Death of Sacco-Vanzetti witness Neal at 98 in Massachusetts
Shelley A. Neal, who testified at the Sacco Vanzetti trial, died at 98 in a South Yarmouth nursing home. An express agent for New Haven Railroad in 1921, he witnessed the South Braintree shooting and later ran Hunt Potato Chip Co as treasurer. He leaves a widow, two daughters, siblings, four grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.
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South Yarmouth
Mass
Shelley A. Neal
Sacco
Braintree
Hunt Potato Chip Co
Gertrude Frey
Obituary of Mrs Muriel Lachance of Biddeford
Mrs Muriel Lachance 45 of 16 Congress St Biddeford died last night in a Portland hospital after a lengthy illness. Born June 7 1927 in Biddeford she was a daughter of Zoe and Antoinette Duguay. Survived by her widower Norman Lachance daughter Mrs Richard Morin mother Antoinette Duguay two brothers Robert and Leo and a sister Doris all of Biddeford. Funeral from St Andre Church Monday at 9 am with interment at St Joseph Cemetery. Emond Funeral Home will receive callers Saturday and Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.
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Muriel Lachance
Congress St
Biddeford
Portland
Zoe
Antoinette
Clement) Duguay
St. Andre High School
Phillippe
St. Andre Church
Lachance
Women's Democratic Social Club
Tighe Secrea Ie
American Legion Auxiliary
Raoul Lachance
Norman Lachance
Richard
Dorothy) Morin
Antoinette Dugay
Robert Duguay
Leo Duguay
Mississippi
Ernest
Doris) Boisvert
St. Joseph Cemetery
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Paula Pierson Funeral Set After Saco Accident
Paula M. Pierson six year old daughter of Malcolm and Shirley Pierson of 89 Middle Street Saco died in a sliding mishap yesterday. Services areTuesday at 2 p.m. from First Parish Congregational Church Saco with Rev. Paul Weimer officiating. Interment Ridge Cemetery Martinsville. She was born April 26 1966 in Haverhill MA and attended Jordan School. Survived by four brothers Mark Dale Scott and Bruce Pierson all of Saco. Dennett and Craig Funeral Home arranging.
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Paula M. Pierson
Malcolm Pierson
Middle St
Saco
First Parish Congregational Church
Paul Weimer
Ridge Cemetery
Martinsville
Haverhill
Mass
Malcolm
Shirley
Dwyer) Pierson
Jordan School
Mark
Dale
Scott
Bruce Pierson
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Mrs Georgia Sawyer Passes At 80 In Saco
Mrs Georgia M Sawyer 80 of 77 Bradley St Saco died Tuesday at a local nursing home Born in Saco Jan 12 1892 she was a taxi operator for years closing the business in the early 60s She belonged to Saco Rebekah Lodge and the Unitarian Universalist Church She was the widow of Ralph H Sawyer Survived by cousins and a stepniece Funeral arrangements were set by Dennett and Craig Funeral Home with interment at Buxton Lower Corner Cemetery Senorel home tonight from 7 to.
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Georgia M. Sawyer
Bradley St
Saco
Leroy
Lydia (Gray) Milliken
Memorial Service for Mrs Georgia M Sawyer in Saco
Members of the Saco Rebekah Lodge conduct a memorial service for Mrs Georgia M Sawyer tonight at seven o clock at the Home 365 Main Street Saco.
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Saco Rebekah Lodge
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Georgia M. Sawyer
We Don't Holler But Fellar Want Ads Is What It's About
A brief feature on a local want ad column highlighting practical classifieds as the main community service. It notes a steady stream of notices from residents seeking jobs goods and services and emphasizes the value of these ads in daily life.
Funeral Directors Shumway and Gross in Saco Maine
Funeral service firms Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St Saco along with Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street provide obituary and funeral notices. Emond's Funeral Home lists 284 5511 and Frank X Emond with J P Conroy referenced.
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St. Saco
Dennett & Craig
Main Breet
Saco
Maine
Tel
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Weather outlook for Portland turns cloudy south Friday
Clear tonight with lows from zero to 10 above north and five to 15 south. Mostly sunny in the north, clouds increase in the south on Friday with highs in the 30s.
