William E. Sullivan dies after long illness
William E. Sullivan 70 of Hollis Center and formerly of Arundel died Sept 18 after a lengthy illness. Born June 4 1903 in Fall River MA he was a son of David and Mary Sullivan. Survived by wife Edith a son William E. Sullivan Jr two daughters Kathleen and Patricia four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements are incomplete announced by Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk Maine.
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Hollis Center
William E. Sullivan
Arundel
Fall River
Mass
David and
Mary (Condon) Sullivan
Kennebunk- Kennebunkport-Wells Water District
Edith D. Sullivan
William E. Sullivan Jr
Miss Marie Mayberry 77 of Biddeford dies
Marie Mayberry 77 of 128 Pike Street Biddeford died September 17 in a local hospital. Born March 14 1896 in Mechanic Falls she was a domestic worker. Survived by sister Grace Lines of Holly Hills Florida and several nieces and nephews. Funeral at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Cote Funeral Home Saco with interment at Maple Grove Cemetery Mechanic Falls. Viewing tonight 7 to 9.
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Marie Mayberry
Pike St
Biddeford
Mechanic Falls
Mark
Ethel Alanna Mayberry
Grace Lines
Holly Hills
Fla
Cote Funeral Home
James St
Saco
Theodore Euson
United Baptist Church
Maple Grove Cemetery
Adult Education To Offer Review English Course
John B. Simpson announces a new daytime Review English course for adults in Biddeford. The class offers high school credit toward a diploma and targets workers on second or third shifts. Mrs Gaille Hesetine will teach at the Adult Education Center on Maplewood Avenue from 10 to 12 on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting Sept. 25. Enroll by calling the Adult Education Office.
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John B. Simpson
Biddeford
Gaille Hesetine
Maple
Two Stone Lions Stolen From Saco Home Again
Police report two 75 pound stone lions were stolen from Leo Lemelin on Ferry Road in Saco. The lions, valued at 75 dollars, had been recovered earlier in the year.
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Leo Lemelin
Ferry Road
Saco
Portland Area Weather Tonight Through Tomorrow
Occasional rain northern areas with a gradual southward shift tonight. Lows in the 40s. Partly cloudy tomorrow with a chance of brief showers in the north. Highs 50s to 60s, with warmer southern portions.
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Portland
Moss
Chrysler UAW pact boosts wages and benefits at Chrysler plants
The tentative agreement hikes wages by about five percent in year one and three percent in year two, expands paid holidays, and sets a new pension boost of 50 dollars monthly next March with 200 dollars total by October 1, 1978. It also ensures wage parity with Canadian workers and raises safety measures. The deal excludes white collar workers and awaits union council approval before local ratification votes.
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Chrysler
U.S
Woodcock
OOB Council fills vacancy on school district trustees
The council names a successor to the late John T. McNeil to fill the unexpired term. A request from Health Officer Dwight McLeod for 1000 for summer beach litter supervision is rejected. Unions for fire, police and public works indicate intent to negotiate wages, hours and conditions. Town Manager Savelas reports HUD released the town from part of its planning center funds from 1965. Jean Cullinan resigns as planning board secretary.
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John T. McNeil
Dwight McLeod
Public Works Department
Savelas
HUD
Jean Cullinan
Parker Wins By Democrat In Saco Ward One Pig Raffle
Saco Ward One Republicans held a fundraiser raffling a 300 pound pig. Richard Murray a Democrat and former city councilman won the prize amid the ongoing fundraising effort.
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Parker
Saco
Richard Murray
Funeral Directors Emond Conroy and Local Services
Directory style listing shows funeral homes Emond Conroy Frank X Emond J P Conroy with phone numbers 284 5511 and 282 1818. Shumway and Gross Funeral Service 85 Spring St Saco 284 5611 with Dennett and Craig 365 Main Street Saco Maine Tel 282.
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Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
J.P. Conroy
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St. Saco
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Tel
Planes and boats search off Maine coast for burning cabin cruiser
Off Prospect Harbor Maine a 35 foot pleasure craft described as Anabelle or Isabelle was on fire with its crew abandoning ship. Coast Guard cutters from New Bedford Rockland and Southwest Harbor joined a night long search for survivors with daybreak to bring more assets.
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Southwest Harbor
Maine
Prospect Harbor
Coast Guard
New Bedford
Mass
Rockland
Ernest Blanchard
Anabelle
Isabelle
Registration set for Biddeford Adult Education courses
Biddeford Adult Education director John Simpson announced registration times and venues for Adult Basic Education. Sessions run at St. Andre's School on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, St. Joseph's School midweek, and Biddeford High School on Wednesday. Individualized instruction targets learners with less than an eighth grade education.
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Biddeford Adult Education
John Simpson
St. Andre’s School
St. Joseph's School
Biddeford High School
School Menus for Biddeford Elementary Schools
Wednesday offerings include Tomato Rice Soup, frank and bean casserole, country cole slaw, hot rolls with butter, ice cream sandwich, milk or peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Thursday features Spaghetti with meat sauce, tossed salad, French stick with butter, gelatin cubes, milk. Friday lists Tuna Salad on Buns with vegetables and fruit, buttered sides, and milk.
