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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1967
Page
3
AP reports that the TV adaptation of Damn Yankees struggles to recapture the Broadway hit's humor as the Washington Senators plot to sell their soul to the devil to beat the unbeatable New York Yankees, a premise now dated.
An advertisement proclaims Bio-Dyne in Preparation H quickly relieves burning itch and pain from hemorrhoids without surgery. It claims the substance shrinks hemorrhoids in most cases and can be used in ointment or suppository forms, without narcotics or stinging agents.
A TV critic laments NBCs Saturday night broadcast of a musical number as overedited with rapid cuts and on screen graphics. Performers are battered by fake backdrops and gimmicks, with Phil Silvers and Lee Remick underused while The Monkees and Batman style tricks intrude. Earlier CBS Nat Geo special also dull.
Two Biddeford residents were hospitalized after separate Sunday morning accidents. Roger Lambert 19 of 7 Lafayette St. was in good condition at Webber Hospital after his car hit a utility pole on Pool Street near George Street. Rose J Couture of Summer Street was described as fair at Maine Medical Center after being transferred from Webber.
Gov. Curtis traveled to Boston to meet New England governors about forming a commission to study rivers and waterways. He then went to New York City to confer with petroleum company officials on oceanographic research off the Maine coast. He was due back in Augusta late tonight.
Elkhart Indiana was named from an Indian name for an island at the confluence of the St Joseph and Elkhart rivers the form resembled the heart of an elk and inspired the town’s designation.
A film report follows a lei surely sail by a ketch through France Germany Holland and Belgium. It appeals to illustrated travel talk fans but may not engage broader audiences.
AP recounts a long tradition of U S presidents facing harsh critics in public and private. Washington to FDR endured insults from comrade to foe, with nicknames and threats, while Lincoln and Kennedy weathered broader mockery and hostility from rival voices in the press.
President Johnson flies to Montevideo for a 19 nation summit at Punta del Este with aims to foster regional development, education, health, and trade while signaling limited immediate gains. He plans to listen and seek a gradual Latin American common market between 1970 and 1985.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey returns from a two week European tour confident of diplomatic gains despite antiwar protests in Brussels Rome and Paris. He urged continued Western unity and hinted at possible Latin aid policy support while observers weigh tariff treaty and nuclear pact implications.
Latin American foreign ministers after long talks in Punta del Este agreed to move toward a regional common market. They planned to cut trade barriers and set common external tariffs while avoiding a fixed 1970 1980 timetable. Security tightened as Johnson arrives amid unresolved issues.
Herman J. Tremblay of 35 Franklin Street Saco was found unconscious in his car parked on Lehner Road by Patrolman Robert Stone during a routine check. He was taken to Webber Hospital in Biddeford and is listed in satisfactory condition. Saco police and York County Attorney's office investigate the incident.
Saco police investigate a hit and run on Main Street yesterday afternoon. A parked car driven by William P. Deasey, 24, of 98 Beach Street, Saco, was struck by an unknown vehicle that fled the scene. Damage estimated at $50 to Deasey’s auto.
Newsmen and photographers waited in the cold outside Senator Edward Kennedy's home. They sang We Shall Overcome for warmth and were admitted after about an hour as a Democratic unity conference continued inside.
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