They Call Him Padrecito in Peru Priest Returns to Biddeford for Leave
Peg Hendrick profiles Father Roland Couture known as Padrecito in Peru where he leads a vast parish with 25 villages and 10,000 residents along the Amazon. He lives simply to earn trust, provides medical care, builds a church, school, bakery, and plans a clinic hospital with villagers’ aid. He leans on donations from Biddeford and the Franciscan Order. his mother runs a shop to support the mission. He treats illnesses with improvised methods, recalls Juanita’s worm case as a turning point, and endures heat and isolation while continuing to serve in Peru. He plans to stay many more years, seeking education in a distant city only occasionally to recharge.
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Peg Hendrick
Padrecito
Little Father
Peru
Biddeford
Roland Couture
Order of Franciscans
Main St
Father Couture
Amazon River
Yvonne Couture
Juanita
After a fortune spent on a woman a man earns right to call her precious
A wry adage notes that after spending a fortune on a woman a man earns the right to call her precious, attributed to T. M. WRR General Feature Corp.
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Precious
T.M. Wrr
Fea. Corp
Hopes Rise for Pueblo Crew Release in Panmunjom Talks
In Seoul, 5th private U.S. North Korea meeting ends after three hours as hopes grow for freeing the Pueblo crew. U.S. Rear Adm. John W. Smith and North Korean Maj. Gen. Park Choong kook led talks amid speculation on “final procedural matters.” South Korea may seek control of its 600,000-man armed forces, possibly delaying action.
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U.S
John W. Smith
Park Choong-kook
South Korea
Vance
United States
U.N
Hehe
Choi Kyuhah
Warplanes Return To Haiphong Area
U S war planes raided the Haiphong area for the first time in a month, ending a bombing restraint while officials explored peace prospects. The campaign's pace shifted after an offensive began Jan. 30, with casualties rising to 27,706 Communist and 2,707 Allied dead.
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Saigon
U.S
Haiphong
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Hue
Railroad Strike Ends as Crews Hike Approved
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen’s strike against Missouri Pacific Texas and Pacific Seaboard Coast Line ended with railroads agreeing to increase crew sizes on 50 percent of trains while leaving negotiations on the remaining crews. Operations expected to normalize tonight. strike traced to safety concerns and decades of dispute culminating in a 1965 arbitration.
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ST. Louis
Brotherhood of Railroad
Union
Missouri Pacific
Texas & Pacific
Seaboard Coast Line
Brotherhood
Charles Luna
B. Jenks
Missouri Pacific System
Seaboard
W. Thomas Rice
Florida
Rice
Arbitration Board
Boards of Adjustment
Shipwrecked Persons Plucked From The Sea
Twenty four people rescued from two life boats and a life raft after abandoning the freighter Charny about 550 miles off Cape Hatteras. The Charny and its 22 crew plus two passengers were aboard the Norwegian freighter Vinni in rescue. Eight foot seas and high winds persisted as Absecon moved to the scene and Pegaus, leaking oil, met a tug about 200 miles away.
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New York
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Coast Guard
Quebec
The
World’s Week Carnage And Fire Stain Saigon
Carnage and fires stain Saigon as street fighting resurges in Hue and Khe Sanh area. North Vietnamese tanks attack Lang Vei, threatening Khe Sanh while Marines defend the remote base. U S forces reinforce Saigon as Thieu plans to bolster South Vietnam’s armed forces amid political tensions. Kennedy blasts Johnson policies, urging a political settlement with the Viet Cong. Crime becomes a dominant issue in the 1964 presidential race as Johnson proposes wide crime measures. A proposed travel tax aims to curb overseas travel, facing industry criticism and potential administrative hurdles.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Hue
Viet Con
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Lang Vei
David E. Lownds
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Robert Kennedy
Chicago
Johnson
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Congress
Justice de
Treasury Department
Rockefeller presses peace plan to end New York sanitation strike
Gov Rockefeller urged a settlement without National Guard duty as New York faced mounting waste, health and fire hazards. He accused Mayor Lindsay of breach of position, renewed talks for a permanent solution, and warned he would call in the Guard if needed.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
National Guard
John V. Lindsay
Rockefeller
Lindsay
Lower East Side
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Phillippe
Steve Gendron
Elm St. Biddeford
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Lincoln St
Maremont Corporation
Kee
Pueblo
Pleasant St
Saco
Raymond Chicoine
Cat Bi
North Vietnam
Air Force
Phuc Yen
Hanoi
Washington
Jacksonville
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