Deaths Edwin J. Sawyer 92 Former Saco grocer
Edwin J. Sawyer 92 retired Saco grocer died in a Biddeford nursing home. Born May 25 1875 in Saco he was active in church and fraternal orders and served as corporator at Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution and city assessor. Survived by nephew Kenneth S. Lord and niece Mrs Clyde W. Stewart. Funeral Saturday at 10 a m at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home. Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call Friday 7 to 9 p m.
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Edwin J. Sawyer
Saco
Biddeford
Jason H
Hannah Carll Sawyer
Thornton Academy
Saco United Baptist Church
Saco Lodge
IOOF
Arys Saco Lodge
AF and
Annette Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
York
Royal
Main St
Stanley A. Bennett
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Townsends Mourn Saco Veteran and Clergyman
Harry Townsend Sr. 75 of 184 Lincoln St Saco died yesterday in Biddeford hospital. A WWI veteran and chaplain of the Owen-Davis Post American Legion he was retired and survived by his widow Ina and eight daughters plus three sons. Funeral services were held Saturday at Sansoucy Funeral Home and Rev John H Miller officiated.
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Harry A. Townsend Sr
Lincoln St
Saco
Biddeford
Woodstock
Hosia
Mabel Fallon Townsend
Owen-Davis
American Legion
Ina Townsend
Elwyn
Claremont
N.H
Harry Jr
Sansoucy
Stone St
John H. Miller
Astor
The
United Church of
Biddford
Alfred Adams of Meriden dies at 63 in hospital
Alfred Adams 63 of 481 Main St Meriden Conn died yesterday in a local hospital. Born in West Kennebunk Maine he was the son of David and Marie Baillargeon Adams. Survived by widow Helen Horn Adams a daughter Claire Adams Los Angeles Calif a son Alfred Adams Jr Washington DC three sisters Eva Lavoie Biddeford Emery Beaudoin South Norwalk and Mrs James Noble Saco. Funeral services will be announced and friends may call at Cote Funeral Home Saco from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p m tomorrow.
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Meriden
Conn
Alfred Adams
Main St
Biddeford-Saco
Maine
West Kennebunk
David and
Marie Baillargeon Adams
Helen Horn Adams
Claire Adams
Los Angeles
Calif
Alfred Adams Jr
Washington, D.C
Eva Lavoie
Biddeford
Emery Beaudoin
South Norwalk
James Noble
Saco
Cote Funeral Home
Beach Street
James Street
Odd Fellows to conduct service for Edwin J Sawyer
Officers and members of Saco Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows meet Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco to conduct a ritualistic service for Edwin J Sawyer.
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Saco Lodge
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Edwin J. Sawyer
Lawmakers propose measures to boost US shipping and tourism
Western reports on Wednesday developments following the Presidents appeal. Rep James J Howard proposes forcing US ship owners to register under the US flag to reduce the dollar drain by increasing cargo carried. Rep Henry S Reuss suggests a tourist incentive plan with cost cutting coupons to attract Europeans to America. Henry H Fowler says all alternatives are being considered.
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Henry H. Fowler
James J. Howard
Dn.j
U.S
Howard
AFL Cio Maritime Trades Department
Henry S. Reuss
Dwis
America
Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street
Dennett and Craig locate at 365 Main Street in Saco Maine with contact number 282-0562.
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Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Card of Thanks for funeral kindness and support
We express gratitude to relatives and friends who sent flowers cards and furnished cars and offered sympathy during our recent bereavement. Your thoughtfulness brought comfort to our family in this difficult time and is deeply appreciated by all of us.
Calendars cost Congress millions in printing yearly
Washington AP report details the cost and distribution of Capitol calendars printed for members. About 25 000 dollars yearly funds calendars, with 435 members allowed 100 free calendars each under a new House policy. Additional calendars cost 40 cents each. Senate orders run 8 000 to 8 500 large calendars plus 1 500 small, with four large and two small free per senator. Some calendars are mailed to constituents and used in offices. others are distributed to agencies or kept in stock for two-year cycles starting with the 91st Congress.
