Olympian Staff Sets Second Yearbook Deadline
In early January the Olympian staff will meet the second deadline on December 30. A large crowd attended last Thursday's concert at Steve White Gym with the Biddeford Junior High School Band and Glee Club and the BHS Band directed by Mrs. Carole Swope and Melvin Tukey. The yearbook staff is preparing sections on AFJROTC and vocational courses at the regional school.
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Steve White Gymnasium
Evenning
Biddeford
B.H.S
Carole Swope
Melvin Tukey
Paul Stebbins
No Norm For Normal Teen Girls Disposition
CHICAGO AP A Chicago researcher reports on ten suburban high school girls finding no single norm for a normal teen temperament. The study notes primary aims to gain friends, varied attitudes toward sex, and mixed schoolwork concern. Some ease with parents contrasts with strictness, with moodiness tied to social life and self expression.
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Chicago
Daniel Offer
Institute For Psychosomatic and Psychiatric Research
Michael Reese Hosital and Medical Center
M T A Girls Spread Christmas Cheer at Nursing Home
Darlene Quenneville reports Marie Joseph Academy students visit Lemelin's Nursing Home in Old Orchard Beach on December 19. Gifts and a group fruit basket are shared, with stamps for residents to send greetings. The event includes singing, a Christmas party, and a short entertainment by freshmen before a Christmas vacation.
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Darlene Quenneville
Marie Joseph Academy
Lemelin
Old Orchard Beach
Noella Boucher
Kevin Kidd
O.F.M
Gertrude Albert
Ister Agathe-Marie
Donna Rouleau
Rachel Binette
Joan Gilbert
Tina Favreau
Regina Nicholas
Jackie Fleurant
Gayle Plante
Sue Gervais
Paula Gilbault
Galaxie Gas Geyser Mystery Stump Her Mechanics
Dear Mike the 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 sometimes vents gas from the carburetor after takeoff despite carb rebuilds and checked settings. The accelerator pump is blamed though a thorough overhaul should prevent it. Get a second mechanic to reoverhaul or replace the carburetor.
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Michael Lamm
Mike
Truth about engines in Olds F-85 and Studebaker rumors
The 6 cylinder engines used in the Olds F-85 and Buick Special were supplied by Chevrolet, specifically the 250 cubic inch, 155 hp powerplant shared with Chevrolets. Studebaker used Chevrolet V-8 engines toward the end of its production run.
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Chevrolet
Studebakeries
Stude
KHS Ski Club Expands Activities and Honors Group
Kennebunk students report a large KHS Ski Club membership with officers President Jim Fiske Vice President Susan MacDonald Secretary Patricia Chick and Treasurer Kathy Haskell. The club hosted a ski sale supper and dance while intramurals began with volleyball followed by basketball. National Honor Society planned to forgo the Christmas tea and the Tri-Hi-Y led Robin Hood Days raising toys and food, with Parents for Paris caroling to fundraise.
Teens Talk and Teens Do New Youth Programs Across Regions
The piece highlights Project Crossroads in the District of Columbia Juvenile Court funded by the Manpower Administration to test intensive alternatives to prosecution for youthful first offenders. It describes a four to five month program with counseling education and work placements, plus youth self reporting to influence judge decisions. It also notes teen activities in Saskatoon including YES youth group and youth events, plus DIY beauty tips and brief teen musings on romance and global topics.
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District of Columbia
Manpower Administration of
Department of Labor
Saskatoon
Sask
Canada
Generation
Youth Enthusiasm
YES
North Atlantic
Splitsville
Britain
Christmas assembly features band chorus and majorettes
Before the end of the school day a Christmas assembly showcased the band and chorus performing carols and the Top Twenty singers. The Kennebunk majorettes offered baton twirling routines and band pages played several tunes.
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Kennebunk
Teens pick Beatles rivals in pop poll across the nation
A nationwide teen survey shows the Beatles as the top vocal choice among one in five respondents, but among high schoolers the pattern shifts with 30 percent Beatlemania in the sophomores and 10 percent among juniors and seniors. Simon and Garfunkel, The Association, and the Rascals follow, with preferences varying by gender and region. Additional notes cover other artists, regional trends, and school activities such as ski club planning and senior events.
