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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1967

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Four Children Shot in Mass Fire Bloodshed. Mother Charged

In Dunstable Massachusetts four children died after a Main Street fire. Dist Atty John J Droney said their mother Mary Connolly aged about 40 was charged with murder. Names listed Branda 16 Gregory 11 Gary 7 Thomas 3.

Dunstable Mass Dist. Atty John J. Droney Middlesex County Mary Connolly Droney Francis G. Connolly Jr Branda Gregory Gary Thomas

Camp Ellis Hit By Rash Of Vandalism

A rash of petty larcenies and vandalism in the Saco area over the weekend prompted warnings from Saco Police Chief Robert Foran. Reported thefts include tools from a car at 10 Riverside Ave Camp Ellis, a battery from a pickup, several boats cut adrift with oars stolen, two lawn chairs taken from Log Cabin Village, and a Bay View life guard tower overturned with the life guard boat filled with sand. Police vow prosecution and maximum punishment when suspects are caught.

Saco Robert Foran Joseph Caron Riverside Ave Camp Ellis Kenneth Pendleton Roscoe Perkins Ocean Park Road Bay View Foran

Kennebunk Couple Celebrates 50th Wedding Anniversary

Mr and Mrs John Hawkins of Kennebunk observed their golden anniversary with a dinner party at Glen Mor Restaurant hosted by their children and relatives. The event honored a 51 year service career for Hawkins at E R Warren Co and his church and veterans memberships.

John Hawkins Kennebunk Glen-Mor Brown Street Glen Mor Roland Bergeron Mary Madsgard R. Benson Steward Jr Wells Branch John Hawkins Jr Dummerston

Fliers report 70 explosions near demilitarized zone

U S fliers say they set off seventy explosions north of the demilitarized zone and believe they hit missile sites or camouflaged artillery. Campaigning civilians drift far from reception in Saigon after adverse winds land them miles from their committee.

U.S Hanoi North Vietnam Air Force Demilitarized Zone United States Saigon South Vietnam Tong le Chan Pentagon Vietnam International

Chief Assessor Sevigny Attends Brunswick Course

Biddeford Chief Assessor and Building Inspector Richard R. Sevigny attends a one week school in Assessing in Brunswick. The program is sponsored by the State Assessor's Department.

Biddeford Richard R. Sevigny Brunswick State Assessor's Department

Open House Marks Firm Anniversary

Open house at the York Products Division of the Keuffel and Esser Co celebrated the firm’s 100th anniversary. The Kennebunk plant, operating 12 years, employs about 150 people producing transits levels and drafting machines. The firm expanded last year adding 10 000 square feet to reach 40 000 square feet. K E dates to 1867 when William J D Keuffel and Hermann Esser started a drawing materials business in lower Manhattan.

York Products Keuffel & Esser Co Kennebunk Dorothea Reekes Water Street K&e William J. D. Keuffel Hermann Esser Lower Manhattan

Hijacked Plane Resumes Flight From Havana

The hijacking group forced a DC4 from Bogota to San Andres to Havana with 71 passengers and 4 crew. Cuban authorities displayed six Florida captives and claimed CIA ties while noting four crew and U S citizens aboard the airliner. Passengers reportedly safe as the plane resumed its journey.

Cuba Fidel Castro Humphrey American Bar Association Everett M. Dirksen Robert F. Kennedy George Romney Detroit Mississippi U.S Guadalcanal Havana Florida Castro U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA Bogota San Andres Providencia Ln Caribbean Rafael Madero

Nationwide Quiet Amid Racial Tensions With Sporadic Violence

Across the United States civil peace held with only minor exceptions as efforts to curb racial strife continued. Incidents included a Wichita sniper injuring a man, a Great Bend firebombing and clashes at drive-ins, and Pittsburgh rioting after a rock show, with police reporting no broad racial overtones in Providence.

Associated Press Wichita Kan Great Bend Pittsburgh Detroit Providence R.J Mil Wanes Wis Cambridge H. Rap Brown Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee SNCC James A. Slusser Joseph

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