Deaths KENNEBUNK Helen Dorothy Davis 58
Mrs Helen Dorothy Davis 58 a Sea Road resident died yesterday at a Biddeford hospital widow of Gilbert O Davis born June 28 1909 daughter of William H and Frances Nedeau attended Christ Church for 16 years she cooked at Cousens School cafeteria Survived by sons William L Davis North Conway NH Richard G Davis Polan Spring daughter Sally Williams Danbury CT five sisters and several nieces and nephews Funeral 2 PM Thursday Angell Funeral Home Dane Street Rev Henry O Megert will officiate Interment spring Hope Cemetery calling hours today until 4 PM and 7 to 9 PM
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Sally Williams
Polan Spring
Gladys Staples
West Kennebunk
Hazel Jones
Shirley Pinard
Danbury
Hope Cemetery
Saco Lodge to Hold Memorial Service for Florence Rankeillor
Members of the Saco Rebekah Lodge will meet at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco at 7 30 tonight to conduct a ritual memorial service for Florence Rankeillor a lodge member.
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Saco Rebekah Lodge
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Florence Rankeillor
News At A Glance From Associated Press
United States moves to recover Pueblo and ships toward North Korea as Enterprise task force proceeds. Reactions in Congress mix calls for retaliation with caution amid broader spying themes. Vietnam tension rises as Thieu plans reforms while critics grow impatient. Combat losses cited in Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces. The Union era politics see Republicans blaming administration for Vietnam delays. Denmark's socialist government falls as political maneuvering begins. Johnson budget awaits approval amid congressional rebuff. Halleck, veteran congressman, will not run again.
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Associated Press
U.S
North Korea
Enterprise
United States
Pueblo
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Union
Denmark
Washington
Johnson
Congressional Committee
Charles A. Halleck
Congress
Joint Meeting Planned in Old Orchard Beach
An organizational session of the Planning Board and Housing Authority is set for Thursday January 25 at 7 30 p m at Town Hall. The meeting will coordinate planning and housing matters for the town.
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Old Orchard Beach
Planning Board and Housing Authority
Funeral services for Mrs Fay D Roberts at Saco
Funeral services for Mrs Fay D Roberts of 41 Spring St Saco were held yesterday at 2 PM at Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring St Saco Rev Paul K Weimer of First Parish Congregational Church United Church of Christ Saco officiated Interment followed in Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco
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Fay D. Roberts
Spring St
Saco
Shumway Funeral Home
Paul K. Weimer
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Yvonne Berry Biddeford
Funeral services for Mrs Yvonne Berry of 330 Main St Biddeford were held at St Marys Church this morning a requiem high mass celebrated by Rev Cornelius J Enright. Interment followed at St Marys Cemetery with graveside prayers. Bearers named include Earl Wilson Donald Dube John Daly Timothy Daly Roger Michaud and Paul Sheehan.
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Yvonne Berry
Main St
Biddeford
St. Mary's Church
Cornelius J. Enright
William Cleary
Louise Welch
St. Mary's Cemetery
Father Enright
Nald Wilson
Donald Dube
John Daly
Timothy Daly
Roger Michaud
Paul Sheehan
Local Personal News From Biddeford Saco and Kennebunk
Peter E Pelletier of 316 Alfred Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Daniel Davis of 14 Goodale Avenue Saco has returned home after surgery at Webber. Robert Desrosiers of 15 Fieldcrest Drive Kennebunk is a patient at Osteopathic Hospital of Maine in Portland. Mrs Burton J Phillips has returned home at 315 Ferry Road Saco after surgery at Webber. Midshipman J C Ronald A Lessard son of Mr and Mrs Conrad Lessard 83 Green Street Biddeford is aboard the Maine Maritime Academy ship State of Maine on a Caribbean cruise.
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Peter E. Pelletier
Alfred St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Daniel Davis
Goodale Ave
Saco
Robert Desrosiers
Fieldcrest Drive
Kennebunk
Osteopathic Hospital of
Maine
Portland
Burton J. Phillips
Ferry Road
J. C. Ronald A. Lessard
Conrad Lessard
Green St
Maine Maritime Academy
State of Maine
Saco Girl Held For Observation After Pedestrian Crash
Diana Harvey, 18, of 23 Central Street Saco, was struck while crossing Spring Street by Dorothy G. Hill, 59, of 83 Hill Street Biddeford. Harvey was in satisfactory condition at Webber Hospital and held for observation. Hill said she did not see the girl in the road.
