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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1967

Page

3

Two Officers Installed By Arundel Grange

Arundel Grange met with Mrs. Ruth Clough presiding. Officers Chaplain Marcia Clough and Flora Alice Tyler were installed by Past Master Ruth Clough and Ste ward Mary Clough. The next meeting is February 10 with a hot dish supper at 6 p.m.

Arundel Arundel Grange Ruth Clough Stanley Products Grange Mary Clough Marcia Clough Flora Alice Tyler Neil Johnson Palmer Clough Lois Johnson Grange Herald Arthur Perkins Emma Bunnell Janet Gregoire

Ex-farmer Kis 92 keeps youth with daily feats

Phenix City Alabama residents describe Stafford Paul Kis sick-who as a retired farmer who at age 92 appears about 70 and keeps youthful by vigorous routines. He stands on his head each morning walks two miles daily and duck-walks around his room at night to stay active.

Associated Press Phenix City Ala Stafford Paul Kissick

Local Man Attributes Health to Atypical Habits

Kissick says he has not been ill since a flu twelve years ago. He claims never to have smoked or drunk alcohol and drinks only rain water caught in a tin pan. He avoids sweets and eats almost anything else.

Kissick

Daring rescue saves woman from freeway leap

Policeman A H McMillen dived to grab Charlyne Chatman who dangled over speeding traffic for five minutes. Passers by helped pull her to safety and she was placed in protective custody amid personal problems.

Los Angeles A.H. McMillen McMillen Charlyne Chatman Mc. Millen Mrs. Chatman

Oxford Paper Co. Reports Record 1966 Earnings and Output

Oxford Paper Co. posted record 1966 earnings after taxes of 8,137,306 dollars or 2.55 a share. The firm also announced a production of 383 740 tons of paper, the highest in its history.

Rumford Oxford Paper Co

Girl Scout Patrol Leaders Receive Badges and Plans

Biddeford Junior Girl Scout Troop 88 held at Scout Hall on Pool Street named Gale Thimble Lucille Boucher and Janet Sparkowich patrol leaders. Mrs. Jean Michaud and Mrs. Doris Thimble led a session distributing cookie order sheets and setting a February 11 deadline. Badges went to Lori Gradone Donna Belanger Janet Sparkowich and Katherine Lizotte with reports from Brenda Lavigne Celeste Deshaies Dianne Moody Donna Belanger and Gale Thimble.

Gale Thimble Lucille Boucher Janet Sparkowich Biddeford Scout Hall Pool Street Jean Michaud Doris Thimble Lori Gradone Donna Belanger Katherine Lizotte Brenda Lavigne Celeste Deshaies Dianne Moody Patrol 1 Patrols 2 Martha Maxwell Nancy Cote Jacqueline Auger Karen Michaud Elizabeth Poirier Nancy Beaulieu Sharon Violette

Kimball Couple Celebrate 35th Anniversary in South Portland

Mr and Mrs Ivan E Kimball celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary Monday in South Portland. They wed Jan 30 1932 at the Baptist Parsonage in Biddeford. Kimball teaches at Portland High School and Mrs Kimball works as secretary-bookkeeper for the Bible Society of Maine. They have a daughter Frances Crank in Norfolk VA. another daughter Barbara died in 1966.

Frances L. Crank Norfolk Barbara

Underground Gasbuggy blast aims to boost New Mexico gas

Government plans a $4.7 million underground nuclear detonation in New Mexico to fracture rock and improve natural gas flow. The Project Gasbuggy test, equivalent to 20 000 tons of TNT, will occur 4 200 feet deep in tight sandstone, 55 miles east of Farmington. Signed by Interior Department, AEC, and El Paso Natural Gas Co. on Tuesday. In Washington, five Democrats and 14 Republicans on the House Banking Committee remove Chairman Wright Patman’s power to form subcommittees, with a vote next week on rules requiring chair approval for investigations and on panel staff hiring and firing.

Associated Press Washington New Mexico Farmington N.M Interior Department Atomic Energy Commission House Banking ‘Committee Wright Patman

Flags Sent to Vietnam Posts and Roads Progress Report

The House Post Office Committee ships U S flags flown over the Capitol to military posts in South Vietnam. The Bureau of Public Roads reports 23 476 miles or 57 percent of the interstate system completed. Lt Gen Hershey predicts Cassius Clay will not be deferred from the draft and will take the oath when called. Muskie succeeds Magnuson as Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chair with Tydings as vice chair. Inouye listed as senator. The National Education Association will hold a Washington conference February 9-10 to study minority treatment in textbooks.

House Post Office Committee U.S South Vietnam Bureau of Public Roads Lewis B. Hershey Selective Service System Cassius Clay Edmund S. Muskie Dmaine Warren G. Magnuson D-Wash Joseph D. Tydings D-Md Joseph D. Daniel K. Inouye Hawaii National Education Association Washington

Hoff Warns Against Regressive Federal Revenue Sharing

Vermont Governor Philip H. Hoff argues before the Senate Intergovernmental Relations subcommittee that a reverse income tax plan for sharing federal revenues with states must not enable segregation in the South or ghetto life in urban areas. He cites concerns about ineffective rural governments and stresses responsible use of funds.