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Portland
Church Notes Youth Fellowship and Choir Rehearsals
The Youth Fellowship rooms at Ogunguit Baptist Church Shore Road host gatherings every Thursday at 7 30 for Junior and Senior High youths. Bid geford Foss Street United Methodist Church announces choir practice tomorrow with junior choir at 6 30 and senior choir at 7 30 p m.
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Ogunguit Baptist Church
Shore Road
Bidgeford Foss Street United Methodist Church
Hub Group Petitions Ban On Methadone Clinics
In Boston's South End the United Front for a Drug Free Community gathered 2000 signatures in a drive to stop methadone maintenance clinics. Leaders warn methadone may become illegal on the streets as heroin use declines, and plan a campaign to reach 5000 signatures urging an end to methadone as a tool against heroin.
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Boston
South End
United Front For
Stephen Moss
Community Club Meetings Set Around Biddeford Tonight
Rochambeau Club meets at 8 in South Street club rooms with a buffet fund raiser for the queen candidate project. Circle B of the United Church of Christ hosts at 7 30 at 40 Mason Street, Mrs. Bertha Stranck. Fremont Club members meet at 8 on Alfred Street. Our Lady of Fatima Daughters of Isabella gather at St John’s Hall at 7 30. Singles Social Club of Windham holds a social at Eaton Home Saturday 8 p.m. Widowed divorced and single persons ages 30 to 60 invited. New Year’s Eve reservations offered.
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Rochambeau Club
Club
South Street
Biddeford
Nited
Church of Christ (Congregational
Crescent Street
Bertha Stranck
Mason St
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Our Lady of Fatima
Daughters of Isabella
St. John’s Hall
Adams Street
Singles Social Club of
Windham
Eaton Home
River Road
Nader Raps Airlines Over Child Flight Fare Increases
A Ralph Nader group accuses the 10 largest U S airlines of discriminating against children by raising domestic child fares while retaining same international child fares. The Aviation Consumer Action Project asks the Civil Aeronautics Board to rule the fares illegal and probe pricing practices for possible antitrust violations.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Aviation Consumer Action Project
Civil Aeronautics Board
Agriculture Department Staff On Borrowed Time
Washington AP President Nixon plans to shake up the federal bureaucracy causing flutters in the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Earl L Butz and about 63 USDA officials were asked to submit resignations as part of budget cuts and reorganizing efforts.
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Washington
Nixon
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
White House
Butz
USDA
Sylvester Pranger
Department
J Phil Campbell
U.S. Forest Service
Agricultural Research Service
Pranger
Argentina braces for Peron arrival in capital
Buenos Aires tightens security as Juan Peron returns from 17 years exile aboard a chartered jet. Operation Return mobilizes 30,000 soldiers around Ezeiza Airport while Operation Dissuasion blocks access and bars private travel. A holiday is declared and schools close as the regime aims to prevent protests.
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Buenos Aires
Juan Peron
Peron
Ezeiza International
Rome
National Transport Board
General Labor Confederation
Mer
Kissinger May Head To Paris For Final Vietnam Talks
Secretary of State Kissinger expected to depart for Paris in coming hours for top level discussions with North Vietnam’s Le Duc Tho. White House downplayed timing but officials foresee a late week start to the final negotiation round.
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Butz
White House
Nixon
Congress
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
United States
Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen Xuan Phong
British officer reports Kennedy Jr plane wreck find
U S officials ask RAF to probe claim by Stewart Evans of Lowestoft that engine fuselage part and wing from Joseph P Kennedy Jr s World War II aircraft are buried in Suffolk woods near London Evans is a plane wreck hunter and says the parts lie northeast of the capital A U S Embassy spokesman said the air attache contacted RAF informally about the matter
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London
U.S
Royal Air Force
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr
Stewart Evans
Lowestoft
England
John F. Kennedy
Evans
Suffolk
RAF Infor
Bates Verifies Augusta Plant Selling Plans
Bates Manufacturing confirms plans to sell the Edwards Division mill in Augusta Maine for about 4.5 million. Philip S Sassoner Bates president says the Augusta facility is Maine's largest textile employer and the sale is under consideration.
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Bates
Augusta
Bates Manufacturing Co
Edwards
Philip S. Sassoner
Maine
Souliere Property Sold To Harrisons Of Bedford Mass
Hill Road Lyman property owned by Mr and Mrs Roland Souliere sold to Mr and Mrs Charles Harrison of Bedford Massachusetts. The nine room two story dwelling with bath detached barn and thirty three acres transfers via Eileen Lessard of AnSco Realty and Appraisal Co Realtors 202 Main St Saco.
