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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1968

Page

7

Boyles Notebook Girl Watching With Style

HAL BOYLE notes in a satirical office column how miniskirts turn girl watching into a workplace art. He sketches archetypes from the Glutton to the Old-Timer and Rover, then shifts to a Rio de Janeiro curia statement defending militant Brazilian students after student unrest follows a high schooler’s death. A Manila bound bus crash shortly after leaves 17 dead and 20 injured.

Rio DE Janeiro Thce Metropolitan Curia

Chilean DC-3 crash kills 36 aboard in Chile

A Ladeco Airlines DC-3 crashed into a remote mountainside near Coihaique on Monday night, killing all 36 Chileans aboard. Air force officials said a down draft may have contributed to the disaster. The aircraft was en route from Santiago, about 15 miles from its destination.

Santiago, Chile Air Force Ladeco Airlines Santiago Coihaique Chile

Ship Sinks Off Kuwait. Hundreds Feared Dead

Reports from Karachi and Kuwait say a dhow carrying 400 to 500 Pakistani pilgrims home from Mecca sank after hitting a sandbar in heavy seas near Dubai and Kuwait. More than 9 drowned, with 70 of the dead women and children. hundreds believed missing as survivors describe an overloaded vessel under cargo strain.

Kuwait Mecca Dubai Persian Gulf Karachi Pakistan

Engagement of Maria Diligenti to Dr Bruce Zimmerman

Maria Cristina Diligenti, one of five Argentine quintuplets born in 1943, is engaged to Dr. Bruce Robert Zimmerman 25, a Minnesota graduate intern at Parkland Memorial Hospital Dallas. They plan a May 25 wedding at St Mark's Church in St. Paul. Her parents are Franco Jaime and Mrs. Diligenti of Buenos Aires.

Associated Press ST. Paul, Minn Franco Jaime Diligenti Buenos Aires

Casals Receives Freedom House Award In Exile

New York AP reports cellist Pablo Casals was awarded the Freedom House Award for his action and character. He has lived in exile since the 1930s and vows to return only after Franco's rule ends in Spain.

New York Freedom House Pablo Casals Casals Spain Francisco Franco

Prince Charles switches Cambridge studies to history

Cambridge England AP Prince Charles leaves his anthropology and archaeology course to pursue history at Cambridge. Lord Butler master of Trinity College notes the change suits the 19 year old heir to the throne. Charles, a freshman, gave no personal explanation.

Cambridge England Prince Charles Charles Lord Butler Trinity College Butler

Nashville police officer blocked by curfew gas rule

A Nashville patrolman ran out of gas Monday night and learned curfew restrictions due to racial violence applied to all. A service station attendant refused to sell him a gallon because of a rule forbidding gasoline sales.

Nashville, Tenn Nashville Ned

Seaway Opens Ahead Of Schedule Across Entire Route

Massena N Y AP ships sail through the St Lawrence Seaway a week early with all 2 342 mile waterway sections open. Seaway Development Corp announced Monday the target date of April 15 was met ahead of time.

Massena N.Y St. Lawrence Seaway

AMVETS Post Meets In Biddeford

A Biddeford AMVETS meeting led by Cmdr Ralph Gregoire reported slower membership growth than last year. Department Cmdr Fred DiPalma and Vice Cmdr Francis Downer attended. refreshments were served afterward by AMFRENS under Michael Richards.

Merton

New Giant Store Manager Named for Biddeford Outlet

Louis Michael Sasien 26 of Dover NH has taken over as manager of the Giant Store at 435 Elm Street Biddeford replacing Robert F.E. Bergeron. Sasien is married with a daughter and has attended public schools and St Francis College High School in Biddeford. He studied six years at two seminaries St Thomas Bloomfield Conn and St John Brighton Mass. He worked a year in California before returning to Dover to work at the Giant store there and was named assistant hardware manager at the Biddeford outlet. He urged residents to share complaints or suggestions anytime.

Louis Michael Sasien Dover N.H Robert FE. Bergeron Elm &J Biddeford Sasien St. Francis College St.homas Bloomfield Sassen California Giant Biddeford Outel

Brandeis Leader Sees Education as Unifying Force

Solomon B. Sachar outlines Brandeis tradition of love of education and openness to Catholics and Protestants while keeping a strong Jewish character. He notes key figures like Leonard Bernstein and Eleanor Roosevelt, describes campus as a religious melting pot, and previews future growth in professional studies and interdisciplinary centers such as the Lemberg Center for the Study of Violence. Abram will succeed Sachar, tasked with expanding research and writing a university history.

Sachar Leonard Bernstein Eleanor Roosevelt Brandeis Florence Heller Graduate School For Advanced Studies Lemberg Center For United States Lemberg Center America Morris Abram Kennedy Johnson Louis Brandeis Abram

Riots Cut Into Easter Retail Strong Season

Easter buying season looked strong due to good weather and improving consumer mood but riots disrupted downtown shopping. Retail gains narrowed, shoppers delayed purchases, and department stores faced slower sales despite earlier gains in March and February credit. Consumer credit rose to 97.7 billion as auto and apparel sales led improvements.

New York University of Michigan Federal Reserve Sears, Roebuck J. C. Penney W. T. Grant Chicago

Dog breeds by official groupings

Dogs are categorized into sport ing dogs hounds workin dogs terriers toy dogs an nonsporting dogs.

Local visits from Attleboro and HavER hill families

Kennebunk and Hav­erhill residents spent Sunday with relatives in Maine and Massachusetts. Edward Mellon and family visited Mrs. Edward Sweeney in Kennebunk, while Mrs. Ethel Clark and Mrs. Irene Sarcione were guests of Ronald and Mrs. Robertson in Attleboro. Ivy Temple Pythian Sisters plan a meeting at Knights of Pythias Hall with Barbara Leech and Eleanor Leech in charge of refreshments. In Los Angeles, Watts leader Ben Peery urged renaming Watts to Kingstown in memory of Martin Luther King Jr., citing the area’s riot history and King’s ideals.

Edward Mellon Attleboro Mass Edward Sweeney Robyn Summer St Ethel Clark Irene Sarcione Haverhill Los Angeles Watts Martin Luther King Jr Ben Peery Watts Community Symphony Association Dr. King Kingstown

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