Maine Hall of Fame honors eleven in Maine baseball history
The Maine Baseball Hall of Fame inducted 11 members at a Surflay night ceremony in South Portland. Eight former big leaguers, two umpires, and Maine sports figure John Haley were honored, with four players and two umpires inducted posthumously.
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Portland
Maine
Maine Baseball Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
Fred Parest
Sanford
Boston Red Sox
del Bissonnette
W P
Brooklyn
Battin Even
Clyde Luke
Forth
Waldoboro
Dodgers
Eitcher
Billy Rough
Louis Sockalexis
Old Town
Cleveland
Don Brennan
Augusta
New York Yankee
Cincinnati Redleg
Colby Jack Coombs
Kennebunk
Brooklyn Dodgers
Philadephia Athletics
Coombs
Athletics
Boston
James Hassett
William Long
Rockland
John J. Haley
Colonial Lanes Women Edge Biddeford Team
The Colonial Lanes women's pro team of Westbrook won a tight 6 2 match over Roll A Way Lanes 1521 to 1506. Colonial led by Jan Jordan 299. Ann Hubert 329 Pat Tarbox 317 and Lillian Camire 308 paced the locals as Roll A Way stars Fleurent 283 Tarbox 317 Hubert 329 and Camire 308.
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Colonial Lanes
Westbrook
Colonial Quintette
Colonial
Jan Jordan
Ann Hubert
Pat Tarbox
Lillian Cam
Douglass Takes Slim Lead In Bing Crosby Pro-Am Final
Rain delays ease at Pebble Beach as Dale Douglass carries a one stroke edge into the final round of the 1969 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. He tees off after shooting 2 under par to reach six under 210, ahead of Howie Johnson 211 George Archer 212 John Lotz 213 Jerry McGee 214 and Grier Jones 215.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
California
Dale Douglass
Douglass
Denver
Howie Johnson
George Archer
John Lotz
Jerry McGee
Grier Jones
Lincoln Quintet Adds Loss To Friars Skein
Lincoln Academy of Damaris cola trampled winless St. Anthony's High 95 to 34 in the Friars home gym. Lincoln led 47-27 at halftime after a 29-7 second period run. Scorers included A Briggs 7 and J Briggs 5 for Lincoln. Karalis Kuzmic Kas 4 for St Anthony's.
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Lincoln Quintet
Friars Skein
Kennebunk Beach
Lincoln Academy
Damariscola
St. Anthony’s High
Friars
Vsitors
Maine
A. Briggs
Johnston
Hancock
Price
Plummer
Hall
J. Briggs
Lewis
Powell
Page
St. 'S
Karalis
Nas
Kuzmickas
J. Mazeika
A. Mazeika
Svelnys
P. Karalias
G. Everett
Lyle Landis Hope There'll Be No Strike
Boston Red Sox relievers Sparky Lyle and Bill Landis express hope there will be no major league strike over pension benefits. Club reps plan talks in New York to decide on possible strike after players rejected a $1 million hike to 5.1 million. Landis says owners should meet halfway and avoid picket lines at Fenway Park. In Minnesota, about 800 National Guardsmen arrived at Camp Ripley for 14 days Arctic training in extreme cold after a snowstorm delayed travel.
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Portland
Maine
Bill Landis
Sparky Lyle
Boston Red Sox
New York
Landis
Lyle
Fenway Park
Camp Ripley, Minn
Minnesota
Wedding Planned for Molly Brandt and Reynold Ouellette
Engagement of Miss Molly Alicia Brandt to Reynold Ouellette is announced by their parents Mr and Mrs Earl J Brandt of Saco. Brandt, a Thornton Academy graduate (1965), works at Fairchild divisions in South Portland. Ouellette, also Thornton Academy alumnus, attended Biddeford High, served three years in the Marines, and is enrolled at the University of Maine pursuing an ABA degree.
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Molly Alicia Brandt
Reynold Ouellette
Arthur Ouellette
Ocean Park Road
Saco
Earl J. Brandt
Portland Road
Miss Brandt
Thornton Academy
Fairchild Semiconductor Div
Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corp
South Portland
Biddeford
St Marys edge Notre Dame 47 32 in close contest
St Marys defeated Notre Dame School of Saco 47 to 32 on Sunday. The Saints built a 17 point lead before Notre Dame closed the gap in the second quarter and held on, aided by balanced scoring from Rob erts Paul and Twomey. Voccia and Ribaudo anchored the defense as St Marys improves to 65 on the season.
