Local Patient and Travel Notices in Biddeford Area
Mrs. Raymond D Couture of 25 Orchard St Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs. Leionel Courchaine of 7 Pine St Biddeford is a surgical patient at Maine Medical Center Portland. Mr and Mrs Robert Nadewa of 190 Elm St Biddeford returned home after three months in Hollywood Fla. Leo Lambert of 2 Pine Cone Drive Old Orchard Beach is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital.
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Raymond D. Couture
Orchard St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Leionel Courchaine
Pine St
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Robert Nadewa
Elm St
Hollywood
Twin City Veterans Group Holds Meeting in Biddeford
Members of Biddeford Saco Veterans Council met at the Tighe Beaudoin Farley American Legion post home in Biddeford with Rob ert Poire chairing. District chairman Paul Lamontagne reported on the VFW Loyalty Day parade set for April 28 and discussed Memorial Day services and cemetery decorating duties previously held by the Sons of the Union Veterans Sheriden Grant Memorial Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin City Veterans Group
Biddeford - Saco Veterans Council
Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley
American Legion Post
Elm Street
Biddeford
Robert Poire
York County
Tighe- Beaudoin-Farley
Biddeford Veterans of Foreign Wars
Owen-Davis Post
Saco
Boutouvalas - Dupuis
Sons of the Union Veterans
Sheriden Grant Memorial Camp
Martin Luther King Shot Dead in Memphis
Dr Martin Luther King Jr expired in the emergency room from a gunshot wound to the neck at 7 p m A Memphis police chase followed the shooting and two men were questioned. The FBI opened an inquiry at the Attorney General s request and a $25000 reward was posted by The Commercial Appeal. King had warned of violent harm but said he feared nothing and spoke of having been to the mountaintop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hess
Martin Luther King
Memphis
Arkansas
Washington
FBI
Ramsey Park
Holloman
Commercial Appeal
King
Shaw University
Capitol
Austin
Tex
State Capitol
Huston-Tulotson College
Little Rock
Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
National Guard
West Memphis
Tennessee
Chicago
Assassination Returns to Memory Amid Riots and Curfews
Violence continued after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was shot in Memphis as Gov. Buford Ellington ordered 4000 troops into Memphis and another 4000 into Nashville. A curfew was reimposed while King prepared to lead a march for striking garbage workers. Witnesses described a white man fleeing a white car after the shooting and police noted a .30.06 rifle and a suitcase found near a flop-house. King was rushed to St Joseph Hospital with serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Luther King
Buford Ellington
Army
Air National Guard of Tennessee
Memphis
Nashville
King
Andrew Young
Jesse Jackson
Ben Branch
Solomon Jones
Tennessee
Arkansas
Seriff
William Morris
Dr. King
Morris
Frank Holloman
FBI
Washington
St. Joseph Hospital
Funeral Directors and Funeral Homes Listed in Saco Maine
Funeral service firms in Saco Maine are listed with addresses and phone numbers. Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street and Dennett & Craig at 365 Main Street show direct contact details. Emond's Funeral Home is also listed with a local phone number along with Frank X. Emond and J. P. Conroy as directory figures.
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Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Dial
Gratitude for kindness after bereavement and illness
George Nelson and Family thank neighbors friends and all who sent cards furnished cars and sympathized during our bereavement. Agnes Gagnon thanks doctors nurses of Webber Hospital priests neighbors and friends for kindness during illness and special thanks to blood donors.
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George Nelson
Webber Hospital
Agnes Gagnon
Beta Sigma Class To Donate Easter Lilies Biddeford United Baptist Church
Beta Sigma Class members will buy two Easter lily plants to place in the Biddeford church on Easter Sunday and then present them to shut-ins. The group met at Mrs. Mabel Emery’s Guinea Road home with President Mrs. Edna Thomson leading and Miss Irene Dweller guiding prayer. Plans include purchasing a man’s baptismal robe for the church and serving supper at the York Laymen’s Association meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Mabel Emery
Guinea Road
Biddeford
Edna Thomson
Irene Dweller
Emery
York
Helen Fenderson
Esther Hunter
Martha Souza
Hazel Clay
Ruth Hatch
Hazel Lahey
Jennne Dority
Ruth Merrill
Mary Dawn
Catherine Curtis
Luxury Liner Queen Elizabeth Sold to Philadelphia Group
The 83,673 ton Queen Elizabeth the world s largest liner has been sold to a Philadelphia group for 7 750 000 and will become a hotel restaurant convention center and tourist attraction moored near Philadelphia International Airport on the Delaware River.
