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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1967
Page
3
In Auckland demonstrations turn hostile as South Vietnamese Premier Ky leaves Town Hall. A group of 500 claws interact with police. 7 men hauled away by hair. Ky tours dairy country and praises quiet weather as controversial debates fade.
Israel proposes Syria join renewed nonaggression pledge under 1949 armistice as armistice delegations meet for the first time in eight years to ease border tensions. Moshe Sasson urges reciprocity and cease fire while plan for cultivation issues could foster peaceful neighborly relations. newsmen barred.
Attorneys for Rep. Adam Clayton Powell contend the House lacks constitutional power to deny his seat as the Harlem Democrat faces a House inquiry. The committee will hold hearings publicly unless witnesses request privacy, with a Feb. 23 deadline for a recommendation to the House. Powell continues to receive a salary but cannot vote or speak, while a Detroit rally backs a Feb. 13 nationwide black strike to support him.
A Soviet weekly prints excerpts from William Manchester's The Death of a President in Stern. The piece notes Kennedy family objections and a Look magazine lawsuit over unabridged text. Editorial revisions followed, with safety concerns raised about aLetter from publisher to Kennedy representatives.
Biddeford Junior Girl Scout Troop 88 held a meeting at Scout Hall on Pool Street electing patrol leaders and forming three patrols. Leaders Jean Michaud and Doris Thimble oversaw, with plans for badges, bowling, camperships, and a cookie sale starting February 4.
U S Rep Peter N Kyros says the Office of Economic Opportunity will allocate 81237 in federal funds to Maine Division of Economic Opportunity for 12 months starting December 1 1966 The funds enable Bartlett to set an operational budget and the agency to assist Community Action agencies Maine links with Job Corps centers and state departments including Health and Welfare and Small Business Administration and Employment Security Commission.
The Indonesian government orders the Communist military attache in Jakarta expelled within four days for unfriendly actions toward the Indonesian people. Relations with Communist China remain strained since the failed 1965 coup attempt.
Announcement of the marriage of Doris Carolyn Boxer and Richard Boisvert. The couple, of Richardson Street Portland and Biddeford respectively, wed Jan 16 at Udell Bramson’s home Stev ens Avenue with a reception at the bride’s parents home. Attendants Miss Elizabeth Howland and Charles Binette. Mrs Boisvert a Deering High School graduate employed by New England Telephone. Husband a Biddeford High School graduate employed by New England Division of Maremont Corp.
The city official explains a streamlined approach to attracting industry, offering quick yes or no decisions or opening negotiations, instead of lengthy committee processes that require council input on policy and directions.
A reinforced battalion of the U S 9th Infantry division with artillery support moved into a base camp 40 miles southwest of Saigon near My Tho. The maneuver battalion, about 1 000 men, begins American buildup in the delta where Viet Cong influence is strong.
University of Pittsburgh scientist Dr. Joseph Buckley says F-1 is an extremely potent water soluble component of kava kava. Lab rats given F-1 became quiet and docile, could balance on a rotating rod, and showed brain activity targeting primitive anger centers rather than reason or coordination.
The Old Orchard Beach Art Association met at Jameson School on Tuesday with instructor George Carpenter absent. C Paul Wight led discussion while members critiqued paintings and painted from a colored slide provided by Joseph Bay. Attendees included numerous members and guests. next meeting set for February 7.
The International Lions Club contest awarded Miss Susan A. Maxwell of Biddeford High School a certificate and a 100 bond for best essay while runner up Richard Holbrook of Rhe South Regional High School North Dighton Mass received a 25 bond. Dr Lawrence M Newth and King Lion Rene D Roy Jr presided. Three new members Fernando Cadorete Conrad Roberge and Gerard Bolduc were inducted.
The Saco Grange held a meeting at the North Street hall last night with the Third and Fourth Degrees enacted on Mr and Mrs Philip Gross and Mrs Cecil Friedman. Officers listed include Claire Scamman and Margaret Chamberlin among others. Birth day cards were requested for Mrs Alice Prue and a kitchen cleaning session is planned January 31 at 7 30 p m. A Junior Grange Leaders Conference report was given by Mrs Smith with daughter Susan Smith. The next meeting February 14 will feature a Valentine party hosted by Mrs Lavigne with refreshments by the Pelletier family.
Pro Communist China tightened a boycott on Macao to pressure the Portuguese colony to declare that eight Chinese killed in early December riots were murdered. Stores refused food, buses and taxis would not carry Portuguese, and service bans spread to restaurants hotels and barber shops as about 150 construction workers walked off.
The National Wildlife Federation awarded Sen. Edmund Muskie a plaque for his conservation work in Congress. The Maine senator was recognized for landmark bills addressing air and water pollution.
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