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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1967

Page

7

Johnson aims for Latin American market at Punta del Este

President Johnson attends a meeting of Latin American presidents in Punta del Este Uruguay to pursue a common market with reduced tariffs. The plan faces funding uncertainty as Congress debates aid while the region grapples with poverty and feudal landholdings amid slow progress on Alliance for Progress.

Washington Theodore Roosevelt Johnson Punta del Este Uruguay Latin America John F. Kennedy U.S Dean Rusk Rusk United States Congress House Senate Foreign Relations Committee

District One PTA Meeting Scheduled

District One Parent-Teacher Association plans a meeting at 7 30 p m tomorrow at Kennedy School West Street Biddeford led by district president Mrs Ben Remar with Biddeford PTA hosting York County units and several state officers expected to attend. Delaware was the first state to join the Union.

Parent-Teacher Association Kennedy School West Street Biddeford Ben Remar Remar York County

Life On The Tube Will Be Back To Normal Shortly

New York AP reports the AFTRA strike ending allowed the Oscar telecast to air on time. Bob Hope hosted a lavish two and a half hour show with Patricia Neal receiving a standing ovation. Winners included A Man for All Seasons and Paul Scofield. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf won best actress Elizabeth Taylor.

New York ABC Iron Horse Rat Patrol Bob Hope Hollywood Patricia Neal Paul Scofield Elizabeth Taylor Virginia Woolf Jover Chet David Johnny Carson NBC Dick van Dyke CBS

Two Prisoners Meet Visitors in Hanoi Reporting Humane Treatment

Two U S prisoners of war in North Vietnam met Western visitors in Hanoi on March 16 and reported humane treatment. Jean Michel Krivine, a Paris surgeon, and Prof John B Neilands of UC Berkeley described the scene to the New York Times. One prisoner, Maj Jack Williamson Bomar of San Antonio Texas, greeted visitors with a slow bow while on crutches.

New York North Vietnam U.S New York Times Bertrand Russsell Jack Williamson Bomar San Antonio iTex The Times Jean-Michel Krivine Paris John B. Neilands University of California At Berkeley Hanoi

War on measles nearing final U S victory says surgeon general

U S surgeon general predicts near complete measles eradication within the year four years after vaccine licensing. He cites vaccination progress as pivotal while health officials seek to stamp out the routine disease with serious after effects. The State Department reports no contact with Quakers who sailed to North Vietnam to deliver medical supplies. the Phoenix pacifists have returned to Hong Kong from Hanoi.

Associated Press Washington United States U.S William H. Stewart House Appropriations State Department North Vietnam The Phoenix Hong Kong Hanoi Carl Barthh Canadian Broadcasting Corp Barth

Government split on electric car development roles

The Federal Power Commission urges direct government participation in electric car development while the Commerce Department calls it unnecessary and undesirable at this time.

Sale planned by Ste Anne Sodality at Notre Dame Church

A three day sale organized by Ste Anne Sodality of Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Saco will run Friday 9 30 to noon for children Saturday 1 to 10 p m and Sunday 8 to 7 p m Special prizes were awarded at the meeting with coffee and refreshments on Sunday morning Lunch will be served at the event and plans for the next meeting were announced Also noted was a report on tire purchases by women in Akron Ohio who now buy about 15 percent of replacements nationwide per Goodyear.

Ste. Anne’s Sodality of Notre Dame de Lourdes Saco Notre Dame School Hall Beach Street Irene Pinard Philip Roux Laura Neault Delianne Boissonneault Marie Anna Auger Richard Auger Nancy Labrecque Bernadette Coulombe Yvette Croteau Jeannette Danforth Eva Dinsmore David St. Amand Ernest Valliere Peter Plourde Pauline Martel Leda Cabana Rachel Saucier Yvette Ledoux Rose Bragdon Gedeon Bergeron Arthur Belisle Pauline Paul Lorraine Doyon Germaine Bourcier Emelie Ouellette Paul Beaudoin Rita Picard Doris Rheaume Therese Cartier

NAACP rejects King plan to merge civil rights and peace movement

New York AP The NAACP board of 60 voted unanimously against Dr. Martin Luther King's proposal to fuse civil rights and antiwar efforts. The resolution calls the move a serious tactical mistake and says civil rights battles must be fought on their own merits regardless of world war or peace conditions. King urged U S withdrawal from Vietnam and called for conscientious objection by whites of good will.

