Christmas at St Louis Home for Children
The Grey Nuns at St Louis Home for Children in Maine prepare a merry Christmas for 85 resident youngsters aged about five to twelve. Sisters Germaine Morin and Mary Jane Magnan oversee a busy, disciplined routine with donations from Marine Corps League and local groups aiding gift drives, clothing, and a Yuletide party.
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St. Louis
Rachel Simoneau
Rox
Scarborough
Grey Nuns
Santa
Germaine Morin
Angela
Bryan Raymond
Marine Corp League of
Westbrook
Saco
Morin
Catholic Bureau of
Portland
Robert Couture
Couture
Mary Jane Magnan
Roland Petit
Biddeford
King Constantine Urges Greeks to Oust Military Regime
In Athens King Constantine appealed to Greece's eight million people to back his effort to restore democracy. Troops and tanks surrounded key sites as jets flew and palace troops reinforced the parliament. The monarch warned of consequences for any disobedience and urged public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greece
Constantine
Salonika
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Parliament
Junta
George Papadipoulos
Royal Palace
National Telecommunications
Johnson vows to press on amid Vietnam critics in 1968 campaign
President Johnson says he will not be deterred or inflamed by Vietnam critics as the 1968 election looms. The war airlift increases U S troop strength to 475000, the highest level since Korea with a large U S commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Johnson
U.S
Korea
Pioneer 8 Launch Aims To Map Solar Radiation Threats
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports Pioneer 8 launched aboard a Delta booster to orbit the sun and connect with a Earth tracking network. The mission seeks to measure solar radiation and maybe predict dangerous solar flares for future manned spaceflight.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Earth
Pioneer
Mars
Pioneer 8
America
TTS
Pioneer 7
Johnson vows to stand firm amid Vietnam clash at AFL-CIO
President Johnson tells about 2,000 AFL-CIO delegates in Miami Beach that he will not be deterred by critics or polls as he presses Vietnam policies. He faults Republicans as wooden soldiers while seeking labor support to elect a great Congress in 1968 and urges wage restraint discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Johnson
Afl-Cio
Organized Labor
House of Labor
Congress
Vietnam
George Meany
Meany
White House
LBJ
Lyndon
Labor Federation
Hanoi
U.S
Washington
Central Texas College
Killeen
Tex
New Orleans
Custeau Retires After 26 Years At Maine State Liquor Store
Alma Custeau 63 of Biddeford retires December 21 from the Maine State Liquor Commission after 26 years. He recalls gender changes in the store, open shelves, exotic stock, and a 1948 robbery involving his car and $5,000 receipts. He is a former Elks member and church leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine State Liquor Commission
Alma Custeau
Custeau
Jellison Court
Biddeford
Wilfred Landry
Elm Street
Elks Club
Fremont Club
St. John Baptiste de Bienfeissence
Thornton Academy
Sacred Hearts School of Canada
Soviet pilots alleged in Yemen combat missions
AP analysis notes U S officials believe Soviet military pilots have flown combat missions for Yemen against Royalist forces near Sanaa. Use of Soviet aircraft and ground crews, seen as Moscow seeking influence in the Middle East, follows a Royalist claim of a downed Soviet pilot. The region's strategic Red Sea and Suez Canal position heighten the concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
U.S
Yemen
San‘a
Moscow
Middle East
Aden
Red Sea
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Anne McCullum
June Talbot
Amy Roberts
Cynthia McCullum
Lisa Bois
Christmas
By Peg Hendrick
Fea. Corp
Kesslen
Kennebunk, Maine
Early Reilly
Main St. Biddeford
Atkinson
Associated Press
3Rd Armored Corps
Dic
J Center
Nicosia
Cyprus
Space
van Allen
Moon
A&p
Biddeford & Saco
Porterhouse
The
Commission
Almo Custeau
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Indian Oceans
Israel
U.S. Gov’t
Mike Desautels
Factory Island Meat Market, Inc
Main Street
Saco Valley
Shopping Center
Rachel
Rene
Washington St. Biddeford
Maine
Linoleum CO
Alfred Street
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