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Hill Road
Lyman
Roland Souliere
Charles Harrison
Bedford
Mass
Eileen Lessard
Main St
Saco
Medical Radiation Use Should Be Cut, Says NAS Panel
A National Academy of Sciences panel urges substantial reductions in medical radiation exposure. The 470 page report argues current federal standards risk new cancer deaths and hereditary diseases and calls for re examination of public exposure to X rays nuclear medicine and other man made sources. It notes many radiological medical exams are unnecessary and urges decreased exposure.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Academy
Two Boston boys stow away on Queen Elizabeth 2
Philip Duncan and Edward Hart Jr., both 16, stowed away on Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth 2 before a Caribbean cruise. Cunard will keep them aboard for the eight day voyage. no charges are planned as parents could not afford airfare home. They will not be allowed to disembark at ports.
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Boston
Philip Duncan
Dorchester
Edward R. Hart Jr
Duncan
Winifred Duncan
St. Croix
Virgin Islands
New York
Cunard
Company to Sell Augusta Division Employing 830
The executive committee agreed Tuesday night to sell the Augusta division, which employs 830 people, for 7.7 million dollars. Sassower stated the decision came after internal review and strategic consideration.
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Augusta
Sassower
Maine Democrat Nancy Chandler comments on Westwood chair move
Nancy Chandler of Maine argues the effort to oust Jean Westwood as Democratic National Committee chair reflects on all women in politics. She urges contemplative action and notes no successor is a woman. George Mitchell also opposes changing leadership now.
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Augusta
Maine
Democratic National
Nancy Chandler
Jean Westwood
Westwood
Democrats
In-Service Day For Biddeford Faculty Friday
A full day in-service for Biddeford teachers from kindergarten to grade eight is planned with multiple speakers. Superintendent Andrew Frechette and health staff member Elaine Graham will present on health and child education, while experts including Robert Bennett and John McNamara discuss classroom methods and parent conferences.
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Biddeford
Robert Hodge
Hodge
Andrew C. Frechette
Elaine Graham
R.N
Airline hijack ransom could bankrupt Southern Airways
The CAB warned that Southern Airways paid a $2 million ransom to three hijackers who seized a DC9 near Birmingham and diverted it to Cuba. The loss could convert a small profit into a substantial loss in the recent nine months, with the airline already subsidized by the federal government. The US asked Cuba to return the ransom and hijackers. no reply yet.
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Washington
Southern Airways
Civil Aeronautics Board
Birmingham
Ala
Cuba
Southern
United States
Berry Backs Senate Head Ken MacLeod
Sen Richard Berry will seek re election as Maine Senate majority floor leader and withdraws from a bid to become Senate president He endorses Kenneth P MacLeod leaving MacLeod and T Tarpy Shulten as the remaining candidates for the post The legislature will choose leaders at the presession conference in December with formal votes in January Also mentioned are House races for speaker with Richard Stillings and Richard Hewes vying for the post vacated by David Kennedy.
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Berwick
Richard D. Hewes
Cape Elizabeth
David J. Kennedy
Kennedy
Millbridge
Mrs Eva Lariviere and Mrs Rose Gendron Listed as Hospital Patients
Mrs Eva Lariviere of 58 Granite Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Rose Gendron of 11 Wilson Street Biddeford is a patient at the hospital.
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Eva Lariviere
Granite St. Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Rose Gendron
Wilson St. Biddeford
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Loe Anoelee
High Low
A.M. P
Hub Group
Nader
Agriculture Department
Argentina
Juneau
Alaska
Coast Guard
Jarvis
Joe Kennedy
Mally
Graf
Judy Letourneau
Western Ave
Luxury
Dexter Stevens
Wells
Mapes Garden Center
York Street
Kennebunk
Cecil Munson
Nancy Chandler Rails
Main Castle
Main Street
Kenduskeag Plaza
Bangor
Christopher Columbus
New World
C. O. Beach Lions’ Club
Turkey
Oic Hall
Union Ave. O. O. B
Shumway — Gross
Philip H. Gross
Gary Gross
Berry
Senate
Ken MacLeod
Devine
Arthur Rubinstein
York County Savings Bank
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