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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1967

Page

7

Bert Yancey Takes Lead In Dallas Open

Bert Yancey shot a four under par 66 to take a one stroke lead at 203 after 54 holes in the Greater Dallas Open. He lectured on putting while praising the importance of sinking putts. Kermit Zarley chased at 204 while Roberto De Vicenzo slipped to seventh after a 73.

Dallas Bert Yancey Yancey Oak Cliff Country Club Kermit Zarley University of Houston Zarley Roberto DeVicenzo Argentina Gay Brewer Bob Goalby Bobby Nichols DeVicenzo Spud

Golfers persevere as Oak Cliff course dries after rains

The 6 777 yard Oak Cliff Country Club course was in fine condition as bright sun dried the greens after heavy rains forced postponements. Only 10 players bettered par while 167 competed, despite an upset stomach affecting one golfer.

Oak Cliff Country Club

Major League Leaders Show Strong 1960s Style

The Associated Press notes leaders in both leagues with Brock of St. Louis atop multiple NL categories including batting and hits while Phillips and others pace runs and steals. AL leaders feature Yastrzemski Kaline and Freehan along with Robinson and Campaneris in key categories. Gibson and McDowell lead pitching strikeouts.

Associated Press Brock St. Louis Phillips Chicago Harper Cincinnati Jackson Houston D. Johnson Pinson Helms Davis New York Williams R. Allen Philadelphia Johnson McCovey San Francisco Gibson Jenkins Queen L. Jackson Veale Pittsburgh Jaster Nolan Yastrzemski Boston Kaline Detroit Davalillo Cleveland F. Robinson Baltimore Freehan Berry Johnstone California Campaneris Hershberger Kansas City McCraw Barber Rohr Horlen Aker Hunter Downing Coleman Washington McDowell Chance Minnesota

East Biddeford Little League Registration Set

East Biddeford Little League registration is scheduled for tonight at the AMVETS Hall on Alfred Street at 6 30. Eligible boys are nine by August 1 and under 13 by that date and must be accompanied by an adult with a birth certificate. Returning players need not register but must inform their managers if they will play again.

East Biddeford Amvets Hall Alfred Street

Postponed Patriots Day Doubleheader Games Rescheduled

The Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators have rescheduled both rained out games from April 19. One game will be part of a Sunday doubleheader on June 11 and the other will be part of a twi night twin bill on August 22.

Boston Boston Red Sox Washington Senators

Playoff Finals: San Francisco Topples Philadelphia

San Francisco defeated Philadelphia 117 to 109 on Saturday as Philadelphia holds a 3-2 lead in the best of seven series. Sunday had no games scheduled. Tuesday schedule shows no contest.

National Basketball Association Associated Press San Francisco Philadelphia

Pro Soccer Eastern Division Standings and Results

Pittsburgh leads the Eastern Division with 10 points from 4 games, Philadelphia 2 from 4, Baltimore and New York tied on 4, with Chicago and Los Angeles in mid table. Today’s games include Los Angeles at St. Louis.

Associated Press Pittsburgh Phila’phia Loh Baltimore New York Atlanta Western St. Louis Los Angeles Chicago California Toronto Philadelphia

Canadiens End Unbeaten Run In Stanley Cup Playoff Loss

Montreal’s 16 game unbeaten streak was halted as Toronto blanked them 3-0 in game 2 of the series. Johnny Bower stopped 31 shots while Rogatien Vachon faced 43 as Punch Imlach credited Toronto’s penalty kill for the win.

Montreal Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Johnny Bower Canadiens New York Bower Leafs Vachon Punch Imlach

Old Orchard Beach Art Association Plans Smorgasbord Auction

A workshop meeting of the Old Orchard Beach Art Association will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Jameson School with George Carpenter as instructor. Final plans for the Smorgasbord on Saturday April 29 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Jameson School, followed by a painting auction at 7:30.

Old Orchard Beach Art Association Jameson School George Carpenter Smorgashord

Expeditions Set By Explorer Post 305 Plan Scout Camporee

Members of Explorer Post 305 announce a May 19 to 21 Kennebunkport Scout Camporee as part of a busy spring and summer schedule. Other trips include a Saco River canoe trip in June Expo 67 in Montreal Mount Blue Explorer Camporee Camp Hinds Week and a 4th Regional Delegate Explorer Conference at UMass Amherst. Past members fund the June canoe trip with a car wash at the Giant Store lot on Elm Street Biddeford.

Kennebunkport Explorer Post 305 Saco River Montreal Mount Blue State Park Camp Elm Street Biddeford

Winners Listed At Beach Whist Party

Prize winners at the whist party given by the Old Orchard Memorial V F W Auxiliary at the Post Home Atlantic Avenue were Edwin Goodale as men s high Paul Cote as men s low Mrs Anne Gustafson as ladies high Mrs Dorothy Lenkowski as ladies low Mrs Anne Gustafson as Queen s and special prizes went to Paul Cote and Mrs Natalie Droggitis.

Old Orchard Beach Old Orchard Memorial V.F.W Atlantic Avenue Men’s Edwin Goodale Paul Cote Anne Gustafson Dorothy Lenkowski Queen's Natalie Droggitis

Dust Mass In US Daily Estimated At 43 Million Tons

Britannica estimates about 43 million tons of dust settle across the United States each day. The figure highlights the vast scale of airborne and deposited particulates affecting ecosystems, air quality, and climate over the nation.

United States Encyclopaedia Britannica

Hollywood Filming of Capote Clutter Crime at Kansas Ranch

Hollywood crews film key scenes at the Clutter ranch in Holcomb Kansas for a movie about the 1959 murder of Herb Clutter and his family. Director Richard Brooks oversees reenactments with actors Robert Blake Scott Wilson John McLiam and Paul Hough.

