Great Fire Unchecked Then Cut by Dynamite at Ocean Pier
Fire swept through a Maine town destroying the Velvet and Gorham houses and the steel pier after a blaze that overwhelmed hydrants and hose couplings. Dynamite was used to create a break, men planned wider streets and reservoirs, and a rebuilding push began in 1907 while mementoes and firefighting relics were saved for display.
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Page Onedeford
Portland
Eastern Argus
Times
Saco
Gorham House
Bhima Sturtevant
Seventh Annual State Jamboree of CB Operators
The Seventh Annual State Jamboree of citizen band radio operators will be held Sunday at Stickney Lodge in Goodwins Mills. Sponsored by the Standby Club of Biddeford, the all day event will run rain or shine with two way operators from across the United States. Overnight camping will be available for caravans, and the program features games, food, displays of CB equipment, and awards for exhibitors.
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Lyman
State of Maine
Stickney Lodge
Goodwins Mills
Biddeford
United States
Ten Bridge Tables In Play At Beach
Ten table Duplicate Bridge event last night at St John s Parish Hall St John Street Beach residents and visitors participated including Carleton Davis Mary Wilbur Chadbourne Whelan Harold Lewine Haase Rosen Para dis Brock Anderson Orr and many others Winners were North South Davis and Wilbur first Chadbourne and Whelan second East West Sleeper and Drummond first Bates and Grondin second Thoit and Leonard third Angelone and Putnam fourth High for the month went to Angelone with Wilbur second and Putnam third Next meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at St John s Parish Hall Master Points Night
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Old Orchard Beach
St. John's Parish Hall
St. John Street
Carleton Davis
Mary Wilbur
Paul Chadbourne
Robert Whelan
Harold Lewine
Mt. Vernon
N.Y
William Haase
al Rosen
Oscar Paradis
Lucille Brock
John Anderson
Hazel Orr
Donald Weld
Sam Coleman
Washington, D.C
John Sheehan
Angelone
Putnam
Wilbur
Property sale at 258 Pool Street Biddeford to Gookin and Wilson
The Biddeford property at 258 Pool Street, owned by Willie H. Laverriere, was sold through Bailey and Bailey Real Estate Brokers to Vincent Gookin and John Wilson, formerly of New York City. The buyers will restore the nine room colonial home for their residence.
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Pool St
Biddeford
Willie H. Laverriere
Bailey and Bailey Real Estate Brokers
Vincent Gookin
John Wilson
New York City
Representatives Clash Over Crime News Limits
In Honolulu AP report representatives of the press deride ABA study group proposals to curb crime reporting. J Edward Murray of the Arizona Republic warns that restricting information harms watchdog role of media and public access to government and police actions.
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Honolulu
American Bar Association
J. Edward Murray
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Murray
The
Arizona Republic
Society
Freedom of Information
ABA
Paul C. Reardon
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Reardon
Uruguay Faces Historic Strike and Flood Crisis
About 200000 government workers returned to work as a truce paused guard troops. Floods caused 860 evacuations and $250 million in damage in Uruguay amid a drought frost flood cycle. Talks on a 40 percent pay raise stalled by the government’s refusal to pay.
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Associated Press
Montevideo
Uruguay
Treasury
Amicar Vasconcellos
Antipoverty Project Faces Senate Investigation
In Nashville Tennessee a white minister heads a local antipoverty program under the Office of Economic Opportunity. Senate investigators heard that a program directed by Fred Brooks excludes whites from classes and teaches racial hatred. Police report cites CEO subsidies. the local director disputes the funding figure and warns of possible loss of funds.
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Nashville, Tenn
Senate
J. Paschal Davis
Nashville
Metropolitan Action Commission
Office of Economic Opportunity
Davis
Fred Brooks
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Africa
Brooks
Malcolm X
SNCC
Stokely Carmichael
George Ware
H. Rap Brown
Liberation School
St. Anselms Episcopal Chapel
John Sorace
Metropolitan Police Department
Senate Judiciary Committee
Motorcyclist Dies After Main St Collision
Kenneth J. Smith 24 of Lewiston died Thursday in hospital after his motorcycle collided with a car on Main Street Tuesday. He never regained consciousness.
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Lewiston
Kenneth J. Smith
Main St
Maine Governor Leads Delegation to Rio Grande do Norte
Maine Governor Curtis flies from Portland to New York then to Rio de Janeiro to study ties with Rio Grande do Norte. Seven Maine residents accompany him to film an educational project on fishing and agriculture for schools and civic groups. The trip, part of the Partners of the Alliance program, aims to address regional needs in Latin America and the United States.
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Augusta
Maine
Rio Grande Do Norte
Portland
Curtis
Alliance
Alliance For Progress
John F. Kennedy
Latin America
United States
New York
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Maine Department of Agriculture
Alan A. Rubin
Gardiner Shoe Co
T. Hedly Reynolds
Lewiston
Bates College
Clement Hiebert
Robert Dow
Sea & Shore Fisheries Dept
Kenneth Gray
Agriculture Department
Shep Lee
National Board of the Small Business Administration
War demands lift Greater Portland United Fund goal
War demands for Red Cross services raise the 1967 Greater Portland United Fund goal by 114000 dollars. Campaign chairman George M. Word announced the target has grown to a record 1136000 dollars in Portland.
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Portland
Red Cross
Greater
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