Rebels Advance as Nigeria Fights Biafran Break
Nigerian government rushes troops from Lagos to slow Biafran gains in Ore and Eha Amufu as Ojukwu calls for independence talks. Rebels claim control of Oro and threaten Mid West secession while foreign air support shifts in the Nigeria conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagos
Nigeria
Ore
Biafra
Eha-Amufu
Enugu
C. Odumegwu Ojukwu
Oro
Victor Banjo
Midwest
Banjo
Czechoslovakia
United States
State Department
Ritualistic Elks Service For Napoleon Normand Held Tonight
The Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks will meet at 7 30 PM at Bolduc Funeral Home 991 Alfred Street Biddeford for a ritualistic service honoring member Napoleon Normand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Funeral Services for Polycarpe J Caya
Funeral services for Polycarpe J Caya of 9 Cutts St Biddeford were held at St Joseph's Church with Rt Rev Msgr Elie Hevey presiding a solemn high mass. Interment followed at St Joseph's Cemetery with graveside prayers by Father Robert Gerouard. Bearers included Ronald Caron Louis Dion Leslie Jordan Richard Caya Jean Paul Cote and Philip Bouthot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polycarpe J
Caya
Cutts St
Biddeord
St. Joseph's Church
Msgr
Elie Hevey
Sylvia Levesque
Robert Gerouard
Diana Rousselle
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father Gerouard
Funeral services for James W Wood in Saco and Biddeford
Funeral services were held this morning for James W Wood a former local business man of St Petresburg Florida. Rev Gerald Burtt officiated at Den nett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco. Cremation occurred in Harmony Grove Salem Massachusetts with interment to follow at St Joseph's Cemetery Biddeford.
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James W. Wood
St. Petresburg
Fla
Dennett and Craig
Main St
Saco
Gerald Burtt
Christ Episcopal Church
Biddeford
Trinity Episcopal Church
Harmony Grove
Salem
Mass
BY Joseph's Cemetery
Funeral service for Wilfrid Grenier Sr. held at St Joseph Church
Wilfrid FE Grenier Sr., 79, of 78 South Street Biddeford, died recently. His funeral Mass was at St. Joseph's Church with Rev Sylvia Levesque presiding. Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery with Father Lee and Father Levesque assisting at the grave. Bearers included Marc Collette and Henry Hamel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfrid FE. Grenier Sr
St. Joseph's Church
Sylvia Levesque
Richard Grenier
Diana Rousselle
Robert Lee
Most Holy Trinity Church
Saco
Punks blamed as violence hits Jackson Michigan
The city of 50 000 faced a second night of arson and fire alarms with nine firebombings and 23 alarms. Police beefed up to 50 officers plus sheriffs deputies and state troopers. No arrests or looting were reported.
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Jackson
Mich
Michigan
Jackson County
Dick Brandt
Biddeford Police Commission Scheduled Meeting Tonight
The Biddeford Police Commission will hold a meeting this evening in the city building with a tentative start time of 7 30. Advice follows on ironing tape use to avoid sticking to the board, recommending aluminum foil under the garment hole.
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Biddeford
Police Commission
Funeral Notices for Philip H. Gross Sr and Dennett & Craig
SHUMWAY Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco lists Philip H Gross Sr as director. Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco Maine provides contact 282 0562.
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Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Dial
Local Notes on Oak Park Trip and Marine Recruits
Mrs. Ann Serlin and her son Steve of Oak Park Michigan returned home after a six week vacation with Charles Cohen in Biddeford Maine. Marines BeauLieu Parisien training at Parris Island and Navy Electronics Technician Richard Ross serving with the Sixth Fleet aboard USS America in the Mediterranean.
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Ann Serlin
Steve
Oak Park
Mich
Charles Cohen
Porter St
Biddeford
Serlin
Cohen
Marine Pvts
Robert J. Beaulieu
Romeo E. Beaulieu
Ray St
Norman R. Parisien
Ruth Parisien
Belmont Ave
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
S.C
Richard A. Ross
USN
Hervey V. Ross
Wentworth St
Hervey W. Ross
U.S. Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
America
Council Chagnon Union St Jean Baptiste Meeting Tonight
A corporation meeting of Council Chagnon Union St. Jean Baptiste is scheduled for 8 p.m. tomorrow at the club hall on Adams Street in Biddeford. A Veterans Council meeting follows tonight at 7 30 p.m. at the American Legion Home on Elm Street in Biddeford.
