The Year That Was February Tet and Terror
February brought war’s Tet assault, sparking house to house fighting in Saigon and Hue, with a high casualty toll. The month also saw the 10th Winter Olympics in Grenoble marred by weather and disputes, New York sanitation strikes, Florida teachers walkout, selective service deferment cuts, and a lone Los Angeles recluse rejecting wealth to keep peace.
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Joy Stilley
Associated Press
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Quang Tri
Ca Mau
Mekong River
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Hue
Norway
Florida
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Clint Wescott
Los Angeles
George Omney
Michigan
Price of civilized living marked by dry skin and pills
Betty Canary recalls a dermatology visit for dry skin that spirals into a wider critique of modern living. He blames overbathing, furnaces, storm windows, and sun exposure, noting photosensitivity from medications and a culture of prescription reliance. The narrator pays the bill, quipping on civilization’s cost.
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Betty Canary
Ogunquit Artist To Paint At Maine Arts Meeting
Kennebunk report Harmon Neal, Ogunquit artist, will paint during a January 2 meeting of Maine Arts and Crafts members and guests. The event starts at 7:45 p.m. at Brick Store Museum, with public participation invited.
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Kennebunk —Ogunquit
Harmon Neal
of Maine Arts and Crafts
Brick Store Museum
Ublic
Peace negotiators clash over Christmas tree shape plan
Negotiators planned a Christmas tree event but could not agree on its design, reflecting ongoing tensions in the talks.
Colorado Bald Mountains Cause Confusion Across State
In Colorado the name Bald appears on at least a dozen mountains and hills across counties, creating geographic confusion. The surge of similarly named peaks includes Bald Mountain in Boulder County, Mount Baldy in Gunnison, Baldy Mountain in Garfield, Bald Hill in Park, and Bald Knob in La Plata, among others.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Bald Mountain
Boulder County
Gunnison County
Garfield County
Bald Hill
Park County
Bald Knob
la Plata
Daughters and Sons Born to Local Families in December
Birth notices record several newborns with weights and dates. Lisa Christine Mininni weighs seven pounds nine ounces at Webber Hospital on December 23. Mark Joseph Vadnais weighs eight pounds five ounces on December 24. Holly Ann Kimball weighs six pounds 12 ounces on December 24. Crystal Carol Bernier weighs seven pounds on December 24. William Bryan Hanrahan weighs five pounds four ounces on December 25. Elise Miriam Canner, born in London December 25, is listed with extended family details. Linda Bernice McCorison weighs seven pounds at Thomasville on December 14.
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James A. Mininni
Round Hill
Biddeford
Lisa Christine
Robert W. Vadnais
Arundel
Mark Joseph
Bruce G. Kimball
Sea Road
Kennebunk
Holly Ann
Paul J. Bernier
Pool Road
Crystal Carol
William F. Hanrahan
Saco
William Bryan
Stephen Canner
London
Elise Miriam
Canner
Sharon Sneider
Allen Sneider
Alfred Street
William Canner
Natick, Mass
Kenneth McCorison Jr
Thomasville
Conn
Linda Bernice
Thomasville Oneal
MecCorison
Geraldine _ Stackpole
John Glenn Eyes Return To Ohio Politics
Former astronaut John Glenn Jr. weighs a second bid in Ohio politics, with state Democratic leaders undecided about whether he will pursue the State House or Senate seat. Senator Jeretie Laat will not run in 1970, and Governor Rhodes cannot seek reelection per state law. Eugene O Grady declined comment on Glenn’s plans. Corazon Amarao, survivor of the 1966 Chicago nurse massacre, will marry in her hometown.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Glenn ,Jr
Stephen Jeretie Laat
James A. Rhodes
Eugene P. O'Grady
Glenn
Senate
Manila
Corazon Amarao
Chicago
Patricia Michaud to Wed Roger Chenard in July
Miss Patricia Donna Michaud and Roger G Chenard announce their July 5 wedding plan. Patricia is a 1968 graduate of Old Orchard Beach High School and a Mid Tennessee State University freshman in Murfreesboro. Roger, a 1965 Thornton Academy graduate, is a senior at the same university.
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Patricia Donna Michaud
Roger G. Chenard
Gerard Chenard
Ervin Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Donald Michaud
Family Names Listed in Kennebunk Area Obituary
The obituary lines list relatives including Mrs Norman Ckpole of Kennebunk and Mrs Bernice Sr of Arundel. Also named are great grandparents Mr and Mrs Leon C Hicks and Chester Stackpole, all of Kennebunk.
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Arents
Normanckpole
Kennebunk
Bernice Sr
Arundel
Leon C. Hicks
Chester Stackpole
Boyle Sings A Song Of Cat In New York
HAL BOYLE recounts life with a cat named Lady Dottie on an eighth floor apartment. He argues cats live by their own terms, showcases Dottie's quiet dictatorship, and notes the costs and comforts of feline companionship as a philosophy on life.
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New York
Lady Dottie
Adolf Hitler
Dottie
Miss Amarao's career and death sentence note in hospital case
Miss Amarao, once key witness against Richard Speck, is under a death sentence amid a multimillion dollar suit against South Chicago Hospital after eight nurses were slain in a dormitory. Alberto Atienza, a lawyer, and Miss Amarao, now 25, were involved in San Luis politics following a Chicago return.
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Alberto Atienza
Miss Amarao
San Luis
Chicago
South Chicago Comma Hospital
Richard Speck
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May Street
Journal
Richard Danforth
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Stockholm
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Vassalboro
Whitefield
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Hollis
Biddeford-Saco Coal & Oil CO
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Phil Spang
Lumber & Bldg
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Want
World Almanac
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Leatherstocking
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Hewepaper
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Calif
Humane Society
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the Humane Society
Arthur Lambert
Webber Hospital
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Phire
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Mauway
Wells
Armstrong
Bayley’s
Pine Point
Scarborough
Boyle
Cat
Hal Boyle
Lititz
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Rettew
Lancaster
Rome
Loa Loren
Carlo Ponti
Italy
Miss Loren
Giovanni Agnelli
Fiat Indus
Sacramento
Bob Hope
California
Ronald Reagan
Burbank, Calif
Connie Stevens
Eddie Fisher
Tricia
Fisher
Debbie Reynolds
Elizabeth Taylor
Toyota
King's Motor Sales
Biddeford Savings
Christmas Club
Biddeford Savings Bank
Biddeford, Maine
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