Death of Paul J. Cobb in Wyoming Car Crash
Meriden Connecticut resident Paul J. Cobb 23 formerly of Saco Maine died August 30 in an automobile accident at Sundance Wyoming. Born November 10 1949 in Portland Maine he was the son of Lustus and Dorothy Cobb. He lived in Meriden since 1956 and graduated from Platn High School and Central Connecticut State College. He was pursuing a master's degree when he died. Funeral details and surviving relatives listed.
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Meriden
Conn
Paul J. Cobb
Saco
Maine
Sundance
Wyo
Portland
Lustus
Dorothy
Jordan) Cobb
Platn High School
Here
Central Connecticut State College
Edward B. Cobb
Eleanor Jordan
Sther Cobb
South Meriden Trinity Methodist Church
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Stanley J. Bennett
United Baptist Church
Providence
R.I
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Virginia Blanchette of Old Orchard Beach Dies at 45
Virginia Blanchette 45 of Ocean Street Old Orchard Beach died Aug 31 in a Portland hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born in Kennebunkport Sept 3 1928 to Walter Shuffleburg and Florence Innis and educated there. Survived by her parents four sons and four daughters, a brother and a sister, and many grandchildren. Funeral services Sunday 2 p.m. at Cote Funeral Home Saco with interment at Arundel Cemetery Kennebunkport. Friends may call tonight from 7 to
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Old Orchard Beach
Virginia Blanchette
Ocean Street
Portland
Kenniebunkport
Walter Shuffleburg
Florence
Don) Innis
Kennebunkport
Cote Funeral Home
James St
Saco
Robert Howe
Arundel
Henry Paul 68 Biddeford Diner Owner Dies After Illness
Henry Paul 68 of 8 Sullivan St Biddeford died Aug 31 after a lengthy illness. Born June 6 1905 in Biddeford he co owned Pauls Diner retired 13 years ago. World War II Army veteran he belonged to Eagles AMVETS and had siblings John Albert Gerard Jeannette. Funeral Monday 9 am at St Andre Church with burial in St J Cemetery. Emond and Conroy Funeral Home hosting visiting hours today and Sunday.
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Henry Paul
Sullivan St
Biddeford
Delphis and
Cordelia (Gregoire) Paul
St. Andre School
Paul
Emond and
Conroy
Hill St
Thomaston Roadblock Fatal Crash Kills Officer and Passenger
A reserve Thomaston police officer Elliott S. Johnson age 45 and passenger Victor Cox Rivera age 23 from Rockland died when a car struck the officer at a U.S. 1 roadblock early today, state police reported.
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Thomaston
U.S. 1
Elliott S. Johnson
Victor Cox Rivera
Rockland
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Bereavement
The Family of the Late Donald Erd expresses thanks to friends, neighbors and relatives for kindness, floral tributes and sympathy. Gratitude to Drs Fortier Charest Viger and Webber Hospital staff and to Father St Cyr for support and flowers. Mrs Alice Paul
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Donald Erd
Portland Weather Outlook for Sunday
Hazy conditions continue in Portland through Sunday with a few thunderstorms possible mainly in the afternoon and evening. Lows in the 60s and highs Sunday reaching the 80s north to 90s south.
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Portland
John Ford Dies at 78 in California Palm Desert
Acclaimed director John Ford, famed for Stagecoach and Western epics, dies of cancer at his Palm Desert home at age 78. Born in Maine as Sean O Feeney, he won four Academy Awards and shaped American cinema, leaving widow Mary and son Patrick. Burial planned in Los Angeles area.
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Palm Springs
Calif
John Ford
Palm Desert
Ford
American Institute
Nixon
Clementine
Fort Apache
Rio Grande
Liberty Valance
Cape Elizabeth
Maine
Francis Ford
Universal Pictures
Hollywood
Lucille
Green Was
My Valley
Mary
Patrick
Barbara Ford
Robert Walker
Los Angeles
Slain Director Met With Producer Before Snot
Film director Jon R. Pownall was found shot to death in the Planet 3 Films office in Portland after a late night meeting with producer Joseph A Castellucci and Nancy Payne. Pownall, 39, had been shot twice and stabbed in the throat. investigators cited an insurance policy on his life with Planet 3 Films as beneficiary.
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Portland
Joseph A Castellucci
Jon R. Pownall
Pownall
Castellucci
Planet 3 Films Ltd
Nancy Payne
Atty
Richard Cohen
Vernon Arey
Planet 3 Films
Portland Players
Joseph Thomas
Michael Doyle
Arey
Maine
Cumberland
Springvale
Shapleigh
Sanford
Chicago
Fat Larry
Cholera deaths rise in Naples area and cases abroad
Nine cholera deaths reported in the Naples area with 10 confirmed cases in Bari. WHO notes 19 cases in Sweden Britain France and West Germany this week.
