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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1967
Page
5
HAL BOYLE reports that Ralston Purina scientists suggest edible airplane and space craft parts made from soybean products could feed astronauts and pilots after crashes. The idea expands to edible household and industrial items, including containers and even clothing, to reduce waste and hunger.
Dear Mrs Lawrence notes that rewarding teens with choice in chores improves habit. A mother recounts giving her daughter kitchen duties on Mondays after surrendering room cleaning to the girl. The result: the teen becomes a confident cook and applies initiative to housework and family life.
The Rev. Mrs. Margaret Henrichsen, 67, is elected the United States first woman district superintendent in the Methodist Church. As Bangor district head, she supervises 91 churches from Eastport to Bucksport, Maine, after decades of active ministry along the coast and in Sullivan.
Cambridge scene veteran Grafton Dulany Howland ends a distinguished party giving career with an intimate 2000 guest bash at the Cambridge Boat Club. He plans semi retirement after Harvard graduation while donating part of the proceeds to the Jimmy Fund and launching a new non-alcoholic disco and bar near Harvard Square.
Technical Sergeant Joseph M. Laverriere, son of Mrs. Alice M. Laverriere of Biddeford, is on duty at Phan Rang AB Vietnam as a weapons mechanic in the Pacific Air Forces. A Korean War veteran, he previously served at Selfridge AFB Michigan. He earned his high school diploma after joining the service. His wife Mary is the daughter of Mrs. Arniz Smith of Centerville Alabama.
Miss Jean R. Theroux engaged to Roger P. Gaudette son of Mrs. Lucie Gaudette of Salem Mass The wedding date August 19 is set by Miss Theroux guardians Mr and Mrs J Ernest Theroux of 44 St Marys St Biddeford They plan a ceremony at St Marys Shrine Lawrence Mass.
Nine Japanese high school boys died and ten injured when a bolt struck a party of about 50 climbers descending Mt. Nishi Hodaka in the northern Japan Alps near Nagano. The bolt struck amid an approaching storm as climbers moved from 9,514 feet toward 8,200 feet.
Lord Harewood, cousin of Queen Elizabeth, wed former model Patricia Tuckwell on a private Connecticut estate. The 17th in line to the throne required royal permission. the couple has a 3-year-old son, Mark, and this marks his second marriage for Tuckwell, who has a 17-year-old son from a prior husband.
AP reports Joel Gray, Tony winner for Cabaret, signed to play George M. Cohan in the Broadway musical biography George M! scheduled to open next April. Cohan was a famed actor dancer singer author composer lyricist director and producer. In Reno, Rusty Draper divorced and four hours later wed Seattle model Fay De Graff both 44.
Senator Bartlett says the Senate Commerce Committee will hold hearings starting Aug. 28 to examine radiation hazards linked to household, medical, and communications devices beyond the television issue. General Electric said it delayed a public announcement over parts supply for possible TV dangers. Luci Johnson Nugent introduced her son Patrick Lyndon Nugent, who reportedly sleeps when exposed to newsmen.
President and Mrs. Johnson introduced their five week old son Patrick Lyndon in a Washington garden outside the President’s office marking a rare public appearance for the infant during his early months.
Delegates from 12 nations attend the annual conference sponsored by the Japan Congress Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs. The gathering is led by the Japanese Socialist party and the General Council of Japanese Trade Unions, both sympathetic to Peking.
The USS Will Rogers fired a Polaris missile down the eastern Atlantic test range Monday. All 41 FBM submarines have now demonstrated the Polaris system. A Senate House conference committee endorsed an 8.8 billion civilian space appropriation for the current year, with Johnson requesting 5.1 billion.
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