West Buxton youth dies in Hollis motorcycle crash
Samuel J. Taylor 17 of West Buxton died Wednesday after a motorcycle accident in Hollis. Born September 6 1958 in Portland he was a Bonwyen High School junior. Survived by his parents six brothers and a sister. Funeral Saturday 2 PM at Hay and Peabody Dunstan Corner Scarborough. Calling hours today 2-4 and 7-9. Interment Brooklawn Memorial Park.
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Samuel J. Taylor
Hollis
Portland
James S
Dorothy (Porter) Taylor
Buxton
Bonwyen High School
Benjamin Taylor
William
Edward
James A. Taylor
George Taylor
U.S. Navy
U.S.S. Independence
John Taylor
Groton
Conn
Diana Taylor
Hay and Peabody Funeral Home
Dunstan Corner
Scarborough
Brooklawn Memorial Park
South Portland
Ford Crowds Rally for Wy man in New Hampshire Senate Race
President Ford campaigned across southern New Hampshire for Senate hopeful Louis C. Wyman in a 119 mile, 22 stop tour described as a show of GOP unity. Reagan joined in Manchester and Ford promised a bid in the New Hampshire primary slated for March with potential advance.
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New Hampshire
California
Ronald Reagan
Wyman Wedne
Manchester
Ford
Wyman
Senate
Washington
House Colmere
Louie
Nashua
Keene
Portsmouth
Louis C. Wyman
GOP
Gerald Ford
Knox County Judge Dies in Maine at 64
Knox County Probate Judge A. Alan Grossman of Rockland died after a long illness at his home aged 64. A prominent local attorney, he had served as probate judge since 1960 and was the first chief justice of the Maine Probate Judge Assembly. He led the Rockland firm Grossman Faber and Miller and resigned as city attorney in 1964. He served on the school board and helped form School Administrative District 5 and was president of Atlas Yushro Synagogue where services are planned.
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Rockland
Maine
Knox County
Alan Grossman
Grossman
Suffolk University Law School
Grossman, Faber and Miller
Rock and School Board
Atlas Yushro Synagogue
Deaths in the News: Noted scholars and leaders pass
Sir Eric Thompson famed Maya expert dies at 76 in Cambridge England. Sir George Paget Thomson, early atomic bomb feasibility pioneer, dies at 83 at his home. Dr Lewis Webster Jones Rutgers president 1952 58 dies in Sarasota aged 76. Sir Denys Lowson former London lord mayor and financier dies at 69 amid fraud allegations.
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Eric Thompson
Cambridge
England
George Thomson
George Paget Thomson
Lewis Webster Jones
New Brunswick, NJ
Rutgers University
Sarasota, Fla
London (Ap
Denys Lowson
London
Lowson
Britain
Public Safety Boat Vandalized at Rumero’s Boatyard
Police report a cabin cruiser owned by James Curtis was found with seats pushed out while docked at Rumero’s Boatyard on Cleaves Street in Biddeford. Extent of damage not yet determined. A separate theft case notes Bernard Bouthot’s report of a stolen 10 speed bicycle from 9 Southgate Avenue.
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James Curtis
Biddeford
Rumero
Cleaves Street
Bernard Bouthot
Southgate Ave
Dog Obedience Classes Start at Otary Park Biddeford
Biddeford Parks and Recreation offers a six week dog obedience course at Otary Park taught by Bob Dixon. Beginners meet Tuesdays at 7 p.m. intermediates at 8 p.m. registration on the first two Tuesdays costs 15 dollars. Contact the Recreation office on Maplewood Avenue for details.
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Biddeford
Former Journal Publisher Retires After 20 Years
Albert Spendlove, vice president and business manager of the Philadelphia Greece Bulletin and Sunday Bulletin, retires after two decades with the paper. A former Biddeford-Saco Journal publisher in the 1940s, he began in journalism in Sanford and Advocate, later joining the New England Daily Newspaper Association, Nashua Telegraph, and other papers. Born in Yorkshire, England, he moved to the United States at age seven. He and his wife Dorothy Symonds plan to enjoy new freedoms, including bicycles. residents who had bikes stolen are urged to reclaim them at the station.