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Saco
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Spring Street
Diana Harvey
Central St
Dorothy G. Hill
Hill St
Saco Firemen Wives to Hear Chief Oldread Thursday
The Saco Firemen's Wives group will meet Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in the Saco Fire Station. Chief Arthur Oldread will be the guest speaker.
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Saco
Arthur Oldread
Weather outlook for Portland with light snow and cold
Portland forecast shows partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with a chance of flurries in the south. Occasional snow starts this afternoon or evening, ending early Thursday, with accumulations under four inches. Lows reach zero to 10 above in the north and 5 to 15 above in the south, with colder Thursday.
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Portland
Khe Sanh action and Bong Son clash dominate reports
Tuesday saw light ground fighting near Khe Sanh as U S aircraft and artillery killed about 61 N Vietnamese. In a major eight hour battle on the Bong Son coastal plain, American air cavalrymen killed 128 Viet Cong. Reports place North Vietnamese strength at 40 000 to 50 000 in the northern war zone with about 40 000 U S and 12 000 ARVN in the area.
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Quang Tri
U.S
Khe Sanh
Bong Son
Demilitarized Zone
Red
South Vietnam
Dmz
William E. Loftus
Chicago
1St Air Cavalry
U Command
Dak
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Laos
Cambodia
Gis
Mid-week prayer meetings and choir rehearsals listed
Church notes list mid week prayer meetings at Bible Baptist Church Saco and Salvation Army Old Orchard Beach with service times. Choir rehearsals at Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Church South Biddeford Methodist Church and School Street Methodist Church Saco with times for Crusader junior and senior choirs and adult sanctuary choir. Advent Christian Church Biddeford announces a Thursday evening prayer service open to all.
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Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Saco
Salvation Army
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Church
South Biddeford Methodist Church
Foss Street
Crusader
Advent Christian Chure
Hill and Chape Streets
Biddeford
School Street Methodist Church
Thrift Shop Sale Set for Friday in Biddeford
At a Biddeford Elm Street shop meeting the N tre Dame Thrift Shop executive committee announced an annual winter sale on heavy clothing and cold weather footwear starting Friday with items at half price. They discussed volunteer recruitment and a Volunteer Recognition Night.
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Ntre Dame Thrift Shop
Elm Street
Biddeford
Antonio E. Boisvert
Break At Saco Firm Probed By Police
Saco police investigate a nighttime break at Lunder Shoe Products Co. Thieves took 125 assorted candy bars and an undetermined amount of change from vending machines. The entry was through an unlocked rear first floor window on Park Street. Several drink, cigarette, and coffee vending machines were pried open. Cash taken will be known after owner inventories machines.
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Saco
Lunder Shoe Products Co
Robert Foran
Park Street
Weather outlook for northern New England and New England states
The five day forecast calls for above normal temperatures across northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island with daytime highs from the mid 20s to mid 40s and nighttime lows from zero to 30 degrees. An upward trend is expected Sunday and Monday with total precipitation averaging over half an inch as snow in northern areas and snow or rain in Massachusetts and Rhode Island around Saturday to Sunday.
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Boston
U. S. Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Driver Injured In Beach Accident
Police report Donald L. Michaud aged 52 of 4 Michaud Ave sustained facial lacerations after his car slid on icy Union Avenue Tuesday night. The vehicle struck a hydrant causing over 100 dollars in damage as Michaud reached to turn on the car’s cut at the moment of impact.
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Old Orchard Beach
Donald L. Michaud
Michaud Ave
Union Avenue
Michaud
North Korean action diverts carrier from Vietnam duty
The Pueblo incident drew the 75,000-ton aircraft carrier Enterprise off Vietnam service. Enterprise had just sailed from Sasebo Japan for a third war deployment but was rerouted after the Pueblo reported it was being forced toward Wonsan on North Korea’s east coast.
