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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1968

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Miss McAuliffe Weds Biddeford Man In Biddeford Church

Miss Priscilla Claire McAuliffe and Robert R. Provencher married last Saturday at St. Joseph's Church Biddeford. The ceremony featured gladioli decorations and music by Mrs Diane Rousselle. The couple will reside at 2 Bradbury Street Biddeford after August 26.

St. Joseph’s Church Biddeford Priscilla Claire McAuliffe Michael McAuliffe Sr State St Robert R. Provencher Jean L. F. Provencher Clark St Leo Leblanc O.M Joan Loranger Marsha Winslow Shatron of Honor

Petit-Twomey ceremony held in Saco church

Miss Nancy Theresa Petit and Richard David Twomey wed last Saturday at Most Holy Trinity Church Saco Rev Richard Rice of Brewer united the couple The bride daughter of Mr and Mrs Roland L Petit of Saco The groom son of Mr and Mrs Brendan V Twomey of Saco A reception for 300 followed at Owen Davis Post Saco and bar Harbor trip planned The couple are students and employees with ties to Thornton Academy and local businesses

Richard Rice Brewer Nancy Theresa Petit Richard David Twomey Most Holy Trinity Church Saco Roland L. Petit Paul St Brendan V. Twomey Promenade Ave Louise Elch Alice Nolette Carole Camire Joan Roberts Shirley Kemp Kittery Carol Chenard Joanne Twomey John Twomey Biddeford Bruce Polackwich Ronald Woodbury Standish Dennis Petit Michael Petit Brunswick Owen - Davis Post American Legion Beach Street Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Twomey New England Maremont Corp Thornton Academy Bryant and Stratton Junior College Boston Husson College Bangor

Kennebunk and area residents enjoy cottages and festivals

Local families visit cottages in Kennebunk, Wells, and Kennebunk Beach, including Nancy Gil Patric’s first ocean visit and trips by the Dickson and Taylor households. The Maine District Relief Society Bazaar opens at Washington Park at 10 a.m. with food quilts and home made items.

Martha Evans Wells Road Kennebunk Pond Harry Ambrose Christopher Burmaster Scotty and Todd Fort Plains Nancy GilPatric N.Y Leech Cottage Great Hill Kennebunk Beach Nancy Gail Boston Summer Street Earl Hilton Old Port Rockland Ross Road Robert Dickson Thomas Dickson Donna Thomas James Indianapolis Ind Bart Foster Minneapolis Minn William Taylor Brown Street Daphne de. Merritt Kennebunk Taylor Lois Wentworth Kittery Freeport Washington Park

Woman Settles Suit Over Left-in Forceps After Surgery

Mathilde Clem, 59, who sued after forceps were left in her abdomen following surgery, settles for 64000 in damages. The July 24, 1962 operation led to X-ray discovery a month later and a second operation to remove the instruments. She claimed 175000 from surgeons Dr James I Wargin and Dr William G Caldwell and St Vincent Hospital in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Mathilde Clem

Atlanta preacher chosen to portray Christ in drama

In Atlanta, Rev. William Holmes Borders, a Negro minister, was selected by the Christian Council of Metropolitan Atlanta to portray Christ in the religious drama Behold the Man. Producer-director Rev. Frank M. Roughton said Borders was chosen as the best and ready for the opportunity.

Atlanta, Ga William Holmes Borders Christ Christian Council of Atlanta Frank M. Roughton Borders

Jenkins Brother of Richard Burt Seriously Injured Skiing

Ivor Jenkins aged 60 elder brother of actor Richard Burt was seriously ill after a spine injury in a skiing accident. He was transported to Britain from Switzerland aboard Burt's private plane.

London Ivor Jenkins Richard Burt Jenkins Britain Switzerland Burton

New York Man Back to Work as Car Dealer After Heart Transplant

Louis John Fierro, 54, of Elmont, New York, who underwent a heart transplant on May 21 at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, returned to work this Tuesday as a used car dealer employee in Houston. He says he feels “just wonderful” about resuming duties three months after surgery.

Houston, Tex Louis John Fierro Fierro Elmont N.Y St. Luke's Episcopal Hos Op

Boston Strangler Suspect Loses Bid for Sentence Reduction

Albert De Salvo, 36, who declares himself the Boston Strangler, failed to reduce his 7 to 10 year sentence for escaping from Bridgewater State Hospital in February 1967. The Massachusetts Superior Court Appellate Division rejected the petition.

Boston (Ap Albert DeSalvo Boston Strangler Bridgewater State Hospital Appellate Division Massachusetts Superior Court DeSalvo

Escapee Recaptured After Night Incident

DeSalvo was captured the day after his escape. Two other men who fled with him were also recaptured.

Enesey DeSalvo

Mexico City student protest ends at presidential office

More than 100,000 chanting students and supporters crowded downtown Mexico City for hours after marching to the president's office to denounce government repression. Federal troops used a bazooka to force entry at a university high school on July 29 to reach rioters, as protests continued with no appearance by President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz.

Mexico City Gustavo Diaz Ordaz

French Test Contamination Claim Denied in New Zealand

In Auckland a French representative rejected a Rotary Club report of radiation exposure among Leeward Island workers at French nuclear test sites in the South Pacific. The claimant said workers returned with skin injuries and hair loss.

Auckland New Zealand South Pacific Charles Brotherson Leeward Islands Rotary Club Christchurch

South Vietnamese Panel Says GIs May Have Seized Civilians Property

A Vietnamese legislative committee reports some American soldiers may have stolen civilians property and money and committed other indiscretions during a joint raid to recover stolen American property.

Saigon

Hopson Freed After One Year Of Confinement

Sir Donald Hopson, Britain's envoy to Peking, says his release from Red China is a hopeful sign for Sino Britain relations. He notes improvement since last August when the embassy was burned by Red Guards. 13 delegation members remain in China awaiting exit visas.

Ain Peking Donald Hopson Red China China Britain Donald Hopson Red Guard

Investigating Panel Rejects Charges Over Cam Ranh Raid

The panel found the Vietnamese newspaper's accusations largely untrue about American Military Police looting beating civilians and desecrating a flag during the July 26 Cam Ranh village raid.

Cam Ranh Village

Kaunda Bans United Party After Copper Belt Riots

In a dawn broadcast President Kenneth Kaunda banned Zambia's opposition United Party accusing it of inciting three days of riots in the copper belt. An official of Kaunda's government party was killed and a junior minister was hacked by a mob.

Lusaka Zambia Kenneth Kaunda United Party Copper Kaunda

Damaging Mexican Coast Quake Reported By UC Seismographs

A southern Mexican coast earthquake registered at 3:44 am EDT, magnitude six on the Richter scale. It was 2,100 miles south of Berkeley, potentially damaging per seismologists, with San Francisco 1906 and Alaska 1964 quakes as comparisons.

Berkeley Calif Mexico University of California Here Maurus Niasi San Francisco Alaska

Wheel invention mystery spans ancient origins

The origin of the wheel remains uncertain with ancient artifacts and myths pointing to multiple early cultures. Scholars acknowledge wheels predate recorded history, and debates continue over who first designed the basic technology.

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