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Washington
Congress
House
Capitol
Senate
United States Senate
House of Representatives
New House
Government Printing Office
91St
Severe cold grips Northern Plains and ice storms widen
Severe cold cuts to 33 below at Williston and possibly 40 below. Freezing drizzle sleet and light snow plague the Midwest from Oklahoma to the Appalachians. Ice coated highways strand school buses and freeze traffic in Oklahoma Arkansas Kentucky and Tennessee, with Kentucky tallying 22 closed counties and Nashville among districts still shut.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Appalachians
Williston
North Dakota
Weather Bureau
Midwest
Arkansas
Kentucky
Tennessee
The
Virginias
Maryland
Nashville
Middle Tennessee
U.S
Bowling Green
Academy Tradition and the Big E Bell at Annapolis
Navy keeps the Big E bell silent except when Navy defeats Army in football or secures a season win majority during an Army Weekend, preserving a long standing tradition at Annapolis.
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Navy
Annapolis
Army
Battery-Operated Manta Rays Highlight Electric Giants
The article notes battery operated manta rays as giants of the ray family. It describes two groups of electric cells capable of storing a charge and releasing it when threatened or provoked.
Mrs Clarence Craig Hospitalized in Portand Maine
Mrs. Clarence Craig aged 72 of Summer Street Saco is a patient at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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Clarence Craig
Summer St
Saco
Eo Medical Center
Portand
Church Youth Groups and Services Friday Across Town
Royal Rangers and Missionettes invite youths aged 12 to 17 to a Friday service at Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle in Old Orchard Beach. Full Gospel Assembly hosts an evangelistic service Friday at 7 30 p m in Biddeford’s American Legion Hall. Pioneer Girls meet Friday at 6 30 p m at Lyman Baptist Church in Goodwins Mills. A Ladies Prayer meeting is Friday at 10 a m in the Lyman church parsonage. Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes for St Monicas Kennebunk run Saturday at 9 30 a m for grades 1 5 and Friday after school for grades 6 8.
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Royal Rangers and Missionettes
Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle
Assembly of God
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Old Orchard Beach
Full Gospel Assembly
American Legion Hall
Elm St
Biddeford
Pioneer Girls
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Io i
St. Monica's Church
Kennepunk
Postal rate increases spark debate over penny due
Postal officials weigh the cost of collecting the penny due on all letters postmarked Sunday while announcing new rates. First class letters rise from 5 to 6 cents per ounce, air mail from 8 to 10 cents, postal cards from 4 to 5 cents, and air mail cards from 6 to 8 cents. Second class mail mostly newspapers and magazines jumps about 24 percent, bulk third class advertising circulars up 34 percent, with total annual revenue rising by about 900 million dollars.
Weather warnings and snow forecast for Portland region
Travelers warned tonight and Friday as gale warnings spread along the coast. Snow blankets the state tonight into Friday morning, turning to flurries in the mountains. Accumulations reach about four inches in the south, less in the north. Lows fall to 5 to 10 in the north and teens in the south. Much colder Friday.
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Portland
News At A Glance Roundup From Vietnam To Politics
U S B 52s bomb areas southwest of Da Nang and northwest of Saigon after hard fighting. President Johnson taps Chester Bowles as special envoy to talk with Prince Norodom Sihanouk on Cambodia as a troop sanctuary. Johnson exempts Western Hemisphere nations from travel appeal based on economic factors. US nears but does not seal a 100 million arms buy from Britain. 1.4 billion one cent stamps readied for Sunday rollout. Gov Romney trails Nixon in polls after return from tour. Students form a self styled Peace Corps to end medic racial violence in Atlantic City High School. Controversy over coverage of South Africa heart transplant patient grows.
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U.S
da Nang
Saigon
Johnson
Chester Bowles
India
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
Washington
United States
Britain
George Romney
Richard M. Nixon
Peace Corps
Atantic City
N.J
South Africa
Johnson Sihanouk discuss Cambodia talks at New Year briefing
At a New Year news conference in Texas Johnson said he and Prince Sihanouk read each other’s statements with interest and found reactions encouraging while Sihanouk noted possible ambassador talks but asked what would be negotiated If Johnson seeks talks to keep countries from becoming enemies. Sihanouk blamed Poland for vetoing ICC expansion and urged stronger ICC actions. A North Vietnamese spokesman signaled openness to peace talks if bombing and war acts stop.
