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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1964
Page
7
A drifting lobster boat near Wells River was found adrift and towed by a tire rescue unit. Coast Guardsmen pumped out the craft, valued at about $4,000, and returned it to owner George Snow after recovery in the channel.
It is believed that a high Chinese official from about two millennia ago held power through an invention. He used beaten fibers from the inner bark of the mulberry tree to create a white sheet.
Biddeford Saco Softball League crowns four top teams Allied Shoe AFL-CIO Merchant's Express and Jack's A W in a double elimination tournament at Memorial Field. Proceeds fund a future lighting system. games set Monday through Wednesday with two trophies donated by Ray Belanger and Adrien Petit.
A gigantic 15 to 18 foot wave swept the Merrimack mouth capsizing a cabin cruiser and another 18 foot boat. Six people were rescued including Robert Barrett 56 ward Ouellette Sr. 53 Edward Ouellette 10 Steven Woidula 50 and James F. Long 49 all of Haverhill. Thomas Eldridge of Lawrence was pulled from the river after his boat capsized. Coast Guard units aided by George Hilton directing rescue from his cruiser Knickerbocker.
Wage earner plans were filed in U S District Court by John F E Caddigan, Kennebunk moulder, listing debts of 2072 dollars and assets of 505 dollars with 150 exempt. Joyce N Brown of Kennebunk. Major league leaders listed for batting, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, home runs, stolen bases, and pitching across National and American Leagues with names like Clemente, Williams, Mays, Oliva, Killebrew, and Ford.
Thomas G. Peterson of Biddeford has been named instructor in the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh effective Sept 1. He earned a BA from the University of Maine and an MA from Johns Hopkins University and will teach modern languages.
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