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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1972
Page
2
The Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission releases December and January meeting dates. Sessions include RC&D steering, planning assistance on new shore and zoning laws, and SMRPC executive and general discussions with officials, inspectors, agents, developers, and the public invited.
The general commission will discuss municipal comprehensive planning as towns with incomplete or outdated plans address the State Mandatory Shores and Zoning Act due June 1 1973. Arthur Lougee SMRPC executive director said officials from affected towns should attend. the session was rescheduled from Nov 14 due to weather and will be held Tuesday at 7 30 in the courthouse building.
Town Manager Louis Savelas announces normal waste collection schedules will be maintained on Thanksgiving Day in Old Orchard Beach.
Kennebunk Town Manager Eugene Berky and the Kennebunkport Board of Selectmen announced that municipal offices in both towns will be closed Friday in observance of Thanksgiving.
Burglars opened fire while fleeing. A man with a leg wound was found in nearby woods and taken to Maine Medical Center. A blue car tied to the suspects was abandoned nearby as police seek the second suspect at large.
Sincere thanks to Dr Viger and Dr Festino nurses and nurses aides of Webber Hospital for kind care and to relatives and friends for flowers cards and gifts during illness. We, the Bereaved Family of Evelyn Rice Chase of Saco Maine, express thanks to friends neighbors for help and support at time of loss. It notes attendance by bishops priests and religious from distant places and lists names and towns including North Palm Beach Austin Tewksbury Brighton Hartford West Springfield Union City Biddeford Woburn No Palm Beach and others.
Funeral service listing for Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St Saco. Contact 284 5611 for details.
Partly cloudy tonight with variable cloudiness across the region. Lows range from the single digits north to teens south. Thursday brings variable cloudiness in the north and sunny conditions elsewhere with highs in the 20s north to 30s south.
Apollo 17 astronauts Cernan Schmitt and Evans rehearse docking the two ships America and Challenger from lunar orbit in simulator and trainer runs. The simulated countdown ended at 9 53 p m EST as the final prep continues for the December 6 after dark launch and public interest rises.
Alfred The proposed county budget for 1973 and 1974 will be mailed to city and town clerks in York County communities on or about Dec 4 the Board of County Commissioners announced yesterday Chairman Paul Reay was absent due to illness Commissioners Lucien Dutremble and Leonard Levasseur continued work on the budget which will be in line with the previous two years A daily pay raise for traverse jury and Grand Jury members from 12 to 20 per day will increase the budget but compliance with the statute is required A public hearing for review of the budget proposal will be held on Dec 14 or 15 at the courthouse to allow municipal officials legislators and interested persons to examine the budget in detail.
Area Senior Citizens met at LeFoyer corner of Pool and Foss streets Biddeford for a business and social session yesterday. President Mrs. Racine led singing, chaplain pro tem led prayers and pledge, and a guest from the Biddeford Public Health Nursing Association announced hearing tests Thursday November 30. Officers will be installed at the Wonder Bar November 29 with a 6 p.m. banquet. A Sunday social at Marie Joseph in Biddeford Pool was planned with a bus at 1:30 p.m. for transportation. A whist party followed, with winners and cake donations listed. refreshments served to 99 members.
A meeting of the Luke E Hart Council Knights of Columbus will be held tonight at 6 at the K S hall on Pool Street in Biddeford.
In Kohima India an Indian army convoy was ambushed three miles from Billy Graham’s Crusade for Christ among the Naga people. The gunfire interrupted the service but Graham led a prayer for the sick as about two thousand stadium spectators were urged to stay seated. One soldier was reported wounded. the army blamed Naga guerrillas fighting for independence for fifteen years.
SANTA MONICA Calif AP fashion designer Don Loper 65 died Tuesday night at St Johns Hospital He designed clothes for Hollywood film queens reflecting his prominence in the industry.
In San Antonio Texas thieves broke into the home of Carlotta Castillo while she was at a doctor's appointment and stole her turkey and trimmings bought with a November check. Her next assistance check is not due until the second week of December.
Mrs. Irma St. Amand of 20 Ray Street Biddeford is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital, listed in the latest personal notices.
Reports from area operators describe new snow in inches and base depths with conditions ranging from good to excellent. Sugarloaf lists packed powder with 7 to 12 inches. Bolton Valley reports powder and 8 to 10 inches. Bromley shows powder and 6 to 24 inches. Jay Peak notes three inches with packed powder and 8 to 10 inches base. Mount Snow reports powder and 12 inches base. Jiminy Peak reports powder with 4 to 8 inches and good conditions. Mt Lone notes three inches of new snow and good conditions. Lows in the teens north tonight with scattered light flurries over the Berkshires and Green Mountains.
City Hall will close today at 4 30 p m and reopen Monday at 9 a m per the city clerk. Vesta remains the only asteroid visible to the naked eye.
Old Orchard Beach Tuesday afternoon dessert bridge club gathered at Mrs. Howard Slaney on Union Avenue. High scorer was Mrs. Wesley Mewer. Several members shared travels including Mrs. Barbara Peters return from a nine day Caribbean cruise and Mrs. Mariel Gooch’s month in Lisbon.
Section 12 of the want ads lists used trucks for sale from local dealers and individuals. Listings include makes models years prices and contact details for buyers seeking affordable used heavy and light trucks.
Concord police arrest Irving F. Williamson Jr. in Reading Square after a mass escape from Concord Reformatory. Escapees cut a bar in the northeast corner facing Route 2. about 125 state troopers and 65 corrections officers aided a quiet lockdown with no injuries.
Personal notices invite readers to announce joy and milestones using a standard Section 6A form. Share details with the community and mark the occasion in a respectful, concise note.
Thornton Academy finished fourth in the large school division at the Pi-Cone Math League meet held with 24 high schools. Brunswick High School led with 193 points, while TA tallied 125 points led by Casavant with 25 and Ouellette with 18. Other TA members included Lennox Thivierge Natson Morrison Proctor Blunt and Nathan.
Six Massachusetts men a Chicago man and a Jamaican were to appear in Kingston Magistrates Court today after a seizure of seven tons of marijuana from a shrimp boat off Montego Bay. The Lady Christine was seized 30 miles east of Montego Bay after transferring cargo from Sea Lion. Street value in Boston pegged at 3.5 million dollars.
Sergeant Lonnie Franks who first exposed the illegal bombing raids claims the Lavelle investigation was superficial and aimed at protecting higher officials. Air Force officials dismissed charges against Lavelle and 23 others, asserting no new information warranted action. Franks describes harassment during a legal interview and stresses true discipline requires addressing disobedience, not minor infractions.
Police continued to hunt today for a robber who threatened Union Oil Co. employee William Cousins of Portland with a gun and fled in the victim’s sports car after taking cash. The incident occurred about 11 p.m. Tuesday as receipts were being prepared for deposit.
Bangor signs a 60 year lease with Europa Corp of South Portland to build a nine story hotel beside the domestic terminal at Bangor International Airport. City Manager Merle Goff says the deal should yield about 29000 dollars annually. Europa president John Hughes says the 104 room Hilton Inn will be completed by next fall.
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