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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1968
Page
3
Biddeford Adults Group plans a picnic for August 13 at Bonny Eagle Pond after a Thursday meeting at the Disabled American Veterans Hall on Bradbury Street. About 60 members played whist with prizes awarded to several members. Members are urged to bring folding chairs and box lunches, with beverages and dessert served at noon. Community singing followed the business session.
Little Buddy Labrozzi, 7, facing blindness, completes a Western tour that thrilled him. His mother Rosanna says he was excited the entire trip. They fly from Anaheim to Eastlake, Ohio, today for treatments for peripheral uveitis, with doctors warning total blindness may come soon.
The Band of Biddeford directed by Adelard J Gendron will present its second free concert of the season at The Temple on Friday at 8 p.m. Vocal soloist Margery S Shuster of Portland will be accompanied by her husband Stewart Shuster Ocean Park assembly organist and choir master. The program includes Fairest Lord Jesus and audience participation plus pieces by Williams Clifton McCuskey Hall Smith Van Aukén Herman King and others. The concert is funded by the Music Performance Trust Fund with cooperation from Local 408 AFM as part of Ocean Park summer attractions.
When the people of Eastlake learned of the need they donated funds to support Buddy’s travel. The gesture shows community support and solidarity for the individual involved.
A public notice invites attendees to a forthcoming event with a master of ceremonies to lead proceedings. Details are limited but the invitation emphasizes community participation.
The Justice Department says Cassius Clay identified as a professional boxer and heavyweight champion on draft forms, and Supreme Court review of his conviction for dodging the draft should be denied. Clay seeks a ministerial exemption based on Black Muslim beliefs and remains free on bond.
Kennedy's Los Angeles office closed Tuesday as staff packed last memos, decorations, and files two months after his assassination. The New Senate office building third floor space is emptied with no successor named by New York Governor Rockefeller.
At Biddeford Scout Hall last night Troop 305 sponsored by Troop I Building Association announced a swimming outing on August 13 at Joseph Small's camp Swan Pond Lyman. Present were Roger Lachance Norman Lachance Kenneth Delage Daniel Labbe Marcel Richard Peter Lauverri ere Charles Mozas James Ferguson Roland Ferguson Robert Hevey Marc Sheltra Eric Sheltra Marc Boilard Patrick Desrosiers Bruce Nunan and Small. The group also prepared for an upcoming camping trip.
The Old Orchard Beach Kiwanis Club met at Columbus Hall to discuss a permanent meeting site. President Donald Jones led the session with James Simonson giving the invocation. no speaker was scheduled. The group voted to meet next at Ocean Park Restaurant in three weeks. Dudley Woodhouse of Montreal attended as a guest. Sumerian, dating from 5000 B.C., is noted in the text.
A brief note on a candidate pursuing the Democratic presidential nomination. The article highlights campaign efforts and political context surrounding the bid, with references to party dynamics and key supporters.
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