Snowstorm Disrupts New England Roads and Water Supplies
Northern New England resorts report snow while southern areas seek relief from drought as a two day storm brings wet heavy snow and freezing rain. The storm causes multiple traffic deaths and prompts emergency pumping and new pipelines in Weymouth Brockton and Gloucester.
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Boston
New England
Maine
Limestone
U.S
Massachusetts
Malcolm E Graff
Weymouth
Brockton
Gloucester
Cedar Swamp
Manchester
Silver
Lake
Revere
Broadway
Helen O'Donnell
Saugus
Massachusetts General Hospital
Winifred B. Eisenheimer
Dorchester
Gallivan Boulevard
Milton Street
Rhode Island
Exeter
R.I
Woburn
Mass
Associated Press
New Hampshire
Rockies
Plains
Lander
Wyo
Denver
Colo
North Platte
Neb
Mountain
Great Lakes
Texas
Louisiana
Middle Atlantic
Central Gulf
New York
Washington
North Dakota
Dakotas
Forbush Receives Two Year School Pact
Bernard C. Forbush, superintendent of schools in Saco and Old Orchard Beach, awarded a two year contract by School Union 7 committees at their annual dinner at Burns School. Louis DeAngelis named chairman. Gilman Seaver elected secretary.
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Bernard C. Forbush
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
School Union
Burns School
Louis DeAngelis
Gilman Seaver
Esther Emmons
Forbush
Lowell Innes
John Harvey
Seaver
DeAngelis
Jerome Plante
Charles Loranger
Innes
Sam McDowell Captures 1965 ERA Crown
Sam McDowell of the Cleveland Indians led the American League with a 2.18 ERA in 1965 after 273 innings, posting a 17-11 record. He also topped the circuit with 325 strikeouts, 132 walks, and 18 wild pitches. Eddie Fisher and Sonny Siebert trailed with ERAs of 2.40 and 2.43 respectively. Jim Grant led in winning percentage at .750 with a 21-7 mark. Mel Stottlemyre worked the most innings and posts, with 291 innings and 20 wins.
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Boston
Sam McDowell
Cleveland Indians
McDowell
Eddie Fisher
Chicago White Sox
Sonny Siebert
Cleveland
George Brunet
California Angels
Pete Richert
Washington
Milt Pappas
Baltimore
Jim
Mudcat) Grant
Minnesota
Nobis to Sign Falcons Contract in Dallas
All-America Texas linebacker Tommy Nobis will sign with the Atlanta Falcons today. Negotiations involved the Houston Oilers, who offered about 250000, and Atlanta, about 225000, with Nobis choosing Atlanta for prestige and benefits.
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Dallas
Tommy Nobis
University of Texas
Atlanta Falcons
Associated Press
Nobis
Houston Oilers
Houston
Atlanta
Fullmer Beats Archer in Boston Middleweight Title Bout
Gene Fullmer retained the American middleweight title with a 12 round split decision over Joey Archer at Boston Garden. Referee Jimmy McCarron scored 117-115 for Archer, while Harry Sundberg and Alexander Scioli gave Fullmer 119-114 and 117-114 respectively. Crowds of 4,208 saw Fullmer press the attack, Archer countered with a sharp left jab, and a Robinson Pep exhibition followed the bout.
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Boston
Jimmy Archer
Don Fullmer
West Jordan
Utah
Joey Archer
Harry Sundberg
Archer
Jimmy McCarron
Massachusetts Boxing Commission
Fullmer
World Boxing Association
Boston Garden
McCarron
Sundberg
Alexander Scioli
Scioli
Associated Press
Sugar Ray Robinson
Willie Pep
New England
Pep
Robinson
Biddeford St Louis Tilt To Be Played
Biddeford and St Louis High will square off in a city rivalry at the Steve White Memorial gym. The Jayvee game starts at 6 30 p m and the varsity game follows at 8 p m.
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Biddeford
St. Louis
St. Louis High
Steve White
Matte to Direct Colts in Do or Die Battle
Tom Matte will direct the Baltimore Colts in a do or die game against the Los Angeles Rams. Matte, a former Ohio State quarterback and current halfback, steps in after injuries to John Unitas and Gary Cuozzo leave him as Baltimore's No. 1 quarterback.
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Baltimore
Tom Matte
Ohio State
Baltimore Colts
Los Angeles
Matte
John Unitas
Gary Cuozzo
Property sale in Biddeford transfers six apartment house
The property at 44 46 Pier son s Lane Biddeford owned by Mr and Mrs George Demers has been sold to Mr and Mrs Armand Turgeon of Biddeford. The real estate consists of a six apartment house. Turgeon couple bought for a home and investment through J P Marcel Lizotte Real Estate Broker 312 Elm St Biddeford.
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Pierson
Robert Minor
Limerick
Margaret Elizabeth
Richard J. E. Boislard
U. S. Air Force
Lucien Boislard
King Street
Biddeford
Miss Minor
Sanford High School
University of Maine School of Nursing
Portland
Airman
Boislard
St. Louis High School
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Miss
Baby Sea Monster Photo Sparks Peru Chile Trough Study
Ocean scientists led by Dr. Robert Menzies aboard the Anton Bruun surveyed the Peru Chile Trough two miles deep. They retrieved a 12 inch leptocephalus specimen and collected 20 neopilina. a potential man made underwater feature is also photographed.
