Phantom Jet Aircraft Set Distance Mark
The U S Tactical Air Command stretched fighter nonstop distance with four F 4C Phantom II jets from MacDill AFB covering nearly 10 000 miles in 18 hours. Lt Gen Hollaway said the flight shows daylight range from here to anywhere the Phantoms can fly 125 to 1600 mph and up to 100 000 feet. The crew refueled seven times by Strategic Air Command tankers. Flight surgeon Capt Kramer noted minimal fatigue and prepared the crew with low residue diet and rest prior to takeoff. The previous endurance record was 6 710 miles in 14 hours from Blackwell England to Los Angeles.
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Tampa
Fla
U.S. Tactical Air Command
12Th Tactical Fighter Wing
Macdill Air Force Base
Bruce K. Hollaway
U.S. Strike Command
Macdill
Strategic Air Command
Edward F. Kramer Jr
TAC
Blackwell
England
Los Angeles
Allen Endorsed by Democratic Group
Old Orchard Beach selects William F. Allen as Democratic candidate for councilman at large with committee chair Joseph Mokarzel announcing the endorsement.
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Allen
Democratic
Old Orchard Beach
William F. Allen
Democratic Town Committee
Joseph Mokarzel
Labor Shortage At Saco Plant Poses Problem
Edward Soloman told Biddeford Saco Rotary Club about Allied Hamp shire Footwear Corp of Saco. The 600000 square foot plant employs over 800 and is the world’s largest vulcanized shoe maker. The firm plans to stay locally, owning the building and investing in renovations, but a worker shortage hampers production. The company uses Univac for order control.
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Allied Hampshire Footwear Corp
Saco
Biddeford
Soloman
Allied
Univac
Pine Cone Temple Elects Officers in Saco Meeting
Pine Cone Temple Pythian Sisters held elections at K of P Hall in Saco. Officers include Bertha Twomey as most excellent chief Vera Benoit and Maude Brown as senior and junior chiefs Norma Berry manager Sarah Metcalf secretary Mary Souza treasurer Eva Roberge protector Verena Renouf guard Malvina Miles past chief Marie Lunetta press reporter and trustees Edwina Blow Sylvia Smart Violet Gobeil Agnes King plus Helen Mills Portland representative. Two new members Roy Tibbetts welcomed and a Christmas party planned for Dec 10 at Mrs Twomey’s home.
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Pine Cone Temple
Pythian Sisters
P. Hall
Main Street
Pepperell Square
Saco
Bertha Twomey
Vera Benoit
Maude Brown
Norma Berry
Sarah Metcalf
Mary Souza
Eva Roberge
Verena Renouf
Malvina Miles
Marie Lunetta
Edwina Blow
Sylvia Smart
Violet Gobeil
Agnes King
Metcalf
Helen Mills
Portland
Grand Temple of Maine
Twomey
M. If
Lunetta
Benoit
Roy Tibbetts
Celia Westcott
Mar Grace
Emma Verrill
Donation Voted By Biddeford Legion Auxiliary
The Biddeford meeting of the Tiche-Beaudoin-Farley Unit American Legion Auxiliary voted a donation to the Leonard Wood Memorial fund. Chaplain Mrs Ellen Kelleher offered a prayer and reported grave markers arrived. Membership stood at 80 paid up for 1965. Next York County Council and Auxiliary meeting will be Dec 11 at Sanford.
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Biddeford Legion Auxiliary
Leonard Wood Memorial
Tiche-Beaudoin-Farley
American Legion Auxiliary
Biddeford
Ellen Kelleher
Marie Jeanne Pelletier
Ida Noyes
Germaine Lariviere
Betty McKeon
York County Council
Thomas W. Cole
Sanford
Rachel Martel
Mary Wood
Goldwater resists GOP chair removal as governors meet
Barry Goldwater rejects removing national GOP chair William Burch and plans a summit without Eisenhower or Nixon. Governors including Rockefeller and Hinman invited to a conservation focused flight, while Idaho Governor Smylie leads the Republican Governors Association accusing Goldwater of dictatorial conduct on leadership change.
