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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1968
Page
5
Biddeford High School students learned the Senior Prom will be held June 1 in the high school gym. School officials also noted class dues are due by May 20 with penalties for late payment. Officers announced guidance loans up to 1000 dollars yearly via two local banks for admitted college-bound students.
Thornton Academy held a Feb. 7 meeting in the physics room to review the club constitution plan revisions and discuss buying equipment for more rockets, aiming for several launches next week. Dues were collected and the Ski Club ran a Feb. 9 food sale to raise funds.
The annual Marie Joseph Academy event selects a Queen of Hearts with juniors in charge and candy votes. The queen comes from the seniors, with one attendant from each class. Queen crowning on Feb 14 leads to a party that evening. Three Debate Club members and their advisor Sister Cecile Cloutier, plus driver Sister Jeanne Robert, will travel to the University of Maine at Orono Friday for a debate tournament. Debaters are Darlene Quenneville, Helene Fortier, and Celina Verrier. The topic: Congress should standardize criminal investigation procedures. Two seniors from St Louis High School will attend weekly meetings in Biddeford to plan a joint prom for St Louis High, St Andre's High, and Marie Joseph Academy set for May 18. Debaters are Doris Fournier and Susan Lemieux, both Lewiston residents. They discuss prom venue, theme, and decorations.
Mozambique natives compose 48 percent of miners in South Africa. The South African recruitment agency reports 163,914 Mozambican workers were employed in coal uranium and gold mines last year. The workers sign up for 18 month periods.
A survey of hundreds of youths across the United States finds only 60 percent self deem themselves in good physical shape. Boys 70 percent and girls 52 percent say they are fit, with many citing car use, lack of sleep, poor diets, or limited exercise as factors.
Rita Bellefeuille of St Andre's High School won the local Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow award. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Bellefeuille of 68 Bacon Street Biddeford she earned acceptance to the University of Maine Orono and Farmington State College and will qualify for state and national scholarships with the award. She received a specially designed silver charm from General Mills, sponsor of the program.
Miss Sandra Davis, daughter of Mrs Marie Davis of 17 Westmore Avenue Biddeford, is named to the Dean's List at Real Business Bangor.
Miss Davis, freshman in the two-year executive secretarial program, earned a 3.88 average in the first semester. She is a 1966 graduate of Biddeford High School.
The Herman of Herman's Hermits is described with long hair and tidy clothes. He favors a proper cup of English tea over drugs, as the piece notes the 20-year-old Peter Noone in a light profile.
Jumbo knitting projects fascinate students at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York as they race to complete afghans and sweaters in a day. Classes feature shows and design sketching while instructors advise on managing oversized stitches to keep sizes accurate.
In New York City Peter Noone, leader of Herman's Hermits, reflects on modest ambitions amid top charts since their start four years ago. The group is known for Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter and There's A Kind Of Hush All Over The World as they tour and record. He also discusses acting in two films and a forthcoming Pinnocchio role on Hallmark Hall of Fame, highlighting world travel and confidence in rock's future.
In a reader exchange on car lighting, four headlamps are not proven brighter than two and hidden headlights serve aesthetics. The letter also notes 1968 warranty changes, clarifying that transfer fees may apply to second owners, while 1966 Plymouth Fury carries a 550 warranty with miles left. Previous warranties remain unaffected by 1968 changes.
Memphis AP reports zoo director Robert Mattlin feared the Kongoni antelope could seriously injure others with their sharp horns. He wrapped horn tips in rubber hose sections to prevent harm.
Christian Action Movement of St Louis High School sponsors a Mardi Mod dance February 20 from 7 30 to 11 30 p m at St Joseph s Parish Hall. Untamed Sound provides entertainment and all area high school students are invited. The rest of the page reports on yearbook sales awards leadership courses and band and glee club rehearsals for upcoming concerts and events as well as college acceptances for seniors.
At St Andre's High School a student council meeting on Feb 7 discussed a Safe Driving Program. A Valentine theme event includes class skits and a queen announcement after student votes. A drive safety survey plus driver counts and accident percentages were created for possible program funding.
Betty Gordon reports on Old Orchard Beach High School activities including a Europe Club dance for junior high students at OOBHS with Side Tracks, a planned Fried Clam Supper at Jameson School on March 2, and a pep rally before the Kennebunk game.
Miss Mary McCarthy 18 daughter of Sen Eugene McCarthy takes a break from Radcliffe College government studies to campaign with her father for the Democratic presidential nomination. She supports his nonflamboyant issue focused campaign and plans to stay with him in New Hampshire through November. She helped organize marches against the Vietnam War at the United Nations and Pentagon last year.
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