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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1967
Page
2
Dale Berry of 31 Scammon Street Saco is a medical patient at Webber Hospital Biddeford.
Raiders quarterback Daryle Lamonica outlines a careful game plan for Sunday's sudden‑death AFL championship against the Houston Oilers. He touts Raiders’ 13‑1 record, a 10‑game winning streak, and aims to execute without mistakes to secure a Super Bowl berth and a lucrative bonus.
York's Plaza Hotel and Rainbow Grill package dinners with live shows at 40 and 35 dollars per person while shift to open late in New York City. States set varied liquor rules, with Iowa Delaware Ohio Maine Alabama and Arkansas enforcing Sunday dry laws. Albuquerque and Miami clubs plan 24 hour or early celebrations ahead of the calendar finish.
Gen. Wallace M. Greene Jr. turns over command to Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Chapman Jr. in a Marine Barracks ceremony with Capt. Charles S. Robb presenting the colors. Chapman assumes office as Greene retires after a long command tenure.
Funeral homes Emonds and Shumway operate in Saco with contact numbers 284 5511 and 284 5611 respectively. Under Dennisett Craig at 369 Main Street, Saco, Maine, phone 282 0562, director Philip H. Gross Sr. is noted.
Funeral services for Mrs. Frances Davis of 18 Fall Street Biddeford were held Friday morning at St. Marys Church Biddeford with a requiem high mass by Rev Maurice Goan. Music by William Cleary featured the service and interment followed in Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford. Bearers were John Fortin Charles Cyr Edmund Perry Donald Pepin Edmond Aube and David Twomey.
Adelia Guay of New County Road Saco will be conducted Tuesday morning at 8 at No tre Dame de Lourdes Church in Saco. Friends may call at Cote Funeral Home corner of James and Beach Streets Saco tonight from 7 to 10 and Sunday and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m.
Funeral services for Mrs Margaret V Hill of 301 Main St Saco were conducted yesterday afternoon from Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring St Saco Rev John Jordan officiated Burial was in Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco Bearers were Owen-Davis Post American Legion members Harry Rowell Edmund Rowell Edward Gallant and Rodney Hooper
In Biddeford 1868 Ferguson Haines begins his first term as the youngest mayor. In Cincinnati Delhi Township voters move to abolish an eight man police force with Sheriff’s office to provide protection amid rising costs. Officials vow to fight the change.
Pasadena set to feature The Everett McKinley Dirksen March as grand marshal honors Illinois senator. The piece honors Dirksen with a Skelton composition during the Rose Bowl events in Pasadena.
The executive board of the Womens Educational and Industrial Union is invited to a one o'clock luncheon on Tuesday January 2 at Mrs Paul Cobbs Ferry Road Saco Following the luncheon President Mrs Henry La Valle will conduct a board meeting
A sequence of youth services and church activities is announced for Sunday and Monday across Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Kennebunkport Wells and Saco areas. Groups include Christ's Ambassadors Advent Christian Kennebunkport United Church of Christ Biddeford and Ogunquit with times from 3:50 pm to 7:30 pm and Monday classes at St. Martha's Kennebunkport.
Portland remains mostly sunny but cold with highs in the mid teens to mid 20s and light west winds. Tonight clouds increase but temperatures stay cold with teens at low. Sunday brings clouds, warmer air, and a chance of light snow.
Tide table shows December entries with high and low marks at 9 50 A M and 10 32 P M on the 30th. 4 14 A M and 31 5 08 P M. January tides begin with listed AM PM values for the dates shown in the fragment.
The new law raises servicemen wage credits by up to 300 per quarter and lowers widow eligibility time, expands disability benefits to 24-31 year olds with partial quarters, adds a quick payment procedure, and notes rising 1967 cigarette consumption tied to affluence and military demands.
U S atomic officials report radioactive fallout debris recovered from the upper atmosphere and under study to determine yield and whether the Chinese test used a conventional device or an H bomb The same dispatch notes Sen Sam J Ervin Jr urging access to court for challenges to federal aid to parochial schools as a state church separation case moves to Supreme Court The SEC orders a 10 day suspension of First Prudential and bars on unregistered Roto American stock trading through Jan 12
Investigators say Army and Air Force installations could save several million dollars yearly by replacing manually operated coal furnaces with automatic gas or oil heating units. The Census Bureau reports Americans plan fewer new car purchases and home buys in the next six months than in the October-March period.
President Felix Houphouet Boigny of Ivory Coast and Vice President Hubert Humphrey discuss Africa's economic issues during a 112 hour visit following a state luncheon. They meet with Philippe Yace of the National Assembly and African Development Bank executives as Ivory Coast runs a large dollar surplus. The country sells coffee to the United States and uses dollars to buy French goods, some converting to gold.
The text states the Alaska Highway measures 1,523 miles. It also claims a tobacco seed, in five months, can yield a plant weighing 20 million times its seed weight.
In Thua Thien and Quang Nam the joint U.S. and South Vietnamese force pushes after heavy Communist resistance. Marines report 19 dead and 25 wounded, enemy casualties listed as 33 dead and 30 believed killed by artillery.
Miss Novella Briggs hosted a pajama party at her Lawn Avenue home in Old Orchard Beach. Guests included Branda Jackson Susan Mullen Thyra Murphy Peggy Brann Patty Anderson Maureen Staples Ebbie Lee Marcia Joncas Denise Laro chelle Janice Hamilton Karen Skinsacos Elanora Anton Pauline Boisvert Valerie Dale Lisa LeHouillier Lucille Gendron Shannon Maher Karen Fortier Billie Morgan Cathy Mullen Linda Smith Bonnie Roy Sheila Ann Maksut Marie Gagne Gerry Timmins Sandy McSweeney Cindy Bernard Leotta and Novella Briggs.
Kennebunk residents host holiday guests from Cranston Gorham and Portland. Bruce Cheney undergoes appendectomy at Maine Osteopathic Hospital. Families visit in Lyman Freeport and Kittery. Schools resume Tuesday after vacation. Harvey Bible Class officer election and pot luck at West Kennebunk Church. Women’s Fellowship Circle 6 meets Wednesday at 9 30 a.m. at Mrs Charles Smiths. Mothers Club meets Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Low er Village fire station.
A service is scheduled Sunday at 7 p.m. at Washington Avenue Methodist Church. The Old Orchard Beach Art Association holds a workshop Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Jameson School taught by Frank Handlen of Biddeford Pool. Jaycee Wives announce completion of a doll project. recipient is Mrs. Brenda Roberge of Old Orchard Beach.
Summary of results across multiple postseason college basketball tournaments. UCLA defeated St. Louis 108 to 67 while Wyoming beat Iowa 94 87 in two overtimes. Tennessee edged Southern California 78 to 68 and Utah State beat Minnesota 73 65.
The Maine VA paid 26.9 million dollars in 1967 to about 27 500 veterans or survivors in compensation and pensions. The figure reflects increased pension and Vietnam disability pay approved in August and announced by Harry V Flussi at Togus. Norton Payson dies at 49. co founder of a Maine advertising agency with offices in Boston and New York. He chaired Simonds Payson Co which merged with Weston Associates to form Weston Simonds Payson Inc.
The article credits the American bald eagle with the ability to sight its prey from a distance of three miles, highlighting its impressive vision and hunting prowess.
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