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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1975
Page
3
Obituaries notice multiple victims Cecile Bergeron 55 of Biddeford died after lengthy illness. Armand Neault Sr. 81 of Biddeford died in local nursing home. Other notices list Laurette Perrault 62 of Old Orchard Beach and Gregory Prokey 22 of Saco among deceased with funeral arrangements and family survivors.
The 6.2 billion HEW and Labor Department funding bill faces delay as Senate debate resumes. Antibusing amendments threaten to block court ordered busing tied to racial balance and Title VI concerns. OSHA enforcement limits draw business protest amid slow progress toward natural gas legislation.
Alfred and Old Orchard Beach councilor John Bird seeks more time to respond to a conflict of interest suit filed by four town colleagues in York County Superior Court. The plaintiffs request about 400 dollars paid for locksmith services Bird performed in 1974. Bird, summoned Sept. 4, says he must study civil procedure and may represent himself. The dispute follows council infighting that began earlier this year over town management and personnel decisions.
Margaret O'Sullivan of Biddeford dies at local hospital after a life in Biddeford and Saco. She leaves two nephews and three nieces and will be buried at St Mary Cemetery Biddeford after services at St Mary Church. Henry C J Dumas of Wells dies in an automobile crash in Arundel after Marine service in Viet Nam and a family in Wells and Saco, Mass of Christian Burial held at St Mary Church with interment in Ocean View Cemetery.
Funeral directors Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St Saco and Dennett and Craig 365 Main St Saco Maine are listed with phone numbers. Emond and Conroy Funeral Home John P Conroy Jr director 72 Hill St Biddeford and Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home Stone St Biddeford with R Martel director are also named.
Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach police report multiple incidents over the weekend including vandalism worth 500 dollars on Ocean Park Road in Saco Furthers shows a break in at Doris Thomas home on Forrest Avenue with two suspects arrested and charged William Dudevoir 18 and a 17 year old will face Saco District Court. A 1972 two door hard top car was stolen on Staples Street in Old Orchard Beach and several false alarms occurred in Biddeford.
Saco police report Gregory L. Prokey age 22 of 29 Scammon Street died of internal injuries after a crash on Simpson Road near the Saco Buxton line. The motorcycle struck boulders after skidding into a ditch. Investigating officers were Sgt. Norman Pothier Capt. Richard Nason and Patrolman David Cross.
Portland forecast shows tonight fair with lows 40 to 50. Tuesday expects partly sunny conditions in the north and increasing cloudiness in the south with highs in the 60s.
Marine forecast shows southwest winds 5 to 10 knots tonight and light variable Tuesday. Weather fair with visibility above five miles. Seas three feet or less tonight.
Sen. Howard Baker said Reagan must win New Hampshire convincingly to prevent Ford from clinching the Republican nomination in 1976. He doubts a contested GOP primary would help the party and speculates Ford may choose Nelson Rockefeller again as running mate. Baker expects Muskie or Humphrey to lead the Democratic race and predicts the CIA inquiry may not reach firm conclusions. He notes that about a third of U.S. murder victims are related to their killers.
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