Notable Actor Norma Crane Dies at 42
Actress known for playing the wife in Fiddler on the Roof died of cancer in Los Angeles Friday. Mantan Moreland, 71, famed Charlie Chan chauffeur Birmingham Brown, also died Friday in Los Angeles. Poet W H Auden reportedly died of a heart attack at his Vienna home. he split time between Vienna and Christ Church College in Oxford.
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Los Angeles
Norma Crane
Mantan Moreland
Birmingham Brown
Vacord
England
W.H. Auden
Vienna
Christ Church College
Henry Chadwick
Auden
Fire and traffic incidents span three towns in Friday report
In OLD ORCHARD BEACH a fireman responded to a flooded oil burner at 22 Fern Ave owned by Walter Shea at 1 3 p m. Saco responders battled a minor fire at 58 Beach St after a construction warning device overturned at 10 58 a m. Biddeford police logged two crashes with Arthur Stackpole of 48 Fairfield St Saco colliding with Michael Paquette at 63 South St Biddeford on South Street at 11 15 p m and another crash at Jefferson and Washington streets at 4 p m involving Raymond Wynne of 8 Horigan Court Biddeford and Bernard Lajeunesse of 100 Foss St Biddeford.
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Old Orchard Beach
Fern Ave
Walter Shea
Fire Department
Saco
Beach St
Biddeford
Arthur Stackpole
Fairfield St
Michael Paquette
South St
South Street
Jefferson and
Washington Streets
Raymond J. Wynne
Horrigan Court
Bernard Lajeunesse
Foss St
City of Saco reports annual copies available
City Clerk Joan LaMontagne announced that the City of Saco annual report copies are now available in the city clerk's office.
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Saco City
City of Saco
Joan LaMontagne
War veterans to meet at Biddeford VFW hall
York County Barracks announces a meeting of Veterans of World War I and Auxiliary on Monday at 2 pm. The gathering will be held at the VFW post located on Thornton Street in Biddeford.
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York County
VFW U
Thornton Street
Biddeford
Legion to honor Jean Demeule in Biddeford meeting
The American Legion post in Biddeford will gather Sunday at 7 30 p m at Bolduc Funeral Home 291 Alfred Street to pay respects to Jean G Demeule a post member.
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Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Post
American Legion of
Biddeford
Bolduc
Alfred St
Jean G. Demeule
Funeral Directors in Saco and Maine Firms Listed
Funeral home names Emond and Conroy and Shumway and Gross listed with addresses in Saco Maine. Specific phone numbers 284 5511 282 1818 and 284 5611 appear alongside Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street.
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Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
J.P Conroy
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St Saco
Dennett & Craig
Saco
Maine
Portland Weather Update Tonight and Sunday Forecast
Clear tonight with overnight lows in the 30s to low 40s. Sunny Sunday expected with highs of 50s in the north and 60s in the south.
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Portland
Trials Of Local Interest At York County Superior Court
Several trials of local interest are scheduled next week at York County Superior Court. Robert Boisvert faces a amphetamine sale case on Oct 3 with two more indictments queued. Edgar Devoid is set for sodomy charges on Oct 4. Stanley Lowell faces illegal sale of methamphetamine on Oct 5 and is also indicted for conspiracy to sell dangerous drugs.
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Alfred
York County Superior Court
Robert Boisvert
First St
Old Orchard Beach
Kenneth Kimmel
Theophilus A. Itanides
Boisvert
Edgar Devoid
Elm St
Biddeford
Edward Gaulin
Louis Spill
Stanley Lowell
Myrtle Avenue
William 5S
Brodrick
Frank F. Stearns
Lowell
Hutchins Receives Son of Maine Award at Seaside Dinner
Curtis M. Hutchins of Bangor won the 12th Son of Maine Award at the Annual Members Meeting of the Maine Council New England Council in Kennebunkport. The Bangor business leader, longtime Dead River Co. chairman, has held multiple directorships and public service roles, with honorary degrees from Maine institutions and three children noted.
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Kennebunkport
Curtis M. Hutchins
Bangor
Maine
Edmund S. Muskie
Sumner T. Pike
Raymond F. Fogler
Elliot Porter
Asa 5. Knowles
Carleton D. Brown
Charles F. Phillips
Hutchins
Dead River Co
Drc
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
St. Croix Paper Co
Bangor Punta Corp
Greenwich
Phi Beta
Secret Donations To Nixon Campaign Revealed
The Nixon re election finance committee disclosed 18.2 million dollars in secret gifts from ambassadors, bankers and prominent Republicans during 1971 to 1972. Big donor W Clement Stone gave 2 million, with other notable contributors including Richard Scaife 1 million and Mellon heirs, Rockefeller family members, and John Mulcahy. Bob Hope and Howard Hughes gave smaller amounts.
