Scout Troop 310 Christmas Party at Elks Lodge
Scout Troop 310 held its Christmas party at the Elks Lodge hall on Portland Road in Saco. Paul Nadeau and Carl Beety advanced to Star Scout under Scoutmaster Albert Beety. David Harriman became assistant patrol leader, John Despers became instructor, and Norman Levesque coordinated gift exchanges. Refreshments were provided by the service patrol.
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Saco Boy Scout Troop 310
Biddeford-Saco
Saco Boy Scout
Biddeford
Saco Lodge of Elks
Elks Lodge
Portland Road
Saco
Paul Nadeau
Carl Beety
Albert Beety
David Harriman
John Despers
Norman Levesque
DeMolay Youths Aid Elderly In Wells
Highpine Chapter of the Order of DeMolay fulfilled pledges by aiding elderly residents in Wells. Projects included a winter wood supply and canned goods for two families, plus cleaning and leaf raking for another. Additional community service events and a 1968 membership drive are noted.
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Wells
Highpine
Karl A. Dixon
Winthrop T. Nickerson
Advisory Council
Ogunquit
North Berwick
Dixon
James Fenimore Cooper Begins Writing Career at 30
The early American novelist James Fenimore Cooper started his writing career at age 30 in 1819, marking the transition to his frontier prose legacy.
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James Fenimore Cooper
Saco Extension Members Meet At G.A.R. Hall
Saco Extension members gathered at G.A.R. Hall on Cutts Avenue for a Christmas event. Gifts from a decorated tree were led by Mrs. Louise Harrison. Business segment chaired by Mrs. Annie Caton included a thank you letter from Mrs. Elizabeth Nevins of Pineland Hospital.
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Louise Harrison
Saco Extension
G.A.R. Hall
Cutts Avenue
Saco
Annie Caton
Elizabeth Nevins
Pineland Hospital and Training Center
Pownal
Beulat MacDonald
Sunshine Committee
Shutin
Irene Ayer
Marion Boucher
Caton
Hazel Emmons
Emmons
Presque Isle man awaits Christmas homecoming after manslaughter ruling
Emery Dow, 33, of Presque Isle, dodges sentencing in the Oct 21 shooting death of Burton Randall, 32, of Wade, as Superior Court Judge James P. Archibald postponed sentencing Tuesday. In Portland, Model Cities costs could hit 25 to 50 million, with Hawkins leading a broad effort from federal to private sectors to tackle blight. Lewiston lawmakers push to renominate Frank S. Hoy to the State Board of Education, a board member since 1949 and former Lewiston Sun and Journal business manager and radio operator.
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Associate Press
Houston
Presque
Portland
Robert R. Hawkins
Hawkins
Portland West
Camping Trip Planned by Scout Troop 305
Biddeford Boy Scout Troop 305 discussed a four day winter campout at the scout wood lot off the Alfred Road. The Dec 28 to 31 trip will have each boy cooking over a campfire and a large Saturday night campfire for parents.
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Biddeford
Troop One Building Association
Scout Hall
Mason Street
Scout Wood
Alfred Road
Maine Motor Vehicle Division Accepts Regular Plate Orders
Augusta AP reports the Motor Vehicle Division will accept 1968 regular rotation number plate orders now after catching up on advance requests for special number and letter combinations. Director Stanton S. Weed said heavy workload from six year plates slowed regular processing earlier this week.
Window Rock bases adapt to joint operations sign change
At Window Rock Arizona Army Air Force and Navy crews arrive to aid Navajo snow rescue. Signs shift from Army to Navy to Joint Operations Base reflecting evolving control and interservice cooperation. Britain tightens gaming laws with licenses for staff and bans on credit betting while capping slot machines per club to curb rackets.
