Biddeford Couple Honored On 50th Anniversary
On their 50th wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vereneau were feted at the K of C Hall Biddeford with 275 guests. Married Aug 23 1922 at St. Andre Church the couple renewed vows Aug 5 1972. Vereneau formerly worked at Skinner decision and Bates Mfg. in Saco.
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Vereneau
Lafayette St
Gerard
Southington
Conn
Norbert
Armand
New Brittan
Jean Paul
College Park
St. Andre Church
Dyer Library Closure in Saco Dates Spanned
The Dyer Library in Saco will be closed from August 17 to August 28. Regular hours resume in September.
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Dyer
Saco
Fischer Favored To Win Adjourned Game 13 In World Championship
The AP reports experts expect Bobby Fischer to win the adjourned 13th game of the world chess championship against Boris Spassky, narrowing the deficit to four and a half points. Fischer led by two pawns at adjournment after move 41, with Spassky needing seven points to retain the title in an 11 remaining games.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Fischer
Brooklyn
N.Y
Spassky
Ach
Icelandic Chess Federation
Cosmetic Firms Agree to Label Ingredients in Some Products
Virginia Knauer announces four cosmetic manufacturers will label ingredients in at least some products. Colgate Palmolive will label all. The others are Mennen Revion and Warner Lambert. Some firms will provide ingredients on request. Avon and Elizabeth Arden and Helene Curtis are noted among tied firms.
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Washington
Nixon
Virginia Knauer
Office of
Consumer Affairs
Colgate
Helene Curtis
Lavin Charles
Ritz
Avon
Greene
Senate approves Election Day as national holiday
The Senate votes to make Election Day a national holiday starting November 7 and every two years after. Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey says the day off will help workers vote. the proposal moves to conference with the House. The article also notes a separate fact about flatfish sight.
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Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
House
Nixon Veto Triggers CPB Leader Resignation
John W. Macy Jr. quits as president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting amid clashes with the Nixon administration over vetoed funding. Macy, citing disagreements with the White House, will depart by October 15 after more than two years leading CPB.
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Washington
John W. Macy Jr
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
White House
Macy
Nixon
Corporation
House Commerce Committee
CPB
Goldwater Probes Defense Film Spending Costs
California congressman Rep. Barry Goldwater Jr asks why the Defense Department produced a dozen films on How to Brush Your Teeth and seeks totals for all government audio-visual projects. He cites a 35 million dollar budget and estimates 1971 spending at 500 million.
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Washington
California
Defense Department
Barry Goldwater Jr
Goldwater
Peculiar People Heal at 1838 Faith Healers
In 1838 John Banyard describes Peculiar People, a small Christian sect of faith healers. The wording suggests curiosity about their methods and social reach during that era.
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John Banyard
Portland Man Sentenced to Life in Feldman Slaying
Superior Court Justice Harold J. Rubin gave Robert W. Robbins a life term for the March murder of Edmund J. Feldman in a Portland hotel. Robbins, 27, will be eligible for parole after 11 years and nine months. Richard J. Ross, 22, also charged, was remanded as a potential robbery case witness.
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Superior Court
Harold J. Rubin
Robert W. Robbins
Edmund J. Feldman
Robbins
Thomaston
Feldman
Richard J. Ross
Cumberland County
Rubin
Ross
McCartney and Wings Arrested In Sweden Over Marijuana
Paul McCartney his wife Linda and drummer Denny Seiwell posted a 2100 bond with Swedish narcotics police after confessing to possessing cannabis during a European tour. They face fines or expulsion but said they will continue touring. Police questioned them for hours after intercepting over five ounces mailed from Britain.
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Sweden
Paul McCartney
Linda
McCartneys
Daniy Seiwell
McCartney
Europe
Britain
The
Wings
London
Beatles
New York
Lee Eastman
Seiwell
Former Saco Firm Gabriel Electronics Opens New Plant
Gabriel Electronics Inc a former Saco firm announces occupancy of a new headquarters and manufacturing facility in the Scarborough Industrial Park with antenna testing remaining at the Saco site. Established in Massachusetts during World War II the firm moved to Saco in 1965 as a Maremont division and became independent in 1970. The company designs and manufactures microwave antennas and accessories for relay transmission of telephone television and data. The firm expects increased business and hiring of more manufacturing staff later this year.
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Saco
Scarborough
Massachusetts
Maremont Corp
Employes and Associates
Maremont
Gabriel
GPO Drives Young Voters to Support Nixon at Convention
About 3000 youths expected in Miami Beach two days before the Republican National Convention to work for President Nixon. Stephen D Nostrand, NYVP staff director, says they will assist with the trial process and be moved by bus if confrontations arise. The group includes 400+ minorities among ages 18 to 30, with reservations and funds secured.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Nixon
Stephen D
National Young Voters
Nostrand
Nixor
Convention volunteers rally from across the states
Nostrand noted two groups totaling 2400 volunteers will staff convention related tasks with four hour shifts. Those not assigned will listen to speakers and perform jobs like balloon inflation and poster making at the site. He added the capacity to mobilize 500 youths to a press conference within 20 minutes if called by the President.
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Nostrand
Biddeford Couple Wed At St Andre Church
Miss Diane Louise Houde wife of Bernard L. Fecteau tied the knot last Saturday at St. Andre Church Biddeford. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur R Houde of 85 Pike Street Biddeford and the groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Arthur R Fecteau of 55 Dyer Street Saco.
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Diane Louise Houde
Bernard L. Fecteau
St. Andre Church
Biddeford
Arthur R. Houde
Pike St
Arthur R. Fecteau
Dyer St
Saco
Average U S car uses 731 gallons and travels 9800 miles yearly
The article states the typical American automobile consumes about 731 gallons of gasoline and is driven roughly 9800 miles per year, illustrating high fuel use and long annual driving distances.
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