Death of Lewiston Father of Monsignor Begin
Henry D. Begin, 78, father of the Rev. Msgr. Raymond F. Begin of Falmouth, died in a Lewiston hospital. He had lived in Lewiston since 1910 and leaves a widow, two sons, two daughters, two stepsons and two stepdaughters. Funeral Mass set for 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Church in Lewiston.
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Lewiston
Henry D. Begin
Raymond F. Begin
Falmouth
Monsignor
Begin
Holy Martyrs Roman Catholic Church
Lac Megantic
Que
Bernadette
Henry Jr
Maurice
South Portland
Tacoma
Wash
Holy Cross Church
Deaths In The News Harry Coffee Knapp Schmitt
In Omaha Harry Buffington Coffee 82 a four term Democrat congressman who led the Union Stock Yards Co to make Omaha stockyards the world’s largest died Tuesday after a political career that ended with a 1942 senate bid. In Boston Clarence E Knapp 80 founder of Knapp Brothers Shoe Manufacturing Corp died Monday. In Pittsburgh Gladys Schmitt 63 author and Carnegie Mellon English professor who wrote The Godforgotten died Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Coffee
Omaha
Neb
Harry Buffington Coffee
Nebraska
U.S. Senate
Union Stock Yards Co
Boston
Clarence E Knapp
Knapp Brothers Shoe Manufacturing Corp
Edwin D. Knapp
Gladys Schmitt
Pittsburgh
Literary Guild
Carnegie-Mellon University
Kennebunkport Seeks Sewer Grant Installment Early
Kennebunkport chairman H David Walley received 180000 from FHA officer James Berry at a Shawmut Inn meeting. The grant funds repay a construction loan from Ocean National Bank for a sewer project serving about 400 people with full operation likely by mid December.
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Kennebunkport
H. David Walley
Board of Selectmen
Federal Housing Authority
James Berry
Sanford
Walley
FHA
Shawmut Inn
Berry
Ocean National Bank
Federal Authority
Biddeford Firemen Answer Three Calls
Biddeford firefighters answered three calls yesterday. A mattress fire in an apartment at 64 South Street caused by careless smoking was fought with a booster line. A trash can fire in Pepperell Parking lot was extinguished with a booster line. Box 115 false alarm and Birch Street School pulled this morning.
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Roland Pruneau
South St
Biddeford
Pepperell
Birch Street
Card of Thanks for Hospital Care and Flowers
Sincere thanks to Dr. Charest and the nurses for their kind care and to relatives and friends for the flowers cards and gifts sent during my recent stay at Webber Hospital.
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Dr. Charest
Webber Hospital
Love 1S Husband Ti Beg US Pot 4 Alights
The fragmentary text references a 1972 item from the Los Angeles Times involving a relationship and unclear events. No clear persons, organizations, places, or concrete details are extractable for a solid summary.
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Angeles Times
Portland Weather Outlook Sunny With Patchy Fog
Fair conditions with patchy fog tonight and lows in the 40s. Thursday brings mostly sunny skies with highs in the 60s to low 70s.
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Portland
Church Schedule Highlights Youth and Community Events
Royal Rangers and Missionettes service for ages 12 to 18 at Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle in Old Orchard Beach. Full Gospel Assembly evangelistic service at American Legion Hall in Biddeford. Pioneer Girls meet at Lyman Baptist Church in Goodwins Mills. Ladies Prayer meeting at Lyman Baptist parsonage. Jehovahs Witnesses Kingdom Hall hosts weekly Ministry School and Ministry Development Class in Saco.
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Royal Rangers and Missionettes
Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle
Assembly of God
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Old Orchard Beach
Full Gospel Assembly
American Legion Hall
Elm St
Biddeford
Pioneer Girls
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Main St
Saco
Ministry
Local Biddeford Residents Hospitalized in Maine Facilities
Mrs. Fernando Gagnon of 15 Pool Street Biddeford is a patient at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Mrs. Priscilla Lasante of 461 Elm Street Biddeford is a patient at Webber Hospital.
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Fernando Gagnon
Pool St
Biddeford
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Priscilla Lasante
Elm St
Webber Hospital
Rebecca Emery Chapter DAR to collect items for veterans
Members of Rebecca Emery Chapter, DAR, Saco are asked to bring items for veterans at Tagus hospital to a meeting Saturday at Miss Elvira Lord's home. Mt's Albert Coleman, chairman, will transport magazines, notepaper, paperback books and playing cards next week. The Mother's Quarterback Club met at the Saco Recreation Center Monday morning with 10:30 a.m. meeting next week.