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Biddeford
New England Temperature Readings and City List
A fragmented data scrape lists temperatures and multiple New England cities including Boston Chatham Nantucket Pittsfield New Bedford Worcester Providence Hartford Concord Lebanon Mt. Washington Burlington Montpelier Newport Bangor Caribou Eastport Greenville Portland Rumford with numbers such as 61 64 9 L 56 1 46 47 49 63 51 4 48 30 45. The snippet also mentions Halifax Montreal Quebec and Amont with partial readings.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Chatham
Nantucket
Pittsfield
New Bedford Worcester
Rhode Island
Providence
Connecticut
Hartford
New Hampshire
Concord
Lebanon
Mt. Washington
AMONT
Burlington
Montpelier
Newport
Maine
Bangor
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Portland
Rumford
Canadian
Halifax
Montreal
Quebec
Intimidation Alleged in Providence Journal Strike
In Providence, three crafts unions told Superior Court officers that picketing by the Providence Newsport Guild intimidated non striking workers during the Journal Bulletin strike. The case seeks an injunction to curb mass picketing as police released additional Guild members on recognizance and the court heard arguments with film evidence presented.
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Providence, R. I
Providence Journal-Bulletin
Providence Newsporte Guild
Providence Journal Compene
Guild
Christopher del Sesto
Providence
Journal
Timothy J. Sheehan
Superior Court
Charles Walker
Stereotypers Union
Guildy
SAD 71 board debates overcrowding and construction options
Kennebunk SAD 71 directors authorized Superintendent Hedberg to examine costs and pursue sites for a new high or middle school or renovations. A 5-3 vote aimed to address crowding, with estimated 3 million for a 100,000 sq ft high school and land requirements including water and sewer access.
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Kennebunk
School Administrative District 71
Arthur Hedberg
Hedberg
Kennebunks
Jack Libby
Libby
David Sutter
Theodore Towne
Towne
Arundel
Kittery Naval Yard
Coal buyers safe this winter in Greater Portland
In Portland area, a few hundred homeowners relying on coal are reassured that there will be no shortage this winter. Charles F. Simes of A. R. Wright, a once large New England coal firm, notes the operation now runs with a single truck and driver. The region once had 25 coal firms. now only one remains, plus 90 oil distributors.
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Robert Lewis
Portland
Charles F. Simes
A.R. Wright
New England
Saco Zoning Board Grants Four Appeals
The Saco Zoning Appeals Board unanimously approved Van Psomiades’ variance to build a one family dwelling on Elmwood Drive after residents voiced opposition. The panel also approved Carl Jacobson’s garage variance and Wilfred Binette’s accessory building plan, and Dr. Emery Santerre’s exception to convert Langela's Restaurant into an animal hospital. The board reserved judgment on an appeal by Mrs. Carol Radin to build on an undersized Kinney Shores lot and awaits legal advice.
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Saco Zoning Appeals Board
van Psomiades
Elmwood Drive
Fred Martin
York County Superior
Art Psomiades
Isought
Carol Radin
Kinney Shores
Carl Jacobson
Common Street
Wilfred Binette
Woodcock Avenue
Emery Santerre
Langela’s
Portland Road
Handwriting Expert Reports On KHS Football Memo Mailed
Kennebunk High School football plays memo informed Robert Perkins as Otis Labree mailed the handwriting analysis. Labree, Penobscot County sheriff, said findings will be used with other evidence by SAD 71 officials to decide next steps.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunk
Traipee
Kennebunk Hig
Robert Perkins
KHS
Otis Labree
Penobscot County
Perkins
Labree
Arthur Hedberg
School Administration District 71 Board of Drectors
Speusate
SAD
Chile junta relaxes curfew for independence day in Santiago
The military junta eased Santiago curfew by one hour to 9 p.m. for Chile’s 163rd independence anniversary and canceled the Armed Forces Day parade. They urged workers to return to jobs for reconstruction as unrest lingers after Allende’s overthrow. Stores closed and downtown crowds shopped while street damage from four days of fighting drew attention. The government renamed the former presidential palace the Diego Portales Building, abandoning the Gabriela Mistral designation.
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Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
Allende
Gray Presidential Palace
U.N
Delta Crash Hearing Opens On Boston Airport Incident
Twenty six witnesses summoned for a three day National Transportation Safety Board hearing into the July 31 Delta Airlines DC9 crash at Logan Airport. Eighty eight died and one survivor, Air Force Sgt. Leopold Chouinard, 20, remains in critical condition with burns over eighty percent of his body at Massachusetts General Hospital. The board will examine whether the cockpit instruments and radios were functioning and notes a three month history of instrument problems.
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Peabody
Mass
National Transportation Safety Board
Delta Airlines
Logan Airport
Air Force
Leopold Chouinard
Marshfield
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Safety Board
Club News Biddeford Saco Area Meeting Notice
Cur. sillista will meet Wednesday at St. Andre Church Biddeford A Mass at 7 30 p m followed by a Altreya in the parish hall Witness speaker Rev Richard St Cyr assistant pastor at the host church Owen Davis Post re Legion will meet tonight at 8 at the post home Beach Street co
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Biddeford-Saco Area
Sillista
St. Andre
Biddeford
Richard St. Cyr
Owen-Davis Post
Re Legion
Post
Beach Street
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Los Angeles Times
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R. I. Journal
Paul Fournier
Robert Petit
Greg Brackett
Pare Abbott
Saco Zoning Board
Manchester
N.H
Logan
Deltamm
Northeast Airlines
Club News
C/O
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Adams ST
Maine Teachers Associationn
Sed National Education Association
Biddeford Teachers Association
United Teaching Professions
R. Dumas
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