Deaths Mrs Ella M Watson 76 resident of Saco
Mrs Ella M Watson 76 of 43 Middle Street Saco died yesterday after a long illness at her home. Born June 2, 1892 in Perry daughter of George and Cassie Morrison she lived in Providence before moving to Saco ten years ago. Survived by sister Martha Bennett and four brothers George John Colon Foster. Funeral tomorrow at 2 pm from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco officiated by Rev Stanley Bennett with burial Monday at Potter Cemetery Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella M. Watson
Middle St
Saco
Perry
George
Cassie (Gove) Morrison
Providence
R.I
Washington Street Baptist Church
Eastport
The
Grange
Stanley A
Martha) Bennett
George Morrison
Milford, Conn
John Morrison
Somerville
Mass
Colon Morrison
Foster Morrison
Framingham
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Stanley A. Bennett
Saco United
Biafra Leader Orders Cease Fire in Breakaway Region
Lagos Nigeria AP Lt Col Odumegwu Ojukwu says he has ordered a cease fire in the secessionist Biafra territory during peace talks set to begin Monday in Addis Ababa. He vows an honorable settlement while Nigeria signals willingness to compromise including amnesty, boundary changes, and a constitutional conference.
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Associated Press
Lagos
Nigeria
Biafran
C. Odumezwu Ojukwu
Addis Ababa
Ojukwu
Biafra
Okoi Arikpo
Arikpo
Flood Rescue Teams Deployed in West Java Crisis
Rescue and medical teams entered flood ravaged West Java to reach thousands of marooned villagers. Antara News Agency reported at least 21 people perished and about 90,000 were left homeless across Java and South Sumatra as Indonesian authorities mobilized aid.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
West Java
Antara
Indonesian
Red Cross
Java
Sumatra
Japan must share burden for security under U S pact
Tokyo today Prime Minister Eisaku Sato warned Japan cannot turn its back on its security alliance with the United States. He said no nation can insure national security without shouldering some burden and reminded citizens that the U S defense commitment rests in exchange for bases on Japanese soil. He also criticized armed university students who have clashed with police in anti American demonstrations tied to the treaty.
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Tokyo
Eisaku Sato
Japan
U.S
50-Plus Club Meets In Kennebunk
The 50-Plus Club of the Kennebunk area met at the Webhannet Womans Club with 22 members. President Viola Lee led the business meeting. Plans for a Isles of Shoals trip in Portsmouth New Hampshire and a June July birthday dinner on August 29 at 1 p.m. under Mabel Gooch were made. A report on a recent food vegetable fruit and attic table sale led by Vivien Tranci was given. Social games and refreshments followed, under Miss Flossie York and Hartley Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Webhannet Woman's Club
Fletcher Street
Viola Lee
Isles of Shoals
Portsmouth
N.H
Mabel Gooch
Vivien Tranci
Flossie York
Hartley Stewart
Biddeford Firemen Douse Car Fire
Biddeford firefighters extinguished a car blaze on Alfred Street using chemicals to fight a transmission fire in a 1963 vehicle owned by Robert Dubois of 15 Harrison Avenue Saco Earlier responders were sent to a false alarm at Elm Street and Center Street Biddeford
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Alfred Street
Robert Dubois
Harrison Ave
Saco
Elm Street
Center Street
Biddeford
Funeral Directors and Contact Details
Funeral homes listed include Emond's Funeral Home at 284 5511 with Frank X. Emond and J P Conroy, Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Ore Street Saco 284 5611 with Philip H Gross Sr director, and Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco Maine dial 282 0562.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P Conroy
Shumway Funeral Service
Ore Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Dial
Bishop Committee to Meet at St John’s parish house
The Bishop's Committee will meet tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the parish house of St. John's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church on St. John Street. Bates College alumni in the area plan to attend the Ocean Park Bates Club meeting Monday at 8 Be at Jordan Memorial Hall, Emple Avenue, Ocean Park. Speakers include President Thomas Hedley Reynolds and Alumni Secretary Randall E. Webber. John Kennett of Saco and Old Orchard Beach is president of the Club. Refreshments and a social hour will follow the speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s-by the-Sea Episcopal Church
St. John Street
Bates College
Ocean Park
Bates Club
Jordan Memorial Hall
Emple Avenue
Thomas Hedley Reynolds
Randall E. Webber