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Rebecca Emery
DAR
Saco
Tagus
Elvira Lord
Cleveland St
Mt's
Albert Coleman
Veterans Facilities
Mother's Quarterback Club
Saco Recreation Center
Owen-Davis Post Met Last Night
Members of Owen-Davis Post American Legion met at the post home Beach Street Sac. A special meeting was announced tonight by the parade arrangements committee. Open House for veterans only is planned for Friday Nov. 10 at the post home.
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Owen-Davis Post
American Legion
Post
Beach Street
Sac
Donald Linscott Sr
Maurice Ouellette
Edmund Rowell
Post Home
Guy Goodwin
Robert Monder
Donald Lucas
Edward Geary
Samuel Rankin
Austin Coleman
John Lombard
Ernest Cantara
Arthur Lambert
Westley Varney
Drug Residues Found In Veal Calf Carcasses
Government inspectors detected streptomycin residues in 12 of 264 veal calves slaughtered for the consumer year market with kidney tissue in 11 cases and liver and red meat in the others. No residues were found in 166 sheep or 193 turkeys, and 1 of 228 chickens contained streptomycin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculure Department
Senate approves flexible veto amid budget fight
The Senate passed a $30.5 billion health and welfare appropriation with Nixon empowered to select cuts up to 10 percent per program within limits. The measure allows withholding up to $935 million, matching the House total, and moves to a House-Senate conference. The earlier veto cited excessive spending and an exemption proposal for small employers was removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Nixon
Departments of Labor, and Health, Education and Welfare
House
Sierra Leone Star Sold to NY Firm
President Siakka Stevens said Sierra Leone has sold the 968.9 carat Star of Sierra Leone to Harry Winston Inc. The government kept the price undisclosed though a reserve was about 2.2 million dollars.
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Freetown, Sierra Leone
Siakka Stevens
New York
Sierra Leone
Harry Winston Inc
Stevens
Mass Civil Service Exam Questioned Over Offbeat Items
Boston police union argues the state civil service exam for officers includes unrelated questions such as plans for a bull fight in Spain and preferences for tall girls. The test, costing $180,000, prompts injunction bids. Judge Kalus allows new suit while denying immediate halt and schedules next hearing.
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Boston
Spain
Civil Service
Suffolk Superior Court
Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association
Harry Kalus
Frank J. McGee
Boston Police Unit
Absentee Ballots Arrive at Biddeford City Clerk Office
City Clerk Pauline Berry reports absentee ballots for the November election have arrived at the Biddeford office. Any registered voter unable to reach the polls or out of the city during polling hours can vote absentee by calling the clerk.
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Biddeford
Pauline Berry
Grand Army of the Republic Holds Last Encampment
The Grand Army of the Republic conducted its final encampment on August 31 1949 ending a era more than 80 years after the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army of the Republic
Poet Activist in Maine Aims for Equal Rights Amendment
The profile sketches a poet and state legislative coordinator for NOW in Maine who became the first registered lobbyist for the 106th Legislature. She champions the Equal Rights Amendment, arguing it recognizes personhood and supports women choosing their roles. She links poetry to activism and views the women's movement as a cultural revolution in human potential.
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Maine
Augusta
House
Senate
Sweden
Saco Junior High Hearing Tonight
A public hearing on the proposed Saco junior high school will be held tonight at 7 30 in the Fairfield School. Superintendent Howard Cushman announced the plan.
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Saco
Fairfield
Howard Cushman
Runabout stolen from Biddeford man valued at $275
Biddeford police said a blue and white runabout owned by Charles Ross of 555 Pool Road was stolen. The theft is under investigation by local authorities as Sell Through The Want Ads notes.
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Charles Ross
Pool Road
Biddeford
Vietnamese War Return Witnesses North Hanoi Flight Drama
An American journalist recounts life in Hanoi with North Vietnamese officials and an escort of antiwar activists during the release of three pilots. The account contrasts wartime austerity for locals, the pilots’ reluctance to depart, and a tense journey home marked by censorship and a notable confrontation with Maj. Ronald F. Walker.
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International Control Commisson
Lien
Hanoi
Pentagon
America
Vietiane
Laos
U.S. Defense Department
Peking
Defense Department
Moscow
Ronald F. Walker
U.S. Air Force
Copenhagen
Walker
New York
West
Thief Steals Cash From Biddeford Home
Police report an undetermined cash theft from the Paul Picard residence on Pool Road Biddeford. Lt. Joseph Beal said entry was gained via a side window while the home was vacant and the case is under investigation.
