Miss Anna Olszewska Dies in Portland at 77
Miss Anna H. Olszewska 77 of 24 Fairmount St Portland died today at her sister Mrs James Edwards home former Saco resident Born in Poland August 28 1898 she was a retired schoolteacher in McKees Rocks Pa She is survived by a brother Joseph Olszewski of McKees Rocks Pa Memorial services will be held Monday in McKees Rocks and burial will follow Funeral arrangements were made by Shumway Funeral Home Saco
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Anna H. Olszewska
Fairmount St
James Edwards
Saco
Poland
Joseph Olszewski
McKees Rocks
MckKees Rocks
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Obituary for Flavien Cabana of Saco Canada born 1884
Flavien Cabana 82 of 14 Irving St Saco died this morning in a Biddeford hospital. Born in Canada November 30 1884 he was son of Joseph E and Josephine Perreault Cabana. He worked 30 years as a salesman for McKenney and Heard retiring 14 years ago and served six years as Saco alderman. He was a Notre Dame de Lourdes Church parishioner and Sacred Heart League member. Survived by widow Adeline Mondor Cabana two daughters Alice Gendron Lillian Cusumano two sons Albert A and Henry A one brother William Cabana one sister Mrs Josiah Haines 13 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending with Cote Funeral Home. Friends may call tonight tomorrow and Sunday evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flavien Cabana
Irving St
Saco
Biddeford
Canada
Joseph E
Josephine Perreault Cabana
McKenney and
Heard
Cabana
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Cote Funeral Home
James and
Beach Streets
Obituary of Raymond A Perreault Biddeford World War II Veteran
Raymond A Perreault 48 of Oak Ridge Road Biddeford died yesterday in a Manchester New Hampshire hospital. Born August 14 1918 in Biddeford he was a World War II veteran and a carpenter. Survived by his mother four daughters one son a sister four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral services will be 9 am Monday at St Andre Church Biddeford with interment in St Joseph Cemetery Friends may call Soucay Funeral Home Biddeford 7 to 9 tonight and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m tomorrow and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond A. Perreault
Oak Ridge Road
Biddeford
Manchester
N.H
Edward and
Marie Rose Bouthot Perreault
Perreault
Dolores Sawyer
Suzanne Perreault
Paulette Walls
Saco
Pauline Gott
Kennebunk
Donald
Ft. Benning
Vivien Bergeron
St. Andre’s Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Sansoucy
Stone St
Gas Fire Threatens City as Flames Rise Near Airport
A large gas fire engulfed several small warehouses and stores with visible flames from Kennedy International Airport about two miles to the south. Authorities fought the blaze, evacuations were considered, and air traffic monitored for safety as smoke rose over the area.
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Page One
Kennedy International Airport
William A Duffus of Largo Dies in Local Hospital
William A Duffus 66 a resident of Largo and former Saco Maine supervisor for the US Government at Rodman Canal Zone died yesterday in a local hospital. Survived by widow Jane V Duffus two sons James Duffus Camboa Canal Zone and William Duffus Jr South Portland Maine a daughter Mrs Robert Beardsley Norfolk Va and five grandchildren. Funeral conducted Monday from the Feaster Memorial Home Largo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Beardsley
Norfolk
Feaster
Mrs Anne Chasse 90 dies in Saco Maine
Mrs Anne Chasse aged 90 of 24 Green Street Saco died this morning born in St David Canada November 21 1876 daughter of Vital Beaulieu and Charlotte Cyr Beaulieu She leaves four daughters seven sons five brothers one sister 30 grandchildren 32 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild Funeral arrangements to be announced with calls at Shumway Funeral Home in Saco tomorrow and Sunday 3 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chasse
Anne
Green St
Saco
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Philip H. Gross, Sr
Anne Chasse
Biddeford
St. David
Canada
Vital
Charlotte Cyr Beaulieu
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Albertine Ouellette
Cecile Boissonneault
Aurore Dionne
Marion Harvey
Albert
Pennsylvania
Romeo
Portland
Joseph
Connecticut
Adelard
Rochester
N.H
Edgar
Royal
Robert
Dover
Del
Vital Beaulieu
Larry
Levit Beaulieu
Joseph Beaulieu
Edmund
van Buren
Josephine
Maria
Funeral for Joseph B. Brochu at St. Andre's Church
Funeral services for Joseph B. Brochu 57 of 137 Guinea Road Biddeford were held at 9 this morning at St. Andre's Church with Rev Bernand Nicknail. Burial followed in St. Joseph's Cemetery with full military honors by the 509th Bomb Wing Pease AFB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. Brochu
Guinea Road
Biddeford
St. Andre’s Church
Bernand Nicknail
Laura Proulx
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Nicknair
509Th
Pease Air Force Base
Joseph A. Shaw
Joseph B. Warrinton
Richard C. Spatafore
Marcel G. Champagne
Rufus L. Campbell
James A. Lawing
Richard B. Gaycroft
Roland Regis
Adrien Mathieu
Albany Dion
Raymond Boucher
The
Rochambeau Club
Master Point Night At Beach In St Johns Parish Hall
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Sea Stars held a duplicate bridge night at St John s Parish Hall. Players included Ed Berry A Mongalian Richard Mougalian Eugene Pecoraro and many others with North South winners Berry Mongalian Pecoraro and Hansen Weld while East West winners Ginn Mellen Toulouse and Rosen Haase. The event was master points night and the club plans another session next Thursday at 8 p.m.