John Kennett
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Lions Babe Ruth game raises funds for Jimmy Fund
The E R Warren Lions Babe Ruth team will meet the Old Timers Sunday at 2 p m at Park Street Playground for the Jimmy Fund benefit. The Old-Timers will include fathers coaches and a few ringers. The Kennebunk Red Cross board meets Aug 8 at 7 30 p m in the chapter rooms 92 Main St Donald Shepard presiding. Sgt Robert Pelletier, back in the U S after 14 months in Vietnam, is on 30 day leave with his mother Louise Pelletier. He expects discharge Sept 9. He graduated Kennebunk High School in 1964 and enlisted Sept 1965. A Wesley Leech of Leech Nursing Home attended a public hearing on nursing homes at the University of Maine campus in Portland. Bragdon Hanson of Saco, owner of B F Emery Co purchased Sunny Acres Farm on H Street from Mr and Mrs A Britto and plans to move in fall with his children Joanna 20 Bethany 17 and Seth 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
American Red Cross
Chater Rooms
Main St
Donald Shepard
Robert Pelletier
Marine C
United States
Vietnam
Louise Pelletier
Mony
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Kennebunk High School
Marine Corps
A. Wesley Leech
Leech Nursing Home
University of Maine
Portland
Bragdon Hanson
Saco
B.F. Emery Co
Summer Street
Sunny Acres
H Street
A Britto
Joanna
Bethany
Seth
Personal News Briefs From Biddeford and Saco
Roger Rossignol son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Rossignol 283 Granite St Biddeford is a surgical patient at Mercy Hospital Portland Engineman Third Class Douglas N Sanborn USCGR son of Mr and Mrs Newton W Sanborn of 15 Union St Saco and husband of Judith C Plummer Standish has graduated from the Engineman School at the U S Coast Guard Reserve Training Center in Yorktown Virginia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Rossignol
Ralph Rossignol
Granite St
Biddeford
Mercy Hospital
Portland
Douglas N. Sanborn
USCGR
Newton W. Sanborn
Union St
Saco
Judith C. Plummer
Standish
U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Training Center
Yorktown
Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Evening Services
On Sunday at Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle in Old Orchard Beach a young people's service by Christ's Ambassadors is scheduled for 6 15 p m followed by an evangelistic service for all at 7 30 p m at the Atlantic Avenue and Third Street church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle
Assembly of God
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Old Orchard Beach
Christ’s Ambassadors
Youth Fellowship Meeting in Kennebunk Advent Church
The Youth Fellowship of the Advent Christian Church Route 35 Kennebunk will meet Sunday at 6 15 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth Fellowship of the
Advent Christian Church
Route 35
Kennebunk
Goodwins Mills
School of ere Classes Planned at Kennebunk Church
The Unitarian Universalist Church at Main Street and Portland Road Kennebunk will hold School of ere classes Monday at 3 30 p m for students in Grades 1a through 12.
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Unitarian Universalist Church
Main Street
Portland Road
Kennebunk
Senior Youth Meeting at South Congregational Church
The Senior Youth group of South Congregational Church on Temple Street Kenne ar will meet Monday at p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Congregational Church
Temple Street
Kennear
Junior Choir Rehearsal Set at Ly man Baptist Church
The Junior Choir of the Ly man Baptist Church will rehearse Sunday at 6 p m at the church in Goodwins Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
High School Religion Classes Held Monday Evenings
The High School of Religion classes for students in St. Martha's Kennebec Monica's Kennebunk and St. Mary's Wells Beach will meet each Monday at 6 30 p m at St Martha's Church in Kennebunkport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Martha's Kennebec
Monica’s Kennebunk
St. Mary’s, Wells Beach
St. Martha's Church
Kennebunkport
Methodist Youth Fellowship Meet at Saco Church
The Methodist Youth Fellowship of the School Street Methodist Church in Saco will meet Sunday at 6 p.m. at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Youth Fellowship
School Street Methodist Church
Saco
Rent a Grades 1 8 classes at St Marys Wells Beach
Doctrine classes for grades one through eight were held at St Marys Church Wells Beach after the 9 am mass on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Church
Wells Beach
Advent Christian Church Good Wins Mills Meeting
Advent Christian Church announces a Sunday gathering at 7 p.m. with Good Wins Mills leading. The event invites community members to attend the evening service and fellowship.
