Student Thoughts Turn To College By PEG HENDRICK
Student acceptance to colleges and post high school training outpaces last year in area high schools. Biddeford High School reports many seniors already accepted by a range of colleges and technical institutes, with over 40 000 in aid for class of 1967 and a majority pursuing further education. At St Andre's High School 12 of 35 have been accepted, with many heading to Maine and regional schools. Old Orchard Beach High notes two thirds of last year’s grads pursued post education, with 11 of 67 seniors notified so far. Further names and schools listed for multiple students across districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peg Hendrick
Bitname
Biddeford High School
Harold Pinansky
Donald R. Cyr
Maine Maritime Academy
Donald Rochefort
St. Francis College
Susan Maxwell
Oberlin College
Ohio
Roger Dube
University of New Hampshire
Margaret Deans
Frank Daley
Old Orchard Beach High School
Daley
Steven Bryant
East Coast Aero Tech
Joseph Pitanias
University of Maine
William Sullivan
Gorham State
Ronald Lemire
Thomas Egan
Marc Beauregard
Cambridge School
Boston
Elaine Bouchard
Patria Danis
Mary Jane Morris
Willie Poisson
Andover Institute of Business
Portland
Dana Duhamel
Northeastern Business School
At_ Kennelbyink High School
The Despoilers Earth's Water Is Becoming Befouled
An editor's note introduces a five part series on environmental damage, detailing pollution of Clear Lake near Houston, pesticides harming aquatic life and oxygen production, and the broad impact of detergents and improper waste management on rivers and lakes.
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Clear Lake
Houston
Tex
Jack Bregman
U.S
Lake Erie
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Lloyd Berkner
Story Prompt About Wealth and Poverty Mirth
A child of affluent parents is told to write a tale about a poor family. She begins with simple lines describing the parents and staff as poor, highlighting her outsider perspective and school assignment context. This lighthearted tease reflects social class awareness in a classroom setting.
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WRR
Fea, Corp
Former Saco Man Killed in Marine Helicopter Crash
Portland AP Maine Navy test pilot Lt. Gerald T. Skidgel, 30, co-pilot of a Marine helicopter, died in a training crash that struck a television tower guy wire in Galesburg North Carolina. He was from Westbrook, married to Jane Staples of Saco, and father of three. A Thornton Academy graduate of 1955.
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Portland
Galesburg
N. C
Gerald T. Skidgel
Thomas Skidgel
Westbrook
Jane L. Staples
Saco
Thornton Academy
Hue Citadel Targeted as Marines Use Heavier Bombs
U S Marines and allied forces press the Hue Citadel assault with 250 500 and 750 pound bombs after naval bombardment from destroyers. Reports say remnants of a North Vietnamese regiment clung to the palace area while refugees flee across a pontoon bridge.
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Hue
U.S
Perfume
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Canal Des Rapides
United States
Pentagon
China
Hainan Island
U.S. Command
Niue
Joseph M. Gratto
Canton
N.Y
5Th Marine Regiment
Gratto
Pomber Promoted by Morningstar in Maine division
Otto Morningstar announces Lloyd Pomber, Maine Pro sales manager of the Tape Cartridge Division, will represent Morningstar and sell Maine plant products. Pomber’s headquarters stay in Maine. Robert Peck to fill plant manager role vacated by Pember.
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Kennebunk
Otto Morningstar
Morningstar Corp
Lloyd Pomber
Maine
Morningstar
Pomber
State
Pember
Robert Peck
Britain to stay on daylight time year round
London AP reports Britain plans to move clocks forward to British Standard Time at 2 a.m. on Sunday February 18 and keep them there forever, effectively abandoning Greenwich Mean Time. Officials say the change aligns the country with Europe and aids business, while north and south regions face different impacts from darker mornings.
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London
Britain
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Greenwich
Westminster
Lloyds of London
Europe
Edward VIII
Mary Queen of Scots
Elizabeth I
News At A Glance VIETNAM Round of peace talks yields no halt to bombing
United States and North Vietnam fail to agree on ceasefire or talks. U S jets strike Hue Citadel for a second day and hit Hanoi area with heaviest strikes in six weeks.
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Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
Hue
Hanoi
Washington
Supreme Court
Richard M. Nixon
New York
George Romney
George Wallace
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
Wallace
International
Sicily
Government finances foreign travel without safeguards
The AP reports the Treasury and Budget Office cannot quantify how much the government spends on foreign travel or how much drains to foreign airlines. Efforts favor US carriers exist but enforcement is uneven, with Peace Corps and NIH Public Health Service programs illustrating gaps. Costs and carrier choices are not consistently tracked across agencies.
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Washington
Treasury Deartment
Bureau
Udget
U.S
Peace Corps
Public Health Service
National Institutes of Health
United States
National Science Foundation
Foundation
Department of Defense
Defense Department
State Department
Western Sicily Still Grieving One Month After Quake
One month after the January 15 earthquake Western Sicily remains stunned and fearful as 50,000 homeless live in tents or requisitioned buildings. Rescue teams continue finding bodies daily and towns like Gibellina Sala parata and Montevago lie in ruins. Evacuations, aftershocks, fear of epidemics, and economic collapse drive refugees to seek shelter and work elsewhere as plans for aid and recovery unfold.
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Palermo
Sicily
Gibellina
Salaparata
Montevago
Santa Margherita Belice
Santa Ninfa
Salemi
Poggioreale
Italy
Coun
Salapa
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Elmer Westcott
Bonnie
Theresa Lefebvre
Sidney Griffith
Barbara Andrews
Denice Cartier
Philip Cartier
Joan Jariz
Anita Trottier
Westbrook Junior College
Deidre Berry
Michael Miniutti
Colby College
Joanne Busse
Washington State College
Machias
Raymond Wynne
University of Houston
Linda Labelle
Claudette Vaillancourt
Roger Roy
Eastern Maine Vocational Tech
Massachussetts
Gail Dansereau
Joanne Brochu
Findlay College
Royal Goulet
Donald McAuley
Central Maine Vocational Technical Institute
Richard Bellerose
George Poirier
Southern Maine Vocational
Mr. Bernard School of Hair Fashion
Earth
Alton Blakeslee
Solar System
Bregman
Department of Interior
General Electric
RCA
RCA Victor
Main Street
Biddeford
Beachway Market
Beach St
Saigon
U.S. Marine
Gia Long
Canal de Rapides
Radio
A&p
Biddeford & Saco
Thau
U. S. Gov
Kesslen
Kennebunk, Maine
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