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Old Orchard Beach
Sea Stars
St. John’s Parish Hall
St. John Street
Ed Berry
A. Mougalian
Richard Mougalian
Eugene Pecaroro
Clarice Hahsen
Donald Weld
al Rosen
Melvin Golding
Mary Wilbur
Charles Thoit
Hazel Orr
Lorimer Brackett
Robert Whelan
Richard Shorey
Clark Chapman
EdgeLaughlin
F. E. Baitman
Fred Patterson
Jere Hickey
Jean Shaw
Ruth Main
Donald Briggs
North
Toulouse
Officers Selected By Beach Rainbow Assembly
Officers were elected at a meeting of Old Orchard Beach Assembly Order of the Rainbow last night at Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall. Worthy Advisor Kathy Knight Worthy Associate Advisor Sheila Winters Charity Lynette Pittfield Hope Judith Winslow Faith Alison Witham Treasurer Brenda Jackson Recorder Dorothy Rhovn. Installed at 8 p.m. Saturday Jan.
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Old Orchard Beach
Moon crater Hell honors 11th century Hungarian astronomer
A desolate lunar crater named Hell commemorates a Hungarian astronomer from the 11th century, though the attribution appears historically uncertain and the claim blends antiquity with misdated details. Further verification of the honor and naming lineage is needed.
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Hell
Moon
Marmilian Hell
Portland Weather: Cloudy Nights and Warmer Saturday
Tonight there is cloudy, mild air with low temperatures from 25 to 30 degrees. Southwest winds around 5 mph, at times calm. Saturday will be mostly cloudy and somewhat warmer with highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
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Portland
Two Webber Hospital Patients Named
Personal notices list Joseph Crateau, 83 May Street Biddeford as a patient at Webber Hospital in Biddeford and Napoleon Bolduc of 3 Erving Street Old Orchard Beach as a patient at the same hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Crateau
May St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Napoleon Bolduc
Erving St
Old Orchard Beach
Local Order Meetings Update and Dinners in Biddeford and Saco
Biddeford divisions of the Ancient Order of Hibernians cancel the Jan 15 meeting. Chaplains Night and supper shift to Jan 22 at the Biddeford hall. Textile Workers Union Auxiliary installs officers at Union Hall on Sunday at 2 p.m. with luncheon. Saco Rebekah Lodge holds Past Noble Grands Night at Odd Fellows Hall Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and the Saco Past Noble Grands meet Monday at Mrs Eleanor Kennedy's home with co-hostess Mrs Aldie Palmer. Delta Alpha Club gathers Monday at Mrs Paul Cobb’s home in Saco.
