French mariner survives after three months adrift at sea
Henri Bourden and his wife survived three months on a submerged raft after their yacht wrecked in a cyclone near Bathurst Island. They lived on sea snails and a kangaroo, built a raft, and were rescued by the ketch Betty Jane near Darwin. The wife recounted harrowing days in mangrove swamp and time spent at sea waiting for rescue.
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Darwin
Australia
Henri Bourderis
Bathurst Island
Bourdens
Betty Jane
Henri
France
Singapore
Timor
West Germany Eases Tone Toward East Despite Ulbricht Policy
Bonn shifts to a less harsh stance toward East Germany and its 17 million people while maintaining distrust of Walter Ulbricht. Foreign Minister Willy Brandt comments reflect cautious optimism as Berlin border tensions and relations with the East remain unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
Elbe River
Walter Ulbricht
Berlin Wall
Willy Brandt
Marine Given Life Term For Vietnamese Murders
In Vietnam near Chu Lai Major General Herman Nickerson Jr. approved a life sentence for Corporal Stanley Luczko for premeditated murder of a Vietnamese man and woman during a patrol. Pfc. Charles Keenan and Pfc. Ronald Piatkowski received 25 years and 10 years respectively. all sentences await Navy Board review.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
Herman Nickerson Jr
U.S. 1St Marine Division
Stanley J. Luczko
Gardner
Mass
Nickerson
Charles W. Keenan
Nitro
W. Va
Pfc
Ronald A. Piatkowski
Trenton
N.J
U.S. Navy Board of Review
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Luczko
Chu Lai
Saigon
Nguiyen Thi Co
Nguyen Qua
Keenan
Billy D. Eakins
San Antonio
Tex
David Moore
Salt Lake City
Utah
Eakins
Moore
Piatkowski
Bowling Teams Rally For Narrow Sunday Victories
In the W M B P A leagues the 20th Century Bowlerettes edged Gorham 1 436 to 1 432 at Gorham and the 20th Century Bombers defeated Kezar Falls 1 578 to 1 553 at the 20th Century Lanes. Doris Gillis led the Bowlerettes with 306 and J Rogers topped Gorham with 301 while Charlie Gillis 345 led the Bombers alongside Don Raybine 332 and Lee Morin 326 for Kezar Falls.
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W.M.B.P.A
Gorham
Kezar Falls
Doris Gillis
J. Rogers
Bombers
Charlie Gillis
Don Raybine
Lee Morin
A.’ Ferland
Rod Brown
J. Montpas
J. Soulard
R. Strickland
E. Harper
D. Gillis
Mineral Areas In Maine Are Outlined
A Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society meeting featured Dr. Robert Miller of Gorham State College presenting maps of Maine highlighting areas with potential mineral finds. New officers were elected including Russell Morse as President and Miss Marion Banks as First Vice President. The Maine Federation of Mineral Clubs will meet in Augusta, with Banks and delegates Quimby and Hamilton attending. Mrs. Sarah Bridge Graves of Saco wrote an article on tourmalines to appear in Lapidary Journal. The society banquet is planned for the last Friday in April at the Methodist Church in Saco.
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Portland
Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society
Beach Museum
Robert Miller
Gorham State College
Maine
Russell Morse
Marion Banks
Saco
Herman Ferland
South Portland
Jessie Beach
Ralph Wentworth
Joel Leadbeater
Fryeburg
Maine Federation of Mineral Clubs
St. Mark’s Parish House
Augusta
Miss Banks
Eldred Quimby
Alexander Hamilton
Sarah Bridge Graves
Methodist Church
Defense Witnesses Cross-Examine Luczko in Patrol Case
The defense presented 10 affidavits of good character including a former altar boy and a Marine to testify Luczko seemed irrational on the patrol day. A psychiatrist for the prosecution concluded Luczko appeared able to determine right from wrong.
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Luczko
Lucczko
Area Events In Kennebunk Are Announced
Kennebunk area listings from the Monthly Calendar of Events show meetings and activities from April 3 to April 7. Groups include Olive Rebekah Lodge American Legion Auxiliary Webhannet Woman's Club Moth ers' Club Christ Church Yankee Belle Chorus Surfside 8's Kennebunk Youth Center Liberal Religious Youth SPEBSQSA and the Unitarian Church Youth Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Kennebun Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce
Noble
Olive Rebekah Lodge
OOF
Blue Wave
Webhannet Woman's Club
Parley
Webber - Lefebvre
American Legion
Glen - Mor
Mothers’ Club
Lower Village
Christ Church
Mildred Palmer
Bellingham
Mass
Yankee Belle Chorus
Surfside 8
Golf Brook Lodge
Sinnott Road
Arundel
Cal Main
Park Street
Liberal
Unitarian Church
Spebsqsa
Humphrey Holds Talks With Wilson in London During Visit
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey met with Prime Minister Harold Wilson at the British Foreign Office for closed door discussions on U S global policies. He then visited the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square amid antiwar protests and noisy demonstrations.
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London
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Harold Wilson
Rome
Grosvenor Square
Vietnam
Abducted Child Returns as Suspect Held on Bond
Carrie Stephens, eight, was found unharmed in a North Side apartment with Michael Zito, 51, who faces aggravated kidnapping charges and an $100000 bond. Carrie identified Zito as her abductor and said she was alone with him for five days. A five day search ended with tips from neighbors and a physical exam showed no molestation. Carrie and family celebrated her return and her father’s 42nd birthday with visitors. Zito’s hearing was postponed after his past delinquency conviction surfaced.
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Chicago
Carrie Stephens
Carrie
North Side
Michael Zito
Zito
Daniel Stephen
James M. Bailey
Science Shrinks Piles Easy Way Without Surgery
A New York special reports science finds a substance called Bio-Dyne enabling shrinkage of hemorrhoids without surgery. It also stops itching and relieves pain while gently reducing size. Preparation H offers this ingredient and helps prevent infection in ointment or suppository form.
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New York, N.Y
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West Germany
Over
CI 7 ET
TTA
Cloverdale
Peg
Finast
California
Valencia
Orandes
Kurt George Kiesinger
der Spiegel
Kiesinger
Ulbricht
Poland
DDR
Brandt
Europe
Romania
20Th Century Post
Wilson
U. S. Naval Academy
Newport, R. L
Annapolis, Md
George Brown
Hanoi
Johnson
U Thant
America
Westinghouse
Main Street
Biddeford
York County
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