
Emond & Conroy Funeral
Shumway
Gross Funera
New England
Massachusetts
Elm Street
Club News
Gulf
Kenneth M. Curtis
Princess
Bradley St
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