Biddeford-Saco Journal from Biddeford, Maine • 2

BkldaforcHucu Journal Thursday Dm 20 1973 Wondering What Happened mt MHFegarded -Onassil Iilesvof Rochester Country dub rv Mj New Hampshire Residents 7 as Shaw said his contacts with The" record sold 100009 copies totle Onassis wants to build in -V he never got to the selectmen westermoat ponenta of an oil refinery Arta- and the Sandbergs officials of the Onassta-owned Olympic Refineries Inc had said earlier this week that Onassis would confer with state and local officials about the project and local opposition to it- Durham '-are wondering why 1 they didn't get to meet him as i Smised during his one-day of tha state Wednesday The international financier Shoals ooasL: The firm an minal for crude oil would' be seven miles' off the yasitV has proposed installing offshore puoy ter-' supertankers whose from the Middle East piped underwater' to Durham-Point By the' age of 24 he was playing the country's top night spots' had signed $2 million worth of movie contracts and had married his leading -lady Sandra-Dee in three weeks end established Dsrin es a teen-age idol A recording of Kurt "Mack' the based largely on an earlier interpretation by- Louis -Armstrong- sold two flewover-the-xefinery-aite LOS ANGELES (AP) Bobby Darin whose all-time hit the sold two million copies and shot him to the top of the rock nil era of a decade ago died today at 37 He had undergone opes -heart surgery Wednesday -r Spokesman David Gershenson said Darin died about- 12:15 am'PST In the intensive care ward of-Cedars of Lebanon i Hospital' where he had under-gone the six-hour operation nt a history of heart Darin had million copies end established Darin a a top star Comedian- George Burns adopted Darin as a protege and his private jet and then in a small' helicopter before he ate lunch with Gov Meldrim Thomson and made a brief the pair appeared together in statement at a reception in of the "American even the aristocracy needs a he said- thesyyear been aup- pliBarby-very-far-iway-and- very expensive restaurants -Thomson said Onassis considering the establishment of an antipollution laboratory in connection with the refinery to be operated at the University bf New 1 Onassis added that ne was committed to preserving the environmenL have one oTthe prettiest countries In the -world I wife to keep it that way' he Mrs- Sandberg said she shocked by ripn to Rochester citizens indicate a majority wants the refinery Greene said the facility would produce about 400000 barrels of petroleum products a day and reasserted the promise that New Hampshire would have first claim to aU It needs -about 80000 barrels a day Greene said about 30 per cent of i the production woiildbe home-heating oil 25 per cent would be gasoline and 30 per cent would be industrial hefting oil 3 Onassis said he whs using the latest technology' to make the refinery as unobtrusive as possible Mid much more modern than' other East Coast refineries the newest ft which waa Las ves ns and on television eg first 'movie was trouble dsting back to his bby- hood days in the Bronx section oh New York City when he suf-fced from rheumatic fever Darin1 who only recently had recovered from a popularity slide which cost him biflingrln aggressiveness stemmed from his early years of struggle1 in the Bronx section of NewYork He was bom Walden Robert Casaotto on Hay-14 1938 and he grew up a skinny sickly kid in a tough neighborhood His father whom he as a small-time gan ster died before he was bon Hir mother lived on welfare He learned to play the drums and was further toughened by appearing in the rugged show business schooling of summer camps in the Catskills Bitter and disillusioned he sought escape from the drab city life by writing songs He showed them to a young publisher Donnie KirsChner and his career be gan Picking the name of Darin out of the telephone book he began recording on the- Decca label with little success Then in May of 1958 he made the record' a softg he said he wrote id 12 minutes Gov Thomson ant his staff whre the only government officials to talk with Onassis The only local contact he made was with Mure 11 Thomson a farmer and head custodian of Durham' schools who presented him with a pro-refinery petition -with to signatures of area residents Save