Deaths Charlie W Grant Hollis
Charlie W Grant 57 a Hollis resident died yesterday in a Biddeford hospital after a brief illness. Born June 1 1915 in Dayton he was son of William Ivory and Mary Wakefield Grant. Survived by daughter Caroline Doyon Winterport four brothers one sister and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm from Shumway Gross Funeral Home Saco interment Pine Grove Cemetery South Waterboro. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow 2-4 and 7-9 pm.
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Hollis
Charlie W. Grant
Biddeford
Dayton
William Ivory
Mary (Wakefield) Grant
Caroline Doyon
Winterport
Everard Grant
Leroy Grant
Bar Mills
Harley Grant
Arthur Grant
Portland
Emily Ramsdell
Elsie Stevens
Gladys Wakefield
Waterboro
Shumway Gross Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
Pine Grove
South Waterboro
Rail Executive Urges National Private Merger
Maine Central Railroad president E Spencer Miller urged a compulsory national merger of all railroads into a privately owned American Railroad Corporation. He warned government ownership would cost up to 30 billion dollars and erase 1 billion annually in tax revenue. Miller criticized the Interstate Commerce Act as a blueprint for disaster and framed consolidation as essential.
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Chicago
Maine Central Railroad
E. Spencer Miller
Western Railway Association
Miller
American Railroad Corporation
Voiceprints as Evidence Used in Trial in Massachusetts
Seven of eight gambling defendants in Suffolk Superior Court must provide voiceprints for analysis after Judge James C. Roy denied a defense claim 5th Amendment protections. Voiceprints were to be compared with taped wire recordings from the investigation. The defense appealed to the state Supreme Judicial Court, which refused to intervene.
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Boston
Massachusetts
James C. Roy
Suffolk
Roy
Dist. Atty
Garrett H. Byrne
State Supreme Judicial Court
Robert Braucher
Committal Services for Rev Aime Boucher Pheld in Biddeford
Committal services for Rev Aime Boucher of Albany New York and formerly of Biddeford occur tomorrow at 11 a.m. in the family lot at St Joseph Church Biddeford with Rev Hervey Carrier officiating. Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home Biddeford holds viewing tonight from 7 to 9 p.m.
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A. Aime Boucher
Albany
N.Y
Biddeford
St. Joseph Church
Hervey Carrier
Sansoucy-Blais
Stone St
Funeral Directors and Services in Saco Maine
Funeral directors in Saco Maine include Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring Street and Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street. Emond's Funeral Home lists 284 5511 and Frank X. Emond J P is noted alongside Conroy.
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
Dennett & Craig
Maine
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P
Conroy
Snow Likely North Portland Heavy Clouds
Weather forecast indicates snow likely in the north Portland area with rain or snow south tonight. Lows range from the 20s north to the 30s south, with considerable cloudiness. Wednesday brings a mix of snow flurries north to rain south and highs in the 30s to 40s.
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Portland
Christmas events and fundraisers scheduled around Maine towns
The Goodwins Mills English Hand bell Ringers plan a Friday 7 30 p m Christmas concert at Advent Christian Church Route 35 Goodwins Mills. The Cousens School Association hosts a Saturday Christmas and Book Fair at Cousens School Route 35 Lyman 10 a m to 4 p m with crafts candy food tables wreaths and more. The Dayton Community Club PTA holds a Friday Christmas Fair at Dayton Consolidated School 11 30 a m to 5 p m featuring food candy novelties wreaths and popcorn. A Singles Social Club Christmas Party is set for Saturday 8 p m at Eaton House Windham for widowed divorced or singles ages 30 to 60 with New Year’s party reservations due by December 2. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi lecturing on Transcendental Meditation holds sessions tomorrow and Thursday at Alumni Hall Nassan College Springvale open to the public.
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Goodwins Mills
Advent Christian Church
Route 35
Cousens School Association
Cousens School
Lyman
Dayton Community Club
PTA
Dayton Consolidated School
Eaton House
River Road
Windham
Alumni Ha
Nassan College
Springvale
Students International Meditation Society
Five arrested in drug raid in Saco
Five suspects were arrested on charges including possession of marijuana amphetamines and hypodermic needles. Trooper Holmes joined fellow officers Rene Goupil Richard Karajin and Saco Police Richard Nason and Arthur Tardif in the raid continued from Page One.