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Window Rock. Ariz
Army
Air Force
Navy
Window Rock
Navajo Indian Reservation
Window Rock Air Force Base
Window’ Rock Army Base
Naval
Window Rock Joint Operations Base
London
Britain
Luncheon Meetings By Circles of Biddeford Fellowship
Two circles of the Women's Fellowship of the United Church of Christ held Christmas luncheons. Circle C met at Mrs J Burton Stride's Saco home with devotions by Mrs Paul Larrabee and readings by Mrs John Moeckel. Circle D met at the Noble home Biddeford Pool with devotions by Mrs Robert Noble Sr. The next meeting is Jan 2 at 7 30 p m in the church parlor for induction of 1968 officers by Rev John H Miller. refreshments by Circle D.
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Women’s Fellowship of the United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
Circle C
John Moeckel
Beira tanker faces four salvos from British frigate
The Artois captain says the British Minerva fired four salvos across its bow to enforce a Rhodesia oil embargo boarding order. No hits were intended as the tanker entered Beira harbor with 9,000 tons of oil, while a pilot was to be picked up next tide.
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Associated Press
Beira
Mozambique
Beira Harbor
British Defense Ministry
London
Minerva
United Nations
Rhodesia
Artois
Daniel Remaud
Remaud
Operators Will Be On Job During Holidays
More than 85 percent of New England Telephone's 8800 operators will miss holiday celebrations. Biddeford will have 30 operators on Christmas Eve and 50 on Christmas Day, far above the 23 on an average Sunday. The Aunt Bessie factor describes calls from residential areas to small towns. Bargain long distance rates apply for three full days from Friday evening to Tuesday morning, with $1 or less for a three minute interstate call and 75 cents overnight.
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New England Telephone
Martin J. Coyne
Biddeford
New England
Maine
Coyne
U.S
Natural Gas Distributors Plan Merger in New England
Two New England natural gas distributors serving about 34 1000 customers in southern Maine and southeastern New Hampshire announce merger plans. Northern Utilities Inc president Walter M. Jeffords Jr says directors have agreed in principle to merge with Colonial Utilities Corp and Allied New Hampshire Gas Co, creating a combined company to operate under the Northern Utilities name pending stockholders and public utilities commissions approvals.
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Portland
New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Walter M. Jeffords Jr
Northern Utilities Inc
Colonial Utilities Corp
Allied New Hampshire Gas Co
Northern Utilities
Lewiston
Public Utilities ‘Commissions of
Roosevelt to Replace Washington on New Stamps
The 1/7/ rate change will raise the first class letter rate from 5 to 6 cents and Roosevelt stamps will replace Washington on new issues. The 6-cent Roosevelt stamp remains unchanged. A separate NEA survey finds Russian courses in one third of large U S public systems with 12 000+ pupils and no African languages taught in 400 schools surveyed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Washington
Post Office
Roosevelt
National Education Association
Udall to consult experts on sonic booms and noise abatement
Interior Secretary Stewart Udall meets today with specialists to address sonic booms and noise control. Commerce reports durable goods orders up 3.2 percent in November to 24.1 billion dollars, the highest since June. State Dept says talks with the Soviet Union fail to yield an agreement on new fishing zones off Oregon Washington and the Aleutians. Both sides seek changes to last February ban with the United States pushing to extend the ban and the Soviets seeking more rights in the Aleutians.
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Stewart L. Udall
Commerce Department
State Department
Soviet Union
Oregon
Washington State
Aleutian Islands
Washington
United States
Aleutians
Johnson vows retaliation in Vietnam War interview
President Johnson declares during a national TV radio networks interview that the United States will reply to Communist aggression and continue its war effort while refusing to stop its own actions in hopes the enemy will halt theirs.
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Johnson
European Community Meets on British Application Vetoed by France
The European Economic Community voted in Brussels to open negotiations on Britain's entry but France blocked progress. The application remained on the agenda with Maurice Couve de Murville stating there is no prospect of progress.
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London
France
Britain
Europe
Foreign Office
European Economic Community
Brussels
Maurice Couve de Murville
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Cuba
Communist Party
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