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Philadelphia Greece Bulletin
Sunday Bulletin
Spendlove
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Biddeford
New England Daily Newspaper Association
Nashua
N.H
Daily Telegraph
Yorkshire
England
United States
Dorothy Symonds
Refugees threaten self immolation over Guam flight
Twenty Vietnamese refugees at Camp Pendleton warned they would burn themselves to death if the United States fails to fly them to Guam. The group, joined by former soldiers police and civil servants, pressed to join 1,690 others awaiting resettlement in Guam and Vietnam. Marines pledged to prevent any self harm by keeping gasoline away and would smother any attempt.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
United States
Guam
South Vietnam
Nick Thorne
Interagency
Menarine
Paul Graham
Secret Service drafts report after Sacramento assassination attempt
The Secret Service is drafting a report on tightening presidential protection after the Sacramento attempt on President Ford. White House aide Oren Nessen says the president has praised the Secret Service and has not pressed for changes. no public details on procedures will be released.
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Washington
Secret Service
Ford
Hite House
Ron Nelsen
White House
Nessen
Sacramento
Calif
Jack Warner
Beach Lot Donation Moves Toward Town Ownership
Everett Roberts of Amherst donated a beach lot to the Kennebunkport Conservation Commission as part of the town’s effort to gain ownership. He becomes the fifth of 16 owners to contribute, joining C. Bader and Marjorie Brouilette Isadore and Clare I Starr Eleanor H Martin and Charles and Judith C Butts. The selectman chairman Abbott Pendergast thanked the donors on behalf of the board.
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Goose Rocks Beach
Everett Roberts
Main St
Amherst
Mass
Kennebunkport Conservation Commission
Robert’s
C. Bader
Marjorie Brouilette
Isadore
Clare I. Starr
Eleanor H
PUC imposes filing rules for big power plants
The Maine Public Utilities Commission issues a general order requiring electric utilities to provide extensive technical information for plans over 30 000 kilowatts. It targets Central Maine Power Co likely pursuing a nuclear plant on Sears Island Searsport and mandates nuclear fuel disposal plans and alternative generation methods to speed hearings.
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Augusta, Maine
Public Utilities Commission
PUC
Central Maine Power Co
Sears Island
Searsport
Globe Reporter Held by Police During President Visit
Curtis Wilkie, a Boston Globe reporter covering President Ord's New Hampshire trip, was detained for four hours by Nashua police after asking questions about security. He was released without charges. police noted his ID was not quite straight despite proper credentials.
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N.H
Curtis Wilkie
Boston Globe
Ord
New Hampshire
William Keaney
Wilkie
Globe
Keaney
Church School Opens Sunday at First Parish Saco
The First Parish Congregational Church United Church of Christ of Saco announces the church school opens this Sunday at 10 30 a m for children through high school The morning worship service begins at 10 30 with Rev James Fletcher delivering The Gift Wrapped Solution Special music includes Cantabile And It Flooded the Crimson Twilight In Paths of Beauty The Voice in the Wilderness and A Mighty Fortress directed by Mrs Carl Deis Jr organist Cathedral Choir with soloist Wesley Boynton ongoing in church services and music programs
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First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ, of
Saco
James Fletcher
Samuel Rousseau
Camile van Hulse
Gordon Young
John Prindle Scott
Carl Deis Jr
Wesley Boynton
Illinois Kids To Stay At Elan
A Superior Court justice ruled three Illinois teenagers may remain at the Poland Springs Elan treatment center until therapy is completed or until further court order. The Illinois DCFS filed suit in federal court seeking the return of the children amid abuse allegations against Elan I and a $10 million defamation suit by Elan.
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Maine
Illinois
Poland Springs
James L. Reid
Elan I
State of
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Elan
DCFS
Weather Digest Eastport to Merrimack River
Small craft advisory in effect as a cold front crosses coastal waters. Winds shift from south to west then northwest 15 to 25 knots, diminishing tonight. Showers likely mainly east tonight with gradual clearing, fair Saturday. Visibility 1 to 3 miles in rain improving to over 5 miles. Seas 3 to 5 feet subsiding tonight.
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Eastport
Merrimack River
SAD 71 approves 11.4 acre land for new high school
The state Board of Education, meeting in Augusta, unanimously approves acquisition by School Administrative District 71 of about 11.4 acres adjoining the 32 acre site for the proposed new high school off Sea Road.
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Augusta
State Board of Education
SAD
Sea Road
Rodney Ross
Boston and Maine Railroad
Herman Cohen
State Supreme Court
Guild Women Plan Carnival at St Joseph Church
Members of St. Joseph Guild met at the church basement after prayers led by Rev. Herve G. Carrier. Rita Huot presided as plans for a carnival to be held November 16 were finalized and awards were given to several members.
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St. Josep Church
Herve G. Carrier
Rita Huot
Constance Lambert
Madeleine Goulet
Albertine Fillion
Louise Boudreau
Jeannine Couture
Juliette Poulin
Almina Gregoire
Marguerite Boucher
Paulette Palardy
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