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Nixon
Chicago
W. Clement Stone
Finance Committee
Stone
Mellon
Richard Scaife
Rockefeller
John Mulcahy
New York
Quigley Co
Pfizers Pharmaceuticals
Bob Hope
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Cal Kavens
Miami Beach
Fla
Teamsters
Jimmy Hoffa
Kavens
Earlir
Senate Watergate Committee
John W. Dean III
George Smathers
Common Cause
Henry Buchanan
Committee
Nixon Committee
Finance
Maurice Stans
Treasuries
SAD 71 seeks injunction over football play leakage
SAD 71 has asked the Superior Court for a permanent injunction to bar Donald Littlefield of Kennebunk from secretly sharing Kennebunk High School football plays and strategies with opponents. A temporary restraining order is sought ahead of Monday hearings as the district argues that such disclosures threaten fair play, gate receipts, and the integrity of the athletic program.
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Kennebunk
Lake Region
Dorval
Dydevoir
ALFRED — _ School Administrative District 71
Superior Court
Donald Littlefield
Kennebunk High School
Robert Cyr
AD 73
David Snow
Robert Perkins
Littlefield
Rams
SAD 71
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Kennebunk School
York
Ram
Journal
Maine Woman's Political Caucus Fundraiser Draws Notables
At a Portland cocktail party Friday the Maine Women’s Political Caucus showcased broad support for the Equal Rights Amendment. Attendees included Sen. Ed Muskie Rep. Peter Kyros Rep. William Cohen Gov. Kenneth Curtis wife Polly Curtis and several potential candidates. Organizer Barbara McGough called turnout encouraging though only half the $10 000 goal was raised.
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Maine Women's Political Caucus
Edmund S. Muskie
U.S
Peter N. Kyros
William S. Cohen
Polly Curtis
Joseph T. Brennan
Bennett D. Katz
Augusta
Harrison L. Richardson
Cumberland
Democratic National
George J. Mitchell
Jadine O’brien
Frost poem published posthumously in Boston Herald
The Boston Herald American published a short Frost poem found on a note dated January 9 1963 and written for Miss Forbes in Frosts room at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. George Gloss of Brattle Book Shop said Jan net Forbes helped Frost as his nurse and handed over the note to him. Frost a four time Pulitzer Prize winner is associated with New England settings.
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Robert Frost
Toda
Boston Herald American
George Gloss
Brattle Book Shop
Gloss
Janet Forbes
Frost
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Glass
Miss Forbes
California
New Hampshire
Vermont
New England
OOB Firemen Approve Aerial Ladder Purchase
The town council approved buying an American LaFrance diesel truck with a 100 foot rear mounted aerial ladder for 76,225 dollars. Delivery is expected in about 14 months with half funds from 41974 revenue sharing and half from 1975 funds. payment upon delivery.
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Old Orchard Beach
Specia
Joseph Mokarze
Leslie Wyman
Thomas Smith
Fire Department
Long Agenda Faces Saco City Council
A report on the Elm Street sewer problem and a proposed new ordinance for multi family dwellings are on the Saco City Council agenda for Monday at 7 30 pm in the council chambers. Also listed are a third police cruiser, appointment of a plumbing inspector, work on the 1 9 spur, and bids for the Memorial Field project.
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Elm Street
Brentwood Circle
Saco City
Police Department
Memorial Field
Isle's Only Dwelling Destroyed By Fire
Fire destroyed the only dwelling on Sisters Island Friday night. The four bedroom cottage was vacant when the blaze was spotted from the mainland. Twelve firefighters reached the scene but found only embers. The owner was reported in Rhode Island and unreachable. The item mentions a Berkshire County Fair origins in Pittsfield Mass 1811.
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Freeport
Sisters Island
South Freeport
Earl Elkins
Elkins
Rhode Island
Warden halts Maine prison furlough program
Warden Garrell S. Mullaney at Maine State Prison suspends all furloughs after an escape during an escorted visit to Rockland. He vows re evaluation, cites community reaction, and notes only about one percent of furloughed inmates escape or reoffend.
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Thomaston
Garrell S. Mullaney
Maine
Rockland
Mullaney
Drivers urged to fill up amid fuel shortages across New England
The American Automobile Association urges motorists in New England to abandon brand loyalties and keep tanks above half full. Spokesman Richard W. Hoover warns some stations may run dry before October shipments, advises buying even a dollar’s worth, and notes Sunday closures become common. He cautions about unreliable neighborhood stations and the risk of shortages this weekend.
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Associated Press
New England
American Automobile Association
Richard W. Hoover
Auto Club
Bank offers soup incentive to attract deposits in Portland
Portland Savings Bank launches Souper Offer giving a 12 can case of soup to customers who deposit 100 dollars or more into new or existing savings accounts. A 500 dollar deposit adds an imported canned item as another perk.
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Portland
Portland Savings Bank
Roger C. Lambert
Local MS Campaign Set To Commence
William S. French of the Maine Chapter of the National MS Society announced that this year the MS Hope Chest Campaign will raise funds for patient services and research. The drive runs Oct. 7 in Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach with 300 volunteers expected to participate and about 200 house to house workers in Biddeford Saco. Area leaders include Mrs. Raymond Hobbins Mrs. Debbie White Mrs. Jeanne Cote and Mrs. Marjorie Bryant. Funds will aid clinics and equipment like wheelchairs canes walkers and lifts for Maine patients. Maine has an estimated 6000 MS cases and the disease is a leading health concern in the state.
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William S. French
Maine
Sclerosis Society
MS National Society
Saco
Old
Biddeford-Saco
Raymond
Portland
Waterville
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