Portland Man Charles J. Collins 89 Dies After Illness
Funeral services were held for Charles J. Collins 89 of 125 Danforth St Portland following a lengthy illness. He died Wednesday in a local nursing home. Born in St John New Brunswick August 15 1883 he moved to Portland in 1892. He leaves a son Charles J. Collins Jr of South Portland a daughter Martha Richardson of Falmouth a step daughter Gertrude Buzzell of Biddeford five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Portland
Charles J. Collins
Danforth St
St. Dominic’s Church
Calvary Cemetery
Collins
St. John
New Brunswick
Robert
Jessie
Vincent) Cillins
Here
Chegerus Council
Knights of Columbus of
Charles J. Collins Jr
South Portland
Martha) Richardson
Falmouth
Gertrude Buzzell
Biddeford
Mrs Albin Poirier 97 dies in Cambridge Mass after Biddeford years
Mrs Albin Poirier 97 formerly of Biddeford died yesterday in a Cambridge Mass hospital. She was born May 1 1875 in St Germain Quebec and lived in Biddeford since youth. Surviving are seven sons two daughters a sister nun in Cambridge 31 grandchildren and 52 great grandchildren. Funeral from St Joseph Church Biddeford Monday at 9 30 a m with burial in St Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call Bolduc Funeral Home today and tomorrow.
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Albin Poirier
Biddeford
Cambridge
Mass
St. Germain
Que
Moise
Celina (Caya) Jannelle
St. Joseph Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Bolduc
Alfred St
Don C Rhodes 84 dies after brief illness in Saco
Don C Rhodes of Saco died this morning at a Winthrop Nursing Home after a brief illness. Born May 30 1888 in Biddeford he worked 50 years for Pepperell Manufacturing Co Biddeford retiring a decade ago. He leaves a widow two daughters two brothers five grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Funeral Monday 130 p.m. at Cote Funeral Home Saco with burial Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Don C. Rhodes
James St
Saco
Winthrop
Biddeford
William and
Elmira (Coolbroth) Rhodes
Pepperell Manufacturing Co
Foremen’s Club of
Pepperell Mfg., Co
Cote
Theodore Euson
United Baptist Church
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Amber, the hardest resin from ancient Baltic fossils
Amber is the toughest resin known, formed from fossils of extinct Baltic pine trees that once lined the shores of the Baltic Sea.
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Baltic Sea
Funeral Directors and Funeral Homes List for Saco Maine
Funeral directors Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St Saco with phone 284 5611. Dennett and Craig at 365 Main St Saco Maine phone 282 0562. Emond's Funeral Home phone 284 5511. names Frank X. Emond and J P Conroy listed.
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Portland Weekend Weather Outlook
Tonight appears cloudy with light snow likely in northern areas and a chance of showers or snow flurries elsewhere. Lows in the 30s. Sunday brings variable cloudiness with a few showers or snow flurries, highs around 35 to 40.
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Portland
Church Youth Groups Schedule Meetings Across York County
A roundup of church youth activities and services from Methodist, Advent Christian, Bible Baptist, Assembly of God, and other congregations. Meetings span from Friday evening through Sunday with times ranging 3 to 7:30 p m across Saco Goodwins Mills Kennebunkport Wells Ogunquit and West Kennebunk.
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Youth Fellowship of the
Advent Christian Church
Route 35
Kennebunk
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Methodist Youth Fellowship of the
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
Baptist Youth Fellowship of the
Ogunquit
Lewiston Tenants Picket In Strike
Lewiston tenants stage Maine’s first rent strike picket at a four story building led by Lewiston Tenants Union president Ray Polley. Tenants withheld rent to demand repairs grievance procedures and firing of the building manager with peaceful orderly lines including Pine Tree Legal Assistance United Low Income and Maine Housing Coalition members and families.
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Lewiston
Maine
Ray Polley
Lewiston Tenants Union
Paul Nadeau
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc
United Low Income
The
Maine Housing Coalition
World Series opens with A's vs Reds in Cincinnati
The World Series starts in Cincinnati as the Oakland Athletics meet the Reds in Game 1 This opening clash pits two storied franchises with strong pitching and timely hitting as fans anticipate a dramatic championship series
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Cincinnati
Oakland A’s
Cincinnati Reds
Maremont Names Two Executives to New Saco Posts
Maremont Corporation announces two management appointments for its Saco operations. Berge Thomasian becomes vice president and general manager of marketing contract administration research and development for ordnance and contract machining. Alphonsus J Polackwich adds manufacturing responsibility to his role as plant manager.
