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tosiiua Telegraph, Thursday, September 23, Obituaries and Funerals Deaths -Died in this city, 2 2 1 9 7 6 M. Fortin of 11 wife of the late J. Fortin, owneri of Tortin Flower Shop. Funeral Mass will be celebrated Satur: day morning at 9 a.m. in Hoiy 'Infant Jesus Church followed ky interment in 'St.

Louis de a Relatives and friends are in; vited to attend. There are no calling hours. The St. Laurent- Soucy Funeral Home, 116 Elm i i a arrangements. Funeral direc: tor is Arger St.

Laurent Jr. Donations may be made in her Hospital Building Fund. TURLA Died in this city Sept. 21, 1976, Mrs. Veronica Turla of 46 Worcester St.

Funeral service will take place on Friday morning at 8 o'clock from the Zis-Sweeney a 26 i followed by a Funeral Mass at 9 o'clock in St. Stanislaus Church. Relatives and friends are invited to attend, and may call at the funeral home, today from 2 to 4, and 7 to 9 p.m. MARGUERITE FORTIN Mrs. Marguerite M.

Fortin, R.N., of 11 Burnett and 55 Harris Road, died yesterday evening in a local hospital. A resident of this city for the past 40 years, she was born in Old Town, Maine, and came to Nashua from Lowell, Mass. She was the daughter of the late Michelle and Alvine (St. Pierre) Goudreau, and was a graduate of Lowell High School and St. Joseph Hospital of Nursing, Nashua, class of 1931, receiving her degree.

She was the widow of Charles J. Fortin. Prior to Mrs. Fortin and her husband owned and operated Fortin's Flower Shop on West Pearl Street. She was a communicant of St.

Louis de Gonzague Church and held membership in the Nashua Emblem Club, the, Nashua Friendship Club and St. Joseph Hospital Alumni Association. Survivors include one sister. Mrs. Virginia M.

Graham of Kittery, Maine; one nephew. William P. Graham III of Rowley, and several cousins. The St. a Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Deaths SYKES Died Sept. 22, 1976 in Nashua, Mrs. Helen F. Sykes, resident of 22 Union Square, Milford. A memorial lervice will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2 p.m.

in the First Congregational Church, Milford. Smith and Heald Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. MRS. HELEN SYKES MILFORD-Mrs. Helen F.

Sykes. 82, of 22 Union Square, died yesterday in a Nashua hospital after a brief illness. Born in Morristown. N.J.. she resided here for the past 22 years.

The i of Cecil M. Sykes, she was associated with her daughter, Miss Ethel L. Sykes. in the operation of the Wood Nook antique shop here. Besides her daughter, the family includes a' brother.

a i Springfield, N.J.; a niece and a nephew. i a a Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. MERRITT REED JR. DERRY i Reed 19. of 25 Linlew Drive, died Monday in Auburn, N.Y.

Death was attributed to hanging according to city coroner William Farrell. Mr. Reed was "born in Middletown, and had lived here for three years, formerly making his home in A He was a i a Auburn. He was a U.S. veteran, having served in the Seabees.

The a i includes his parents. Merrill C. Reed Sr. of Derry and Mrs. Gladys S.

Jodoin of Manchester: two sisters. Miss Carolyn D. Reed of a and Debra G. Morey of donderry; his paternal grand- a Walker of Long Beach, his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Gladys Shaw of Newark.

several aunts, uncles and cousins, The Peabody Funeral.Home is in charge of arrangements. Grandnuwon Vs. Cleveland N-Plant Is Safe At A Distance By MERRILL LOCKHARD In his six page position paper on energy, Second i i a i Congressional candidate J. Joseph Grandmaison has i avoided direct a i Seabrook nuclear plant. Analysis Lonely Death A A Fla.

A Before he died, Douglas Ray Sumner spent two weeks chained to a tree. He built a lean-to for shelter, dug a hole to collect a i and ate palmetto leaves and bark chips while he struggled in vain to fVee himself, police say. Sumner, 21, had not been seen by his family since he left home to go camping two years ago, telling his mother, 'I'll be back in three or four days or maybe never." When his best friend saw him a year ago and asked what he had been doing. Sumner replied, according to police: "I'm just trying to get my head screwed on straight. Don't tell anybody you've seen me." A Baptist pastor who knew him said Sumner had gotten i in a a religious group" and might a i i a himself to be anchored to a tree by a 15-foot logging chain attached -to a 20inch metal collar around his waist.

Two hunters stalking wild boar found his bones in a dense thicket a mile from the Nashua Kiwanis to Stage 35th Charter Night Oct 5 The Nashua Kiwanis Club will celebrate its 35th Charter Night with a dinner dance Oct. 5 in the 88 Restaurant. Plans for the event were discussed at last night's meeting in the 88 Restaurant, i a a i in charge. a a i i a chairman of the anniversary event, which will include a ladies' night observance and the presence of distinguished Kiwanis officials. ANG Seeking Recruits Here A representative of the N.H.

