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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1972

Page

2

AP education writer William Waugh dies in car crash

William J. Waugh 59 education writer for The Associated Press died after a car wreck near Port Royal Virginia. A former war correspondent in Korea and AP bureau chief in multiple cities, he served as AP education writer since 1969 and is survived by his widow Renee and five daughters.

Washington William J. Waugh Associated Press Waugh Korea Los Angeles San Francisco Atlanta Louisville Honolulu Los Angels Port Royal Vienna Virginia Visalia Calif Modesto Junior College Navy South Pacific Tokyo Bureau Renee Stephen Melinda Talmadge la Habra Susan Rhea Deborah Jamie

Rev Theodore Ferris Dies at 63 in Boston

Rev Theodore P Ferris 63 rector of Trinity Church in Boston died Sunday after a long illness at the rectory in Copley Square He led Trinity for about thirty years and appeared on The National Radio Pulpit and other programs He authored books including This is the Day and The Image of God Funeral services will be held Wednesday at Trinity Church

Boston Theodore P. Ferris Trinity Church Copley Square Trinity National Radio Pulpit Episcopal Hour Protestant Hour Port Chester N.Y Harvard College General Theological Seminary Grace Church New York City Emmanuel Church Baltimore

Mrs Jeanine Dumas 46 Augusta obituary

Jeanine Dumas 46 of Augusta died after a lengthy illness at a Worcester hospital. Born Biddeford Oct 22 1926 she was a former New England Telephone operator. Survived by widower Paul, daughter Danielle, siblings and extended family. Funeral 3 p.m. tomorrow at St Augustine Church with Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery interment. Visitation Plummer Funeral Home Augusta.

Augusta Jeanine D. Dumas New Belgrade Road Worcester Biddeford Adelard Fapiola Carrier) DuPont St. Augustine Church New England Telephone Co Paul E. Dumas Danielle Dumas Jacques Andre Dupont Marguerite Benoit Old Orchard Beach Laurette Vermette Suzanne LaCroix Saco Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery Plummer Funeral Home Corp Pleasant St

Moss of Old Orchard Beach Dies After Long Illness

Nellie M Moss 44 of 10 Benoit Ave Old Orchard Beach died in a Portland hospital after a long illness. Born January 26 1928 in New York City she was the daughter of Ernest Woods. Survivors include two sons Douglas and David and three daughters Bonnie Debra and Lorie four grandchildren. Private funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 PM from Shumway Gross Funeral Home Saco with Rev Clive Meidahl of the Assembly of God Church officiating. Interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco.

Old Orchard Beach Nellie MacCloud Moss Benoit Ave Portland New York City Ernest Woods Moss Assembly of God Church Here Douglas David Bonnie Perkins Debra Begin Lorie Boucher Millinocket Shumway Gross Funeral Spring St Saco Clive Meidahl The Laurel Hill Cemetery

Biddeford Firemen Quell Two Blazes

Biddeford firefighters quelled a burning trash barrel near 29 Alfred Street using a booster line. Earlier they fought a brush fire on Phil Spang's property, with officials citing burning brush as the cause and a booster also used.

Biddeford Alfred Street Phil Spang

Funeral Directors in Saco Maine Firms Named

Funeral service listings show Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St and Dennett and Craig at 365 Main St in Saco with Emond's Funeral Home contact 284 5511. Frank X Emond and J P Conroy referenced among area funeral directors.

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

Editor McFarland Dead At 67

Ker mit McFarland longtime chief editorial writer for the Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance died at 67 from an apparent heart attack after hospitalization at George Washington University Hospital. A Grand Junction Iowa native, he graduated from the University of Iowa in 1928 and held posts with AP UPIC and the Des Moines Register before joining Scripps-Howard in 1929. He moved to Washington in 1951 and became chief editorial writer in 1967. Survived by widow Marjorie his mother a Gowrie Iowa brother and two sisters.

Washington (Ap Kermit McFarland Scripps-Howard Alliance McFarland George Washington University Hospital Grand Junction Iowa University of Iowa Associated Press United Press United Press International Des Moines Register Harrisburg, Pa Patriot Pittsburgh Press Washington Supreme Court Marjorie Gowrie

Obituary for Onil Doyon of Cheshire Connecticut

Onil Doyon 43 of Cheshire born January 4 1929 in Burlington Vermont died after a long illness in a Hartford hospital. He served in the US Marine Corps and lived in Connecticut 20 years. He leaves a son Guy and four daughters Pearl Pauline Arlene Brenda, two brothers Gerard Eugene Clement and Armand, seven sisters and many relatives. A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at St. Bridget Church at 10 a.m. Wednesday with burial in Southington Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are handled by Cheshire Funeral Home.

Cheshire Conn Onil Doyon Saco Maine Hartford Burlington Andre and Ovilda (Corbeil) Doyon Notre Dame de Lourdes U.S. Marine Corps Francois Goulet Biddeford Guy Pearl Pauline Arlene Brenda Gerard Eugene Clement Armand Normand Rachel) Nadeau Meriden Gillis Annette) Belanger Holyoke Mass Irene) Pellerin Westbrook Urbain Therese Gagne Roland Helene Rousselle Robert Lina Therrien Paul Jeanne) Cote St. Bridget Southington Cheshire Funeral Home

Saco Taxi Stand Looted At Night

Thieves broke into a pin ball machine at Al's Taxi stand on Storer Street in Saco Saturday night and made off with $2. David Stone, a driver for the cab company, told police he left the stand for a call at 10 p.m. and returned at 10:30 to discover the break.

Storer Street Saco David Stone

Weather outlook for Portland area snow flurries

The forecast calls for snow flurries in the north and variable clouds in the south tonight with lows in the 20s to low 30s. Tuesday sees variable clouds and a chance of snow flurries statewide, with highs from the 30s in the north to near 40 in the south.