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Lima
Peru
Robert G. Menzies
Anton Bruum
Chile
Ecuador
Menzies
Alec Ibanez
Associated Press
Peru-Chile
Duke University
California
Ibanez
Southeast
Pacific Ocean
National Science Foundation
Washington
Components to Give Employees Holiday Bonus
John Hartigan, vice president of Components Inc., announces a Christmas bonus for the fourth year. The bonus totals over 13 000 dollars and will be paid on December 15 to about 250 employees at the Kennebunk and Biddeford plants. Components is in its fifth year in Biddeford and has new facilities in Kennebunk and a second plant for Econotan tantalum capacitors.
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John Hartigan
Components Inc
Biddeford
Hartigan
Components
Kennebunk
Two Donations Approved By E. And L. Club
The FE and L Club of the church in Saco approved a $100 donation to the Sunday School Christmas party during a meeting at Mrs. Linnette Martin’s home on North Street. Mrs. Martin led devotions, and President Mrs. Phyllis Lariviere ran the session as the calendar project was turned in. a Christmas party followed with Santa Herbert Harriman, and refreshments arranged by Mrs. Phyllis Borden and Mrs. Eleanor Phinney.
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L. Club
Linnette Martin
North Street
Saco
Martin
Phyllis Lariviere
Herberta Harriman
Santa Claus
Phyllis Borden
Eleanor Phinney
Mabel Fairfield
Nora York
Georgianna Harriman
Marjorie Fogg
Elsie Lane
Ella Luman
Eva Harper
Edith Waterhouse
LaDora Gannon
Mary Rollins
Marion Wood
Jessie Whittemore
Phyllis
Tufts Center Builds Family Doctor Program in Boston
Tufts University Medical School opens the Columbia Point Health Center serving 1500 families in Boston's Columbia Point housing project with a 24 hour emergency department. A 50 person team including internist pediatrician nurse and social worker will treat most patients, aiming to break the cycle of poverty and ill health while residents help run the program and fundraise.
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Boston
Boston Harbor
Tufts University Medical School
Columbia Point
New England
Columbia Point Center
Tufts
Office of Economic Opportunity
Count D. Gibson Jr
Tufts Department of Preventive Medicine
H. Jack Geiger
Geiger
Mississippi State Medical Association
Panola County
Old favorite Christmas toys get new twists for active kids
New York AP reports brighten holiday options for youngsters with moving outdoor gifts. Items include a baseball batting trainer with auto pitch, a paddle-ball with auto counter, drive chip and putt sets, archery and croquet for fair weather, and bicycles praised for fun and fitness. Dr. Paul Dudley White endorses cycling and cities add bike paths. Cleveland cords a 10 mile route with a possible 64 mile Milwaukee tour. Modern bikes vary in color and speed, some imitate a Gay Nineties penny farthing with a small front wheel and large rear wheel and hand brake.
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New York
Paul ‘Dudley White
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Four Officers End Simulated Space Flight
Four Air Force officers completed a 68 day simulated space mission testing helium for future cabin use. Each received the Air Force commendation medal as they emerged from the space chamber at Brook Air Force Base after entering Oct 4 and graduating from 20/80 to 70/30 oxygen helium mix before finishing with ground level conditions.
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San Antonio
Portland Seeks State Aid for Airport Expansion
Portland moves to secure state funds for a $4.3 million expansion of the municipal airport. City council endorsed the plan to extend the east-west runway to 7,000 feet to accommodate jet aircraft. Kenneth M. Curtis reports new vehicle law versions and updated driver license manuals in Augusta.
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Portland
Wells Ogunquit Teachers Honor Superintendent
Wells High School hosted the Wells Ogunquit Teachers Association December supper honoring the district superintendent and Mrs. Grover. Linwood Brown of Sweetser Children’s Home spoke about his experiences with students and several members organized the event. The January meeting was rescheduled to January 19 to show a film on school improvements.
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Wells
Philip Grover
Wells Ogunquit Teachers Association
Wells High School
Donna Lee
Rita Norton
Robert McClusky
Rachel McInnes
William Staples
Elizabeth Beals
Helen Rode
Beatrice Spiller
Margaret Beauleau
Lillian Parks
Albine B. Watson
Robert Ellis
Marie Hatch
Douglas Lee
Carl Merrill
Carl Knowlton
Joseph Spencer
White House Christmas decor and salary raises reported
Lights will glow longer at the White House this week for the Christmas season with two white trees on the north portico and an 18 foot fir in the Blue Room. President Johnson raises annual pay for 10 special assistants from 28500 to 30000 dollars, the maximum for a presidential assistant, as four vacancies remain.
