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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1968

Page

3

Campers Group Valentine Party Planned in Kennebunk

The Yo Co Me Chapter of the North American Campers Association will host a Valentine supper on February 17 at 6 30 p.m. in Christ Church Kennebunk. C Millard Neal of Biddeford will show slides from the 1967 Boy Scouts World Jamboree in Idaho. Members bring place settings and a covered dish for their family and one guest.

York County North American Campers Association Christ Church Dane Street Kennebunk Louis Davis Springvale Carl Goldammer C. Millard Neal Biddeford Idaho Ho-Co-Me New England Family Campers Association

Michael Cheponis Sent To Vietnam

Army Pvt. 1 C Michael S Cheponis of Lowell Massachusetts was assigned as a rifleman in Company C 3d Battalion 4th Infantry near Pleiku Vietnam on January 24. His wife Cheryl lives at 12 Herring Ave Biddeford Maine.

Pleiku Vietnam Michael S. Cheponis Michael Cheponis School St Lowell Mass 4Th Infantry Division 12Th Infantry Cheryl Herring Ave Biddeford Maine

Saco Grange outlines activities and meeting notes

The Saco Grange held a dues paying supper before a meeting at the Grange Hall on North Street. A bulletin board for the Saco Adult Center was presented by Raymond Farley and Robert Spear. The next meeting is February 27 with Pomona officers filling chairs and a Cupid Incorporated play performed by members.

Saco Grange Grange Hall North Street Saco Claire Scammon Saco Adult Center Robert Fenderson Raymond Farley Robert Spear Roland Lavigne Grange York County Eastern Artificial Breeding Association Pearl Grant Florence Harper Ma Farley Isabelle Perkins Flora Flor Ida Margaret Gross Edna Graffam Wesley Mingo Geraldine Randall Pomona Edward Pelletier Undine Gilling Barney Beg Grange Patricia Higgins Wells Palmer Clough Arundel Cupid Edna Lane Milton Randall Roland Jeannette Lavigne Robert Kay Spear Christine Bell

IMF Says South Vietnam Living Cost Near Tripling Since 1965

The International Monetary Fund reports that by December the cost of living in South Vietnam reached 364 percent of the 1958 base, meaning goods and services cost $36.40 in 1965-66 terms versus $10 in 1958.

Washington South Vietnam International Monetary Fund

Strikes in Singapore Drop Sharply From 1961 to 1967

The Singapore labor scene shows only two strikes in 1967, a drastic drop from 116 in 1961, reflecting sharp changes in industrial action over the period.

Singapore

Kennebunk Musicians Set for State Festival Night

Kennebunk schools prepare for a busy spring with performances at Kennebunk High School Auditorium including the Junior High Chorus 125 members directed by Miss Eunice Fitton and the Junior High Band under Alexander Economos. The program features Beethoven and Schubert, majorettes in new uniforms, and a later spring schedule with Park Street School concerts and a Three Little Pigs musical narrative by the band. The All-State Festival will occur in Caribou with Kennebunk represented in All-State Orchestra, All-Star Band, and All-State Chorus, under Economos, Parkins, LaVopa, Steele, Fill, and Taylor. A new elementary chorus festival is planned for May 4 hosted by Kennebunk.

Kennebunk Kennebunk Junior High School Kennebunk High School Eunice Fitton Peggy Lux Debra Bedard Paula Russell Regina Wyman Molly Genthner Kathy Taylor Park Street Economos Miss Fitton Charles Wormwood Frances Harrison Roxann Maling Crystal Shibles Karen Brown Paula Bedard Sheila Dyer Norma Wright Sandra Dickinson K.H.S Alexander Economos Maynard Mass Caribou Malcolm Parkins Filomena LaVopa Theodore Steele Patricia [Ffill Joy Taylor Miss Eunice Fitton

YWCA Board Sets Saco Events and Orientation

The Saco Biddeford YWCA Administrative Board met at Hamilton Memorial Hall to review bylaws, announce a spring officer slate, and report on fundraising teas and card parties. An orientation is planned for March 19 with speakers from Auburn and New York City.

Saco-Biddeford Y.W. C.A Hamilton Memorial Hall Beach Street Saco Joel Stacey Paul Jones William Searle Stacey Jan Nathanson J. Ralph Larochelle Lloyd Trecartin Gilbert Harrison John Roberts A. Raymond Gannon Edward Whelan Samuel Bellevue Jason Ramsdell Raymond Noiseux Oliver Johnson Jane Burns Larochelle Ramsdell Mothers’ Committee Saco Hall Robert Wade Auburn YWCA Caroline Duke New York City Roy Tibbetts Hub Learning Service Women’s Educational and Industrial Union

Editor Deplores News Coverage Restrictions

David N. Schutz, president of the Associated Press Managing Editors Association and editor of the Redwood City Tribune, condemns ABA restrictions on crime reporting. He argues the Reardon Report approval would curb press coverage at a time of rising crime and hinder public support for tougher enforcement.

Paul Reardon Massachusetts Schutz ABA American Bar Association Reardon American Newspaper Publishers Association Redwood City Calif David N. Schutz Associatedress Managing Editors Association Tribune ABA Committee On Fair Trial and Free Press

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