Our Shores presented Thomson with an anti-refinery petition bearing more than 4 000 signatures earlier this week Among objections to the-refinery to be built on a- tidal marsh on the edge of the college town of Durham are that it would strain the housing cuic-ity of the town and would be subject hr mistakes aa Olym first refinery So far New England has no refineries although two have been proposed for Maine Olympic has options on 8500 acres of ahoreland and tidal estuaries at Dirham Print and option on Lunging Island the Eugene Harlow an Olympic consultanL said at a news conference before the reception that the firm fo also trying to boy Star Island or White Island in the Isles of Shoals But neither of the islatds would be necessary to setting up the terminal for the supertankers only he said' fin Star is owned by Star Island Oorp of Boston which runs educational and religious -conferences on the Island during the summer-An official of the -corporation uid the only way the firm would sell the island waa our dead 4 Another- Olympic consultant Robert Greene said the company waa considering Rochester to the northwest of Durham as an aternative to the site already Chosen Rochester Mayor John Shaw said' Wednesday that he would like to see the facility built on a 4000-acre tnarsh next to the Vegas and television ap- £'0 Las pearaqces had been admitted i' to the hospital 'eight days in which he played opposite- Sandra Dee They eloped in December I960 A son Dodd was born in 1962 In the mid-a960s his career began to run down So did his marriage to Sandra Dee they were divorced in 1967 Six months ago Darin married Andrea Joy Yeager legal secretary By 1970 Darin had changed his professional name to Bob and was peppering his night club act udth anti-war remarks His career declined further but a year ago he staged a comeback and was once again mak ing i television appearances and headlining in Las Vegas Funeral arrangements were pending built 17 years ago- -finance pollution lab in Dur- have the technology to ham Why would they -do that make this refinery look almost unless they plan to give us like beauty Onassis some pollution to go with -said 1 Rep Dudley Dudley D- Greene said the fedlity would Durham1 who presented the a An examination showed one of two artificial valves in-serted In his heart in -1971 was not functioning- properly Ger-fhenson said necessitating surgery The brash ambitious Darin once vowed publicly that he would become a legend before he was 25 And he almost made bv i j- be made to blend in-with its urroundinp on Great Bay" although five or six smoke stacks might be 200 to 200 feet hid He' iald the 'height the stacks would have to be cleared with nearby Pease Air Force 288-foot SOS antirefinery petition to Thomson Monday was not ihvited to the reception but attended the news conference Asked what she thought of the antipollution laboratory suggestion Mrs Dudley said consider it a Bedford 'Tm upset that my husband and I and the Durham town selectmen during an energy crista had to use very expensive gas to drive all the way over here for a free ginger Nancy Sandberg chairman of Save Our Shores said after the reception even get a chance to meet him and that waa the only thing that Interested me in comjng The Sandbergs helped form Save Our Shores and ad hoc committee soon after -refinery plans were announced 'last month I am not a Greek bearing Onassis told the ctowd of 500 invited guests want to impose on the people of New Hampshire somethin unpleasant and una The refinery will fie as a Don city manager of Dover which borders on Durham-said the main aecom plishment of the visit was that it established connection with the project wondered if he really Microphone trouble and short stature made it difficult for the Shndbergs the only opponents invited and the town selectmen to see or hear him during his speech After- the speech Onassis made his way through part Of the crowd shaking hands but Alcide Perreaiult The Weather ''f-- j-r a and on Secretary of State Henry A killed Government losses were March SAIGON Vietnam ported more than double the' dallyavlEiislnger at his meeting in listed as 15 killed and 57 wounded1'" 4 The clashes were reported 20 miles north of Saigon on Highway 13 and In the Mekong Delta 55 miles southwest