Air National Guard has begun holding office hours in the Air It was announced that the recent Kiwanis Apple Tag Day produced almost SI.000 in contributions for the various youth programs the club sponsors. The co-chairmen in charge were the Rev. George Sirois and Henri Thomas. A highlight of the session was the induction of a new i sonneault. vice president of the Nashua Trust Company.

He was inducted by past president Reynold Dean. William J. Barrett, chairman of the board of Nashua Trust, and a past president of the club, sponsored the new member. OTTAWA A a a Force recruiting office, at 113 ITM? 63 a f. she 5 1 Main St.

here. she would want to be a Gulf of Mexico last month. Investigators say Sumner had died about seven months before that, from either starvation or exposure. i a i a a speculated on a possible motive. No arrests have been made.

Pastor Pierre Kennedy said Tuesday that the last time he saw Sumner the youth told him "he was going to go up to the forest and stay for a while. "I think he might have had somebody chain him to that tree. Maybe someone said to him. 'We'll chain you to this tree and you can get closer to "This is the type thing some of those lunatic religous groups talk about; this ascetic idea that you can get close to God by depriving your body of things, food and drink pleasure." Found near Sumner's body were sneakers, shreds of clothes, a leather belt, books i i a Bible and an identification card from the University of South Florida where he had worked as a groundskeeper. Only 10 body's 206 bones remained.

Officers said the rest must have been carried off by animals. Sumner was identified by a jawbone fragment and the identification cand. At the bottom of the pine tree was a gash where Sumner apparently tried to cut the thick bark, police said. They said scars 10 feet up showed where he tried to work the chains up and over the top of the tree. Agents from the Florida Department of Criminal Law Enforcement said that near the tree where Sumner died they found a crude lean-to fashioned from palemtto fronds and a hole apparently dug by human hands.

Also nearby they found several balls of leaves the size of a fist, which they believed Sumner had used for nourishment in addition to the fronds. Staff Sergeant Frederick S. will be in the office on Thursdays from 9 a to 4. to interested persons on opportunities for part-time jobs with the Air National Guard. He has also arranged a display of survival equipment used by the Air National Guard on its planes in the window of the Internal Revenue Service office on Main Street.

The New Hampshire Air National Guard is an all- volunteer force of Air Force- trained officers and airmen who serve in the 157th Air Refueling Group, with headquarters and facilities at Pease Air Force Base, near Portsmouth. Operations and training are supervised by the A a i A i Command, to which the unit would report in event of a call to federal duty. HAMPSHIRE DRIVING SCHOOL 5 WEEK COURSES television newscaster. "1 think there are many I i interesting, but I think tha't every night having to criticize mv husband and his government would really be more than I could bear." she said. OOK i Cai.

Dried Arrangements Fall Door Swags Indian Com tfid Gourds tt Collins FLOWERS, INC. 35-37 MAIN STREET 882-2723 Rather, his main theme has been one aimed largely at conservation and- the need to rid some of the monopolizing aspects from oil production a search sources of energy. Grandmaison's Republican opponent, veteran Reg. James C. Cleveland, has also found a i a a nuclear plant.

He to his stituents and asked them if they favor a nuclear power a in a They responded favorably, 63 per cent; opposed, 34 per cent: undecided. 3 per cent. The majority of Cleveland's constituency, however, is at least 50 miles away from the Seabrook site. A poll such as that conducted by Cleveland is akin to one asking the people of Worcester. if they object to a proposed piggery in Hartford, Conn.

The Seabrook nuclear plant is a hot potato that neither Cleveland nor Grandmaison needs: one better left to the a i a of the First i i i i Seabrook. Both Grandmaison and Cleveland know this. However, both candidates have either directly or indirectly indicated their lack of i a over a energy. Cleveland sees it as a short term solution to the nation's problems at best, and says solar energy is the long term a independence. a a i a Cleveland "opposed add i i a a energy." And he charges: "This is the kind of record that Mobil Oil spends so much to extol." The Congressional Record shows to the contrary, that within his most recent term of office Cleveland has supported added funding for the development of solar energy.

"This year I co-sponsored a proposal increasing present a i of solar development by approximately 170 per a Cleveland in his constituent report soon to be released. "This dramatic jump was justified by evidence that technology has now reached a i i a spending can quite possibly make solar energy available at competitive prices by 1985 for the generation of electricity and for significant home use." Now You Know By United Press International If world population growth continues at the current rate. there will be more than 6 billion people on earth in the year 2000. and by 2600. there will be one person per square vurd of habitable land surface.

