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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1964
Page
3
Advertises values and prices for twin and double bed sets, king and pillow cases, with dimensions and per item prices. Mentions values for multiple sizes and sale pricing like 5.45 value, 2.75 each, 4.95 6.45, 3.19, 4.09, 3.79 each, 4.79 value.
One of eight Americans wounded in a Saigon hotel bombing last Thursday is Lt. Col. Milton F. Tarr of Cooks Town New Jersey. He is the nephew of Mrs. William Cosgrove of Biddeford and Mrs. Glenn Wheeler of Goose Rocks Beach Maine. Tarr suffers multiple lacerations burns and a back injury but is in good condition and expected to be released soon.
Edward Mayo, a Kennebunk port artist, will conduct ten weeks of adult art courses at Biddeford High School. Oil painting requires a 16x20 canvas panel or equivalent, a palette, flat brushes Nos 12 and 4, turpentine, and oils in specified colors. Watercolor students need 140 pound arches paper, rough, a palette, brushes, and the listed watercolors plus oil colors. Each lesson opens with a 10 minute lecture on painting aspects, with two lessons per week on drawing, color, composition, theory, and philosophy. Five lessons focus on still life, the rest on landscape problems.
Washington AP postal officials praise the Christmas mail rush handling and a three day delivery hiatus. Carriers enjoyed a holiday with no mail Friday Christmas Day or Saturday, and all mail went out Monday. Inbound and outbound totals matched prior levels with 40 million pieces less than the biggest day. Officials credit early mailing, ZIP code use, and favorable weather for a smooth peak. Rural delivery and perishables continued, with an estimated seven billion pieces this season. The plan could save 3 to 4 million dollars in holiday overtime and compensatory time.
Flood devastation in California Oregon Washington Idaho and Nevada enters recovery as 15 000 homeless and hundreds of farms and businesses begin to dig out Helicopters deliver food to isolated pockets while officials say the real emergency is over Red Cross and Emergency Planning fly relief workers and assess long term needs Oregon reports 16 000 homeless eligible for aid as damage tops 1 billion dollars
The report to President Johnson outlines civil rights strategy via Humphrey coordination while western flood scenes show California towns isolated by washed highways U.S. 101 and U.S. 199, with thousands at risk, cattle losses, and ongoing relocation questions for Eel River communities as debris blocks roads and seats of life.
In Clovis New Mexico a man in Western hat and boots test drove a late model car from a used car lot and vanished. The car he drove away was reported stolen from Amarillo Texas and that car had been stolen from a lot in Lubbock Texas. Hobbs police seek the origin of the car left there as authorities trace the chain through Amarillo Lubbock and Hobbs.
Yale students dubbed Christmas Carpenters rush to install windows lights and a heater at a rural church rebuilt after last October s fire. David Reed 21 Oberlin student says roof nearly done and heat and light expected for the civil rights rally featuring Fannie Lou Hamer of Ruleville, a Mississippi Freedom Democratic party leader seeking seats in Congress amid a challenge to the white dominated delegation.
The Biddeford Maine Employment Security Commission reports 682 claims filed last week, up from 594 a year earlier. The prior week showed 686 claims versus 617 a year ago, with manager Francis Coughlin noting that many claims have been exhausted.
Inside accounts cite a new plot line for violence as Khanh and his staff meet at Cap St Jacques near Binh Nghia while U S Ambassador Taylor talks with Premier Huong. Rusk hints at possible unity steps. Russell calls for reassessing policy. Seoul sources claim Korea may deploy about 1200 personnel as technical instructors with no official confirmation.
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