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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1964
Page
12
Mrs Keen Johnson widow of former governor recalls a humorously misdirected shopping errand in downtown Louisville. She handed a clerk a bundle of packages and asked to be charged under her name, then corrected the clerk by answering Governor's Mansion as her residence in Frankfort.
The column answers teen questions on avoiding bad influences and resisting peer pressure. It advises maintaining distance from troublemaking friends, avoiding calls or meetings that lead to misbehavior, and choosing friends who have fun without breaking rules. It also addresses proving non smoking through actions and staying away from cigarettes despite peer pressure.
Stormy weather and a rash of tornadoes struck the south central region, with nearly two dozen twisters reported across central and eastern Kansas western Missouri north central Oklahoma and northeastern Texas. Two people were seriously injured when a twister hit Pecan Gap Texas. Property damage was extensive as rain snow and winds affected western areas and the Pacific Northwest also saw precipitation.
Gov Reed and Development Commissioner Standish Bachman returned to Maine after helping open the New England pavilion at the New York World's Fair. They reported 2000 Maine companies are cooperating to attract visitors, with the message Perfect Vacation Pair Maine and the World's Fair carried by their business mail. Thieves cut three miles of telephone line in Breathitt County and stole 17,000 feet of wire from a remote area in Kentucky.
Floods threatened areas north of Indianapolis as rivers and streams rose rapidly from heavy rains in the last several days. Several dozen families fled their homes in Ravenswood, a suburb of Indianapolis.
New York AP reports fashion shows at the World Fair will push costly designs on women, boosting the apparel industry and tempting shoppers with million dollar displays. Couture displays and pragmatic shows mix opulence with thrifty sewing, while designers forecast seasonal colors and impossible wardrobes for the average consumer.
Nearly 160 members attended the Biddeford Saco Aerie dance on Birch Street Biddeford with Red Coats as the featured band. Two new members were welcomed, Hyde Park Eagle Aerie plans a memorial in Boston for John F Kennedy, and officers will be nominated at the next meeting with elections set for May 6. Larry Cote and Romeo Gregoire were listed as patients and Rene Letourneau is convalescing at home. Largest pike hatchery in the U S is in North Platte Nebraska. Buffalo Bill Cody’s hometown.
In Wichita a housewife hung a shirt to dry on a yard line. A strong gust carried the shirt up the line to a utility pole top. A phone company repairman was dispatched to recover the garment.
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