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Maremont Corporation
Saco
Richard B. Black
Maremont
Berge Thomasian
Thomasian
Boston University
American Ordnance Association
Alphonsus J. Polackwich
Automotive Group
Polackwich
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Scarborough
Eleanor
Robert
Yale University Medical School
Alan
Colby College
Court Decary Admits Six New Members in Biddeford
Six new members joined Court Decary, Canada-American Society, at the Fremont Club in Biddeford. Names include Rev. Herve G. Carrier and Roger Laliberte with other inductees Priscille Daigneault Priscille Simpson Denise Laliberte. officer remarks and prayers noted.
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Court Decary
Canada-American Society
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Herve G. Carrier
St. Joseph Church
Roger Laliberte
David Lacroix
Priscille Daigneault
Priscille Simpson
Denise Laliberte
Arthur Brunelle
Azilda Paquin
Armed Service
Gerard Gagne
Rosaire Laliberte
High Court
Rojeanne Paquin
Stella Roberge
Gertrude Gagne
Cub Scout Pack 310 Plans Halloween Costume Party
Cub Scouts of Pack 310 in Saco sponsored by Biddeford Saco Elks set October meeting on Tuesday Oct 17 at 7 pm at the Elks Lodge on Portland Road. Cubmaster Lloyd Mason says costumes must be homemade for entry. prizes awarded by judges.
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Cub Scouts of Pack 310
Saco
Biddeford-Saco
Lodge of Elks
Elks Lodge
Portland Road
Lloyd Mason
Coming Events in Kennebunkport This Weekend
A Sunday fundraiser at the home of Frank and Althea Beard from 6 to 8 p m supports the Democratic Town Committee. Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport offers Sunday trolley rides noon to 5 through October.
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Kennebunkport
Frank
Althea
Beard
Democratic Town Committee
Seashore Trolley Museum
Zero milestone near the White House marks federal highways
A small marker just south of the White House in Washington D C marks the zero milestone from which all federal highway distances are counted.
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White House
Washington, D.C
Youth Mugging After Biddeford Cheverus Game
Biddeford police report a 14 year old, Michael Rummery of Fortunes Rocks, was beaten after the Biddeford Cheverus football game. He was treated at Webber Hospital for minor injuries and released. A blond haired male attacked him as he walked to his car. police have a car description.
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Biddeford
Sarelas Urges Immediate Payment Of Taxes In Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach Town Manager Louis Sarelas urged residents to pay 1972 taxes promptly to avoid 8 percent interest after October 3 and to prevent higher tax rates. He warned nonpayment forces borrowing costs that burden the whole community.
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Old Orchard Beach
Louis Sarelas
Savelas
Sarelas
Assessor at Beach Submits Resignation to Town Officials
Friday report says Chief Assessor Alan Radley resigned effective October 24. Sarelas noted immediate advertising for a chief assessor and assistant building inspector. Town Council will decide if the combined role is full or part time. Council recently voted to make the assessor job part time, a move Radley opposed.
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Old Orchard Beach
Louis Sarelas
Alan Radley
Joseph Mokarzel
Sarelas
Savelas
Radley
UMF Voter Drive Adds 110 New Ballots
Helen Cote of Biddeford UMF senior helps organize a voter registration drive at the University of Maine at Farmington with Nydia Schlegel Karen Brown and Ann Percival. The effort, backed by the student senate, allows registrants to obtain absentee ballots from home towns for the November elections.
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Farmington
Helen Cote
Biddeford
Young Democrats
University of Maine At
Miss Cote
UMF
Nydia Schlegel
Karen Brown
Bethel
Ann Percival
Brewer
Cochairman
Young Republicans
Evangeline Club Meet Set For Mary Jones Home
The Evangeline Club will meet at Miss Mary Jones's home on Chapel Street in Biddeford Tuesday October 17.
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Evangeline Club
Muskie Calls Campaign Smears Cynical and Reprehensible
Senator Muskie denounced alleged espionage and Sabotage against his McGovern campaign as among the most cynical political acts. He urged a White House commission, citing incidents including late night voter calls, the Canuck letter accusing him of a racial slur, and missing campaign documents.
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Chicago
Edmund Muskie
Muskie
George McGovern
Richard Nixon
New Hampshire
Clawson
Canuck
Manchester
N.H
William Loeb
Woman's Words May Become Slogan for Shriver Campaign
ABERDEEN S D The crowd at Cedar Rapids Iowa prompted Vice Presidential candidate Sargent Shriver to recall a young woman who told him help us be what we can be The moment described could become the campaign slogan as the race tightens and Shriver weighs the words against the Nixon era slogan Bring Us Together from Deshler Ohio.
