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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1965
Page
5
Prof. Nason cites a student who improved grades and avoided accidents after focusing attention on tasks. Safety reminders at an Orlando junior high reduced serious accidents by 35 percent and minor ones by 25 percent, with scholastic gains noted alongside better attentiveness.
In Saigon area a nine day patrol by the 1st Infantry Division and the 101st Airborne Brigade shows soldiers tired by heat and fear, yet touched by humor and home dreams. The article highlights their weary faces under rubber trees, prayers, and a shared hope for peace.
AP journalist Peter Arnett traveled to Vietnam in 1962 to cover the war, observing its growing deadliness. By 1965 two AP photographers Bernard Rosenberg and Huynh Thanh My were killed, as Arnett and sixteen AP correspondents documented from Song Be Duc Co An Khe Bien Hoa Chu Lai Ia Drang Valley and other locales.
The Yankee Belles Chorus changes rehearsal from Thursday to Tuesday at 7 30 PM at Christ Church Kennebunk with songs for the spring show to be practiced.
Daut Ezic, aged 107, still operates his small grocery in Bosanska Krupa. The town council grants him full tax exemption in tribute to his longevity and service.
A teen writes to Elinor Williams asking why bullies use size and power to torment smaller peers. The column frames the bully as lacking character and confidence, notes the social harm, and hopes one reader questions such behavior.
The AFL-CIO International Union of Electrical Workers seeks to raise about $300,000 to fund a resettlement village for refugees arriving in South Vietnam. Officials say the plan followed discussions with State Department and other federal authorities.
The Commerce Department reports a shift to multimillion dollar shopping centers in several cities with eight areas over 100 million in 1963 and 1966 others over 50 million. Welfare benefits rise nationwide from New Year with increases totaling 238 million for the aged and other groups, plus 150 million for basic needs and 75 million for state aid. Vice President Humphrey says he prefers five minutes at the President's table over five public speeches.
Jazz pioneer Duke Ellington brought his orchestra to New York for a sacred music concert at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. About 2,000 attendees filled the pews as Lena Horne joined for the program featuring In the Beginning God.
Old Orchard Beach Assembly of the Rainbow held a brief meeting at Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall with Worthy Advisor Ruth Randall presiding. Guests invited to South Portland Assembly on Jan 10 included Faith Chaplain Religion Fidelity and others. A Christmas party followed with gifts for retiring Mother Advisor Marjorie Douglass and carols enjoyed by the group.
John Chancellor, director of the Voice of America, emphasizes a single presidential remembrance amid multilangual outreach. He notes discussions of Christmas and peace across 37 languages aiming to convey a unified message.
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