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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1967

Page

3

Jane Hussey to Carry State Flag in Expo Parade

Miss Jane Hussey of River with 25 members signed up for Road Biddeford will carry the SARC state flag in a parade at Expo on June 4. A horse show on Oct. 6 at Palmer's ring during Expo 67 features Route 117 Buxton with the world's champion cowboys.

Jane Hussey River Biddeford Palmer's Ring Buxton Miss Hussey York County Riders Inc Leah Kozloff Saco New England Kozloff Heath Road Louise McCain Seacoast Associated SARC Aidwihuétad Barrington N.H Hollis Mary Merrill Merton Palmer Lucy Gorham

Bridgton Barbers Raise Haircut Price to $1.50

Bridgton barbers complain of higher overheads and have raised prices by a quarter to $1.50 per haircut. They say the cost increases affect supplies, rent, and utilities impacting their business.

Bridgton

Young Ghanaian officers attempt coup d etat near Accra

Reports from Acera near the Togo frontier say a group of young army officers tried to seize power in Ghana. The attempt faltered as shots were heard near Christianborg Castle and Flagstaff House before calm was restored and normal conditions announced. Maj Asanto was named among leaders.

AFLAC Ghana Acera Radio Ghana Togo I Acera Christianborg Castle Joseph Ankrah Ankrah Kwame Nkrumah Flagstaff House Emmanueal Kotoka Kotoka Nkrumah Ghana Radio Maj Asanto Antu

Wells FBLA students tour New York City

Seventeen members of the Future Business Leaders of America from Wells High School traveled to New York City by bus. They planned a UN Building tour, a Statue of Liberty visit, supper, more sightseeing, and a late return to Wells with chaperones accompanying.

Wells Future Business Leaders of America Wells High School New York City United Nations Nancy Alexandre Martha Bragdon Susanne Brewster Priscilla Dufort Catherine Kennison Joan Hopkins Patsy Howell Carole Gowen Mary Lewis Paulette Levesque Connie Litchfield Elissa Littlefield Sharon Perkins Dian Piirainen Gail Ricker Kathy Spinney Suzanne Racine Robert Bragdon Colby N. Ricker Carl H. Piirainen Thomas Bolko

Beauty Contest Fails To Start In Kansas City

After two hours of argument between organizers and contestants the 17 entrants folded their gowns and left. Three others remained undecided. Dorothy Lee said the trio would be entered in the Miss Missouri and Miss Kansas finals in St. Louis in July. The event lacked judges and officials as no organizer or photographer appeared.

Kansas City Dorothy Lee St. Louis

Nam Vietnam War Updates In Early May

U S Marines clear a strip south of the DMZ and Ky plans a 200 yard wide fortified belt in the eastern lowlands. B52 strikes target Quang Ngai Thua Thien Tay Ninh as airmen face weather limits. Eight helicopters recovered after being downed. A bombing mistake kills dozens in Kien Hoa and Truc Giang.

Chu Lai U.S Nguyen Cao Ky Quang Ngai Thua Thien Tay Ninh North Vietnam U.S. Air Force Navy South Vietnam Chieu Hoi Mekong Delta Truc Giang Kien Hoa Saigon

Viet Cong Attacks Kill Hamlet Chief and Others in Vietnam

Vietnamese military reports weekend and today saw no large battles but notes rising Viet Cong incidents. In Binh Dinh a hamlet chief his son and two others were killed. in Tay Ninh a hamlet chief and three others died when a Viet Cong blast hit his house. A civilian bus in Quang Tin hit a land mine Sunday, killing nine and wounding 12.

Binh Dinh Saigon Tay Ninh Quang Tin

Car Slips Off Snowy Road In Saco Collision

Saco police report a car driven by John A. Mac Dougall 23 of 50 Garfield St collided with a fence after running off New County Road Sunday night. Road conditions were snow covered and slippery. No damage estimate available.

Saco John A. MacDougall Garfield St New County Road

Coppolino Trial In Third Week Near Verdict

Naples Florida AP reports the Carl Coppolino murder trial enters its third week as 12 jurors hear testimony. Prosecution doctors Helpern and Umberger maintain succinylcholine caused Carmela Coppolino’s death on August 28, 1965, while defense attorney F Lee Bailey argues natural causes.

Naples Fla Carl Coppolino Coppolino Carmela F. Lee Bailey Milton Helpern Charles J. Umberger New York Medical Examiner’s Umberger Helpern Bailey

Sentencing In Arson Case In Old Orchard Beach

Four youths from Old Orchard Beach pleaded guilty to arson of the Federal School on Sept 13 1966 in Superior Court. Sentencing for John J Hayes Larry M Savoy and David M Marcotte aged 18 to 19 was continued day by day with Rene L Cote to be sentenced in May. The piece ends with a note about Burmese Buddhism.

Alfred Old Orchard Beach Lincoln Spencer John J. Hayes Larry M. Savoy David M. Marcotte Rene L. Cote

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