Portland

Weekend Storm Slams Maine Coast and Fjshes Toward Sea

A weekend storm lashed the Maine coast with gale winds and high seas then moved out to sea. Coastal flooding occurred with tides about two feet above normal and waves up to 16 feet. Rainfall totals reached Rumford 2.01 inches Eastport 1.40 Portland 1.15 with three inches of snow in Caribou changing to rain later.

Portland Maine National Weather Service Maine Turnpike Central Maine Power Co New England Telephone Co NWS Rumford Eastport Caribou

Parked Car Stolen Saturday In Saco

Saco police report a 1964 Ford Fairlane owned by George Mullen of Portland was stolen Friday while parked on Cutts Avenue.

Saco George Mullen Portland Cutts Avenue

Kennebunk approves 160647 for seawall repairs

Town officials announced funding of 160 647 to begin seawall repairs at Kennebunk Beach. Joseph Cianbro Construction Company of Portland received notice to proceed as of the fourth with priority for the Middle Beach section from the U S Army Corps of Engineers Emergency Preparedness office.

Kennebunk Eugene Berky Kennebunk Beach Joseph Cianbro McElroy Concretepany Portland U.S. Army Corps of of Engineers Middle Beach

Dump Foraging Banned by Biddeford City Council

Biddeford city authorities enacted a new ordinance prohibiting dump picking at the municipal dump. City Clerk Pauline Berry stated the rule will be strictly enforced after a near-fatal incident where a woman was caught between a crusher and trash while foraging.

Biddeford Pauline Berry

Beach Elementary School Vandalized in Break-In

Police report Beach Elementary on School Street was broken into Saturday evening. No items reported missing. desk drawers ransacked in the incident.

Old Orchard Beach

City to Launch Men’s Volleyball Program This Thursday

A new men’s volleyball program starts Thursday at 7 PM in the city hall auditorium. It will meet weekly on Thursdays, announced Saco Recreation Director Robert Moody.

City Hall Saco Recreation Robert Moody

Search Finds Two Lost Area Youths

Two Biddeford boys Bobby Gagne of Hills Beach and Billy Paul of Newtown Road ran away Saturday and were found Sunday wet and cold after a long night in the woods. They were located by John Gagne of Biddeford Pool under a tree near the John F. Kennedy School with help from York County Sheriff’s Department Biddeford police and volunteers.

Biddeford Bobby Gagne Hills Beach Billy Paul Newtown Road John Gagne John F. Kennedy York County

Three Hunters Die in Maine Woods During Deer Season

In Maine during the 1972 deer season three hunters were killed by mistaken identity while others were wounded. Names include Gerald LaPointe, Dennis Dumouchel. wounded include Camille Ploard, Rusty McKay, Charles Park, and Lawrence Tome.

Augusta Maine John Marsh Department of Inland Fisheries and Game Marsh Gerald D. LaPointe Fort Fairfield Dennis Dumouchel Montreal LaPointe Piscataquis County Dumouchel Aroostook Fort Kent Camille Ploard Stockholm Rusty McKay West Kennebunk Charles Park Vinalhaven Island Lawrence Tome Richmond

Police Arrest Man for Saco Car Crash

A Pennsylvania man faces operating under the influence charges after a two car crash on North Street in Saco at 6 39 p m Sunday. Ralph J Parker 56 of Crumor Pennsylvania allegedly struck a parked car driven by Phyllis L Powers 40 of 43 North Street Saco causing about 500 in damage to each vehicle.

Pennsylvania Saco North Street Ralph J. Parker Crumor Phyllis L. Powers North St

Pakistan Frees Indian POWs to Pressure India on Prisoner Release

President Bhutto freed 617 Indian prisoners of war at Lyallpur in a move to press India for the return of about 84,000 Pakistanis held there. He told the Indians they are free to go home, while warning of more if war resumes. India had linked repatriation to Bangladesh recognition. no immediate Indian response was reported.

Lyallpur Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto India Rawalpindi Bangladesh Foreign Office Bhutto

Kissinger Meets Thieu In Vietnam Talks Amid Shifts

Reports describe a turn in Vietnam ceasefire talks as Kissinger meets Thieu in Saigon and White House officials signal possible changes. Bunker briefed Thieu. Duc may travel to Washington while Nixon weighs Paris talks and a Camp David stay as negotiations resume on December 4.

Fontinuca Nguyen van Thieu Washington Saigon U.S Ellsworth Bunker Thieu Bunker Nixon Nguyen Phu Duc Paris White House Duc Kissinger New York le Duc Tho Hanoi United States Tho Camp David Vietnam

Former Saco policemen tackle fugitive on street

Two former Saco high school football officers Arthur Tardif and Charles Labonte tackled Angelo Louis Muriel, 24, of Biddeford on Thornton Avenue after he fled the Saco police station while out on bail for intoxication. Muriel faces a felony breaking arrest charge and is free on $1,000 bail awaiting arraignment in Saco District Court.

Saco Biddeford Robert Foran Arthur Tardif Charles Labonte Thornton Avenue Angelo Louis Muriel Foss St Saco District Court

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Ferris Jeanine Dumas Nellie M. Moss Onil Doyon Grant's Alfred Road Dick Danforth Per Ryte A.M. P.M NEW England Modular Homes Biddeford Industrial Park Biddeford. Maine Matson’s, Inc Maine Street Alden Gilbert Ryefield Drive Elm Street Art Nadeau Old Orchard Road Kenduskeag Plaza Bangor York County Savings Bank F.D.L.C Saco Grid Pines AnSco G ‘A By Andy Scontras AnSco AnSco Realty & Appraisal Co Robert Pate Wepd Dennett Craig Main St. Saco
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