United States Dominican Republic Haiti Nicaragua Spain Puerto Rico Philippines Franklin D. Roosevelt Europe Asia Cuba Latin America Kennedy Alliance For Progress New York National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Martin Luther King NAACP King

April Events at Ocean Park Highlight Local Gatherings

Ocean Park schedules three April events. The Men's Fellowship supper program meets Friday at Porter Memorial Hall at 6 p.m. with crab meat stew rolls pie and coffee plus two sound motion pictures. Patriots Day coffee hour follows April 19. The Toilers by the Sea missionary society hosts a spring community supper April 22 at 6 p.m. in Porter Hall featuring beans casse rolls salads pies and coffee.

Ocean Park Porter Memorial Hall Harvey E. Bunker Herschel E. Bates Edward P. Johnson James D. Tarbox John White Porter Hall Ocean Parkers Russell K. Smith William E. Connell Kenneth E. Cox Elva M. Frizzle G. Stephen Johnston Toilers-by-the-Sea Winter Missionary Society

Wallace State Laws Rule Out Third Party Bid

State election laws appear to rule out a third party bid by former Alabama Governor George Wallace in New Hampshire’s presidential primary. Democratic leaders say they will oppose any attempt to challenge President Johnson. Wallace has hinted at a third party run next March but the secretary of state says no recognized third party exists for a separate ballot.

Concord N.H Alabma George Wallace Johnson Wallace Secretary of State Thearty New Hampshire John W. King Thomas J. McIntyre Youth For America Robert F. Kennedy D-N.y Dartmouth College

Powell Heavy Choice To Win Back Position

Adam Clayton Powell, Harlem candidate, faces weak turnout risk in the special election for his old House seat in New York’s 18th district. Opponents Lucille Pickett Williams and Rev Ervin Yearling challenge as Powell’s legal issues continue to loom. If victorious, Powell would face House seating questions over his 90th Congress exclusion and a possible new certificate of election.

New York Adam Clayton Powell Harlem 18Th Powell Lucille Pickett Williams James H. Meredith Ervin F. Yearling L. Joseph Overton Congress Bimini Bahamas House 90Th Congress John W. McCormack

Russian Film Set For St Francis at College Cafe

The St Francis College NFCCS hosts a 7:30 P M screening of The Cranes Are Flying directed by Mikhail Kalatozov. The free event is part of a semester festival highlighting great directors and will include a post film group discussion.

Mikhial Kalatazov St. Francis College National Federation of Catholic College Students Franciscan College NFCCS Kalatazov

Factory enforces on-site shaving for male workers in Prague

CTK reports a Prague plant producing razor blades requires male employees to shave at work in a dedicated shaving room used for technical control. Management regrets many women are employed there and says tests cannot be extended to all staff.

Prague Jecicko CTK

High Pressure Area Blamed For Cold Spell

Portland officials attribute Maine’s cold snap to a Canadian high pressure system that moved offshore after Sunday’s rain. Strong winds up to 35 mph prevented deeper lows, with Greenville at 13 and Portland Airport at 26. A warming trend is expected to begin tonight.

Portland Canada Maine U.S Bureau

Local Residents Return From Winter Retreats

Miss Jessie Hamberton of 44 School St is a patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Laura Bent of Saco Avenue recently returned from a winter in St Petersburg Florida. Mr and Mrs Leo Pratt have come home from Fort Lauderdale Florida. Mr and Mrs Irving McNay of Whitman West Grand Avenue returned from Miami Florida. Mrs Gordon Allgrove of Eden Lane is reported a patient at Maine Osteopathic Hospital in Portland.

Jessie Hamberton School St Webber Hospital Laura Bent Saco Avenue St. Petersburg Fla Leo Pratt Fort Lauderdale Iving McNays Whitman West Grand Avenue Miami Gordon Allgrove Eden Lane Maine Osteopathic Hospital Portland

Church Society Sets Spring Luncheon at Village Vestry

Mrs. Mattie Bliss heads the Washington Avenue Methodist Church Women’s Society of Christian Service as general chair for the annual spring luncheon to be served April 13 from 11 30 a m to 1 30 p m in the church vestry. Members assist in preparations as snow and parking delayed the move from March. Nearby towns and locals are invited to attend.

Old Orchard Beach Mattie Bliss Women’s Society of Christian Service Washington Avenue Methodist Church W.S.C.S St. Patrick’s Day

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