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Associated Press
Naples
Italy
Bari
Adriatic
World Health Organization
Geneva
Sweden
Britain
France
West Germany
Saco Assessors Announce 1973 Tax Rate Details
The Saco assessors Robert D. Atwood Ferdinand Descoteaux and Joseph A Bay announce a 1973 tax rate of 0.0383 per thousand. Total taxable valuation 1 049 492 000 dollars yields 2 721 195 54 dollars in taxes with a 20 930 54 overlay. City council committed 2 700 265 for the 1973 appropriation. Tax bills to be mailed soon.
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Saco
Robert D. Atwood
Ferdinand Descoteaux
Joseph A. Bay
Board of Assessors
Plans for Cub Scout Benefit Dance Announced
The Dance Committee of St. Andre Parish Biddeford outlines a benefit dance for Cub Scout Pack 303 to be held September 29 from 8 to 12 at St. Joseph Parish Hall Green Street Biddeford. Syd Lerman's Orchestra will provide music and a buffet will be served. Co chairmen Marcel Gagnon and Ralph Croteau note that early reservations are welcome.
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St. Andre Parish
Biddeford
St. Joseph Parish Hall
Green Street
Syd Lerman
Marcel Gagnon
Ralph Croteau
Old Meeting House Plans 27th Annual Service
The Porter Old Meeting House, now on the National Historic Shrines list, will host its 27th annual worship service Sunday at 11 a.m. led by Rev. Cecil Temple. Afterward the Maine Street history house opens to 5 p.m. with Miss Margaret Strout and others assisting as hosts.
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Kezar Falls
Porter Old Meeting House
Parsonsfield
Porter Historical Society
Cecil Temple
Northwood
N.H
Ands Monroe
Bernard Rees
Ina Emery
John Horne
Nils Nelson
Albert Miller
Preston Stanley
Frank Higgins
Margaret Strout
Gertrude Crabtree
History House
Maine Street
Miss Strout
Doris Stocks
Mildred Stanley
Emery
The
Historical Society
SAD 71 Begins School With Rotated Tuesday Start
Kennebunk SAD 71 announces staggered start with ninth graders Tuesday 11 30 to 1 41, sophomores and up Wednesday 7 30 to 11 10, middle and elementary rounds adjusted, Thursday full day for all.
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Kennebunk High School
Kennebunk
Kennebun
Saco Street Work Triggers Bus Route Change
Work on Tasker Street prompts bus detours and altered pickups at Pleasantview Drive Labonte Avenue and Woodcock Avenue per a school department spokesman. Officials urge parents to follow safety rules.
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Saco
Tasker Street
Pleasantview Drive
Labonte Avenue
Woodcock Avenue
York County Barracks Meet at VFW Hall Biddeford
York County Barracks Veterans of World War One and Auxiliary will meet Tuesday at 2 pm at the VFW hall on Thornton Street in Biddeford.
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York County
VFW Hall
Thornton Street
Biddeford
Mini-Sub Rescued in Prolonged Ocean Rescue Effort
Rescue ships spent more than a day attaching lift cables to a crippled minisub as stormy seas and near zero visibility hampered operations. Vickers Oceanic reported successful attachment of a heavy line to the hatch while U S Navy sub Pis ces II and V aided in locating and guiding the craft to the surface amid 12 foot waves and 40 mph winds.
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Vickers Oceanic
U.S
U. S. Navy
San Diego
Calif
John Cabot
Maine Bound Sloop Seized by Drug Agents
Federal drug agents seized the 52 foot cutter rig sloop Mercury after Coast Guard sighted it entering Newport Harbor en route from Jamaica to Maine in 1972. No arrests were made. six men face a federal conspiracy indictment in Boston with trial set for February.
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Newport, RI
Jamaica
Maine
Mercury
Coast Guard
Castleill
Newport Harbor
Port O’ Call
Newport Naval Base
Drug Enforcement Administration
Boston
The
Drug Administration
Caribbean
Holiday traffic toll tops fifty eight in early Labor Day
The holiday period opened with 58 deaths in auto crashes by 11 a.m. EDT as travelers began the first full day of the Labor Day weekend. Hot weather covered much of the nation while some gas stations planned to close to protest price controls.