He says that the nation's "own abundant coal reserves could be used to far greater advantage." a a i a "Despite the feet that coal represents 95 per cent of the nation's conventional energy reserve coal production has not increased appreciably since 1943." Cleveland says: the nation at large has been shortsighted in ignoring its abundant coal resources;" a i should become the centerpiece of our energy policy." said Grandmaison. a i remains an important factor and statistics prove that New England consumers have been very conscious of the savings potential," said Cleveland. a a i a Cleveland "supported the virtual elimination of nuclear safety standards Cleveland said "I was heartened to find 23 per cent of my constituents stressing expedited i i and construction of nuclear power plants to meet our present energy needs." All of this leads to the question of how constituents would react if the now far removed nuclear plant were being proposed in the district in i a a i a Cleveland are candidates. NAPH Plans Observance With the endorsement of Mayor Dennis J. Sullivan, seated right, the National Association of the Physically Handicapped is planning its annual kickoff dinner for the National Employ the Handicapped week.

The dinner will be held at the 88 Restaurant Oct. 3. Here, members of NAPH discuss plans with the mayor. Standing are Wilfred Vigneault, manager of the N.H. Division of Employment Security, and Mary D.

Walch, float committee chairman Seated are Patricia Raymond, vice president of the Gate City Chapter of NAPH and Douglass R. Annand, president (Telegraphoto Dean Sha.lhoup) Temperatures Elsewhere HI Atlanta 77 Boston Chicago ...70 Cleveland Columbus 66 oaiias S6 Denver 67 Detroit 6 2 Hartford Honolulu 90 Houston 83 Kansas City 8 6 Las Vegas Lcs Angeles .75 Miami Beach .89 Milwaukee 54 Nashville 72 New Orleans 84 New York i Philadelphia Phoenix St. Louis 84 San Francisco 63 Tampa gg Washington 59 Today's Weather 30.00 LO 50 48 58 44 49 59 46 48 39 73 65 65 68 66 77 48 46 61 49 46 77 62 54 "73 49 A COLD LOItin HMUtATUIII The Outlook Tonight showers and thunderstorms are expected in portions of both the southern Plateau and southern plains regions, the south Atlantic coastal states area and the northern plains region. Most other areas should anticipate fair weather. (UPi Telephoto) Local Forecast September 23, 1976 Temperature at noon: 60 degrees Variable cloudiness and a chance of showers tonight, with lows in the mid 40s.

Partly sunny Friday, with highs in the low 60s. Readings taken at the Pen- nichuck Pumping Station over the past 24 hours showed a high yesterday of 63 degrees and a low this morning of 35 degrees. Tide Times at Hampton Beach DATE HiGH LOW Friday 11:01 a.m. 5:07 a.m. Sept.

24 11:28 p.m. 5:33 p.m. Libertarians On N.H. Ballot Hampshire The Libertarian Party, which says it stands for individual rights and a free market economy, i fielding 12 candidates on New Hampshire's November election ballot. Acting Secretary' of State Edward Kelley said Wednes- day the party filed the required number of signatures for its candidates including presidential nominee Roger MacBrideof Esmont, and vice presidential candidate David Bergland of Huntington.

Beach. Calif. Libertarian candidates in New Hampshire races in addition to McBride and Berland include John O'Brien of Raymond in the 1st District congressional race: Roger Kay of Portsmouth in the 3rd District Executive Council contest and several county and two House races. i a i a a i dividual rights, a free market economy, repeal of all victimless crime laws, a noninterventionist foreign policy and a strong military defense. Notice it toratoy given that public hearing will ba granted by Zoning Board of Adjustment on Tuesday, September 28,1178 at 7:30 P.M.

at the Naahua Public Library Auditorium on Court Street regarding the following: 1. Diocete of Manchester (owner) (option holders) 219 Lake Street (former Lake Street School) requesting a special exception in a RB District for the purpose of uting said bwiJdlng lor a muskal theater school. 2. Pauline F. Palmar, 15 Thornton Road, requesting a variation of the lot width area in R1I District tot is 1CKT thouM be 12CP side yard is 10' should be 20'.

3. John Hsu. 59 Northwood Drive, requesting a variation the reer yard requirements in a R9 District for rhe purpose of erecting a two car garage 24'x24' rear yard is 24 feet should be 4. Chalet Susse International 230 Main Dunstable Roed, requesting a special exception to construct a 24'iM' one story storage buWmg in a Park Industrial Dfrtricl to be used for the existing motor lodge and chain. 5.

J. ft W. 75 E. HoCis Street, requesting a a i a i of use a i in a Local Busineea District of We mid. section 52-60' for the purpose of using said section an tranemisekm center.

6. A rehearing has been granted to Lobster Trap, 40 Whitrtey Street, on ses food out service, but deny rerteering on see food restaurant Deletions and postponements from this agenda wW be puKlefc- ed in the newspapei on the prior to the hearing. A. E. Fox and Zoning Administrator 23, 1976 7 reasons why Nashuans think of Osgood's when they think of fireplace We're the oldest and most complete Fireplace Shoppe in the Nashua area.

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