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Aberdeen
S.D
Sargent Shriver
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mr. Shriver
Shriver
Richard Nixon
Deshler
Ohio
Translation Method Found In Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong computer center announces a breakthrough in translating Chinese into English. Prof. S C Loh says a technique now allows instantaneous translations of mathematical texts, with English to Chinese translation planned for the future.
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Hong Kong
University of
GM and UAW Hold Weekend Talks Amid Plant Closures
Detroit reports GM and the United Auto Workers are negotiating over the weekend as three GM plants stay idle due to strikes and four more plants face possible shutdowns next week.
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Detroit
General Motors
United Auto Workers
French Vessel Rams Lobster Gear Near Portland
The Coast Guard reports the French fishing vessel Victor Plevin rammed the lobster gear of Bath Maine’s Margaret F 39 miles southeast of Portland at Platts Bank on a northeast edge. An aircraft crew photographed the incident and Cape Cod cutters later reclaimed the gear and briefed the French captain on lobstering rules.
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Boston
Coast Guard
Bath
Maine
Platt’s Bank
Portland
Cape Cod
Victor Plevin
Margaret F
Newfoundland
New England
Cape Horn
Victor Plev
Racial clash injures sailors on Kitty Hawk off Vietnam
In Yankee Station operations the attack carrier Kitty Hawk saw a racial fight aboard. Forty six men were injured with two seriously hurt and evacuated to shore hospitals. Sailors helped break up the incident, which did not interrupt ship duties, as an investigation begins.
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Honolulu
Kitty Hawk
Vietnam
Yankee Station
Tonkin Gulf
Pacific Fleet Command
Navy
Cinderblock Plant Explosion Kills Five in Avoca Pa
An explosion at the Independent Explosives Co dynamite plant in Avoca Pennsylvania killed five workers and inj ured ten others in nearby structures. The deceased were Albert Jumper Edward Mazur Robert Woodward Irving Carver Jr and Joseph McCandless. The plant had another fatal blast the previous October 25 in the same site.
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Avoca
the Independent Explosives Co
Albert Jumper
Edward Mazur
Wilkes-Barre
Robert Woodward
Shavertown
Irving Carver Jr
Pittston
Joseph McCandless
Armed gang robs couple then hijacks bus in Londonderry
In Londonderry Northern Ireland an armed gang stopped a young couple early today and stole the man's trousers and the girl's skirt. They used the couple's car to hijack a passing bus and rob its passengers before fleeing.
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Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Ethel Tousignant Weds David Coltin At St Marys Biddeford
Miss Ethel Louise Tousignant and David Coltin married last Saturday at St Mary Church Biddeford with 125 guests. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Patrick Tousignant, wore an ivory faille gown. the groom is son of Mr and Mrs William Coltin of Newburyport. The couple plans a Bermuda trip and residency at Seabrooke Beach New Hampshire.
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St. Mary Church
Biddeford
Ethel Louise Tousignant
David Coltin
Herman J. Delaney
Patrick Tousignant
Alfred St
William Coltin
Newburyport
Mass
Ann Tousignant
Marti Tousignant
Melanie
Melrose
Walter St. Amand
Methuen
Robert Donahue
Robert Carey
John Haley
Howard Zimmern
Cascades
Portland Road
Sa 9
Louise Letellier
Tousignant
Jpink
Coltin
Bermuda
Seabrooke Beach
N.H
Biddeford High School
University of Maine
Orono
Andover
Newburyport (Mass
TV Stolen From Summer Home in Biddeford Maine
A Sylvania portable TV was taken in a break at Granite Point Biddeford police said. Entry was gained by forcing a door at Anthony Russo of Avon Connecticut summer home. The matter is under investigation.
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Biddeford
Anthony Russo
Avon, Conn
Granite Point
Russo
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Congress
Memoriam
Arthur Daigle
St. Andre’s Church
Pat
Los Angeles Times
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Saco United Methodist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
Bible Club
the Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle
Assembly of God
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Christ’s Ambassadors
South Congregational Church
Temple Street
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
St. Mary’s Church
Wells Beach
Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society
Alphonsus Polackwich
Cub Scout Pack
McIntosh
Harmon's Orchard
Rte
Limerick
Beach
ROP LD
Svenews
Jetport
Dayton
Copley Hotel
Old Orchard
Ethel L. Tousignant
Mrs
Lee
Brothers’ Pharmacy
Saco, Maine
Urbain Bolduc, SR
Ying’s
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