Senior High Youth Fellowship Meets Sunday
The Senior High Youth Fellowship of the United Church of Christ in Biddeford will meet Sunday from 5 15 to 6 15 p m in the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
United Church of Christ
Congregational
Biddeford
Field Day at Franciscan Monastery in Kennebunk
Kennebunk records a field day and picnic at the Franciscan Monastery grounds with about 4000 attendees. The day opens with an 11 a.m. solemn mass at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes officiated by Very Rev. Leonard. Dinner is at noon followed by an afternoon of games and a 3:30 p.m. folk dance program directed by Mrs. Anna Ivaska.
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Kennebunk
Our Lady of Lourdes
Leonard
Anna Ivaska
Ship of the West Kennebunk Methodist church meeting announced
A notice states the ship of the West Kennebunk Methodist church will meet Sunday at 3 p. m.
Baptist Youth Fellowship Meet At Ogunquit Church
The Baptist Youth Fellowship of Ogunquit Baptist Church will gather Sunday at 6 p.m. at the church for a fellowship meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Youth Fellowship of the
Ogunquit
Junior 4 Baptist Youth Meet in Saco Sunday Evening
The Junior 4 Baptist Youth for the Saco United Baptist will meet Sunday at 6 p.m. in Saco. The gathering focuses on fellowship and lesson activities for the youth group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
Saco United Baptist
Saco United Church Senior High Youth Fellowship Meet Tomorrow
The Senior High Youth Fellowship of the Saco United Church will meet tomorrow at 6 p.m. at the church. All members are reminded to attend and participate in the scheduled activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Saco United Church
Congress faces gun control clash and major bills ahead
Congress weighs a contentious gun control push with bills to ban mail order rifles and ammo, while Senate backers push for firearm registration and licensing despite House rejection. The 90th Congress also enacted Johnson's 10 percent income tax surcharge, and moved bills on crime, ethics, and urban renewal amid King and Kennedy assassinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oneum
Supreme Court
E House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
House
90Th
Congress
Johnson
Martin Luther King Jr
Robert F. Kennedy
White House
Reverend Burns to Preach at West Kennebunk Service
Rev Tom Burns will preach at West Kennebunk Methodist Church Sunday at 9 a m. His sermon titled Jesus Christ Lord of Life focuses on spiritual life and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Burns
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
Brackenridge Nursing School Graduates Its First Male Nurse
Paul Bass, 29, a former Air Force hospital orderly and Austin State Hospital worker, becomes the first male graduate of Brackenridge Hospital School of Nursing in 53 years. The Jacksonville Texas native, married, trained for three years and plans to work for a local urologist, saying the Air Force training and nursing demand motivated his choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin, Tex
Brackenridge Hospital School of Nursing
Air Force Hospital
Paul Bass
Austin State Hospital
Brackenridge
Jacksonville
Tex
Bass
Air Force
Verdict Overturned in Murder Case and Mental Health Commitment
An explosion report notes a verdict of murder was set aside due to mental illness. The individual was committed to the state hospital for treatment and custody.
Portland Weekend Forecast: Fog Tonight and Warm Humidity
Patchy fog lowers tonight with mild temperatures in the 60s. South portions stay fair while north areas face a chance of scattered afternoon thunderstorms Sunday. Sunday turns very warm and more humid with partly cloudy skies north and south.