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London
Britain
Philadelphia
Cunard Steamship Company
Waay
Savoy Hotel
Cunard
John Whitworth
Philadelphia Marina Corp
Delaware River Port Authority
Central Penn National Bank
Delaware River
International Airport
Democratic Caucus Set in Kennebunk
Kennebunk officials announce the Democratic Town Committee caucus will be held on Tuesday April 9 at 7 30 p m at the Kennebunk Lower Village fire station. Chairman Shirley Gordon Vice Chairman Edward Bath Jr and Secretary Raymond A Haines urge all Democrats to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Democratic Town Committee
Shirley Gordon
Edward Bath Jr
Raymond A. Haines
Kennebunk Lower Village
Carmichael Says King Killing Sparks Nationwide Tension
James Carmichael, a Black Power advocate, attacks Robert F. Kennedy for not pushing prosecutions of Civil Rights workers' killers and says violence after Kings shooting was minor, warning that retaliation will follow. He condemns white Americans for deaths tied to the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Bobby Kennedy
Carmichael
King
Memphis
Club Meetings Set Across Biddeford and Saco
Our Lady of Victory Circle will meet Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Fremont Club hall, Alfred Street, Biddeford. The E and L Club of the Saco School Methodist Church will meet Monday night at 7 30 at the home of Mrs Nora York, Ferry Beach, Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Victory Circle
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford
E and
Saco School
Boys Fellowship Meeting at Lyman Baptist Church
The Boys' Fellowship of the Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills will meet Saturday at 10 a m at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Saco Men Escape From Jail
Three Saco men and a Portland youth escaped from a Vermont jail where they were held on forgery charges. Paul Dassault 29 Raymond Provencher 28 both of Saco and Phillip Walker 19 of Portland fled just before midnight after a Feb.6 break in at York County Biscuit Co. on Factory Island. Vermont authorities alerted Saco police early today as the trio, wanted on breaking and entering and larceny charges, remained at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Rutland County
Vermont
Paul Dussault
Raymond Provencher
Phillip Walker
Portland
Saco Lice
York County Biscuit Co
South Africa moves to create self government for South West Africa
Cape Town AP reports the government introduced a bill empowering proclamation of legislative councils for six or more areas in South West Africa. The plan would carve the territory into at least six African nations with a white area, all under Pretoria. The action coincides with a U.N. effort to enter the territory, which South Africa blocks, citing the 1966 vote.
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Associated Press
Cape Town
South Africa
U.N
New York
South-West Africa
League of Nations
Israel repatriates 107 Egyptian civilians
Tel Aviv reports 107 Egyptian civilians repatriated amid ongoing talks on border and hostage issues. Officials say the group arrived under a humanitarian corridor with coordination from Egyptian authorities and international mediators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Israel
Weather Turns Colder With Clear Evening Forecast
Portland expected clearing this evening and a much colder night with low temperatures in the 20s and even teens. Tomorrow will be sunny and cool with similar mild conditions overall.
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Portland
Looking Ahead At Weather Forecast for New England
The Weather Bureau forecasts five days for northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Daytime highs Saturday through Wednesday range from the upper 40s in northern Maine to mid and upper 50s elsewhere, with nights mostly in the low 30s to upper 40s. Colder Saturday, then warmer. Precipitation expected about a quarter to a half inch, with showers likely Tuesday or Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
Retiring Officer Honored By Thursday Club
The Thursday Club banquet at Cascades on Portland Road Saco honored retiring president Dr. Theresa La Fountain with a silver tray presented by secretary Mrs. Frank Carey. Hospitality chairwoman Mrs. Suzanne Bon led the event with music by Donald Libby, tribute to deceased members, and arrangements by Mrs. Carlyle Atkinson and others. York County Union registrar Mrs. Earle Towle noted a May 1 service at Christ Episcopal Church Biddeford with lunch to follow.
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Cascades
Portland Road
Saco
Suzanne Bon
Donald Libby
Frank Carey
Theresa LaFountain
Fillmore Harris
Carlyle Atkinson
Carey
Annie Phillips
Earle Towle
York County Union
Christ Episcopal Church
Biddeford
Oil tanker Ocean Eagle sank in San Juan harbor
The bow of the Oil tanker Ocean Eagle was sent to the bottom a mile deep after breaking in two and spilling crude oil onto San Juan beaches. Captain Bernard Peters and 29 U.S. Navy personnel opened sea cocks and hatch covers to flood the wreck eight miles north of San Juan.
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San Juan
P.R
Ocean Eagle
Bernard Peters
U.S. Navy
Peters
Witches Curse Carnival Ready For Presentation
Northern Scotland sets the stage for The Witches Curse at Thornton Academy Linnell Gymnasium Saturday at 2 p.m. Producer director Mrs Yvonne Fidalgo leads a large production crew and a cast including Nancy Carter Charlene Foss Denise Bedard and Thomas Economos alongside a chorus and attendants. Wayne Whitney is the accompanist and John Knox the herald with Raymond Caouette handling set cards.
