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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1973
Page
2
The forecast calls for a clear night in Portland with temperatures dipping into the teens to the low 20s. Mostly sunny on Wednesday with highs in the upper 30s to around 40, warmer in the south part of the area.
Saco Fire Department responded Monday at 1 14 p.m. to smoke on Ferry Road. Fire officials said workers at Wildwood Drive were burning without a permit while clearing a house lot. Engine 1 and two men reported to the site.
Police report a 1969 Ford pickup was stolen from Radley's Market parking lot on Cascades Road Monday night at 10. Owner is Richard Card of Francis Street in this community.
An official recount of Saco Wards 3 and 4 will be held at Saco City Hall on Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. Ward 3 recount was requested by loser Harold Waight amid 36 questionable ballots. Ward 4, where James Ward III led by five votes in a three way race, has 21 questionable ballots and was requested by A. Raymond Gannon.
The Saco Conservation Commission holds a regular meeting at 7 30 p m in the council chambers Saco City Hall The agenda includes the dump study report shoreland zoning Maremont’s invitation to observe all progress meetings and a progress report on the Irving tree project.
Officials announce Saco City Hall will be closed all day Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving.
Funeral home listing for Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco Maine with contact numbers 282 0542 and Emond and Conroy Funeral Home run by Frank X Emond J P Conroy with phone lines 284 5511 and 282 1818.
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco coordinates services and contact number 284 5611 for arrangements and inquiries.
Old Orchard Beach council approves leasing the Titcomb Farm house to house the superintendent of schools with tenants at will and nominal rent. The move aims to protect the property. a dog officer duties plan and expanded program are debated. Jalbert becomes permanent building inspector and other board appointments are made. The town may receive 10,000 from the state for veterans exemptions pending legislative action.
Absent clear single story, this clipping presents Dear Abby letters about an 80-year-old widower planning remarriage, a 17-year-old dating couple and punishment, church music noise disturbing residents, and a vengeance note to a Vermont reader. The tone is period newspaper advice column.
A crowded field seeks seats on town council school committee and more as hopefuls rush to file nomination papers signed by 75 voters. Incumbents Wyman and others run for various posts including park commissions and constables with Barbara Lord defending town clerk. Municipal elections set for December 10.
Ward 2 Republican Committee met at the home of Mr and Mrs Nason Snow in Saco for a business meeting. Merle Morse was elected chairman Richard Hjort vice chairman and Mrs Gertrude Knox secretary treasurer They amended by laws to hold meetings on the second Monday monthly and planned a Jan 12 social and refreshments. Richard Hijort was named chairman and Ward 2 members will handle refreshments for the Nov 28 Republican City Committee meeting. Appointed to the committee were Mrs Barbara Freeman Mrs William Hoyt and Robert Knox.
Area Cursillistas will attend Mass and Altreya at St Andre Church in Biddeford on Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Robert Gosselin will be guest speaker and officials said the event is open to the public.
Regional and state officials of the Small Business Administration will headline a dinner at the Colonial Hut Restaurant in Biddeford sponsored by the Economic Improvement Commission and the Biddeford-Saco Chamber of Commerce. Speakers include David P. Heilner SBA New England regional director and L M Lanza SBA Augusta chief. Heilner, a three year SBA regional chief, is a graduate of Oglethorpe Col Colgate University and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The event honors SBA for aiding Biddeford area industry via its loan program, and begins at 6:30 p.m.
Kennebunk residents at a special town meeting approved moving about $42,000 between accounts in minutes under moderator A Wesley Leech. All ten budget items received unanimous approval and voters also accepted Spiller Drive and Countryfield Circle as town ways for maintenance.
Owen Davis Post announces an American Legion meeting at 8 PM on Fairfield Drive and at the post home on Beach Street in Saco. Members will discuss fire hydrant installation and club matters.
Augusta AP reports Maine Land Use Regulation Commission plans to discuss the possible resignation or discharge of executive director James S. Haskell Jr. at a Nov. 26 meeting. Koons, LURC chairman, demanded his resignation citing internal administrative difficulties.
Skylab 3 astronauts Gerald Carr Edward Gibson and William Pogue completed a cooling system repair after a leak risk threatened an 84 day orbital mission. The fix reduced need for a second space walk and allowed continued scientific work including telescope film replacement and antenna repairs. NASA officials said two working cooling loops are essential to permit extended EVA time and lab activation as the crew proceeds with medical experiments.
The Board of Voter Registration in Old Orchard Beach will be open November 27 to 30 from 1 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Town Hall to register new voters for the December 10 municipal elections.
Normand said 270 winners per card series, with a profit of 130 dollars per series and a top prize of 30 dollars. Cards cost a quarter, prizes range from 25 cents to a free card. Council approved a land swap in Alfred Road Industrial Park to move the park entrance 250 to 300 feet south of the railroad bridge. The city extended a testing agreement at the sewage plant and named plumbing and punching inspectors through December.
A Litchfield man died when his car left Pond Road, struck a guard rail, and landed on its roof in Cobbessee Stream. State police identified the victim as Charles G. Kennedy, 28, who apparently died of a broken neck.
Local officials warn the petition probe may extend to papers of other candidates. Roland C. Simard remains on primary ballots as they are printed, but Carrier says his name can be removed from ballots for the citywide election on December 3.
In Augusta Maine the Legislative Ethics Committee resumes testimony on conflict of interest charges against Sen Joseph Sewall R Old Town The panel heard Rhode Island aerial survey consultant Dr John E Lukens claim that Maine State Planning Office favored Sewalls engineering firm and that federal funds were frozen as officials extended special considerations.
Bishop Peter L. Gerety of the Portland diocese announces Kevin Concannon as Director of the Goal Setting Program for the Diocesan Humane Relations Service effective immediately. He takes a temporary leave of absence from HRS to work with Dr. Felix Lopez on the program. Sister Catherine Valcourt of Bay View Saco joins the nine member steering committee guiding the program.
The Kennebunk Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce Retail Trade Committee says energy limits cut traditional lights on Main Street this year. Evening hours start December 14 with stores open until 9 p.m. nightly. Sunday December 23 closing time is noon. December 24 closes at 5 p.m.
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