Togus Carnival Discussed By Legion Auxiliary Unit
The Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Post American Legion Auxiliary met at the Biddeford post home to plan the Togus Carnival set for September 16 at the Veterans Hospital in Togus. Officers reported 21 paid members, service attendance for John Daly, and cards sent to members. dues and a donation were approved for the York County Council.
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Veterans’ ‘Hospital
Togus
Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Post
Elm Street
Biddeford
Alice Goulet
Germaine Lariviere
Margaret Poire
Blanche Keithley
John Daly
Goulet
Nellie Petit
Sunshine
Adrien Poissant
Adrien L'Heureux
Webber Hospital
York County
Maine Writers Banquet At Ocean Park Honors Todd
The third annual Maine State Writers Conference banquet at Porter Memorial Hall Ocean Park featured David Woodbury presenting Dear Old South Berwick. Adelbert Jakeman and Loring Williams led the event and Margaret Burr Todd received an Honor Certificate from the Freedoms Foundation. The 80 conferees heard Miss Mildred M. Thomas as secretary-treasurer registrar and the conference continues with prose and poetry contest results due tomorrow afternoon.
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Ocean Park
State of
Orr’s Island
Adelbert M. Jakeman
Writers’ Group
Todd
Margaret E. Singleton
Winchester
Mass
Sheldon Christian
Brunswick
Jakeman
Williams
Charles Rawlings
Whitefield
Alfred Barrett
Thornton Academy
Mildred M. Thomas
Winter Park
Fla
Most North Vietnam Towns Destroyed
Pravda reports that nearly all major North Vietnamese towns except Hanoi and Hai Phong have been destroyed by US air raids. The piece in the Soviet paper says this will not change the war’s course and reiterates the claim that the United States cannot win.
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Moscow
Pravda
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Communist Party
United States
When You Need a Business Service Look in the Want Ads
Classified listings show diverse services including cleaning, repairs, consulting, and staffing. Advertisements highlight prompt response, competitive pricing, and local vendors to help businesses find needed support quickly.
Boston Bid Wins Pavement Work For Biddeford Parking Lot
The P R Boston Co of North Berwick won a 3 000 bid to pave former Washington Street School area for a municipal parking lot in Biddeford. The second bid came from Northeastern Paving of Westbrook at 3 100.
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Washington Street
Biddeford
P. R. Boston Co
North Berwick
Boston
Northeastern Paving Corp
Westbrook
Birch Street
Green Street
Alfred Street
Northeastern
Lessard Avenue
Neil Dow
David Hall
Cross Street
Hall
P. R. Boston
Beach Couple Wed At St. Margaret's Church
Miss Maureen Louise LaFountain and Alvin V. Hart Jr. wed Aug 12 at St. Margaret's Church Old Orchard Beach officiated by Rev. John H. Clancy. Attendants included Louise A. Bury maid of honor and Bradbury Hart best man. Reception at Shawmut Inn Kennebunkport followed by a wedding trip to Expo 67 and Lance Creek. The bride teaches in Natick Mass and the groom works with Tichnor Brothers Boston.
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St. Margaret’s Church
Saco Avenue
Maureen Louise LaFountain
Atty
Francis J. LaFountain
Miles Lane
Alvin V. Hart Jr
Alvin V. Hart Sr
Waltham
Mass
Alvin V. Hart
John H. Clancy
Edward C. O'Leary
Brunswick
Robert J. White
Grand Beach
Gerard C. Devon
Edward Niziolek
S.J
Antonio E. Boisvert
Royal J. Parent
Louise A. Bury
Taunton
Bradbury Hart
Holliston
Peter A. Timperman
Hampton
N.H
Mary K. Reilly
Biddeford
Elaine G. Buzzell
Hempstead
Long Island
N.Y
Patricia A Tonsignant
Mary F. McLaughlin
Wellesley
Bradbury S. Hart
John E. Alman III
Waban
George G. Anderson
John Codman
Richard A. Freeman
Fall River
David W. King
Stephen A. Mehrbach
Boonton Township
Shaw
Mut Inn
Kennebunkport
Ted Phillips
Woburn
Nancy Critchley
Lance Creek
Wyo
Bishop Drive
Framingham
Hart
Old Orchard Beach
Regis College
Weston
Natick
Newton (Mass
University of New Mexico
Doscher School of Photography
Woodstock
Tichnor Brothers
Boston
Negro Athletes Criticized Over TV Commercial Bias
An NAACP affiliate reports racial discrimination in sports commercials, citing a survey that shows African Americans appeared in only 5 percent of 351 ads tied to 47 sports programs in New York last fall. The Legal Defense and Educational Fund released the findings and urged FCC investigation.
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New York
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc
The
NAACP
St Francis College expands social work training program
St Francis College launches a two year adult education program to train social worker aides funded in part by Title I. Enrollment is limited to 30 per year with 10 registration per course and courses include Philosophy of Social Work Deviant Behavior and Social Problems. Registration runs Sept 11–15 with $10 per course and textbooks provided. The aim is to address the shortage of qualified personnel in social agencies.
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St. Francis College
Richard J. Spath
Joseph Greer
St. Francis
Neil Michaud
Bureau of Human Relations Services
Diocese of Portland
John Biter
Greer
Vietnam War issue may go to polls in New York
New York joins San Francisco in collecting signatures to place the Vietnam war referendum on the November ballot. The Fifth Avenue Peace Parade Committee announced 52,000 valid signatures, 2,000 over the required 50,000, with Sept. 6 filing deadline. City counsel declined comment on ballot placement.
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New York
Fifth Avenue Peace Parade Committee
New York City
J. Lee Rankin
San Francisco
Basil Healy
Edward J. Bailey
Freeman Says Consumers Might Pay Higher Groceries For Farmers
Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman told a Washington news conference that many Americans would accept higher grocery prices if the extra funds went to farmers. He noted the administration is pursuing legislative means to let farmers bargain collectively on crop prices, a path President Johnson previously said the administration was seeking.
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Associated Press
Washington
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Johnson
University of Indi ana student jailed in Hungary reported healthy
Richard Goos, a 23 year old University of Indiana student jailed in Hungary since July 26, is said to be in good spirits by the first American observer. He faces trial in September on charges of helping an East German woman attempt to cross into Yugoslavia.
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Washington
University of Indiana
Hungary
Richard Goos
Hamilton
Ohio
Yugoslavia
Bolton Objects to Future Foreign Aid Budget
Representative Frances P. Bolton of Ohio argues against authorizing foreign aid expenditures a year ahead. The article notes Okefenokee Swamp is a vast cyprus and water system in southwestern Georgia.
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Frances P. Bolton
Ohio
Congress
Okefenokee Swamp
Cyprus
Georgia
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Alfred St
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York Beach
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General Contractors
Wells
Remar’s
Main St
Hookaito Studio
Beach
Alvin Hart Jr
St. Mary’s General Hospital School of Nursing
Lewiston
Joan Maurice
Albert Maurice
Bond St
Maurice
St. Andre’s High School
Saco
N. P. Scontras, Agey
Realtors
Main Street
Famous Name
Bostonian
Knapp Florsheim
American Discount
Federal Highway Administration
John Stapp
National Highway Safety Bureau
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Auetta
White Mill
Mill Street
Springvale
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