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Scotland
Linnell Gymnasium
Thornton Academy
Sword
Bernard Cowan
Denise Bedard
Nancy Carter
Charlene Foss
Paul Monder
Patience Tracy
Thomas Economos
Yvonne Fidalgo
Kathryn Grondin
Linda Rumery
Susan Huston
Virginia Lennox
Diane Bowie
Charles Anthony
Mary Winston
Mariene Lemelin
Sharon Marro
Bonnie Whitten
Paul Mondor
Leon Tsomides
William Rumery
Nason Snow
Raymond Caouette
Gail Jacques
Michael Rube
Gary Hoyt
Michael Jordan
Daniel Sanborn
Carol Rancourt
Ann Pollock
Linda Lisica
Ragnhild Eriksen
Darlene Varney
Jo-Ann Brown
Doreen St. John
George Caras
Thomas Mogan
Michael Grantham
James
Holy Week Speaker Named In Kennebunk
Rev. Phyllis Adams of Eliot will speak at Advent Christian Church Kennebunk Lower Village for Holy Week services April 9 through 12 at 7 30 p m She formerly pastored Advent churches in Old Orchard Beach and Harrington and has served as interim pastor in Kennebunk and Kittery She teaches English at Traip Academy and leads the Dramatics Club Pat Bryant will present vocal selections for the services open to the public.
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Kennebunk
Phyllis Adams
Eliot
Advent Christian Church
Kennebunk Lower Village
Advent Christian Churches
Old Orchard Beach
Harrington
Kennebunk Church
First Congregational Church of
Kittery
Miss Adams
Traip Academy
Pat Bryant
Duplicate Bridge at Beach and Old Orchard Sea Stars
Duplicate Bridge players at the home of Mr and Mrs Donald Briggs Lawn Avenue last night included Rosen Sheehan Berry Mougalian Bean Moutsatsos Chadbourne Whelan and many others. Winners were North and South Rosen and Sheehan first Berry and Mougalian second Bean and Moutsatsos tied with Chadbourne and Whelan for third East and West Aranovitch Marshall first Haase Paradis second Fecteau Patterson third Green Haas and tied with Ross Rosen fourth. The club will meet again next Thursday at 7 30 p.m Master Points awarded.
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Old Orchard Beach
Sea Stars
Donald Briggs
Lawn Avenue
al Rosen
Jack Sheehan
Ed Berry
A. Mougalian
Herbert Bean
James Moutsatsos
Paul Chadbourne
Robert Whelan
Charlotte Dubois
Dan Drummond
Richard Mongalan
Donald Weld
James Mullen
Mary Wilbur
Lorimer Brackett
Gwen Flannery
William Flannery
Gertrude Leonard
Margaret Field
Estella Aranovitch
David Marshall
William Haase
Oscar Paradis
Alice Fecteau
Fred Patterson
Esther Green
Lottie Haas
Leo Ross
Ida Rosen
Dorothy Sawyer
Angie Hickey
Richard Shorey
Carleton Brock
James Warren
Frances Putnam
Edrice Bates
Lucille Brock
North
Rosen
Sheehan
Berry
Bean
Moutsatsos
Chadbourne
Whelan
East
Aranovitch
Marshall
Haase
Paradis
The Post Office Tower Claims England’s Tallest Status
The tallest building in England is the Post Office Tower standing at 82 feet high. The claim notes the structure’s height and prominence in the skyline.
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England
Post Office Tower
Violent protests erupt nationwide after King's death
Reports detail looting, window smashing, and fires in cities including New York, Washington, Boston, Memphis, Nashville, Hartford, Tallahassee, Monticello, and Greenburgh. National Guard deployed in Memphis, Raleigh, and Greensboro as Mayor Lindsay and Walter Washington seek control. no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Luther King Jr
New York City
Washington, D.C
Boston
Dr. King
Memphis
National Guard
Nashville
Hartford
Conn
Tallahassee
Fla
Monticello
Greenburgh
N.Y
North Carolina
Dan Moore
Greensboro
Raleigh
New York
John V. Lindsay
Harlem
Brooklyn
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Crown Point
Fulton Street
14Th Street
Walter Washington
Roxbury
Jackson State College
Jackson
Miss
Charles Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored
Scarsdale
Westchester County
New York State
Catskill
Houston
Tex
Tyler
N.C
Redgrave dubbed misguided actress in Commons debate
London AP report notes Vanessa Redgrave criticized by Conservative MP Robert Elliott during a Commons debate on a London demonstration near the U S Embassy. He called her the misguided actress and objected to the protest leaders. Police and demonstrators clashed, with injuries reported. Redgrave had told the crowd at Trafalgar Square a Viet Cong victory would be desirable.
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London
Vanessa Redgrave
House of Commons
U.S
Robert Elliott
America
Trafalger Square
Vietnam
Lost and Found Miniature Collie in Saco
$25 reward for the return of a beige and white miniature collie lost near Moody Street in Saco. Call 284-5981.
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Moody St
Saco
Thailand Area Compared to Texas
Thailand covers 198456 square miles and sits about three quarters the size of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thailand
Texas
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Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Eeeptee
Suez Canal
International Red Cross
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Fl Arish
Sinai Desert
Goodyear
By Brian Sullivan
San Francisco
Lynda Bird Johnson Robb
Joseph Allota
Lynda
Marine Corps
Hyde Street
Alioto
Roger S. Labbe
Youland’s Jewelry Store
Main St
Dearborn’s
Alfred St
Perma Press
Beachway’s
For All
Beach Street
Northeast Credit
Congress St
Portsmouth
N. H
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