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Texas
Johnson
Sihanouk
Cambodia
United States
ICC
U.S
Poland
Canada
San Antonio
Tex
Sihan
Hanoi
Paris
Westinghouse Broadcasting Co
North Vietnam
Corres
Bernard Redmont
Redmont
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Trinh
Three Accidents On Saco Streets Reported By Police
Saco police logged three crashes on local streets. A car driven by OS Chouinard stalled on York Hill and was rear ended by Rosland J. Peloquin. Couture Jr and Franklin collided at Spring and Green, both damaged. Thibeault and Gerry crashed at Seaside and Palmer with no injuries.
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Saco
OS Chouin‘ard
Pool Road
Biddeford
York Hill
Ros
J. P. Peloquin
Gra
Ham St
Bi Lord
Arthur W. Couture Jr
Western Ave
John Franklin
Franklin St
Spring Street
Green Street
Paul J. Thibeault
Kinney Shores
Francis M. Gerry
Bayview Road
Seaside Avenue
Palmer Avenue
Highest and Longest Cable Car System in Merida
The highest and longest cable car system in the world is at Merida Venezuela. It climbs from 5384 foot high Merida to 15626 foot Pico Espejo in three stages.
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Merida
Venezuela
Pico Espejo
Deepest Mines Reported Near Johannesburg
South Africa near Johannesburg hosts some of the world s deepest mines with depths cited at 11 246 feet and 10 645 feet. The figures mark the extreme underground reaches claimed in the region s mining sector.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Great Earthquakes Marked by Historic Seismic Hits
The world's greatest recorded earthquakes occurred in January 1906 off the coasts of Colombia and Ecuador and in March 1933 in Japan, highlighting seismic power and global impact.
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Colombia
Ecuador
Japan
Fashion Returns To Little Middle In Tighten Waistlines
New York AP reports a couture week shift as fashion returns to the little middle with cinched waists. Designers show elastic belts and stretch fabrics to ease the figure. waistlines shrink, skirts rise and jackets vary from ultra short to floor length while denim makes a rugged but dressy comeback.
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New York
Mignon
Ole Borden
Rembrandt
Cone
Borden
Infantrymen Report 1000 North Vietnamese Escaped Mountains
North Vietnamese troops emerged from the mountains two nights before the attacks as eight engine B52 bombers pummeled east of a mountain range near Landing Zone Ross. U S forces tallied 348 Communists and 23 Americans killed and 153 Americans wounded in ongoing clashes before the New Year cease-fire.
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Page
Americal Division
Ross
Saigon
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
U.S
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Mekong
Navy Orders Radar for Ships in 1936
The U S Navy placed an order in 1936 for radar equipment intended for warships, marking a key step in modernizing naval surveillance. The move involved procurement processes and coordination across military and industrial sectors, signaling rising emphasis on electronic search capabilities ahead of global tensions.
Waterboro Man Charged With Assault
Sheriff Richard Dutremble and Deputy Roland Langlais arrested Donald Poole at his home in Waterboro on assault and battery charges. Poole allegedly assaulted his wife and their two year old daughter. He is held in York County jail awaiting grand jury action later this month.
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Waterboro
Richard Dutremble
Roland Langlais
Donald Poole
Poole
Dutremble
York County
Do's and Don'ts for Taxpayers on Refunds
Taxpayers are told refunds arrive faster when 1967 income tax returns are mailed to the North Atlantic Service Center in Andover Massachusetts. A pre addressed label with the taxpayer’s name address and Social Security number speeds processing. Verify all information before attaching the label. Include copies of all withholding statements and sign the return to avoid delays. If tax is owed mail returns with checks or money orders to the local District Director.
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North Atlantic Service Center
Lowell St
Andover
Mass
Biddeford Men Granted Petitions
After a lengthy conference the petitions of Adrien Boudreau Donald J P Gauvin and Lucien Therrien all of Biddeford to have a court reporter present and record proceedings before the Grand Jury have been granted by Justice Albert Knudsen The defendants charged with illicit gambling operations sought the minutes of Grand Jury proceedings to prepare their defense and ensure suppression of evidence in the closed hearings.
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Alfred
Adrien Boudreau
Donald J. P. Gauvin
Lucien Therrien
Biddeford
Albert Knudsen
Garage Fire Damages Biddeford Farm on Wadlin Road
Biddeford firemen battled a four hour blaze at Delphis Melancon’s Wadlin Road garage. Damages estimated at 10000 dollars include loss of farm equipment and a car. fire started shortly after 1 am from an unknown cause per officials.