A the capital r- Paris today with Le Due Tho of the North Vietnamese Politburo 1 'V Hien said -that in the two largest battles 59 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong were Kenneth Russell (AP) -Heavy fighting was reported today near the capitals of South Vietnam and Cambodia A Saigon government spokesman said Communist ceasefire violations hit a nine-month high The South Vietnamese government reported 144 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong attacks in the country during the 24 hours ending at dawn today It was (he largest number re- erage for the past two weeka chief military spokesman LL CoL Le Trung Hien said the increased level of fighting was connected with the anniversary today of the founding of the National Liberation FronL the political arm of the Viet Cong He also interpreted it a slur of force to put pressure Tonight snow north rain along' tha coast and mixed snow and freezing rain elsewhere Rain over spreading the entire state Friday Temperatures rising-through the night reaching into the mid 20a north and 40s south during Riday Being Misspent HUD Director -r Of Maine Quits WASHINGTON (AP) Ager said -that foil to Alcide Perreault 64 resident of dark Avenue Biddeford died Wednesday at his home following a four-month illness: He was born' In Fort Kent May 14 1909 a son of Patrick and Adele (Marin) Perreault and attended schools there A communicant of St Andre's Church Biddeford he was employed as a foreman by the Mfg Co Biddeford 40 years retiring two are hi widow Mrs (Roy) Perreault of two sons Gerald Marblehead and Marc Perreault of Beach Biddeford two Mrs Robert DeFranco of ML NY and Mrs James Grattelo of Toronto: Edwin Perreault Biddeford and Ronaldo of Skowhegin six Mrs Earl (Mabel) Skowhegan Mrs Alban Paradia of Van Buren Rudolphe (Bertha) Lemire Mrs Robert A Valliere and Mrs (Jeannette) Lemay Biddeford and Mrs Roach of Westboro grandson and several nephews of Christian Burial celebrated Saturday at St Church and Interment will be family lot at SL Joseph Cemetery Biddeford Friends may call at the Bolduc Funeral Koine 291 Alfred -SL Biddeford tonight from 7 to 9 and Friday from 2to4nd7to9pm'F Safety jV MARINE FORECASTS East port to Merrimack River Winds southeasterly to 30 knots tonight continuing Friday Occasional snow mixing with rain tonight and Friday Visibility five miles or more lowering to near one mile tonight and Friday Seas building to four to eight foet tbhigbL Kenneth Russell 72 a resident of 37 Ross Road Saco died Wednesday at a Portland hospital following a brief illness a 4 Born in Font Fairfield Jan 12 1901 he was a aon of Michael and Isabelle (GIggey) Russell and was educated at Fort Fairfield schools A communicant of Host Holy Trinity Church 1 Saco he was a potato farmer and grocer in Fort Fairfield until 1950 He raced and trained horses for Canning Co and was the Perreault bolder of several records New York tracks He raged on many tracks throughout the United States and Canada retiring from racing in 1968 and settling in Sapp For the past three years Is had been employed Market Saco Surviving are two sons' Blair Rusgell stationed with the UJ5 Maty at Kings Point NY and Michael Russell of'-Saeo three daughters Mrs Judy Doody and Miss Corrine Russell both of Saccrand Mrs Heidi Libby of Scarborough Pepperell for over years ago Surviving Aline 1 Biddeford Perreault Mass Hills daughters (Durelle) Vernon (Joscelyn) two bothers of sisters Rowe of (Leona) Mrs of Scarborough (Yvette) Armand both of Hazel Mass nieces and A Mass will be 9 am at Biddeford in the reach their reduction goals will lose part of their federal Federal fundi account for an average of 541 per cent of total welfare costa with state and local governments providing the rest Beat Union Oil Co Hlcted DECEMBER TIDES HIGH LOW A AM PM 26 7:41 8:17 1:16 2:02 21 8:33 2:16 2:55 22 8:13 8:53 2:59 3:39 23 19:91 16:39 3:43 24 19:42 11:18 4:25 1:81 25 11:29 5:96 1:48 SPRINKLER SYSTEM Saco Fire Department checked a sprinkler system in iSaoo Manufacturing Lincoln StreeL Tuesday at 8:54 pm according to a fire official Ladder 1 three men and Engine 2 responded to tbe calL Low air pressure caused the malfunction a spoketman reported Price PORTLAND (AP) -Wayne Johnson announced today his resignation as Maine