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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1965
Page
7
Lucy F. Sheive notes Maine Extension Service data show 1964 farm output feeds 83 people, up from four a century ago. Seasonal prices favor cabbage to squashes, lettuce down, tomatoes high, citrus plentiful, meats pricier but cottage cheese and cheddar offer affordable protein options.
Mrs Nettie Carter of Woburn Mass reports the death of her husband Carl Carter on Thanksgiving morning. The Carters were summer visitors to Old Orchard Beach for many years with relatives in Biddeford Saco and surrounding areas.
Opening of the Leo Lemire Democratic Headquarters at 115 Main St Biddeford drew candidates from the Lemire ticket including Robert R. Gosselin for the Board of Education and council aspirants Jean Levis Belair Harry Huot Conrad Roberge Roger Tardif Raymond Gaudette Richard Sevigny Henry Camire. Campaign Manager Roland Lemieux said candidates would be on hand to meet visitors as Mayor Edward F. Gaulin attended the event and noted he is not seeking re election. Refreshments were served during hours the office is open.
Mrs. Martin Billings and her daughter Joy of Summer Street spent the weekend in Brewer as guests of Dr. and Mrs. Grant Dearborn and their family.
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston reports 247 firms expect 1966 plant and equipment purchases to rise 18 percent from 1965, with durable goods leading and nondurable sectors up about 10 percent. Firms operate at 84 percent capacity in September, 40 percent at or above preferred levels. Industry leaders foresee strong sales in 1966, with electrical machinery and transportation equipment among the top growth areas.
Encyclopaedia Britannica explains that over more than two billion years weaver igneous rock weathering releases soluble salts into oceans. Rivers continually transport dissolved salts and suspended material from continents to the seas, while insoluble precipitates form sediments.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey plans a major address on U S policy in Vietnam at the National Guard Armory in Manchester New Hampshire. He will attend a reception for Gov. John W King at the Wayfarer Motor Inn Bedford and hold a 6 15 p m news conference before a 7 30 p m program with an 8 p m half hour speech. He is making his first New Hampshire visit since election and is joined by Sen Thomas J McIntyre and Rep Olival.
George Harrison asked the public to help recover his sentimental golden recording of A Hard Day s Night stolen from Patti Boyd s London flat. The disc is of personal value though not worth much commercially. Harrison urged anyone with information to come forward.
AP briefs from Boston to New Bedford report a Precision Microwave exec convicted of paying a $3,000 bribe to secure Raytheon contracts, Boston raises $6 weekly for 7,500 employees, and immigration talk by Rep Stanley Tupper. Also noted are librarian Mary Howe addressing librarians, Duxbury junk-car taxes, a Woonsocket fire rescue, an Easthampton barn fire, and a dermatologist election to the American Academy board.
In Bridgeport California the Marine Corps Survival School trains two week sessions for about 80 Marines weekly. Sgt Antonio Lopez leads mock prison camps to prepare troops for potential capture. The program, started in 1951 after Korean War POWs, emphasizes endurance and composure for Viet Nam era deployments.
The Board of Councilmen will meet tonight to act on a $75,000 school note approved by Town Meeting. Bids for school equipment and furnishings, a fire department radio request, and liquor licenses for the Sandbar and Olympus Hotel will also be acted upon.
Records recount the first auto accident on May 30, 1896 in New York City when Henry Wells' auto struck Evelyn Thomes at Huntington and Longwood Avenues injuring bystanders. A fire near a frying kettle damaged a one story building Wednesday night. Roland Blain, 23, of Burlington Vermont, waived extradition to face embezzlement charges.
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