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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1963

Page

7

St Margaret CYO Panthers Triumph In Intramural Bout

The St Margaret CYO Panthers defeated the Eagles 57 after Roland Gagne led with 27 points. Scorers included Terry Lee 12 Michael Potvin 7 Loyal Boucher 6 John Lambert 2 Fred Egan 2 for the Panthers while Michael Prendergast topped the Eagles with 18 Stephen Dowd 16 Ronald Schmit 6 John Jalbert 4 and Robert Sloan 3. Officials were Douglas Cowl and Mark Nutial. The final game is set for next Sunday at 2 00 p.m. at Old Orchard Beach High School gym.

St. Margaret Cyo Michael Prendergast Stephen Dowd Ronald Schmit John Jalbert Robert Sloan Douglas Coalwell Mark Nutial

Free parking debated as Westbrook considers ending meters

Westbrook City Council preliminarily approves abolishing parking meters with a final vote possible. The move aims to ease parking and boost downtown activity, linking to plans for a competitive Sovetens area and broader shopping access.

Westbrook Maine Sovetens

TV critic notes on Hoffa special and new daytime soaps

AP report reviews NBCs hour long Inside James Hoffa special calling it bland while noting pro Hoffa Teamster praise and anti Hoffa views. It also previews daytime soap debuts General Hospital and The Doctors with plot outlines and medical details.

New York David Brinkley NBC Jimmy Hoffa Teamsters Brinkley ABC Generalitar Doctors Ben Casey Dr. Kildare General Hospital

Highways Committee Opposes $50 Million Bond Bill

The Highways Committee voted unanimously against a bill to authorize $50 million in bonds for rapid improvement of Maine state highways below 60 percent adequacy. A companion tax plan to raise the gasoline tax to 7.7 cents a gallon to retire the bonds was already rejected. The committee also opposed free use of the Maine Turnpike for state officials.

Augusta Highways Committee Maine Executive Council

Conservative Youth Group Is Organized In Maine

A Maine chapter of Young Americans for Freedom YAF is formed to build local civic high school and college chapters. The national group cites a 20 000 member base and a Speaker Bureau film service and weekly magazine mailings for members in Maine.

Brunswick Maine Young Americans For Freedom Young Americans For Feedom YAF Sharon Conn America YAS Barry Goldwater John Tower Clifford McIntire William F. Buckley, Jr John Dos Passos Russel Kirk William F. Knowland Adolph Menjon Eddie Rickenbacker William Rusher Conservative Film Service the New Guard YAF Washington Report Congress

Public hearings set on state budget and road bills at State House

Maine committees schedule hearings April 3 and 4 1963 in Augusta. Topics include appropriations and finance road and highway bonds taxes education and public utilities with bills to fund Boys Training Center relocation chairing bodies and emergency authorizations.

State House Augusta H. P L. D Quoddy Village Hebron Oakfield Island Falls Dyer Brook Merrill Smyrna Crystal Education Foundation General Highway Fund Maine Norway Paris Department of Health and Welfare Legislative Research Committee South Portland S. P

Lengthy Maine canal bank report lists constitutional amendments

A historical Portland Maine bank report outlines acts on railroads and utilities, constitutional amendments, and a March 18 1963 condition statement for Canal National Bank. It details assets liabilities deposits and capital, with signatories Jotham D. Pierce L Robert Porteous Jr and Porter Thompson.

Jotham D. Pierce Robert Porteous, Jr Porter Thompson

Foreign Trade Bill Divides Maine Legislature

The Industrial and Recreational Development Committee split on a bill to create a Division of Foreign Trade in the Department of Economic Development. Rep Louis Jalbert proposed promotion of foreign markets for Maine goods with port and market support, drawing mixed support from Republican and Democratic lawmakers.

Augusta Legislative Industrial & Recreational Development Committee Department of Economic Development Louis Jalbert R-Rangeley Loren E. Kimball Northeast Harbor Jane C. Kil- Lee Laonee J. J Jr D-Rumford Carlton E. Littlefield R-Hampden William R. Hardy R-Hope William FE. Osgood Corinna G. Fred Norton R-Caribou Charles E. Gilbert Eddington

Training Center Hebron Move Opposed by Panel

Augusta AP report says the Health and Institutional Services Committee opposed a bill to relocate the Boys Training Center from South Portland to the former Western Maine Sanatorium in Hebron. Rep Melville Chapman filed the bill. A separate measure seeks $1 million in bonds for the move, to be heard by the Appropriations Committee.

Augusta Boys’ Training South Portland Western Maine Hebron Legislative Health & Institutional Services Committee Melville Chapman Norway Appropriations Committee Maine

Town Hall hearing on Chequinn Corp liquor licenses

The Municipal Licensing Board will hold a hearing at Old Orchard Beach Town Hall on Monday April 8 1963 at 730 P M. The hearing concerns Chequinn Corp Arthur J McCue president for Tide Inn 5 East Grand Avenue and for The Barn Milliken Street seeking Restaurant Spirituous and Vinous Liquor Malt Liquor licenses. Public may appear to show cause why licenses should not be granted.

Old Orchard Beach Municipal Licensing Board Chequinn Corp Arthur J. McCue Tide Inn East Grand Ave ‘Nue Arthur, J. McCue Milliken Street A. D Esther S. Crowley

Saco Municipal Officers to Hold Licenses Hearing

The City of Saco Maine will hold a meeting on Monday April 15 1963 at 7 30 PM in the Council Room City Building to consider Club Malt Liquor and Club Spirituous Licuous Licenses for Biddeford and Saco Country Club and Restaurant Malt Liquor License for Dorilla Huot doing business as Huots Restaurant Camp Filis. All persons may appear to show cause why licenses should not be granted. City Clerk Clifford A Purvis signs the notice.

City of Saco Council Room City Biddeford & Saco Country Club Dorilla Huot Dba Huot Camp Filis City Maine Clifford A. Purvis

YAF Urged to Write to Lawrence Beach on Longfellow Avenue

In Brunswick on Longfellow Avenue readers are urged to contact Lawrence Beach. In Sacramento California Fred Roots at 1632 knocks Charlie Austin at 1564 Phoenix.

Yaf Lawrence Beach Longfellow Avenue Brunswick Sacramento Calif Fred Roots Charlie Austin Phoenix Riz

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