director of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-menL The 30-year-old director who took office la June 1972 cited a 30-day suspension imposed against him end four other HUD officials by Housing Secretary James Lynn totally unwarranted disciplinary action bp Secretary Lynn proves conclusively to me that there ta no room in this administration at this time for a person committed to bringing low and medium income families adequate housing in any meaningful he said Johnson who is based In Bangor scheduled a news conference here to announce his resignation Rep William Cohen R-Maine called on the Civil Service Commission to investigate the suspension question has been raised about whether Mr suspension may have resulted from a personality conflict between him and the HUD regional administrator in Cohen said this pos-sibilily should be Johnson uid he has notified Lynn that his resignation will take effect Jan 31 He also said he plana to appeal the 30-day suspension and will seek an impartial and open hearing The suspension was proposed by the droartment as a result of project feasibility letters mailed after last Jan 5 the date of the federal housing freeze Johnson said Describing the allegations as both ard "hairsplitting" he laid all work had been completed and sponsors notified prior to the deadline 1 am being penalized for too aggressively- seeking to bring Maine its fair share of housing for the elderly the handicapped and the needy" he said hr statemenL government audit released today shows that one million welfare fomiHes are ineligible or overpaid ft an annual cost to taxpayers of $117 billion The Department of Health Education and Welfare said the conclusions were readied from state' samplings of 44000 of the 51 million families receiving Aid to FsmHies with Dependent Children (AFDC) The review showed that 102 per cent or 81200 cases were ineligible 224 per cent or 706-800 were overpaid and 81 per cent or 252100 were underpaid HEW said The cases which represent families and not individuals were audited between April and September 1 under a system found to be by the Gallup Organization Inc HEW said At mid-year- there were 31 million families on AFDC roils representing 109 million indi viduala including 78 million children Under the threat of a loss of federal matching funds HEW said the states have developed plana to correct the error rates next step la for states to implement these corrective action plans so that error rates will be sharply reduced by June 30 1975 to an ineligibility rate of no more than 3 per cent and an overpayment rate of no more than 5 per HEW Secretary Caspar Weinber- New-England Temperatures MASSACHUSETTS sister Mrs Scarborough children A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday at 9 am at Most Holy Trinity Church Saco Interment will be in Black Point Cemetery Scarbrough Friends may call- at the Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Mam St Saco on Friday from 2 to 4 pm DISAPPEARING MONEY Biddeford police say they-are investigating the disappearance of an 'undetermined amount of money from the Brothers Company this morning after the grocery distributors opened for business Police said tha money had been left lying on a counter 25 30 28 18 Biddeford I Schools Boston Chatham Nantucket Pittsfield New Bedford Worcester RHODE ISLAND Providence 17 15 24 2 CharlesCampbell 1615 AUGUSTA y- A- (AP) Union Oil Co of South Portland has reportedly agreed to comply with an Internal Revenue Service order to roll wholesale -prices bark more than two cents effective Dec 1 The stabilisation office said Wednesday that the order was issued following an of alleged violation of lost -of Living Council guidelines on wholesale borne heat ing oil Wesley Matthew IRS stabilization manager said lev- -eral other heating oil com- panies in Maine have also been forced to cut back price When caked for precise fig- 5 ures on the rollback Matthews said 1 these were confidential among the company its retai- if ler and the IRS 7 He said Union oil was or- -dered to give credits or rebates to its retail customers He said the company assured hinf that' -letters have been sent to cus- -tomers concerning credit allowances Matthews said any cutback on wholesale prices should bt passed along to consumers NEW