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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1968
Page
7
In Scarborough Biddeford’s Big 20 and the Bowlerettes battled to the final frame of a W.M.B.P.A. league match. The Bowlerettes won all eight points but the Big 20 led after each game with 1536 to 1497. Doris Gillis led the Bowlerettes with 351, while Joni Foley topped Big 20 with 318.
Scores recap shows multiple games with teams such as UCLA Stanford Utah Arizona Utah State Seattle San Francisco Pepperdine Brigham Young Arizona State Washington Oregon Southern California California Oklahoma State Colorado Idaho State Hardin Simmons San Jose State UC Pac? Southern Oregon in varied results.
University of Maine Portland powered past St Francis College 87 to 72 at the Old Orchard Beach High School gym. Jim Gaudet led St Francis with 18 points while Dan Reagan and Bob D Errico added 13 each and Rocco Ferranti 10. UMP improved to 3 11 while St Francis dropped to 9 13.
The American slipper ship Lightning is said to have achieved the fastest day’s run in 1854, covering 437 miles in 24 hours. This claim cites a historic sailing record associated with the vessel and era.
AP reports in Tokyo that 116 students including 13 coeds were arrested after a shouting mob clashed with police during a campus protest against the nuclear powered aircraft carrier Enterprise. The ship is due in Sasebo later this week. The group, linked to Zengakuren radical wing, charged a police cordon with sticks and rocks.
In Beirut the Republican government claims captured documents and photos on a mercenary body prove European fighters aid the royalists in Yemen's civil war. Other items discuss Johnson re election uncertainty, Congress performance, and potential riots shaping 1968 politics.
Sir Robert Baden Powell, a British soldier, founded the Boy Scout movement, establishing a global youth organization focused on outdoor skills, leadership, and community service. His work sparked international scouting chapters and lasting influence on youth development.
The text compares Estes Kefauver's strong presidential drive to Johnson with Eugene McCarthy's unclear intentions. McCarthy questioned going into primaries last November 30 and now faces a cloud over his aims. He aims to pressure Johnson on Vietnam, yet he doubts his own chances to win the nomination, even as he pursues a long challenge.
At 7 30 tonight the Nee Nah Council Degree of Pocahontas will install officers for the year at the American Legion Hall Old Orchard Beach. Mr and Mrs W Richard Souza announce a new address effective Jan 17 at 3703 E 47th Terrace Apt 200 Kansas City Missouri 64130.
A gunman dressed in a robe and pajamas attempted a cash office robbery at Washington Hospital Center on Sunday. He bound four women including Claire Frazier, a finance counsellor, after finding them there. The thief fled as one woman screamed, leaving a large open safe with several thousand dollars.
A raccoon cleans its meat and fish in water prior to consumption. The behavior shows careful preparation before dining.
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