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Council Chagnon Union St. Jean Baptiste
Club
Adams Street
Biddeford
Veterans Council
American Legion
Elm Street
Church activities across towns outline midweek meetings
A schedule of Wednesday religious events includes Girl Guards meeting at Salvation Army hall Old Orchard Beach 6 30 p m Lyman Baptist Goodwins Mills service 7 p m Adult Choir rehearsal 8 p m and mid week prayer at Biddeford United Baptist 7 30 p m Bible study 7 30 p m at Faith Tabernacle Old Orchard Beach Youth Choir rehearsal 6 30 p m at Goodwins Mills Methodist Church Kennebunkport Village Baptist 7 p m prayer services 7 p m and 7 30 p m readings at several churches with listings for Ogunquit Kennebunk Kennebunkport and Wells.
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Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Faith Tabernacle
Pentecostal Church
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
of the Good
Wins Mills Methodist Church
Lyman
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
Village Baptist Church
Kennebunkport
Missionary Seeks Support for Lesotho Hostel Project
Sister Maurice describes Lesotho’s poverty and high literacy, noting migration to Maseru for work. A hostel for mountain girls is under construction, funded by a joint effort aiming to raise 35000 Rand to house 120, with Sisters of the Good Shepherd coordinating and publicizing the project.
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Lesotho
Maurice
Johannesburg
Africa
Basutoland
Maseru
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
United States
Sisters of Good Shepherd
P.O. Box
Wish
State Board to review 500000 regional center plan Friday
The State Board of Education will consider a 500000 grant for a Regional Technical and Vocational Center serving York County towns including Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Dayton Arundel Kennebunk and Kennebunkport. Biddeford and Sanford proposals compete with local officials and planners expected at the meeting.
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State Board of Education
York County
Biddeford
Sanford
Melvin Gay
Joseph Plamondon
Bruce L. Smith
Norman
Racine
Old Orchard Beach
Saco
Dayton
Arundel
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
State Board
Weather outlook: showers and storms tonight then clearing
Tonight brings showers and possible thunderstorms then clearing and cooler. Lows around the 50s north and 60s south. Wednesday looks fair and cooler with clearing south in the morning.
Maine Indian Report Due To Be Filed Today
A Maine committee appointed by Governor Curtis to study Indian needs will file its late today. Chairman Clyde E. Bartlett led inspections of Washington and Penobscot reservations in April and the report will address housing sanitation and education deficiencies and propose use of federal and state programs. Members include Jerome H. Barnett Richard J. McMahon Sidney Carney and James Schoenthaler. The report goes to Gov. Curtis and the three reservation governors.
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Augusta
Bartlett
Jerome H. Barnett
Economic Development Administration
Richard J. McMahon
Maine
Federal Housing Administration
Sidney Carney
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
James Schoenthaler
School Starts Early in Aroostook County for Potato Harvest
In Presque Isle and surrounding districts, students in northern and central Aroostook County returned to classes three weeks ahead of the statewide schedule to assist with the fall potato harvest. School Administrative Districts 1 24 27 and 32 began operations today with pupils dismissed for up to three weeks to help gather crops.
Senate Debate On Vietnam War Impacts And Elections
Senators urged calm over alleged fraud in South Vietnam elections as Dirksen noted no observer plan. Brooke Dodd and Lausche challenged concrete fraud evidence while arguing war pressures risk prolonging the limited war. Katzenbach stressed Congress shaping foreign policy and funding as Vietnam policy tests.
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Page One
Dirksen
Vietnam
Johnson
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Senate
Brooke
South Vietnam Provisional Assembly
Nicholas Katzenbach
Congress
Katzenbach
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Saigon political rhyme and a shooting in Cholon
A heavy supply vehicle in Saigon was shot three times as the crew talked with three Vietnamese women in Cholon. Two motorcyclists fled the scene. Premier Ky condemned personal accusations in campaigning and urged an honest, impartial election while campaigning for vice president on the Thieu ticket. Five of ten civilian presidential candidates skipped a Ban Me Thuot rally, sending representatives instead.
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Saigon
Cholon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Ban Me Thuot
Kennebunk Man Placed On Probation For Year
In a Monday session of the 10th District Court in Saco Raymond P Huff 23 of Kennebunk was found guilty of resisting arrest fined 50 and given six months in York County Jail with the term suspended Huff placed on probation for one year upon paying the fine. He was also found guilty of hitchhiking and fined 100. He is free on 215 bail pending appeal to the September term of Superior Court.
