Adenauer shaped West Germany as iron-willed reformer and builder
Konrad Adenauer served as chancellor from 1949 to 1963 guiding postwar West Germany from ruins to a democratic, Western-aligned power. He linked Germany to the United States, rebuilt Cologne politics, helped form the CDU, and remained stubbornly persistent though sometimes unpopular. He died at 91 after four years of retirement.
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Washington
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Winston Caureail
Britain
Churchill
Adenauer
Cologne
Hitler
Europe
Germany
United States
Morning Coffee Sets Plans for Club Rummage and Card Party
Kennebunk Webhannet Woman's Club finance committee met at Mrs. Charles Belyea’s home to finalize rummage sale details for the clubhouse on Saturday at 10 a.m. and a card party on Wednesday April 26 at 8 p.m. Attendees included Mrs. Lawrence Eustis, Mrs. Parker Brown, Mrs. Leon C. Hicks, Mrs. Dorothy Harrison, Mrs. Robert E. Marer Sr., and Mrs. Charles Belyea. Missing were Miss Elizabeth Maguire, Miss Lovie Tacuire, Mrs. Walter Chlomers, and Mrs. William Garner.
Mayes Lawn Tourney to Decide Foresters Team Trophy
The Catholic Order of Foresters hosts its annual team rolloff at Pain time Lanes with six man teams from Ft. Kent Van Buren Wallagrass and Biddeford. Bowling five strings each, Saturday and Sunday results will determine trophy winners and the Aroostook delegation aims for the championship.
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Order of Foresters
Ft. Kent
van Buren
Wallagrass
Biddeford
Aroostook
Speck paintings on death row draw critics and doctors
Chicago news reports Richard Speck’s death row paintings attract art critics and psychiatrists while Dr. Marvin Ziporyn is fired over comments on Speck’s case. Northwestern psychologist Mischa Zaks notes the works’ cheerful stillness and possible income potential.
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Chicago
Richard Speck
Speck
Cook County
Marvin C. Ziporyn
Joseph I. Woods
Ziporyn
Mischa Zaks
Northwestern University
Walt Disney
Bambi
Zaks
Cleaning Cloth And Wring Out In Treatment
An article fragment describes washing technique and polishing with a soft cloth or chamois. It mentions applying a cleaning treatment to remove white spots and even colors in scratches, then finishing the surface to a shine. It appears in a classified ads section.
Scouts View Manufacture of Army Topcoats
Biddeford Cub Scout Pack 309 toured John Roberts Inc plant in Biddeford to view U.S. Army topcoat production. Den Mothers Ruth Travers Lorraine Lebel Linda Tilton hosted a post visit gathering at Wonderbar Steak House with family and den members attending.
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U.S. Army
Biddeford
Luke E. Hart Council
Knights of Columbus
John Roberts Inc
Marie Smith
Wonderbar
Ruth Travers
Lorraine Lebel
Linda Tilton
Cause of Dodo Extinction Cited in Early Island Records
Early observers note the dodo’s extinction in the Indian Ocean islands around 1680 was driven by settler hogs. Hogs fed on dodo eggs and young, accelerating decline alongside human impact.
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Islands
Indian Ocean
Westward settlement drives vast land expansion
During the final thirty years of the 19th century settlers acquired more land in the western United States than in all prior history, marking a rapid territorial expansion.
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United States
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Ari
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Main St
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Maine
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Frema S. Grant
Augusta
Saco Young Republicans Club
Scott Knox
David Davis
Stanley Knox
Susan Currier
Richard Cassette
Ronald Doane
John Knox
Mark McCallum
Thomas Vining
Armand Grenier
State Capitol
Lee
Knapp
Bostonian
Ladies & Girls
Ladies’ & Girls’ Shearers
USA
D' Alis
Tomanat
New England
Ceibao
GALS
Chass
Altho
Als
George Lessard
Green St. Biddeford
Mary Carter
Elm & Center Streets
Carter
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