Kansas Truman Capote Bob Thomas Holcomb Kan Clutter Ranch Herbert Clutter Clutters Robert Byrds Wichita Clutter Family Europe Richard Brooks Herb Clutter Kenyon Paul Hough University of Kansas Brooks Dick Hickock McLiam Hickock

Svetlana Stalina's Memoirs Reveal Family Turmoil and Stalin's Paranoia

Newsweek reports Svetlana Stalina will publish a memoir in October via Harper and Row detailing her fraught family life, her sense of not belonging, and Joseph Stalin's paranoid reactions after his wife’s death. She describes discovering the death at 16 and her brothers Jacob and Wasilly, with Kennan praising her humanity.

New York Svetlana Stalina Joseph Stalin Newsweek Magazine Moscow Stalin Svetlana Stuart Johnson Locust Valley Long Island Switzerland Harper & Row Newsweek Jacob Wassily George F. Kennan U.S Kennan United States Ahuman

Beach Sorority Plans Boston Trip and Events

The Sigma Kappa Iota Sorority met at Sandy Mc Sweeney’s home to plan multiple activities. A weathered trip was rescheduled for April 29 at Roland's garage, with a Boston visit and a May 20 breakfast.

Old Orchard Beach Sigma Kappa Iota Sorority Sandy McSweeney Washington Avenue Karen Horne Karen Brousseau Betty Leroux Pamela Martin Bonnie Boyer Barbara Menard Dawn Cronin Roland Boston Lee Pi Alpha Fraternity Deering

Beach Town Licenses Set for Council Hearing

Tonight the Town Council will hear license applications including Berbil Enterprises Inc Whitehall Building Old Orchard Street public dance hall and victualers with several other applicants such as Joseph Margaron es and Charles Cote for pier cabins and amusement venues. Nesting bald eagle sites in national wildlife refuges remain closed during mating season and timber cutting near nests is prohibited within half a mile.

Old Orchard Beach Berbil Enterprises Inc Whitehall Old Orchard Street Robert Bellevue Saco Ave David Hayes West Surf Seacliff Victualer Theodore H. Fowler Pier Gerard Lacroix Ocen Park Road Robert Perkins Ocean Park Road Dorna M. Easterbrook Whiteway Joseph J. Margarones Old Orchard St Charles Ll. Cote Sylvia Tibbetts Heath Street Peter Skinfacos West Grand Ave Richard Skillin Temple Avenue Mary Mersey Victualer’s

Greek King Faces Junta Clash Over Constitution

Greek King Constantine refuses to suspend Greece's constitution or publicly back the new military junta. London diplomats say he swore in the government to avoid executions but remains resistant to a state of emergency and a national broadcast. He is under virtual confinement at Tantio Palace as authorities try to stabilize the coup.

Athens Constantine Greece London Tatoi Palace Anne-Marie Kypros Stylianos Patakos Patakos Cyprus Nicosia Panayiotis Canellopoulos King House Judiciary Committee Emanuel Celler D-N.y Congress Celler Stokely Carmichael Floyd MecKissick New York Johnson

Kennebunk Area Calendar Lists Local Events This Week

Kennebunk area events are posted by the Chamber of Commerce for April. Highlights include American Legion Auxiliary honors on April 24 at 6:30 p.m., youth center rehearsals for SPEBSQSA and Yankee Belle Chorus, a Surfside 8s Square Dance workshop, Gardenia Day by the Welfare Department, a teenage dance at the Kennebunk Youth Center, and a Liberal Religious Youth meeting at the Unitarian Church basement. The items reflect civic activities and community programs in Kennebunk and nearby towns.

Kennebunk Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce Gold Star Webber-Lefebvre American Legion Auxiliary Post Zellar Tibbetts Spebsqsa Yankee Belle Chorus Vestry of Christ Church Surfside 8'S Square Goff Brook Lodge Sinnott Road Arundel Cal Main Gardenia Day Welfare Department The Public Health Association Park Street Unitarian Church

VFW Post At Beach Elects Officers

Old Orchard Beach Maine VFW Post elects officers led by Commander John Menard and Senior Vice Commander Peter Cantara. Also present were Dr. Robert Mehan of Rockland and Donald Linscott of Saco as guests, with social hour to follow.

Old Orchard Beach Old Orchard Donald Linscott Saco District Eleven Philip Morris Sanford Elroy Laskey Alfred Jacobs

Nation faces violent weather with tornadoes and hail

A brutal weather outbreak struck many states with tornadoes, heavy hail, and flooding. Chicago recorded a record late season snowfall while Memphis and Georgia saw significant tornado damage, injuries, and property destruction. Also reported were funnel clouds near Fresno and widespread thunderstorms from Tennessee to the Atlantic coast.

Chicago Missouri Georgia Tennessee Alabama Arkansas Fresno Calif Chattanooga Memphis Bartlett Savannah Atlantic Springfield Illinois Michigan New York Pennsylvania Weather Bureau

Kennebunkport to Hold Hearing on Spice's Galley License

Town officers will hold a public hearing at the Municipal Offices in Kennebunkport at 10 30 A M May 1 1967 on the application of Constantine Daeris doing business as Spicer's Galley for a part time spirituous and vinous liquor license. Selectmen F Herbert Severance Laurin E Maling Malcom H Frost presiding.

Kennebunkport Constantine Daeris Spicer F. Herbert Severance Laurin E. Maling Malcom H. Frost T. Edward Anaszewski Malcolm H. Frost

Notice of hearing on Tides by the Sea application

Nebunkport at 10:00 A M May 1 1967 on the application of T Edward Anaszewski doing business as Tides by the Sea of Kennebunk Malcolm H Frost.

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