HAMPSHIRE GAS SMELL OLD ORCHARD A reported amell of gas on Melvin Avenue here Wednesday st 5:20 pm brought Fire Engina 2 and three men to the scene fire department spokesman said No fire waa reported Egyptians (Continued from Page One) communities notably Lewiston Bangor-and home Portland area cities might have practices anyway Board- Chairman Richard Jacques said that it was peculiar that everyone was upset about cancelling athletics mainly basketball but no one seemed care that' schools would be dosed or other activities eliminated during the break Frechette said that if the energy crista was as serious a some have predicted schools could suffer further cutbacks during the -winter months He jXJ KENNEBUNKPORT- Charlei Campbell 84 resident of Elm Street- this town died in a Biddeford nursing home on Wednesday following a lengthy illness He was born in Kennebunk Nov 25 1689 a son of Robert A and i Florence (Emmons) He attended the South Congregational Church here 1 and was a retired em ploye of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard He was an honorary member of the Kennebunkport SMOKE SCARE OLD ORCHARD BEAGE-Engine 2 and three men responded to a reported smell of smoke on School Street Wednesday at: 5:35 jpm according to fire officials Engine 3 and three men reported to the acme -i- Most Gas Stations Closing Christmas iu Village Fire Co and a former Said schools might be con- Shellfish: (CsnUnued from Page One) broke off Nov 29 when they failed to produce Israeli with drawal mi the Sues fronL Egypt thinks that the United States and the Soviet Union ere at last working in concert for peace in the Middle East and will not allow Israri to stretch out tiie conference the official said The Egyptians and Israelis are described In Cairo as too for on the general framework of disengagemenL Both Sadat and Secretary of State Henry A Kissinger say the issue should have first priority at Geneva But Sadat said he hoped for progress before Christmas while American officials stress that they expect nothing but ceremonials until after the Israeli election Dec SL (Gutinued from Page One) involved in preparations for Geneva v-i'? Experts from the foreign and defense ministries and Premier Golds Mek's office and consultants have been working in think tank committees to define bargaining options and strategy in Geneva Official! -say thl committees are calculating Arab demands and possible Israeli responses on such questions as Paleitin-ian refugees freedom of end access to holy places in Jerusalem and the status of the Arab sector of Jerusalem But no xpedal team hu been set up to work out a position on the biggest factor in the Geneva talks the Arab demand for Israel to withdraw from all of the 26000 square miles of territory it seized in the 1967 war For one thing the general election Dec 31 could change the composition of tha government and its view on how much of the oocubied territory should be retained HoffaToRun BOSTON (AP) -Motorists driving in New England over the Christmas holiday are ad-viaed to fill their gasoline tanks before Dec 25 A survey by the ALA Auto and Travel Club indicates nearly all service stations will be dosed for the holiday Only eight of 200 surveyed by ALA i the region planned to be open Christmas Day Moat stations will be -open during davlight hours Christmas Eve Gas stations on the toll roads wd remain open for the holiday in Massachusetts Connecticut and Maine iidered a -low priority Jtem compared to preservation of large block of Jobs around the state And the superintendent noted that in some circles there were discussion of the feasibility of four day school weeks In other business the board agreed that it would be necessary to cut a small drainage ditch behind Kennedy School a stopgap measure to alleviate flooding and the normal swampiness of the area Engineering plana from Dow Coulpmbe and Brown -Inc (formerly Libby and Dow) were twiiuoi iaivvj ftuu asuwj BOAT HEIST A boat 7 valued $300 belonging to John Jackson of Cove Avenue was reported stolen from the city parking lot at 1 Camp Ellis according to Saco police officials The 12-foot aluminum boat was stolen either Dec 17 or Dec 18 police said 'wl i' DOG STOLEN Rose Johnson' Stone Street reported her German Shepherd dog valued at $100 was stolen Dec 