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10Th District Court
Saco
Raymond P. Huff
O. Kennebunk
York County
Huff
Hall
Superior Court
Roland Lessard
Biddeford
Daniel J. Burgess
Sanford
Lessard
Burgess
Arthur F. Hatch
Wells
Harold E. Hodgdon
Portland
James C. Scott
Lansing
Ill
Paul W. Landry
Willett St
Joseph Pensky
Robert G. Salisbury
Ottawa
Canada
Barry L. Howgate
Springvale
Jonathan D. Hatch
Andover
Mass
Althea Downs
Anthony Proctor
Avon Lake
Ohio
Roger St. Laurent
Somersworth
N.H
Ronald D. Voisine
West St
Armand Godard
Maple St
Andrew J. Couture
Summer St
Joseph M. D'Amico
West Medford
Theodore S. Haffenreffer
Chestnut Hill
David D. Tufts
Kennebunk
Roger Goudreau
Pool St
Francisco Brandon
New York City
Anthony G. Fields
Saugus
John W. Fullerton
Friendship
Vincent Olivo
Providence
R.I
Sherman R. Thorne
Union St
Edwin Jay Loews
Lititz
Clement Fortin
Main St
Peter E. Lamson
Westport
Donald J. Smith
Greenville
Marsha HH. Rahmanop
Bedford
John L. Tauro
Arlington
Bruce L. Wallace
Gorham
Hugh C. Failing
West Signal Mountain
Tenn
Marshall Goldthwait
Main Street
Biddeford Pool
Christian A. Bark
Lucien R. Frechette
Pike St
John L. Labbee
Sullivan St
Women’s Reformatory
Barbara Marie la Panne
South Berwick
John R. Willette
Alex Lorrain
Montreal
Arthur J. Anley
Fall River
Robert Sterling
Myrtle St
Vincent Noel
Local Youth Faces Charge for Petty Larceny
Michael Mark Mosher, 17, of North Berwick, is charged with petty larceny in a case documented in the arrest log. Police indicate the incident involved a theft of items from a local residence.
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Cense
Michael Mark Mosher
North Berwick
Petty Larceny
Bombing strikes Hilton Hotel elevator in Hong Kong
AP reports Communist terrorists bombed a Hilton Hotel elevator in Hong Kong and planted a second device during the investigation. No injuries from the first blast. the second bomb was detected and detonated by experts. Police note the attackers aimed to injure personnel.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Waterville Man Pleads Innocent in Jail Escape
Clarence Gilbert 30 of Waterville pleads innocent to escaping from Kennebec County jail. Returned to custody for failure to post 1000 bail and bound over to October grand jury term. He allegedly walked away Aug 7 and was arrested near Providence by Rhode Island state police. He claims memory loss before Aug 12. Judge Roland J. Poulin found probable cause.
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Augusta
Waterville
Kennebec
Clarence Gilbert
Gilbert
Rhode Island
Providence
John de Winter
Roland J. Poulin
Fugitive Sought In Lisbon Area
Authorities in six states issued a New England alert for David Neff a Boston fugitive wanted on forgery and passing bad checks. Neff 5 foot 10 210 pounds considered extremely dangerous. alias Donald O'Brien used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Boston
New England
David Neff
Neff
Donald O'Brien
Lewiston
Auburn
Retired Sergeant Seeks Republican Nomination for Sheriff
Leroy Wing a part time deputy from Norway says he will seek the Oxford County Sheriff nomination. Wing announced Monday he would run in the next general election and said the decision was not related to a state investigation into the department. He praised Sheriff Lester Horton for outstanding conduct of the office.
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South Paris
Norway
Oxford County
Leroy Wing
State Attorney General’s Office
Wing
Lester Horton
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Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
John W. Daly
Elizabeth Rix
Christ Church
Congregational Methodist
Dane Street
Christian Science Society
Winter Street
Advent Christian Church
Route 35
Kennebunk Lower Village
Full
Community of Nations
Jean Maurice
Tides High
M. P
Aroostook County
Adrien Poissant
Congress St
St. Andre’s Church
A Re
Port House
Poissants
William Charles
Kennebunk Man
David Mailhiot
225 Guinea Road
Allan C. Ingraham
Billerica
Paul V. Ricard
East Waterboro
William F. Glennon
Westboro
Jean C. Jacques
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Thurs
IBM
IBM Data Processing
IBM Machines Room
Lition
Gray's School OF Business
Dearborn
Alfred Street
Book Shop Inc
Keats SS Beverages
Clalae Ordeal
Adrien J. Boucher
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
New York, N.Y
Berkshire
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