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North Vietnam
Pueblo
Enterprise
Vietnam
Tuesiday
Sasebo
Japan
Wonsan
First intercollegiate football game year quiz item
A set of trivia questions notes the 1869 Princeton Rutgers game played in New Brunswick under soccer rules with Rutgers winning. It also asks about the horse bean nickname tied to Mediterranean history and identifies William Howard Taft as the only U.S. president to serve as chief justice.
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United States
New Brunswick
N.J
Princeton
Rutgers
Mediterranean
U.S
Biddeford School Board Meets Today at City Hall
The Biddeford Board of Education plans a meeting today at 622 at the mayor's City Building in Biddeford. The session will discuss district matters and scheduling.
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Biddeford
First known woman golfer Mary Queen of Scots origin of caddie
The article notes Mary Queen of Scots as the first known female golfer educated in France. It states she called her club carrier a cadet, giving rise to the word caddie with the French pronunciation.
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Mary Queen of Scots
France
Church Groups Meet At Homes Of Saco Women
Two circles of the United Church of Christ Women’s Fellowship in Biddeford held meetings yesterday afternoon in Saco homes. Circle A led by Mrs. Ruby Packard prepared aprons, with devotions by Mrs. John H. Miller and refreshments served by Mrs. Packard. Circle C led by Mrs. Annie Phillips outlined plans for 1968 as officers and chairmen were announced. Mrs. Worden led devotions with guest Mrs. Horne, president, and refreshments were served by Mrs. Phillips.
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Women’s Fellowship of the United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
Ruby Packard
Saco
Packard
John H. Miller
Robert Montgomery
Alfred Stimpson
Sunshine
Edmund Taylor
Clayton Cartmill
Wayne Hutchins
Hutchins
Circle C
Annie Phillips
Harry Worden
Mark Horne
Warren Libby
Worden
Earle Atwood
Leo Pratt
Harold Staples
Orville Pollard
Phillips
Jeannette Bedell
Plaza Suite keeps audiences laughing at Colonial Theater
Boston audiences experience a three act Plaza Suite pre Broadway run with Neil Simon's wit in three one act plays set at the Plaza Hotel. George C. Scott and Maureen Stapleton deliver versatile performances under Mike Nichols direction as a couple celebrating a long marriage, a seduction attempt, and parents awaiting their daughter's wedding. Critics hail the ensemble, with Norton calling it a blockbuster and Kelly praising the quiet middle piece.
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Boston
Neil Simon
Mike Nichols
Plaza Hotel
New York
Colonial Theater
Scott
Miss Stapleton
Hollywood
New Jersey
Elliot Norton
Record American
Samuel Hirsch
The
Herald Traveler
Simon
Beach Kiwanis Note Founding of Organization
Old Orchard Beach Kiwanis Club met at Stan's Restaurant with 23 members present. President Donald C. Jones led the meeting as Rev William Malass gave the invocation. Adelbert M Jakeman Jr. cut a cake marking the Kiwanis founding on January 21, 1915. Joseph Cobb of North Gorham spoke as public relations director of Maine Central Railroad.
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Old Orchard Beach
Donald C. Jones
Kiwanis Club
Stan
Washington Avenue
William Malass
Adelbert M. Jakeman Jr
William J. Mullen
Joseph Cobb
North Gorham
Aine Central Railroad
W.C.S.H
Lyman Resident Held in Deadly January Collision
Ernest E. Crocker, 38, of Lyman, is held on two felonies after a January 13 crash in Arundel that killed Jean Paul Boucher 50, his wife Margaret 50, and their 13 year old son Michael. Crocker faces reckless homicide and felonious drunken driving charges. Judge George D Varney delayed proceedings for a week with Charles A Nickerson appointed to represent him.
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Sanford
Lyman
Arundel Jan
District Court
George D. Varney
Ernest E. Crocker
Jean Paul Boucher
Biddeford
Boucher
Margaret
Michael
Crocker
Varney
Charles A. Nickerson
Pueblo incident raises questions on North Korea clash
The Pueblo encounter and subsequent briefing left many questions unanswered about why the ship did not resist, when help was sought, and how quickly Washington reacted. Officials noted four injured, not identified, and clarified the ship’s role as an intelligence gathering vessel with civilian analysts among the crew.