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Holmes
Rene Goupil
Richard Karajin
Saco Police
Richard Nason
Arthur Tardif
Harvard President Bok Voices Support At Popkin Hearing
At last week's hearing Harvard President Derek C. Bok appeared on behalf of Popkin who admitted answering only three of fourteen questions about thePentagon Papers study. The proceedings questioned Popkin’s interviews and any discussions with Elisberg from January to June 1971.
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Popkin
West Virginia Sells Moonshine Through State Stores
West Virginia ABC Commission has stocked two moonshine brands Booneshine and Georgia Moon in about 60 stores. Booneshine is 100 proof from Cincinnati and Georgia Moon is 86 proof from Georgia. Prices run 2.66 for pints and 4.41 for a fifth. Barber says demand is high with about 70 cases a month and stock issues due to supplier shortages. He notes state product is safer than illegal white lightning and not aged in charred barrels.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
State Alcohol Beverage Control Commission
ABC
Richard Barber
Cincinnati
Peach State
Barber
Five Students Hurt In School Scuffle At Pontiac High
Police search for an unidentified assailant after a student confrontation at Pontiac Central High School escalated to a shooting. Five students were wounded, one seriously, including Timothy Williams who remained in fair condition after surgery. Witnesses noted racial tensions were not confirmed as the cause.
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Pontiac, Mich
Pontiac Central High School
Inner City
Timothy Williams
James Lamear
Dale Miller
State Court Grants Release On Trial Hitch
Maine Supreme Court frees Benton nurse Charles T. Bessey after ruling he was convicted of an offense not indicted and cannot be retried. He faced murder and assault charges tied to the deaths of Mrs. Mildred Eddy and Russel Choate at a Waterville nursing home and in a separate murder count. The ruling cites lack of specific intent proof for murder and possible acquittal on related charges.
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Portland
Maine Supreme Court
Benton
Charles T. Bessey
Mildred Eddy
Waterville
Bessey
Russel Choate
Eddy
Curriculum Study Presented By Principals
Kennebunkport junior high and Consolidated School principals spoke at a public meeting about current and future curriculum. Pappas described courses and heterogenous classes with team teaching and volunteer speakers in crafts and natural sciences. Calderwood urged more individual attention, facilities, staff, foreign language expansion, and longer term planning.
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Kennebunkport
Bill Pappas
Consolidated School
Dan Calderwood
S D
Pappas
Calderwood
Nine Granted Continuances In Drug Bust
Nine people arrested in a Biddeford drug raid appeared in 10th District Court in Saco and were granted continuances until December 21 to obtain legal counsel. Names were withheld at the session. The raid yielded eight ounces of marijuana.
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Biddeford
10Th District Court
Saco
Nicholas W. Danton
Michael J. Blais
High St
Ronald T. Nichols
Apt. 2
Main St
James Doyon
Donald Jerry
Marcel Ducette
Television Set Stolen From Biddeford Apartment
An 18 inch portable color TV valued at 344.50 was stolen from the apartment of von Hall 32 C Birch Street Biddeford police said today Hall reported the theft yesterday and police said the matter is being investigated
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von Hall
Birch Stong
Biddeford
Hall
Suva Ranks as Key Pacific City After Honolulu
Suva, Fiji, is named the most important city in the Pacific Islands after Honolulu, reflecting its regional significance among leaders in commerce, culture, and governance. The ranking highlights Suva’s growing role in Pacific affairs and economic activity.
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Suva
Fiji
Pacific Islands
Honolulu
Thieu Emissary To See Nixon
A South Vietnamese emissary will meet President Nixon in Washington to discuss Vietnam cease fire talks. Kissinger and Le Duc Tho will resume negotiations in Paris next week while Thieu seeks direct talks and a role for his envoy Hoang Duc Nha in forthcoming discussions.