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Paul Picard
Pool Road
Biddeford
Joseph Beal
Picard
Beal
Rubies Estimated More Valuable Than Diamonds of Similar Size
Among the world’s most precious gems, the largest rubies are valued higher than comparable sized diamonds, underscoring ruby allure and market premium for color and rarity.
McGovern to unveil peace plan October tenth
Senator George McGovern plans to announce a Vietnam peace plan on October 10 as part of an intensified antiwar campaign ahead of Columbus Day weekend. McGovern aides say he will explain how a president can remove all U.S. servicemen from Vietnam. Meanwhile Nixon Vice President Agnew hints at possible peace developments.
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R. Gregory Nokes
Associated Press
Sen
George McGovern
McGovern
America
Richard Nixon
United States
Vietnam
Lawrence O’brien
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Great Falls
Mont
Buffalo
New York City
Sargent Shriver
Columbus
Ohio
Agnew
Indiana
Montana
South Dakota
Nebraska
Organic Foods Seminar in Kennebunk by Maine Association
Members of the Maine Organic Foods Association will host a free public seminar at the Kennebunk Inn on Monday October 9 at 7 30 p m. York County representative Joseph Joseph leads the session with Abbie Page Dr James Luthy and Joseph presenting on natural farming and certification efforts for organic agriculture in Maine.
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Maine Organic Foods Association
Kennebunk Inn
Main Street
Kennebunk
Joseph Joseph
York County
Abbie Page
James Luthy
Joseph
Page
Luthy
Green Onion
Poland Spring
University of Maine
Scott
Helen Nearing
Biddeford Tax Office Issues 1973 Excise Forms
Biddeford Tax Collector Urbain Bisson announced that the 1973 excise forms are in at the Biddeford tax office. He also noted that tabs not plates are being issued this year.
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Biddeford
Urbain Bisson
Bisson
Flooded oil burner prompts Beach FD response
Engine 2 and two firefighters responded to a flooded oil burner in a cabin on Saco Avenue in Old Orchard Beach. Linda Wyman occupied the cabin, and the property is owned by William McNally.
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Old Orchard Beach
Linda Wyman
Saco Avenue
William McNally
Eddie Kasko Rehired as Red Sox Manager for 1973
Eddie Kasko is rehired as Boston Red Sox manager for the 1973 season after a late-season surge in 1972. The press conference was slated for 12:30 pm at Tiger Stadium as Boston pursued its managerial plans.
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Detroit
Eddie Kasko
Boston Red Sox
Associated Press
Red Sox
Tiger Stadium
Kasko
Boston
Dick Williams
Darrell John
Williams
Detroit Tigers
Johnson
Louisvill
Fom Yawkey
School Boundaries To Be Lively Topic Tonight
Sen Guy Marcotte and Cleaves Street residents attend a Board of Education meeting at the Supt Frechette office to discuss six and seven year olds walking to city schools amid unplowed sidewalks. West calls area forgotten and argues walking hazards and unfair boundary rules. The agenda features bus boundary review and a report by dispatcher Ralph Vallier.
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Guy Marcotte
Biddeford
Cleaves Street
Board of Education
Supt. of
Andrew C. Frechette
Richard West Jr
Sen
Marcotte
West
Ralph Vallier
Police Solve Car Swap With Arrest
Saco and Gloucester police linked two stolen cars in a weekend swap. A 1965 Ford found abandoned in Saco Motors traced by engine to Gloucester, where it was reported stolen. A 1965 Dodge Charger stolen from Twin Town Toyota in Saco was recovered in Gloucester.
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Saco
Gloucester
Mass
Ford
Saco Motors
Robert Foran
Foran
Sac
Investigating officers name Foran and Sgt Nason
The report cites sufficient evidence and notes that extradition is being considered. Foran and Sgt. Richard Nason lead the investigation.
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Foran
Sgt
Richard Nason
Lobster Color: Live Lobsters Dark Greenish Purple
The common lobster is normally dark greenish purple when alive. Occasionally a light blue or green lobster is caught. All lobsters turn bright lobster red when boiled.
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Clarence E. Knapp
K’port Sewer Project
Wilfrid Thibeault
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Dennett & Craig
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Husband
Lan
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Saco Junior High
Democratic Congress
California
New Jersey
Illinois
Pennsylvania
American Party
John Schmitz
Atlanta
Organic Foods
Pre
Asa Ministas
al Ca
Urbain Bolduc
John Surran
Thomas Jefferson
York County Savings Bank
A&w Root Beer
Elm Street
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