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New York
John H. Reed
Maine
John A. Volpe
Massachusetts
Rockefeller
George A. Hinman
Burch
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Goldwater
GOP
Idaho
Robert E. Smylie
Republian Governors Association
Smylie
Miss Martin Weds Fred Rovillard in Candlelight Ceremony
Kennebunk bride Miss Rose mary A. Martin and Fred Carson Rovillard united in marriage at Christ Church with Rev. Fred Holmberg officiating. The bride's gown was white silk peau de soie with Alencon lace, a double pearl crown veil, and white roses. Attendants wore emerald and gold peau de soie, bridesmaids carried bronze mums. Reception for 75 at Kennebunkport Inn. The couple plans residence in Washington D C. The bride is of Kennebunk and Auburn lineage. groom from West Virginia and Ohio, now a legal assistant in Washington. Ceremony featured organist Mrs. George Whittier and singer George Hamilton III.
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Richard Talbot
Arundel
Evan C. Martin
Auburn
Lonnie Justice
Logan
West Va
Fred P. Rouillard
Columbus
Ohio
Julie Koch
Rangeley
Brenda Lancaster
Peabody
Mass
Donna Trentini
Shirley Feeney
Atkinson
N.H
Arnold C. Koch
John A. Koch
James A. Koch
Lawrence Lancaster
Babies Born at Webber Hospital This December Day
At Webber Hospital several families welcome new members with births on December 1. John Patrick McKeown, Catherine Priscille Lamontagne, James Patrick Towne, Richard Paul Hevey, and a daughter for Laurent Paquette join their parents, with weights ranging from five to ten pounds. A note mentions the national committee lacking votes to oust the chairman.
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Webber Hospital
Henry McKeown
East Grand Ave
Old Orchard Beach
John Patrick
Louis R. Lamontagne
Pike St
Biddeford
Catherine Priscille
Sherman FE
Towne
York Street
Kennebunk
James Patrick
Ronald W. Hevey
Buxton Road
Saco
Richard Paul
Laurent R. Paquette
Lamothe Ave
Snowstorm to Freezing Rain Hits Maine Complex Weather
Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge meeting at Odd Fellows Hall features initiation for a candidate, gifts to past noble grands, and plans for a Christmas party and card party. In Portland, Maine a new snowstorm blankets the state with up to three inches, turning to sleet and freezing rain in the south, as cleanup continues from Tuesday’s blizzard and three deaths are reported with a missing officer.
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Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Flora Ricker
Noble Grand
Billerica
Mass
Saco
Beatrice Kabel
Saco Lodge
Gertrude Milliken
Atlantic Lodge of Odd Fellows
Merry Briggs
Ricker
Avonell Pettengill
Ivy Bliss
Laura Jordan
Elizabeth Champine
Geraldine Collins
Milliken
Pettengill
Cora Jones
Dorothy Arno
Portland
Maine
U.S
Bangor
Presque Isle
Washington County
Harold A. Davenport
Dow Afb
Beatle Drummer Ringo Starr Recovering After Operation
London reports indicate Beatle drummer Ringo Starr rested after tonsil removal at University College Hospital. BBC news caused fan panic with a mistaken report, prompting apologies as anxious fans flooded switchboards.
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London
Ringo Starr
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Roy Williams
Ringo
Britain
University College Hospital
Joyce Cullen
West Harrow
Byron
Ringo Bulletin
Covent Garden
Raoul R Pinard Enlists In US Army
Raoul R Pinard son of Henry Pinard of 45 Storer St Saco has enlisted in the United States Army. Recruiter Lt. Col. William J Rickett says he chose the radio relay and carrier operations course under the army guaranteed school plan. After basic training he will report as a student in the appropriate school.
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Raoul R. Pinard
Henry Pinard
Storer St
Saco
United States Army
Sat
William J. Rickett
Pvt. Pinard
Army
Oil burner flood at residence prompts fire crew response
Firemen answered a 2 55 p m call to Floyd Brandt’s home at 8 Lith Street to handle a flooded oil burner. One man with unit 13 reported to the scene. No equipment was employed and the surplus oil was allowed to burn off.
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Old Orchard Beach
Floyd Brandt
Lith St
Unit 13
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Barry
Miss Martin
Fred Rovillard
National Committee
Mi-Lady
Uniform Center
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Mi-Lady Maternity Center
T. V. Service
Lou Janelle
George
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