Vermont Philip H. Hoff Senate Intergovernmental Relations

Two criminals plotted jail break during capital punishment protest

Melbourne police said two men planned to use demonstrator noise as cover to free condemned Ronald Joseph Ryan, slated for execution after his prison escape on December 19, 1965. The plot was uncovered hours before the hanging, which faced possible stay or commutation.

Associated Press Melbourne Australia Ronald Joseph Ryan Ryan

Preretirement Courses Prove Popular in Biddeford Saco Area

Mrs. Anna Dumas directs preretirement classes for residents in Biddeford and Saco to help those in their 40s and 50s plan ahead. The program uses expert speakers, films, discussions, and Q and A sessions at Biddeford High School. Tomorrow’s topic covers home health projects with a public health nurse guest.

Anna Dumas Biddeford-Saco Biddeford High School

Pentagon says 95 percent of bombing raids hit outside Hanoi zone

Pentagon sources say over 95 percent of US bombing raids on North Vietnam since April targeted areas outside the 20 000 square mile zone including Hanoi. About 100 000 sorties have been flown, with roughly one third in Route Package One south of Hanoi to disrupt supply lines. Route Package Five covers Hanoi and northwest North Vietnam. Only approved targets are hit, with no bombing along the Vietnam China border near a defined Air Defense Identification Zone.

Washington Pentagon North Vietnam Hanoi U.S Saigon United States Vietnams van Dien Haiphong Vietnam China Vietnam-China

Civil War Gun Swamp Angel Found in Trenton Park

The Swamp Angel, a massive Civil War artillery piece once used to bombard Charleston, South Carolina, is now displayed in a city park in Trenton.

Charleston S.C Trenton

Germans Failed To Destroy Remagen Bridge

The Remagen bridge remained intact after Maj. Hans Scheller failed to blow it on March 7 1945. An emergency court martial later sentenced Scheller to death for cowardice before the enemy though decades later a German court debated his guilt. Witnesses testified the detonation wires were damaged by artillery fire and retreating troops before the order could be carried out.

U.S Rhine Germany Scheller Wehrmacht Dwight D. Eisenhower Adolf Hitler Liesel Scheller Will Bratge 9Th Armored U.S. Army Bratge

Vietnamese group pleads guilty to illegal entry of Hong Kong

The defendants pleaded guilty today to entering Hong Kong illegally. They asked the court for leniency and to avoid being sent back. One member of the group expressed a desire to go to Formosa.

Vietnam Hong Kong Formosa

Teens Seek Jobs and Realistic Help From Elinor

A 17 year old asks about part time work during vacations. Advice urges readiness to accept any available tasks and reliability. Examples include peer teams washing windows, dog walking, babysitting, children's parties, sewing doll clothes, beauty shop services, baking and selling treats, and mother’s helper errands with lower prices to attract customers. Readers urged to suggesting ideas.

Elinor Ans

The Scheller Exit Sparks Critique of Courage

Readers debate whether Scheller fled the scene out of cowardice or strategic retreat, framing the incident as a test of character and bravado in the local discourse.

Scheller

Oil Tanks Rammed In Saco Accident

Saco police respond to a complaint from Garland Mfg. Co. employee after a car ran off Water Street and struck oil tanks. the driver fled the scene. About an hour later Dwight Stepard 22 of the Saco Motel reported the car stolen from Lincoln Street and owned the vehicle with $1,000 damage. Police investigate the incident.

Saco Garland Mfg. Co Water Street Dwight Stepard Saco Motel Lincoln Street

Maine official objects to study report on department

Mrs Esther Hawley chairman of the Maine State Personnel Board says she takes exception to a recent Cresap McCormick and Paget report for the Legislative Research Committee. She issued a statement Tuesday night asserting some recommendations are unsatisfactory.

York Helicopter Pilot Gerald Dorr Killed in Vietnam

In Vietnam the Pentagon announced the death of WO Gerald A. Dorr an Army helicopter pilot from York He had been reported missing in action the previous Friday and later confirmed dead His father Kenneth Dorr lives in York and his mother Mrs Marion Dorr resides in Gardiner Dorr arrived in Vietnam on December 8 of the previous year.

York Vietnam Gerald A. Dorr Pentagon Kenneth Dorr Dorr Army Marion Dorr Gardiner

Lumber Official Dies After Heart Seizure Crash

Henry A. Gendron 56 of Portsmouth N H, vice president of Gendron Lumber Co, died after a heart attack while driving on Main Street in Sanford. His car struck another vehicle but no other injuries were reported.

Sanford Henry A. Gendron Portsmouth N.H Gendron N.J Gendron Lumber Co

Board studies long standing operating procedures funds short

A board member notes that standard operating procedures have been in place for years and many suggested improvements have been recognized. She adds that funds are insufficient to implement additional ideas.

Mittee

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