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Biddeford Saco Journal in Biddeford, Maine

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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1967

Page

12

Dear Abby and Stump It Echoes From Gossip and Games

A 23 year old seeks dating tips from a shy man who won t initiate a date and Abby says a man should engineer his own date. A letter questions wedding invitation etiquette and rackets around gifts. A reader replies about public questions on wigs and natural hair.

Abby

Two Youths Die In Mishap On U S 2A

Melody Shorey and Janet Rouse both ten were killed when struck by a Coles Express trailer truck on U S 2A at Haynesville. Police said the girls were walking along the roadside and the driver Hubert L. Ouellette forty nine of Presque Isle tried to avoid a car trailer rig emerging from a parking area.

Haynesville Melody Shorey Janet Rouse U.S. 2A Coles Express Hubert L. Ouellette Presque Isle

Fragmented OCR Chronology of Historical Events

A garbled OCR passage lists varied historical notes from 79 A D to the 1930s including Vesuvius eruption and Pompeii, Amelia Earhart flight, George Washington leading troops, a 10 year pact, Bragg in Kentucky, and Edison inquiries. The text mixes dates, names, and events with unclear connections.

Mount Vesuvius Italy Pompeii Amelia Earhart Kentucky John L. Jare Clellan D-Ark Thomas A. Edison Justice Department

Fragmentary Note Mentions Union, Prices and Esperanto

Fragments reference James R. Sio fa of the Mavare cuburh of Miramari and a Teamsters Union perjury claim. Johnson appeals for voluntary Senate committee restraint to keep prices profits and wages stable. Also a brief note on Esperanto and universal languages.

James R. Sio Fa Mavare Cuburh Miramari Teamsters Union Johnson Senate Committee Voung Cy

Washington Burned by British Troops in 1814

On August 24, 1967, the history note recalls British forces capturing Washington and burning the Capitol and White House on this date in 1814. The date marks the 1814 military action during the War of 1812 with the Capitol’s destruction.

Associated Press Washington, D.C Capitol White House

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