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Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Biddeford
Ett and
Elm Streets
The
Textile Workers Union of America
Afl-Cio-Clc
Union Hall
Main St
Saco Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Main Street
Saco
Noble Grands and Brothers
Saco Past Noble Grands Association
Eleanor Kennedy
Old Orchard Road
Aldie Palmer
Delta Alpha Club
Paul Cobb
Ferry Road
Prayer meetings and junior fellowship plans announced
Church notes list a Tuesday 7 30 p m prayer meeting at the Full Gospel church Wells Route 9A 109 Wells and a Sunday 3 30 p m Junior Pilgrim Fellowship for Grades 5 and 6 at the United Church of Christ Biddeford in the fellowship room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Full Gospel
Wells
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
Saco Madisses Elect Officers At First Parish Meeting
Doris Stackpole was elected president of the Madis ses of the First Parish Congregational Church in Saco. other officers named include Mavis Gray as vice president Louise Sanborn as treasurer Florence Bohlin as secretary Geneve Lamontagne as Sunshine Chairman and Lois Currier as Publicity Chairman. Installations set for Jan 26 at the parish house with a 6 30 pm covered dish supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Saco
Doris Stackpole
Mavis Gray
Louise Sanborn
Florence Bohlin
Sunshine
Geneve Lamontagne
Lois Currier
Barbara Freeman
York County
Retired Teachers’ Association
Ethel Smith
Sanborn
Jeanne Davis
Marion Lacy
Biddeford Firemen Answer Two Calls
The Biddeford Fire Department was called this morning when a sprinkler alarm at the Bruce Shoe Co. on State Street went off by accident. In a second call a fire engine responded to a reported auto fire on Alfred Road but the equipment was not needed and nothing was extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Aute
Bruce Shoe Co
State Street Bane
Alfred Road
Sugar Beet Industry Expansion Planned
Gov. Kenneth M. Curtis announced plans to expand Maine's fledgling sugar beet industry. He told the Maine Conference of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service that sugar beets are the best news in Maine this past year.
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Waterville
Kenneth M. Curtis
Maine
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Woman's Society of Christian Service Opens Supper and Meet
The Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford WSCS held its first supper in the church vestry followed by the January business meeting. Thirteen members and one guest attended with devotions led by Mrs. Ida Michie and session conducted by Mrs. Gladys Goodwin. Reports were read by Mrs. Sylvia Searle and Mrs. Marion Hutchins. A planning session for World Day of Prayer is set for Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Saco United Baptist Church. The missionary secretary distributed World Banks and announced a missionary meeting on Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. in the church vestry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Foss Street Methodist Church
Biddeford
Kathy Smith
Ida Michie
Gladys Goodwin
Sylvia Searle
Marion Hutchins
Saco United Baptist Church
Cobh
Cross Street
Saco
Virginia Henderson
World Banks
WSCS
Weather outlook for northern New England and New England states
The five day forecast from the Weather Bureau covers northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Temperatures will run above normal with highs from the upper 30s to mid 40s and lows from the 10s to the 30s. Expect mild conditions with over half an inch of precipitation, mostly snow in northern Maine at the period’s start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
York County considers three or more Community Service Centers
York County Community Action Corp directors informally endorsed a plan to establish three to five Community Service Centers in York County with about 60 000 in antipoverty funds from the Office of Economic Opportunity. Raymond Savage given general go ahead to prepare the center application while committees and bylaw amendments are discussed.
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Alfred
York County Community Action Corp
York County
Office of Economic Opportunity
Raymond Savage
Savage
General Corporation
Clock Inaccuracies Then and Now Highlight Timekeeping
Historical clocks drifted by seconds daily, while modern timepieces endure far less error. Today’s best devices lose about one second every 30,000 years, illustrating leaps in precision from past to present.
Saco Teen Held After Biddeford Accident
Saco resident George Bisson 19 of 52 Maple St Saco is held by Biddeford Police after a collision at Main and Alfred Streets that totaled the station wagon he drove. Also charged will be 17 year old Rocky Littlefield of Biddeford treated at Webber Hospital. Police report two other crashes with no injuries follow at Mount Vernon Alfred and a Biddeford filling station. Sgt Albert Elwell investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Main
Alfred Streets
George Bisson
Maple St
Saco
Bisson
Saco District Court
Rocky Littlefield
Crescent St
Webber Hospital
Camp Ellis Fire Unit Marks Anniversary Discussion
The Camp Ellis Volunteer Firemen's Auxiliary held a meeting at the fire station to discuss the upcoming 20th anniversary. Motions from past meetings were reviewed and officials planned rendering silver pins to members at next week's gathering. A card from honorary member Mrs Laura Guertin was read as President Mrs Lillian Morris led the session.
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Camp Ellis
Laura Guertin
Lillian Morris
Jeannine Pendleton
Joanne Larochelle
Morris
Ruth Stackpole
Susan Gagnon
Lillian Gagnon
Theresa Pendleton
Laura Robbins
Mary Pendleton
Pauline Penney
Saco Sewerage Committee Reviews Past Studies
The newly formed Saco sewerage study committee held its first meeting at the 10th District Court House. Atty. Philip Graves was elected chairman and Philip Sherman secretary. Mayor Donald C. Doyle outlined the panel’s purpose to review all past sewerage studies and Water Improvement Commission requirements to craft an economical, city-focused program. Members present included Graves, Sherman, Cartier, Cassette, Coulombe, Hobbins, Hurrell, Kirk, Knox, Randall, Dr. J. Edward Whelan, and Walter While.