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Beatles
Simon and Garfunkel
Association
Seniors to Meet With Area Employers at Thornton Academy
Thornton Academy seniors were honored with senior superlatives including best all around Bob Ran court Jill Chadbourne and most likely to succeed Glenn Anderson and Barbara Boutet. A fashion show on December 17 featured clothes handmade by the students.
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Andrea Levesque
David Walton
Thornton Academy
Bob Rancourt
Jill Chadbourne
David Wagabaza
Elsie Penleton
Glenn Anderson
Barbara Boutet
James Charest
Gail Linscott
Harry Nielson
Carol Tripp
Barry Desrochers
Cathy Andrews
Alan Polackwich
Debbie Bedard
Old Orchard Beach Junior News Highlights and Events
Old Orchard Beach Junior activities are summarized including a Jan 10 clam supper at Jameson cafeteria for adults 1.50 and students 1.00, a Jan 8 Mt. Agamenticus Ski Club trip with physical education staff, a varsity vs allstars post game, class ring arrivals late December or early January, and various school club news such as Key Club Santa in Western Auto and December F.H.A. party with Santa and helper Diane Houle.
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Old Orchard Beach High School
Jameson Cafeteria
Property Sale Involving Dion Couple And Biddeford Agents
A property at 415-417 Main St. in Tuddence formerly owned by Amond Lillette of sidieioed was sold to Maurice J. and his wife of Arundel. The deal includes a four apartment building with a large lot and a five room duplex on Wharf Street in Saco previously owned by the heirs of the former owner. The sale was conducted by Claudette J. Sheltra of Felix T. Sheltra & Son Real Estate & Insurance Agency at 62 Jefferson St., Biddeford.
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Tuddence
Amond Lillette
Sidieioed
Maurice J. Dion
Arundel
Wharf Street
Saco
Young Dropouts Find A Haven At School-house
In Portland Oregon Mr and Mrs John Kerr run School-house a home based school for teen dropouts. Foster children aged youths join morning classes at local high schools while afternoon sessions cover history English math ceramics and photography. The Kerrs rely on unpaid mentors and insist on no drugs as the only house rule.
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Donald Sobanko
Belleville
Petula Clark
Florence Henderson
Aretha Franklin
Wendy Karels
le Seur
Minn
Frankie Vallie
North Central
Glen Campbell
Williams
Gal
Nancy Sinatra
Janis Joplin
Donovan
Jimi Hendrix
Portland
Ore
John Kerr
Multnomah
Mary Kerr
Kerr
Wilson High School
Kerrs
Birds Gather in Dark Plumaged Winter Roosts Across New England
The piece surveys where starlings, grackles, and cows wander during winter, noting roosts from Camden North Carolina to Oxford Massachusetts and bridges in Bath, Quincy, and Bourne. It details roost sizes, daily movements, and the advantage of communal warmth, with attention to Cape Cod and Connecticut sites and risks to aviation near Bradley Field.
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Providence
Camden
N.C
New England
Dixie
Carleton
Kennebec
Bath
Scarborough Marshes
Maine
New Hampshire
Oxford
Mass
Worcester
Fore River
Quincy
Springfield
Cape Cod Canal
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Cape Cod
Proincetown
Connecticut
East Windsor
Bradley Field
Canal
Real Estate Transfer From Moussens to Huggards in Saco
Theodoros Moussens sold property at 54 Highland Ave Old Orchard Beach to Mr and Mrs Walter Huggard of Common Street Saco. The five room and bath home with attached garage was previously owned by Mr and Mrs Maurice A LeSieur of Biddeford. Sale negotiated through Edgar Morin Real Estate Adams Street Biddeford. Also sold by Mr and Mrs David A Thayer. Negotiated through Arthur D LaCourse Realtor 71 Bacon St Biddeford.
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Theodoros Moussens
Walter Huggard
Common Street
Saco
Edgar Morin
Adams Street
Biddeford
Highland Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Maurice A. LeSieur
David A. Thayer
Arthur D. LaCourse
Bacon St
World Almanac facts on 1967 American diet
The World Almanac reports that average American intake in 1967 totaled 175 pounds of meat, 100 pounds of vegetables, 82 pounds of fruit, and 10 pounds of fish per person. Added to this were 14 pounds of ice cream and coffee, highlighting dietary patterns and obesity concerns.
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World Almanac
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