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Associated Press
Friay
Fire destroys trailer at Rainbow Cabins in Old Orchard Beach
Twenty Old Orchard Beach firefighters battled a Friday night blaze at a Rainbow Cabins east Grand Street house trailer. Officials said the fire was nearly under control after extensive effort and the trailer was nearly completely destroyed.
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Old Orchard Beach
Rainbow Cabins
East Grand Street
Police cite five drivers in Friday Old Orchard Beach stop
Old Orchard Beach police report five citations on Friday. Kevin Savage 21 from Saco charged with speeding. Thomas Stamatis 68 from Saugus Massachusetts cited for driving with expired sticker. Stanley Day 2 of Old Orchard Beach cited for squealing tires. Diane Gaston 21 of South Windham charged with disorderly conduct.
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Old Orchard Beach
Kevin Savage
Saco
Thomas T. Stamatis
Saugus
Mass
Stanley Day
Diane Gaston
South Windahm
Amusement Rides Mishaps Are Few
Maine safety inspector Robert H. Judkins says accidents on state midway rides are very rare given thousands ride yearly. A Windsor Fair ferris wheel death of three year old Russell Kenoyer is linked to an improperly latched safety bar. Licenses of $250 fund state ride policing and inspections aim for near full coverage.
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Augusta
Maine
Robert H. Judkins
Windsor Fair
Russell Kenoyer
North Whitefield
Judkins
Ane
Kenoyer
Kennebunkport Weekly Clubs and Meetings Schedule
Coming events list for Kennebunks includes SPEBSQSA rehearsal at Kennebunkport Community House 7 30 p m Monday, TOPS 7 p m at Kennebunk Baptist Church weigh in 6 30 p m. Lions Club 6 30 p m Tuesday at Sea Spray Motor Inn. Yankee Belle Chorus 7 45 p m at Kennebunkport Community Center. Conservation Commission 7 30 p m at town offices. Thursday Rotary Club 12 15 p m Glen Mor. Fifty Plus Club 1 4 p m Webhannet Clubhouse Fletcher St. Games program for seniors. Odd Room activities at Fellows Hall Main Street.
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Spebsqsa
Kennebunkport
Temple Street
TOPS
Kennebunk Baptist Church
Lions Club
Sea Spray Motor Inn
Kennebunk Beach
Yankee Belle Chorus
Rotary Club
Glen-Mor
Kennebunk
Webhannet
Fletcher Street
Heet
Fellows Hall
Main Street
Parents Request Kidney Donation After Son Dies
Orlando doctors said 20 year old Paul Wojcik was brain dead after a Sunday crash when a stolen car driver fled. His parents asked to remove life support and donate his kidneys to help others. Surgeons prepared the kidneys for transplant as Paul was described as an A student at Florida State University.
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Orlando
Fla
Paul Wojcik
Paul
Lester Wojcik
Madeline
Florida State University
Wojciks
Wojcik
Florida Hospital
Bob Wade
jStraight
Major Street Work Rebuilds 24 Town Streets
The town launches its first major resurfacing and reconstruction in nearly 20 years under Town Manager Louis Savelas. About 24 streets will be resurfaced or rebuilt by Nov 1 with a spring program planned and a maintenance plan to follow.
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Old Orchard Beach
Louis Savelas
Savelas
Public Works Department
Bower Lane
School Street
Smithwhe
Balsam Street
Glenwood Lane
Eden Lane
Ninth Steet
Fifteenth Street
Central Park Avenue
Boisvert Street
Graham Street
Ocean Park
Sinona Avenue
Washington Avenue
New Salt Road
Atlantic Avenue
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Frank X. Emond
J.P. Conroy
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Dennet & Craig
Ako
Len Angi
Times
Carpenters
Callahan Bros
Mountain RD
Over Turnpike
York, ME
Snot
Jean Pownall
Film Company
Fim
Ron
Anoosh
Miss Payne
Cvmnintu
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P Wisuutoney
Patty Duke
John Astin
Jim Backus
Mr. Magoo
Margaret Hamilton
Wicked Witch of the West
Backus
Mickey Rooney
World News Today
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Chile
Salvador Allende
Soff
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Rek Thnot
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Kompong Cham
Takeo
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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Peron
Copenhagen
Denmark
Hafna
Old Meeting House
the Pastry Shop
Public Safety
New York
California
Kennebunks
Howdy
Elm Street
Sunset Drive
Summit Street
Cascade Road
Portland Avenue
Saco Avenue
Walnut Avenue
Bradbury Street
Ross Road
Milliken Mills Road
Robert I. Pierce
Sweetser Children’s Home
Donald M. Coburn
Pierce
Chaparal’s
Trudeau
Land Mfg. CO
Litton Industries
Machinistillers
Office
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