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Saco
Graves
Sherman
James Cartier
Robert Cassette
Alfred Coulombe
Raymond Hobbins
Leonard Hurrell
William Kirk
Robert Knox
K.C. Randall
J. Edward Whelan
Walter While
Blood Donated By Hart Council Members Report
The Hart Council Knights of Columbus met at the Washington Street hall in Biddeford. Deputy Grand Knight Alfred Letourneau led the session and Four pints of blood were donated to the wife of a member by the Blood Bank of Luke E. Hart Council. Get well cards were announced for Joseph Hanusek and Conrad Grondin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Bouffard
Luke E. Hart
Paul le Blond
G.A.R. Hall
Saco
Irenee Tousignant
Letourneau
Detachment Report Notes Bombing Threats in Vietnam
A continued report states a station advised not to repair bridges and roads as they would be bombed again. In South Vietnam a militia platoon of about 30 men suffered a casualty or disruption.
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Page Two
South Vietnam
Biddeford Public School Budget Set At Eight Hundred Thousand
At a Biddeford Board of Education meeting the budget was approved at 800000 toward a total gross budget of 1000248.20. Mayor Leo Lemire and Supt Bruce Smith led revisions to reduce the previous estimate of 1052648.20 and future cuts were requested from principals. The panel planned further review at a January 26 session with proposed reductions across elementary junior high and high school funds and maintenance. A parking lot bill of 700 and higher Alumni Field rent to 2000 were noted as uncounted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Smith
Alumni Association
Chris Anton
Herve Poissant
York Pomona Grange Confers Fifth Degree
At Ogunquit Grange hall last night York Pomona Grange conferred the fifth degree with candidates from Kittery Alfred Ogunquit Barney Beg and Cumberland County Pomona. A bean supper for 88 preceded the meeting and youth activities and robes for Pomona degree work were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogunquit
York Pomona Grange
School Street
Ogunquit Grange
Kittery
Alfred
Barney Beg
Cumberland County
Pomona
Milton Randall
Saco
Lawrence Grant
Saco Grange
Richard Burke
Lebanon Grange
Margaret Thompson
Barney Beg Grange
North Berwick
York Pomona
Esther Webster
Lebanon
Leroy Hammond
Everett Hammond
Emma Keyes
Bessie Morrill
Bayney Beg Grange
Samuel Crowell
John F. Hill Grange
Eliot
Undine Gillings
Bayney Beg
Geraldine Randall
Joseph Goodness
Highland Lake
Emily Staples Eliot
Suborinate Grange
Alice Prue
Ella Pelletier
William Mason
Henrietta Dall Hospital
Sanford
Muriel Ramsdell
Frank E. Higgins Sr
Wells Grange
Nina Portella
Florence Downs
Pomona Masters
Pomonas Association
Pearl Grant
Patricia Higgins Wells
Bryant Pond
North Saco Grange
Viet Cong Attacks Vietnamese Post Near Saigon
South Vietnamese headquarters reported heavy casualties at a post 356 miles northeast of Saigon after a Viet Cong assault. Simultaneous mortar attacks hit two nearby positions, with government spokesmen saying casualties there were light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Vietnam air raids target North Vietnam air fields
U S warplanes knocked out North Vietnam air fields in a series of raids. Thant fears Chinese pressure may deter North Vietnam from publicly or privately responding to the bombing offer. The report highlights global tensions as Soviet and Chinese actions unfold and domestic political figures weigh responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Washington
Henry Truslow Starts Term As AIM Director
Officers of the Associated Industries of Maine were re elected today and six new directors took office. Ralph H Cutting was named president. Re elected vice presidents were Raymond A Geiger and Charles F Cummings. Clarence L Philbrick was named treasurer and B Morton Havey was re elected executive director. Directors starting three year terms include Curtis M Hutchins Bernard H Lipman E Spencer Miller Franck P Morrison George E Prentiss and Henry A Truslow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
Associated Industries of Maine
Ralph H. Cutting
Keyes Fibre Co
Waetzville
Raymond A. Geiger
Geiger Brothers
Lewiston
Charles F. Cummings
C. B. Cummings & Sons Co
Norway
Clarence L. Philbrick
Wiles Timberlands, Inc
Augusta
B. Morton Havey
Readfield
Industrialists