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St. Mary's
Notre Dame School
Saco
Saints
Notre Dame
B. J. Roberts
Rene Paul
David Twomey
Charles Vocccia
Gary Ribaudo
St. Marys
St. Mary's Jr
Ribaudo
Menard
B. Paul
Twomey
Westbrook Kegler Wins Distaff Event
Westbrook bowler Jan Jordan of Colonial Lanes defeated Ann Hubbert of Roll-A-Way Lanes in Biddeford 2,096 to 2,018 to win the distaff elimination match by 78 pins and advance to face the Dot Petty-Pat Parkinson winner. First and second half scores show Jordan's strong work with strings of 108 124 and 121 aiding a decisive total.
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Westbrook
Jan Jordan
Colonial Lanes
Investor's Forum America Is Growing Rapidly
In 1958 US population was 174 million. ten years later it surpassed 202 million. The piece projects 230 million by 1980 and a trillion-dollar GNP soon. It compares trader versus investor mindsets, cites GM and Morgan Guarantee Trust, notes Dow decline from 990 to 920, and ends with a reader question about American Telephone.
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Harry C. France
United States
America
General Motors
Morgan Guaranty Trust of
New York
Lillian Camrie Retains Twin City Bowling Title
Lillian Camrie defeated Mrs. Lillian Lessard 2032 to 1946 at Roll-A-Way Lanes Biddeford to retain the Twin City Championship. Camrie led after the second half with 19 spares and 110 bonus pins, while Lessard had 14 spares and 1 strike for 80 extras. Lorraine Foss will challenge in a later match.
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Lillian Camrie
Lillian Lessard
Elm Street
Biddeford
Neamire
Mrs. Lessard
Lillian Camire
Lorraine Foss
Yemen capital tense after plot to kill president
AP dispatch reports San a is ringed by tanks as a radio broad cast claims a plot to assassinate President Abdul Rahman al Iryani and commander Gen Hammoudi Jaffy. Slaying of former chief of staff Maj Abdul Raqeeb Abdul Wahab cited, unclear if linked to the plot. Reports from Aden say Wahab killed by troops loyal to Premier Hassan al Amri after a clash with al Amri’s forces.
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Associated Press
Aden
San‘a
Yeman
Abdul Rahman al
Wahab
Hassan al Amri
Ahab
San'a
Spitfire auction stirs transatlantic bids in Hampshire
One of the last World War II Spitfires to survive will be auctioned in Andover amid a rush from American collectors and British preservation groups. The 400 mph fighter could exceed 20 000 dollars, with Confederate Air Force among the major buyers. The sale also includes vintage farm machinery and engines.
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Andover
England
Britain
Hampshire
Confederate Air Force
Atlantic
Hamish Mahaddie
State police cite breath tests as drunken driving rise
Albany AP reports New York arrests for drunken driving rose in 1968 to about 4,899 with 4,021 convictions. State Police Supt. William Kirwan attributes the increase to the deployment of 24 breath testing machines, twelve times the 1967 level, as 5,000 motorists faced charges or lesser offenses.
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Albany
N.Y
Kirwan
New
York State
William Kirwan
Electoral College Meets In December During Presidential Years
The Electoral College generally convenes on the second Wednesday in December in presidential election years to vote as a unit for their chosen candidate. The question notes the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore and references the cormorant trained by the Chinese to catch fish, restrained by a neck ring.
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Jorge Kenesaw
Mountain) Landis
Groucho Marx
Crosby
Edge Biddeford
Bing Crosby
St. Mary’s
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Investor's Forum
American Telephone
Twin City
Yemen Republic
Manila
Far Eastern University
Baltimore
Spiro T. Agnew
Renew
Fifth Regiment Armory
Andrew G. Smutan
United Farm Workers Orgilizing Committee
Afl-Cio
Trip
Cme
Stanera
Wed
Trolen
Swift's
Tuan Et Ait
Columbia
Leela Aa
Pepepegpyssene
Lundy’s
Chuck
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