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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1965
Page
3
Bob Hope and 70 performers land in Saigon to entertain U S troops, marching from Thailand with Les Brown's 15 musicians and a TV crew. Hope, 63, jokes about past dangers as security keeps venues secret for the holiday run.
In Natchez and Fayette two Ku Klux Klan strongholds plan Christmas Eve marches to dramatize a Black Christmas protest amid a boycott of merchants. NAACP field director Charles Evers leads the effort with about 2,000 marchers expected in Fayette and Natchez.
Kennebunk town officials led by Mrs. Edmund Cashen traveled to Furry Company in Woburn to inspect a new fire truck still under construction. Delivery to Kennebunk is expected in about six weeks.
A Christmas Eve reflection on income disparity and global conflict. The unnamed narrator, a symbolic “little guy,” contemplates wealth inequality, the Viet Nam war, and the uneasy hope that others will have enough. He recalls 371 millionaires and millions in poverty, pondering what constitutes a truly good life.
Twin City bowling star Don Nolette dominated Thursday at the 20th Century Lanes posting two league records. He posted a 409 high triple and a 167 single to lead his Spinning team to a win over Lady Pepperell. Christmas awards were handed out to Pepperell Mfg league and lane participants, with Fern Marchand, Bob Roberge and others receiving prizes.
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