Curtis M. Hutchins
The
Dead River Co
Bangor
Bernard H. Lipman
Lipman Brothers, Inc
E. Spencer Miller
Maine Central Railroad
Portland
Franck P. Morrison
Penobscot Co
Great Works
George E. Prentiss
Oxford Paper Co
Rumford
Henry A. Truslow
Pepperell Mfg. Co
Biddeford
Wells Grange Drapes Charter in Memorial Meeting
Wells Grange at the Sanford Road hall draped its charter in memory of Merrill S. Kelley during a meeting. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Adams of Riverside Grange who spoke on subordinate and junior Grange work. Two candidates were named for membership and a petition for reinstatement was presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WELLS
Merrill S. Kelley
Wells Grange
Sanford Road
Leslie Adams
Sanford
Riverside Grange
Orange
Howes
National Grange Building Fund
State Grange Headquarters Fund
Sybil Thompson
Augusta
Friedel Perkins
Chase’s Children’s
Portsmouth
N.H
Grange
High Tne
Order of DeMony
Highpine Masonic Hall
Idemolay
DeMolay
Outlin
Tupper to Join Linnell Law Office in Portland
Former Maine congressman Stanley R. Tupper will become a full-time member of Linnell Perkins Thompson Hinckley and Thaxter in Portland after the Montreal World’s Fair. Nationally appointed as U S commissioner general to the fair, Tupper said he will return to Maine soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Tupper
Congress
Lani Bird to Enter New Orbit This Weekend
Comsat plans to fire a small motor to place the Lani Bird satellite into synchronous orbit over the Pacific early Saturday. The craft, in an elliptical path, will be stationed above the equator near the international date line to provide telephone and television links among the United States Japan and Australia. A prior Lani Bird failed to reach the target orbit but still offers limited regional links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pacific
Communications Satellite Corp
Comsat
Equator
United States
Japan
Australia
Card Party Planned By Webhannet Woman's Club
Kennebunk Beach residents gathered to plan a dessert coffee card party for January 18 at 1 30 PM at the Clubhouse on Fletcher Street. Reservations were requested through finance committee members. Attendees included Mrs Charles Belyea Mrs Clifton Schaefer Mrs Dorothy Harrison Miss Elizabeth Maguire and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Webhannet Woman's Club
Robert E. Marier Sr
Kennebunk Beach
Fletcher Street
Charles Belyea
Clifton Schaefer
Dorothy Harrison
Elizabeth Maguire
Leon C. Hicks
Lawrence Eustis
William Gardner
Walter Chlamauskas
Marier
Louise Maguire
Parker Brown
Scientists Learn More About Ancient Peoples Fast
Over the last 10 to 14 years researchers estimate substantial new insights into ancient peoples have emerged, surpassing what earlier civilizations learned in many centuries.
DeMolay Group Appoints Sweethearts at Ogunquit Session
Rebecca Perry 1966 DeMolay Sweetheart and Stacy Wentworth 1967 Sweetheart elect attended the meeting with parents present. Roland H. Joy spoke as dad advisor. Granges Ogunquit Rivers ide and Barney Beg North Berwick were represented. Mrs. Thompson won the penny match and Mrs. Friedel Perkins the mystery award. Next meeting is Jan 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Perry
DeMolay
Stacy Wentworth
Roland H. Joy
Ogunquit
Riverside
Barney Beg
North Berwick
Roby P. Littlefield
Ogunquit Grange
Thompson
Friedel Perkins
Lillian Clark
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Anna Olszewska
Raymond Perreault
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Dial
Coulombe
Felix
Bacon Street
St. Andre's Church
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Lessard
Evelina
Mason Street
St. Joseph's Church
Hill &T
Merrill
Emma May
Graham St
Riddeford
Greenwood Cemetery
William A. Duffus
Beach Rainbow
Qi Fs
Saco Madisses
Church Society
A.M. P
Saco Sewerage Committee
Hart Council
Associated Press
Soviet Communist Party
Moscow
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
A. Philip Randolph
Adam Clayton
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Billy Rose
Beth
Michael Limni
New York
Holland M. ‘Howlin
Mad’’ Smith
Two Jima
Bobby Baker
Gardner Ackley
Johnson
Council of Economics Advisers
Margaret Heckler
Henry Truslow
AIM
Wells Grange Drapes Charter
Linnell Law Office
Woman’s Club
Beach Street
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