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Washington
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Paris
Nguyen Phu Duc
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Thieu
Saigon
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Kissinger
Ziegler de
Duc
Camp David
Ziegler
Hoang Duc Nha
Nha
Bormann Allegedly Protected by Peron in Argentina Story
London AP report summarizes Daily Express claims that Martin Bormann found refuge in Argentina in 1948 after paying dictator Juan Peron $200 million. Spokesmen deny knowledge of Peron, while Farago alleges treasure shipments and 1945 links through Eva Duarte Ibarguren. Argentine police and West German officials say they will review the claims.
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London
The
Daily Express
Martin Bormann
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Hentina
Hitler
Express
Ladislas Farago
Bormann
Krupp
West Germany
Berlin
Russia
South America
the Express
Europe
Eva Duarte Ibarguren
Eliezer Goldstein
Vatican Office
Farago
Justice Ministry
U S Talks With Cuba Over Air Hijackings
Washington reports that the United States and Cuba are negotiating in Havana, via the Swiss ambassador, on hijacking issues. Details remain sparse as talks continue, following the November DC9 hijacking to Cuba and Cuban calls for U S action against Florida-based hijackers.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
U.S
Havana
State Department
John King
Southern Airways
Florida
Harvard Professor Popkin Finds Jail Not A Horror
Harvard government professor Samuel L. Popkin serving a contempt jail term for refusing to answer a grand jury about the Pentagon Papers told his wife the Norfolk County House of Correction is cleaner and warmer than feared. She quoted him saying no danger of illness or violence, calling Thanksgiving there pleasant while awaiting potential extension of the jury term.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Samuel L. Popkin
Susan Popkin
Vietnam
Norfolk County
Citizens Against Reevaluation Forms in Biddeford
A Biddeford group led by Richard West Jr. circulates a petition opposing the City Council action to re evaluate the city. The group titled Citizens Against Reevaluation seeks to halt or delay the process and asks residents to sign.
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Biddeford
Citizens Against
Richard West Jr
Cleaves 'St
Leaking roof prompt SAD 71 school board action
SAD 71 seeks redress for water damage from a leaking roof on the High School all purpose room. The board considers architect liability, estimates damage to uniforms instruments and flooring, and votes to consult counsel after damage assessment.
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Barbara Smart
Kennebunkport
S.A.D. 71
Clark Wakefield
Jack Libby
Arthur Ingalls
Ingalls
Robert Perkins
Daniel Beard
Vickie LaBrie
Learning Disabilities Ieacher
LaBrie
Edwards Promises Probe Fairness in Black Students Shooting
Gov. Edwin Edwards told the Black People's Committee of Inquiry that police would face prosecution if found to have deliberately shot two Southern University students. He attributed the deaths to campus troublemakers and noted the FBI and state probes continue as the Baton Rouge campus remains closed and a New Orleans relocation begins.
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Baton Rouge
Edwin W. Edwards
Southern University
Edwards
Black People’s Committee of Inquiry
William Guste
FBI
Guste
Lite Landry
Denver Smith
Douglas Brown
Southern
New Orleans
Petition to oppose reevaluation to go before City Council
West announced that the petition against the reevaluation will be presented to the City Council next. About 2,000 residents have signed the petition to date.
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West
Chrysler Gets EPA Grant To Test Gas Turbines In Cars
The EPA awards Chrysler a contract to test gas turbine engines for possible competition with internal combustion ones. The project could total 6.4 million and aims to assess performance fuel economy reliability and cost while meeting 1976 anti pollution standards. Results will be available to the auto industry. Tests won't affect 1976 production.
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Washington
Chrysler Corp
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Romney to Step Down as HUD Secretary
Washington AP Romney says built in limits in government hinder fundamental reform and resigns as secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The former Michigan governor and automaker chief plans to influence policy from a private role with a group he calls truth seekers and communicators. Resignation becomes effective upon confirmation of a successor.
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Washington
George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Romney
Michigan
American Motors
Stan
Snail Shows Remarkable Cold Heat Tolerance
The snail survives temperatures from 48 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit and endures highly polluted water, signaling extreme hardiness in challenging conditions.
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