Maine Marine Charged With Murder in Slaying of Doctor
FBI reports Pvt. John Mack Dragon of Bangor Maine confessed to killing Dr Frank Wolbert a Havre De Grace Maryland physician aged 63. Dragon was stopped near Fredericksburg Virginia while driving a car registered to the victim and later confessed to his commanding officer. Police say Dr Wolbert’s body was found strangled at his Havre De Grace home after a long period as a deserter.
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Quantico
Maryland
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John Mack Dragon
Bangor
Maine
Frank Wolbert
Havre de Grace
FBI
Dragon
Wolbert
Fairview Beach
Fredericksburg
Marine Corps
Ater
Lamar Branscomb Jr
SNCC Accuses Jews of Arab Atrocities in Letter
AP reports SNCC leaders including Carmichael and Brown accusing Zionists of Palestinian atrocities while denying anti Semitic aims. King’s antiwar stance cited, with ADL critique and claims of Arab propaganda use. King proposes nonviolent mass actions, including a Washington camp out to pressure Congress amid rising tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SNCC
James Marlow
Washington
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Stokely Carmichael
H. Rap Brown
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Palestine
Gaza Strip
Irwin Shulman
Southeastern
Anti-Defamation League
Brewer Man Receives Kidney Transplant in Denver
Lane Kingsbury of Brewer underwent a rare kidney transplant at a Denver hospital. His brother Robert, 25, of Frankfort donated the kidney. Lane was flown to Colorado on June 25 after nearly a month at Eastern Maine General Hospital. Doctors say recovery is favorable and he will stay in hospital until December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincolnville
Denver
Colo
Willard Hardy
Lake
Sandra Vadnais Honored At Cape Porpoise Shower
A shower in honor of Sandra Ann Vadnais ahead of her August 27 wedding to Robert Earl Harvey was hosted by sister Linda Vadnais and Florence Thompson at the Fireman’s Hall Cape Porpoise. A cake replica of the Wedding Cake House Kennebunk served as centerpiece with swans and umbrella favors on gifts. Guests included several named local women and friends, with hostesses listed among the attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Porpoise
Sandra Ann Vadnais
Linda Vadnais
Florence Thompson
Miss Vadnais
Robert Earl Harvey
Kennebunk
Hazel Phillips
Sandra MacDonald
Gloria Holbrook
Marieeset
Marjorie Butler
Gladys Bod ‘Well
Edith Horne
Louise Berry
Grace Paul
Blanche Crown
Avis Bradbury
Alta
Mrs Cashen on Vacation in Kennebunk
Local journalist Mrs Ed Mund Cashen will be on vacation from August 21 to September 2. Mrs Edgar Denger of West Kennebunk will substitute during her absence for news items. Call 985-3626.
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Kennebunk
Edmund Cashen
Journal
Edgar Denger
West Kennebunk
Cashen
List of attendees at a social gathering
A long attendee list includes numerous women with titles and multiple surnames such as Bradbury Seavey Burleigh Sprague and Rob erson, with many others named like Horne MacDonald Vadnais and Warren. The roster features Mrs. and Miss designations, reflecting a formal social event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Gumprecht
Helen Chaplin
Carol Hammaleinin
Paml Boyden
Clare LaRochelle
Mildred Cluff
Doris Perreault
Mamie Perkins
Dot Severance
Gladys Webber
Carol Adams
Mae Traver
Drusilla Landry
Lucia Vadnais
Mildred Waterhouse
Priscilla Martin
Carolyn Craig
Irene Hanson
Eleanor Garnett
Susan Wormwood
Joseph Lizotte
Robert Sawyer
Chris Crosier
Sandra Vadnais
Frances Ingerowski
Elizabeth Taylor
Georgia MacDonald
Laurette Carrier
Gertrude Graham
Gerald Matthews
Barbara Curtis
Linda Warren
Carol Lucas
Lewiston Calais Grants Approved for Maine Projects
The Department of Housing and Urban Development approved funds for Lewiston and Calais Maine. Calais receives a 231000 sewer system grant bringing the program total to 542000. Lewiston gains an 833519 loan to fund an elderly housing development bringing total to more than 1.6 million.