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Portland
Rockefeller on Vietnam War Strategy and Peace Plan
The document outlines a political war view prioritizing people over territory, urging South Vietnamese resilience. It presents a four-stage peace plan with a neutral international force, free elections, and eventual withdrawal, plus a call to escalate diplomacy and economic pressure to end the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coun Rockefeller
South Vietnam
Rockefeller
Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
U.S
Nixon
America
Asia
United Nations
Ground Breaking Planned for Saco Trinity Church Parish House
Ground breaking for Trinity Episcopal Church Saco is set for tomorrow at 10 after the Holy Eucharist. Rev Gerald E Burtt senior wardens John Hill Sr and Alexander Stackpole will join the ceremony with parish members. Kibler and Storer Inc of Yarmouth to construct the split level building with classrooms library rector study and assembly hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Episcopal Church
Saco
Gerald E. Burtt
John E. Hill Sr
Alexander G. Stackpole
Barbara Converse
Kennebunk
Kibler and Storer Inc
Yarmouth
Johnson heads to ranch as war nerves rise
In a tense global backdrop the border flare up and explosions ripple from Cambodia while U S pilots freed by North Vietnam recuperate and await flight home. Congress recesses as President Johnson retreats to his ranch amid a steel price war, with a RFK murder case potential use of a rarely invoked statute by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan's attorney.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Congress
Johnson
National
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Space program halts four Saturn boosters due to budget cuts
The space program pauses work on four Saturn booster rockets after NASA orders contractors to stop due to budget reductions. The action does not impact the main Apollo program or the Saturn V in use for lunar missions by 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Moon
Draft officials halt plan to suspend preinduction exams
Washington AP Dispatch reports Draft Director Lewis B Hershey cancelled a proposed suspension of pre induction physical examinations for part of this month and September as an economy measure while awaiting Pentagon draft calls for fall. A Defense Department spokesman objected to nearly shutting down the exam centers for a month or 80.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Pentagon
Defense Department
President Johnson praises Eisenhower after hospital visit
President Johnson says he always feels strengthened after being in Eisenhower's presence, noting that Ike has been there and knows. The remark followed a White House hospital visit, underscoring continuity and shared experience at the highest level of leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Johnson
White House
Eesnengemna
Dwight D. Eisenwer
K Of C Field Day Set By Luke E Hart Council
Luke E Hart Council Knights of Columbus plans a field day at La Mennais College Alfred tomorrow. Reservations may be made through Alfred Letourneau Philip Gadbois Wilfred Bouffard Gerard Paquette or Roland Petit or at the college. A trustees meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 30 pm at the Washington Street Biddeford hall and an installation of officers Thursday at 7 30 pm at the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke E. Hart
Saco Fire Department to Parade in Newburyport
The Saco Fire Department Dixieland Jazz band will march in the Newburyport Mass Immy Day parade tomorrow. The Saco contingent with a bathtub will depart by car at 9 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Fire Department
Newburyport
Hunters Point Boys Club Reaps Rent From City Block
In San Francisco the Hunters Point Boys Club secured a city block lease at 1 dollar daily until a 12 million dollar apartment skyscraper project starts. They converted the vacant lot at 75 cents per car into a parking site and earn about 125 dollars each day, turning a redevelopment delay into profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Hunters Point
Outdoor Concert With Pete Seeger At Kennebunk High
Kennebunk hosts an outdoor Openwide festival concert by folk singer Pete Seeger at Kennebunk High School athletic field due to high demand. Attendees are advised to bring blankets and rain gear as the event runs tonight with bleachers and ground space available. The festival closes tomorrow with services at Kennebunk Unitarian Church and a 6 pm community event at Memorial Field followed by the cantata Sourdough and Sweet Bread at 7:30 pm in the high school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Pete Seeger
Kennebunk High School
Kennebunk Unitarian Church
Kennebunk High School Memorial Field
Ed Summerlin
Kennebunk Girl Is Feted on Birthday
Mary Elizabeth Jewett was honored at a birthday dinner at her parents home on Ross Road Kennebunk. Attendees included Cindy Bush Diane Bush Joey Bush Gerald Dickson Catherine Dickson and siblings Thomas Mark and Peter Dickson and the hosts Mr. and Mrs. Jewett. A decorated cake made by Mrs Jewett featured on the table. Aunts Mrs Stuart Miller Miss Catherine Foley of Portland and Mrs Charles Sloan of South Portland sent gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Lloyd Jewett
Ross Road
Mary Elizabeth
Jewett
Cindy
Diane
Joey Bush
Sandra
Gerald Dickson
Catherine
Thomas
Mark
Peter
Robert Dickson
Mary
Stuart Miller
Catherine P. Foley
Portland
Charles Sloan
South Portland
Delays Push Boys Club Deal to Late September
The project faced financing and planning hurdles with an initial two week May 9 delay. That postponement has now stretched into late September, extending the timeline for the Boys Club agreement.
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Ella Watson
E. R. Warren Lions
Park Street
Jimmy Fund
the Youth Fellowship of the
Methodist Youth Fellowship of the
A.M. P
Trinity Church Episcopal
Right
Atty
Philip E. Graves
Joel P. Stacey Sr
Saco Trinity Church
News At
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Johnsons
Texas
ST. Louis
Kansas City
Kansas City Zoo
St. Louis Zoo
William Hoff
K of C Council
Alfred
Peisse
Saco Firemen
Bay State
Glenn Ford
University of Southern California
Health & Beauty
Beach Street
EOD
Trianuty III
McCarthy
ANCE
God's Trinity
John Perrault
John Guptill
Don Boyce
Hugh Kennedy
York County
Phillip Houle
McCartHy Comm
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