20 Saco police rifieirij said The name is Dream It is black and beige and was wearing a black collar PHILADELPHIA (AP) Af said Jimmy Hoffs in Vi announcing a comeback bid for 7 the presidency of the Teamsters going to ran for the presidency to uid the former head Wednesday night "There may be a contest If there is so member of the Arundel Grange Surviving are two daughters Mrs -Elizabeth Philbrick of Cape Elizabeth and Mrs Amelia Lanata of Hull Mass three brothers Ralph and Herman Campbell both of Kennebunkport and Kenneth A Campbell of Kennebunk a sister Mrs Florence Sturgis of Stamtish 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2 pm at the Bibber Memorial Chapel 67 Summer SL Kennebunk Rev Robert Bowes of the South Congregational Church will officiate and interment will be in Arundel Cemetery hoe Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 7 to 9 pjn (Continued from Page One) eligible can gather one peck of shellfish per day for a 32 annual license fee commercial diggers will be allowed to harvest unlimited quantities for a 10 annual license foe The ordinance was proposed by 1 a group of commercial diggers who claimed the few remaining flats were being to the point where they were hard-pressed to make a living 7 The voters also approved $28425 to purchase a front end aim a backhoe Of that $1764987 would come Revenue 'Sharing funds the rest out of the highway equipment fund aooounL Finally $12317 in unappropriated surplus funds were transferred to various town Since the first "Penny Black" was issued in 1840 more than 107000 different stamps have been printed worldwide CAREY BROS JEWELERS Thachor Building Biddeford HIRAM SUGGESTS: FUNERAL DIRECTORS ra ft SHUMWAT AND GROSS neral Service IS Spring Saco 264-5611 TURNPIKE CRASH A collision between two trector-trailen occurring at the Saco exit on the Maine turnpike Wednesday at 8:15 pm hospitalized one driver with a fractured jaw Francis Mitchell 48 of Vassalboro is in satisfactory condition at the Maine Medical Center in Portland following the aeddent hospital official said State police officer Gaiy Phillips was the- investigating officer Further details of the aeddent are not immediately available Club News mnm DENNETT ft CRAIG S6S Mata StreeL tie Mata TaL 03- A Stereo Cabinet Or Dry Sink A Rugged Heavy Pine Cocktail Table wcrcjjjp examined to aee what long-term major projects 'might be necessary to fix water ac-cumulatiOD problems permanently The board also voted to send to the ordinance committee of the city council an order that would restrict parking on Maplewood Avenue between 7 sjo and 5 pm A similar move was made before the start of schools but the council apparently never acted on iL The board also heard a list of complaints from the state regarding cafeteria conditions Slastie forks should be ributed handies voted to have' Athletic Director Brother Richard determine the cost of interscbalasUc field hockey and eofibaU programs far the new budget and denied a Student Council request for a' money changer machine at the high school from and capital accounts A Home tonight will home meeting of SL Andre's Auxiliary scheduled for has been canceled and be held -17 at the Pori Road Biddeford After Oror 50 Years la Biddeford Carey Bros In Golag Out Of Buainesal EUQND ft CONROY Funeral) Horn Frank Emond JF Conroy 284511 end 2SMS1S OFF Christmas Candles And Oil Lamps 4 PORK PIE ORDERS ARE NOW BEING TAKEN ALSO CHRISTMAS COOKIES AND CAKES 1 Df MEMORUMf la Levtag Meaaery Of AUXOIE LACHANCE Whe Passed Awty December 2 069 Wo often sR And think 1 1 her When wo an all alone For memory is the only friend That grief cu can it cwur PIES MOST EVERYTHING Up THE STORE Just In Time For CHRISTMAS GIFTING IIIRAKI WOODCRAFT Cocoanui Cream Chocolate Cream Banana Cream Cuaiard Squash Mine Meat And Apple WILL BE OPEN MONDAY DEC 24 LONDON (AP) Tangled wreckage and the remains of Christmas presents lay across aniiu nil lins to thr BT ABUNDEL 2 ML SOUTH OF 5 POINTS JEWELRY DIAMONDS WATCHES PASTRY-SHOP housewZSB A Cornu Early While Selection In Complete OPEN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY HLV SUNDAY AND MONDAY UNTIL 5 west today after an express train crash that killed 10 persons and injured at least 50 oth- Husband Daughters and Sans SCI Main Su Saco 284-7214 r-v.