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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1973
Page
2
Miss Bertha Wing 8 of 101 Seaview Ave Old Orchard Beach died unexpectedly November 26 at home. Born Augusta May 30 1887 she was daughter of Charles A Wing and Mary Witham Wing. Funeral Wednesday 1 pm Dennett Craig Funeral Home Main St Laco Reverend Plaisted officiating with interment Laurel Hill Saco. Friends may call tonight 7 to 9.
Amede Gagne of Biddeford Pool dies November 24 in a Miami hospital after a lengthy illness. Retired lobsterman. Funeral services held today in Miami. Survived by widow Yvonne Houle Gagne and seven daughters, four sons, four sisters, 48 grandchildren, one great grandchild, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Violette Binette 57 of 1 Lemieux St Biddeford died Nov 27 in a local hospital after a brief illness. Born Sept 8 1916 in Biddeford daughter of Wilfrid Arel and Rose Eva Perreault. She leaves Raoul J Binette Sr and two sons Bernard and Raoul Jr. Also four daughters Ruth Larochelle Carmen Binette Rita Levasseur and Claire Zales, a sister Alma Inman and seven grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial Friday 6:30 am at St Joseph Church with interment at St Joseph Cemetery. Emond and Conroy Funeral Home handling arrangements.
Charles Evans Whittaker, 72, former U S Supreme Court justice, died Monday in Kansas City. Appointed by President Eisenhower in 1957, he served on the high court until 1962.
Edith Mason, 81, a former end ing soprano with the Chicago Opera Co in the 1920s and 30s, died Monday in San Diego California. She made her New York Metropolitan Opera debut in 1915.
Among Americans 18 and older, 89 percent are magazine readers. They read an average of eight different magazine issues per month.
We extend heartfelt thanks to relatives friends and neighbors for their aid and sympathy during our bereavement and for the beautiful floral tributes mass cards and car rides to the funeral from the husband and sons of the late Lois Gabrielle Sicard.
Denett and Craig of Saco Maine are associated with EMOND and CONROY Funeral Home. Frank X Emond and J P Conroy operate the firm with phone numbers 284 5511 and 282 1818. SHUMWAY AND GROSS Funeral Service is noted at 35 Spring Street.
Occasional rain and fog overnight with freezing rain risk in the north. Lows near 30 to near 40 in the south. Wednesday brings more fog and periods of rain with highs from the upper 30s to the upper 40s.
The report details ward by ward results for Dutremble and Boucher aligned slates with multiple incumbents and independents winning or losing. Ward by ward tallies show Dutremble leading in several zones while Boucher and independents gain in others, plus a Republican primary with scattered votes for mayor and school board candidates.
The council in Saco met with a Union Mutual Life Insurance Company representative to discuss retirement plans for city employes. They also reviewed a proposal from the Maine State Retirement System but made no decision.
Town clerk Barbara Lord announces absentee ballots are available for the December 1 municipal election in OOB. The notice emphasizes voters may request ballots by mail or in person at the town office.
The Defense Department directed oil companies to rush gasoline jet fuel and diesel to military needs under a Defense Production Act order. Shell Texaco Gulf were among the largest ordered, with quotas totaling over 200 million gallons for December, while 22 firms faced allocations and secrecy surrounded the program. Local and national officials declined to confirm specifics.
Chairman Walker plans a joint meeting with the two towns to define their stance on the moratorium. Land owner Jack Libby criticizes the water district for seeking a ban while previously rejecting land purchases. Libby warns of a de facto freeze on subdividing land as a result. Walker expects zoning areas to be designated as unsuitable yet not arbitrarily. Levitt and Sons attorney Gardner notes potential legal avenues, including court or appeal to Kennebunk Zoning Board of Appeals, with actions not yet decided.
Lawrence Bernard the Portsmouth Junior High School principal is named the new superintendent of schools for School Union 8. He will start Jan 1 and cites Maine superintendent certification and local ties as reasons. Bernard, a Portland native with a long career, plans to assess the union's needs before setting goals, and notes bond issues and reconstruction efforts have addressed crowding. He enjoys tinware collecting and colonial architecture. He and his wife have two children and have lived in Portsmouth 12 years.
New York AP reports mixed stock prices at the NYSE with the Dow slightly higher after Monday’s rout. Opening prices show American Telephone up, Zayre up, American Airlines down, Penn Central up, and TWA down amid lingering energy shortage fears and questions on earnings.
In Malta three Palestinian guerrillas freed 244 passengers and eight stewardesses from a hijacked Dutch jet then forced the crew to fly to Dubai. Neighboring Arab states shunned landing requests as the hijackers moved toward the Persian Gulf. Damascus restricts radio contact amid regional tensions.
The U S Department of Labor granted Maine over 1 million dollars in two awards. A $534 444 grant funds classroom training for 286 jobless and under employed locals in needed fields. A $593 210 grant supports three Neighborhood Youth Corps projects in Presque Isle Augusta and Belfast employing 458 youths to stay in school or gain work experience.
The Senate Watergate committee voted to postpone further hearings this year while broadening inquiry by subpoenaing new presidential tape recordings. Six Hughes Tool Co officials were ordered to show cause why they should not be held in contempt for not appearing in executive session. The panel seeks more hard proof on the $100,000 payment by Howard Hughes and large dairy industry donations to Nixon’s 1972 campaign.
Borras announced the refinery design will include precautions to protect the environment and that detailed plans will be public in mid January for state and local agency review. Thomson said chief aide Fred Goode will focus on refinery development and on the Seabrook nuclear plant project for six months. Borras claimed the refinery will use ultramodern techniques to benefit New Hampshire residents.
New England Telephone faced cross examination at a Public Utilities Commission hearing on a rate hike request to raise Maine annual revenue by 6.3 million dollars. Key officials Katra and Maloney testified in writing previously. combat group questioned delays. Bowdoin College withdrew intervenor status as more information emerged. If approved, residential lines rise 50 cents monthly and commercial lines by 1 dollar.
The Commerce Department reports October export revenues of 6,431.6 million and imports of 5,904.5 million, yielding a 527 million trade surplus. Through October 1973, the U S runs a 680 million surplus, contrasting with a 5.2 billion deficit for the same period in 1972.
The EPA awards Maine DEP a 116175 grant for water pollution control activities. Regional administrator McGlennon says funds will aid prevention measures, planning, surveillance, enforcement, local agency support, training, and public information. Commissioner Adams accepts on behalf of Maine DEP.
Two officers from the Biddeford Police Department kept watch over the primary ballots locked in the city clerk’s vault. They will remain assigned to the clerk’s office until the ballot recount and inspection commence.
Laco Fire Department officials report Engines 1 and 2 responded to a gas spill when a car lost its gas tank on the corner of Beach and James streets, Monday at 11:35 a.m.
Engine 2 and five firefighters responded to a car fire at 2 p.m. Monday on 37 Byfield Drive in Old Orchard Beach. The vehicle was owned by Cathy Carver, according to fire officials.
Flight controllers at Ames aligned Pioneer 10 for best transmission of upcoming Jupiter images and experiments. The craft, 500 million miles from Earth and speeding toward Jupiter at 26,200 mph, will reach within 81,000 miles of the planet on December 3 as its antenna points earthward. Twelve high quality color pictures already show Jupiter's red eye and the shadow of its moon, indicating no bow shock yet from solar winds or the planet's magnetic field.
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