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Washington
Lewiston
Calais
Maine
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Bishop Pike Urges Support Of Dr. King
Retired Episcopal Bishop James A. Pike urged Southern Christian Leadership Conference delegates to back Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolent philosophy amid a new campaign of civil disobedience. He warned of a risk of violence but pressed for consistency and urged withdrawing from Vietnam to invest in U.S. cities as King urged Congress to act on slum conditions and Negro economic deprivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Andrew J. Young
Freedom House
Illinois
Paul Douglas
Bo Wilkins
NAACP
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Senate
Brown
Carmichael
Iit
Washington
Mississippi
Congress
Bishop Pike
Dr. King
Atlanta, Ga
James A. Pike
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Martin Luther King Jr
Chase
California
Uncle Tom
United States
Vietnam
Public Hearings On Bond Issues Set
Augusta Maine educators hold eight public hearings on bond proposals for September referendums. Educational Conference Board will conduct August 30 sessions. Dr. Frederick W Whittaker of Bangor chairs the board, inviting representatives to attend. Total funding amounts to 42 million dollars.
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Augusta
Educational Conference Board
Maine
Frederick W. Whittaker
Bangor
Enhance Tuna or Salmon Spread with Carrots
Add grated raw carrots to tuna or salmon and mayonnaise for spreading consistency. This stretches portions adds color and boosts flavor while keeping the mixture cohesive.
Last Survivor Of Expedition To Be Honored
The sole remaining survivor of the 1908 1909 Peary Arctic expedition, Rear Adm. Donald B. MacMillan, will receive the 1967 Washburn Award from the Boston Museum of Science. He will be honored Aug 24 with a $5,000 prize and gold medal for advancing public understanding of science.
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Boston
Washburn
Boston Museum of Science
Donald B. MacMillan
Provincetown
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Peary
Mac Millian
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
Maine
MacMillian
Bradford Washburn
MacMillan
Mac
Bowdoin
Nagelak
Kentucky pleads for bluegrass seed from Vietnam base
Warrant Officer Russell Preston, a Kentucky native with the 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam, asks Governor Breathitt for Suh Kentucky Bluegrass seed. Governor’s aide Hayden Timmons considers fulfilling the request for the Kentuckian far from home. In Los Angeles, John Phillips and Michelle Gilliam of The Mamas and the Papas buy Jeanette MacDonald’s Bel air home and begin sand blasting it. No price is announced.
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Associated Press
Frankfort
Russell Preston
Kentucky
Mekong
Vietnam
Preston
9Th
Edward T. Breathitt
Los Angeles
John Phillips
Michelle Gilliam
The
Mamas and the Papas
Baronial Bel-air
Jeanette MacDonald
Phillips
Class of 1928 At St. Andre's Social Gathering
Members of the graduating class of 1928 of St. Andre's School gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Warner at 19 Dearborn Ave Biddeford for a social event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andre’s
St. Andre’s School
Leo Warner
Dearborn Ave
Biddeford
Buttered bread trick prevents soggy lunch box sandwiches
A simple method keeps lunch box sandwiches crisp by applying a thin, even film of butter to each slice before adding the filling. Ensure butter reaches all edges for best protection.
Reunion Brings Former Classmates Together in Biddeford
Rev Sister Madeleine of l Eucharistie Rivard and several Biddeford residents gathered for a buf fet lunch. Guests included Mrs Marie Jean Nolette Mrs Simonne Doyon Mrs Pauline Fortier Mrs Juliette Girouard Mrs Pauline Martin and others from Biddeford along with Miss Irene Bisallion Mrs Eva Dubuc and Mrs Georgeline Noble.
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Madeleine
l’Eucharistie
Rivard
Order of the Presentation of Mary
Hudson
N.H
Marie Jean
Arel) Nolette
Simonne
Morin) Doyon
Pauline
Moison) Fortier
Juliette (Grenier) Girouard
Pauline (Proven
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Women’s Golf Association
Biddeford-Saco Country Club
Old Orchard Road
Com
Maine Marine
Ralph Featherston
U.S
Supreme Court
Birmingham
Davidson
Mrs. Cashen
Lewiston-Calais
Ghevrolet
Chevrolet
ED & Frank Chevrolet, Inc
Portland Rd
Saco
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