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Biddeford
Delphis Melancon
Wadlin Road
Melancon
Sweden Grants Four Weeks Paid Vacation by Law
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes that every employed citizen in Sweden is entitled by law to four weeks of annual paid vacation. The assertion highlights Sweden’s strong standards of living and generous leave policies.
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Sweden
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Whipple Joy Wedding Held At Wells Home
A winter New Year’s Day wedding united Ruth A. Joy of North Hampton and Leslie S. K. Whipple of Portsmouth at the Wells home of Mr. and Mrs. Roland H. Joy. Officiant Mrs. Albert M. Wentworth. matron of honor Mrs. Mary E. Joy. best man Roland H. Joy. The couple plans to reside at 203 Lafayette Road, North Hampton. Family members from Wells and nearby towns attended the ceremony.
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Wells
Roland H. Joy
Hilton’s Lane
Ruth A. Joy
North Hampton
N.H
Leslie S. K. Whipple
Portsmouth
Albert M. Wentworth
Mary E. Joy
Joy
Wentworth
Mrs. Whipple
Lafay“ Road
NBC seeks court order to block South African photo theft
NBC claims it paid Blaiberg couple 9000 dollars for exclusive preoperative footage and 25000 dollars for first publication, plus 16000 for aftercare coverage. Photographer McKenzie allegedly snapped images in the operating gallery. a judge blocked sale of his photos pending a hearing. CBS funds and hospital privacy rules add to tensions as Blaiberg’s wife and warded room remain under guard.
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Pacers
W Court
Blaiberg
NBC
Barnard
Blaibergs
Sureme
An McKenzie
M.C. Botha
Basil Fr. Banks
McKenzie
Johannesburg
The
Cape Times
Lucy Jarvis
New York
United States
Mrs. Jarvis
Clive Haupt
L.G. Murray
Groote Schuur Hospital
Columbia Broadcasting System
Barnard Research Fund
Washkansky
CBS
Murray
Lower life expectancy in the tropics noted
Life expectancy in tropical regions lags behind northern climates due to disease and unsanitary conditions. In some areas fewer than half of children reach age 15.
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Tropics
McCarthy Bid to Visit Maine Likely During Campaign
Sen Eu gene J McCarthy D Minn invited to appear in Maine likely to accept Bowdoin prof says Portland stopover planned during New Hampshire and Massachusetts campaign tours McCarthy to enter Massachusetts primary and dissent movement gains support amid growing antiwar opposition per Bowdoin English chair.
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Brunswick
Eugene J. McCarthy
D - Minn
New Hampshire
Maine
Herbert R. Coursen Jr
Bowdoin College English Department
McCarthy
Portland
Massachusetts
Coursen
Israeli Premier To Visit U S For Arms Request
Israeli Premier Levi Eshkol left for the United States to seek U S arms to offset Soviet arms supplies in the region. He travels with his wife Miriam and aides for a two week tour including United Nations HQ in New York LBJ Ranch in Texas Canada and London. Hundreds watched the departure with top Israeli officials and U S diplomats present.
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Tel Aviv
Levi Eshkol
United States
Johnson
U.S
Richard Binnette Chosen Chairman of Biddeford Police Board
Richard Binnette was chosen Chairman of the Board of Police at the initial meeting of the commission held last night at City Hall in Biddeford. He is serving in his final year of a three year term. Norman R. Poirier was elected clerk of the commission.
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Richard Binnette
Board of Police
City Hall
Biddeford
Binnette
Norman R. Poirier
Car Listed Stolen Recovered In Saco
Saco police recovered a car reported stolen in Hudson New Hampshire. The auto was found abandoned in Pepperrell Square after officers received theft reports. Walter Sage of Hudson, the owner, had reported the vehicle stolen from in front of his house on New Year’s morning.
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Saco
Hudson
N.H
Pepperel Square
Walter Sage
Georgia claims largest east of Mississippi status
Georgia is identified as the largest state east of the Mississippi River, highlighting its expansive size relative to neighboring eastern states and marking a notable geographic distinction.
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Georgia
Mississippi River
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