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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1968

Page

7

St Marys Women's Club Officers Named At Meeting

St Marys Women's Club held a meeting at the school hall to present a full officer slate led by Mrs Urbain Langevin with Mrs Harold Carroll as President and Miss Mary Brady as Vice President. The group discussed an appreciation supper and future conventions while magic acts entertained members.

Urbain Langevin St. Mary's Women’s Club Hotel Samoset Rockland George DesRoberts Cornelius Enright St. Mary’s Church Bill and Terry Maine Society of Magicians Biddeford- Saco Bill Terry Terry Whitten St. Mary's Women's Club

Heron Ringed by Stockholm Found in Portuguese Guinea

A gray heron believed to have flown from Sweden to Bubaque Island in Portuguese Guinea was found by local fishermen. It bore a metal ring on its leg bearing the inscription Inform 5053147 Riks Museum Stockholm.

Bissau Portuguese Guinea Sweden Bubaque Stockholm

Czech director Jiri Menzel wins Oscar for Closely Watched Trains

Hollywood notes Jiri Menzel, 30, accepts the foreign language Oscar for Closely Watched Trains. He speaks Czech and limited English, prefers theatre, and aims to make films in Prague that earn money in America. He studied at the state film institute and directed stage plays in Prague.

Hollywood Jiri Menzel Menzel Czechoslovakia Beverly Hills Prague Film Film Institute Gonhead Mandragora America

Maine Edits and Plans Highlight State Education and Urban Policy

A trio of proposals seek a 6500 dollar annual minimum pay and leg backing for school board negotiations while the 75 member Maine House represents 11000 teachers and administrators. Governor Curtis backs a study of a sewage system for five Aroostook County towns with 150k to 200k funding to treat effluent on the Aroostook River. Republican Horace Hildreth Jr cites private industry on urban issues with tax incentives and low interest loans. Democrats push massive federal aid like Job Corps. Maine Teachers Association set to hear resolutions for higher salaries and pensions in Waterville. Derwinski warns Post Office needs less political influence. Williams named ambassador to the Philippines. FCC head Loevinger seeks probe into space radio signals. Kennedy touts farm aid over breakfast in South Dakota.

Augusta Curtis Aroostook Maine Northern University of Maine Portland G. Mennen Williams Michigan State Department Johnson William McCormick Blair Jr Philippines Lee Loevinger Federal Communications Commission Outer Space FCC United States Robert F. Kennedy D-N.y South Dakota

Marine Burns Sees Court Martial Penalty Lightened

Mary Elizabeth Burns a former corporal in the Marine Corps had her punishment lightened after antiwar actions. She was fined 20 dollars and faced 45 days in barracks which were erased by Col Oscar T. Jensen Jr. Burns seeks discharge as a conscientious objector.

Associated Press Washington Mary Elizabeth Burns Pvt. Burns Pvt Burns Oscar T. Jensen Jr Marine Headquarters Battalion Grand Junction Colo

Disatate Wins Narragansett Park Feature by Half Length

In Pawtucket Rhode Island Disatate rose from last to win the Narragansett Park feature by a half length on Tuesday. The report includes an aside on the origin of lampoon from 17th century French students and a note that 110 of the 21,280 U S blacksmiths are women.

Pawtucket, R.jr Narragansett Park United States

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St. Mary’s Club Frank Carey Phyllis Cosgrove Timothy Mahoney Franklin Flanagan Stuart Flavin Charles Gallagher Roland Martin Earl Stevens Daniel McGonagle Theodore J. Seymour W. J. Murphy N. J. Twomey Adelard Ledoux J. Urbain Cadorette Carolyn Hodgdon Florence Lee Mary C. Kelley Thomas H. Simpson Catherine G. Neilon Madeleine Davis Margaret Hilton Julia Benoit Mary Fearon Anne Hector Roland Bois Eileen O’rourke Albert J. Beaudoin Arthur J. Cadorette Edward M. Reilly Paul G. Gosselin Sandra E. Gosselin Muriel Cantara Annette Addorio Lloyd LaFountain Mineola N.Y Victor Panzella Nassau County Panzella Office of Administrative Services Eugene H. Nickerson Las Vegas New Phante Mesa Nevada Atomic Energy Commission AEC Hind Albert Beaudoin Mary Sinnott Pepperell Sheet Store Bermudas Representative Assembly Washington Edward J. Derwinski R-Ii House Post Office and Civil Service Committee Derwinski Marvin Watson Watson Lawrence F. O’brien Post Office Department
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