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Associated Press Washington
White House
Washington
Johnson
Bill D. Moyers
Rockwell seeks block on Ameri can Nazi party property sale
George Lincoln Rockwell leads the American Nazi Party and asks a federal court to stop an auction of party property to satisfy unpaid taxes. The IRS padlocked the Arlington Virginia headquarters and seized equipment with liens totaling 5278 dollars. An auction is tentatively set for December 26.
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Washington
George Lincoln Rockwell
U.S. District Court
Internal Revenue Service
Arlington
Rockwell
IRS
Pentagon plans $60 million office at Bolling Base
The Pentagon intends a $60 million office building at Bolling Air Force Base to house about 10 900 personnel now scattered among locations. Evangelist Billy Graham spoke to Pentagon workers during his fifth Christmas season appearance. William Gorham was sworn in as assistant secretary of health education and welfare for program coordination.
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Associated Press
Pentagon
Bolling Air Force Base
Billy Graham
William Gorham
Quotes from Hershey and Eisenhower on party unity and draft policies
The article quotes Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey saying reclassification of draftees is quicker than protracted indictments, while former President Dwight D. Eisenhower urges Republicans to harden their determination to end quirks internal arguments and mutual antagonism within the party.
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Associated Press
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ogunquit Grange to Install New Master in January
Worshipful State Master Arthur Perkins will install Mrs. Albine Watson as master of the Ogunquit Grange on Friday January 7 in the Ogunquit Firemen’s Hall. Elected at this month’s meeting, Watson will lead a slate including Harry Margeson overseer Mrs. Minnie Moore lecturer Roby Littlefield steward Terry Hilton assistant steward Mrs. Celia Norton chaplain Roland Maxwell treasurer Miss Doris Hilton secretary Herbert Moore gatekeeper Mrs. Hazel Margeson Ceres Mrs. Marion Wormwood Pomona Mrs. Vivian Fllis Flora Mrs. Maude Hilton lady assistant steward plus a three year executive committee and a two year member. The installation will be semi public.
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Ogunquit
Arthur Perkins
Albine Watson
Ogunquit Grange
Watson
Harry Margeson
Minnie Moore
Roby Littlefield
Terry Hilton
Celia Norton
Roland Maxwell
Doris Hilton
State election and corporate law editions available on request
Curtis stated on Monday that up-to-date editions of state election laws and business corporation laws are available on request.
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Curtis
Bill predicts new Viet NamGI bill to aid veterans
Rep. Olin E Teague predicts early approval of a bill extending education and home buying benefits to Viet Nam era veterans. He says Congress could pass by February a program similar to the Korean GI bill with education payments up to 160 dollars monthly and home loan guarantees up to 15000 dollars, amid administration objections over cost.
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Washington
Olin E. Teague
Viet Nam
Teague
Texas
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Waxahachie
Tex
Congress
Senate
Johnson
Ralph W. Yarborough
Gardner Calls for U S Leaders Amid Leadership Critique
Secretary John W. Gardner says the United States lacks national leaders and schools fail to cultivate them. He warns an anti leadership vaccine keeps gifted youth from pursuing leadership roles and urges colleges to genuinely train leaders and encourage administrative careers. Gardner notes leadership is scattered across fields, not centralized in a single elite. Root of the bitterroot is wholesome to eat, though its taste is bitter.
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Washington
John W. Gardner
United States
Carnegie Corp. of
New York
Gardner
Meet Charlie Brown debuts in Biddeford-Saco Journal
Charlie Brown, a fretful yet friendly character from PEANUTS, is introduced in The Biddeford-Saco Journal starting December 20. The strip presents him as a well intentioned but anxious child seeking peer recognition.
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Charlie Brown
Charlie
Peanuts
America
Christmas Yule Party for Ste. Anne Sodality Held in Saco
The Ste. Anne Sodality held a covered dish Christmas gathering at Notre Dame de Lourdes School Hall Beach Street Saco led by President Mrs Rachel Smith with 63 attendees including special guest Rev Gerard Bouchard. Officers reported on treasurer secretary and raffle sales and a pageant The Birth of Christ featured several members. Decorations supper and prizes were arranged by a slate of volunteers and a January 10 refreshment plan was announced.
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Ste. Anne
Notre Dame de Lourdes School Hall
Beach Street
Saco
Rachel Smith
Yvette Bertrand
Gertrude Beaulieu
Theresa Paquette
Sunshine
Jeannine Beaudoin
Armand Mercier
Richard Auger
Dorothy Belisle
Theresa Dauphin
Christ
Theresa Cartier
Jeannine Paquette
Dolores Cote
Lorraine Doyon
Beaudoin
Pauline Demeule
Marie. Paul Paquette
Santa Claus
Edmond Cote
Paul Gonneville
Eliza Roux
Theresa Mercier
Emily Ouellette
Rita Jacques
Joseph Carrier
Sodality
Demeule
Irene Morin
Blanche Vir
Blanche Dubuc
The Borinqueno Indians First Inhabitants of Puerto Rico
The Borinqueno Indians were the first inhabitants of Puerto Rico. This note identifies them as the island’s original native population and anchors their place in early Puerto Rican history.
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Puerto Ico
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