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Japan
Kyodo
North Korea
Pueblo
U.S
Pentagon
Cmdr
L. M. Bucher
Jefferson City
Osan
Kunsan
South Korea
Pacific Command
Hawaii
Washington
Bucher
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Johnson
Walt Weston
White House
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Open Passage Bypasses St Lawrence Rapids and Falls
The St Lawrence Seaway allows large ocean-going ships to travel from the Atlantic Ocean inland to Chicago and Duluth, bypassing the rapids near St Lawrence and Niagara Falls.
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St. Lawrence Rapids
Niagara Falls
St. Lawrence Seaway
Atlantic Ocean
Chicago
Duluth
Talk on Maine and Maine Central Railroad Given
A speaker presented a talk on the relationship between Maine and the Maine Central Railroad, outlining historical ties, routes, and regional impact on commerce and transportation.
Officers Assume Duties After Installation
Members of the Fred S. Gurney Women’s Relief Corps held an installation at G A R Hall Cutts Avenue Saco with Mrs Marion Boucher in charge. Ida Nevers of Berwick installed the officers and staff including Amelia Willey and Annie Caton. The ceremony followed by a buffet lunch and prize drawings, with the next meeting set for February 27.
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Fred S. Gurney Women’s Relief Corps
G.A.R. Hall
Cutts Avenue
Saco
Marion Boucher
Ida Nevers
John A. Logan Corps
Berwick
Amelia Willey
Annie Caton
Hazel Emmons
Syrenia Chick
Nettie Sawtelle
Martha Leach
Aura Wilson
Anna Buzak
Boucher
Marjorie Fogg
Mary Fairfield
Caton
Ruth Willey
Gertrude Dennett
Phyllis Wright
Doris Duross
Dorothy Abbott
Louise Harrison
Ethel Ballard
Emmons
Beatrice Hover
Sunshine Committee
Wright
Abbott
Duross
Portland Sailor Among Pueblo Crew Reported Captured
Portland mother says her son Norman Spear, a crew member aboard the spy ship Pueblo, is among the 83 aboard when the freighter was forced into Wonsan Harbor by North Korean vessels. Navy notified family. sister in Washington seeks confirmation on possible injuries. last letter dated January mentions tax forms. son had returned home after leave last June.
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Portland
Navy
Pueblo
Norman W. Spear
Norman
Wonsan Harbor
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Thieu weighs power move amid reforms in Vietnam
Critics say Thieu aims to consolidate power as president to push reforms. Johnson warned reforms could stall if Thieu and Thieu loyalists fail to act. Premier Nguyen Van Loc torn between Thieu directives and effectiveness. Thieu seeks to strengthen the army while pursuing austerity and anti corruption measures.
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Page
Thievu
Johnson
Nguyen van Loc
Thieu
Plains tribes share sacred pipestone in peace quarry rites
Plains Indians regarded the peace pipe ceremony and the red pipestone as sacred. Hostile tribes gathered on the common ground of the quarries seeking amity.
Socrates Poison Source Believed Hemlock Roots
Historians generally accept European poison hemlock as the likely source of the poison used to kill Socrates though the exact plant origin has never been positively identified.
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Socrates
Fight Tooth and Nail Origin Story
A historical note traces the phrase fight tooth and nail to early Spanish pirates who hid nails and metal between their teeth to weaponize during escapes. The expression spread as a vivid image of determined, ferocious struggle.
Colors conquer fear in home design with Harold Schwartz
Harold Schwartz, Pittsburgh born interior designer, says color fear fades when people pick colors they like. Sit with swatches and choose freely, even if not fashionable. He notes shifts toward bolder combos worldwide, from pink and orange to vivid blues, greens, and brown with black.
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Vivian Brown
UP News
Harold Schwartz
Schwartz
Paris
Spain
Sweden
Stockholm
Brussels
Amsterdam
United States
Amusing rodent wood rat stands out for odd habits
The wood rat, also known as the trade rat, is viewed as the most interesting member of the rat and mouse family due to its unusual habits and behaviors. Its distinctive actions set it apart from other nocturnal rodents.
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