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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1967
Page
5
AP analyst notes President Johnson faces eroded wage and price guideposts with no clear replacement. The administration aims to restrain inflation by ear while labor contract talks loom. Officials warn a wage price spiral could rise without firm limits and urge renewed restraint from business and labor.
Mr and Mrs Albert Gadbois and Alfred Read of Biddeford were named notaries public for seven year terms by Gov Curtis. Gadbois was also appointed a justice of the peace. Swearing in occurred Saturday at the Gadbois home with J Albert Merryman officiating. Appointment recommended by Atty Gerald Nason.
A Britannica entry notes Easter Island in the Pacific was named after its discovery on Easter Sunday in 1722 by Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen. The article mentions the discovery date and origin of the island’s name.
London AP reports Prof Thring of Queen Mary College foresees robots handling all routine home chores within a decade. He notes training from early age is needed to adapt to a leisure driven society and that robots will manage furniture placement and self charging while performing tasks.
Cardinal Richard Cushing of Boston announced he will retire at age 75 and relocate to Latin America. Speaking to 2,000 attendees, he joked that high church leaders no longer understand him and that the Pope will not oppose his plan. He leads the U S Bishop's Committee for South America and founded the Missionary Society of St. James, now 150 members strong. He said he would act as a confessor and urge more priests to Latin America.
Juan Cardinal Landazuri Ricetts of Lima lauded Cardinal Cushing before his remarks, praising him as one who has radically determined the present moment and translating encyclicals into action by creating programs and providing people and funding to implement them.
Le Foyer whist night announced special prize winners Ivy Bliss Flora Lambert Joseph Plourde Claudette Couture Peter Letourneau Paul Chabot Alderic Soucy with Ronald Dumont high scorer. Other prizes awarded at Foss and Pool Streets Biddeford include Claudette Couture Alma Morin Mabel Ayotte Martial Perreault Rose Shevenell Ivy Bliss Armand Lapointe Leva Lapointe Sarah Metcalf Richard St Onge Alderic Soucy Conrad Nolette Alden Pare Medley Beaulieu Alphonsine Bolduc Clara Nolette consolation prize. Saturday prizes went to Martial Perreault Flora Lambert Delia Normand high scorer Antoinette Chretien consolation Lucienne Chouinard. Additional awards to Alma Morin Martial Perreault Edward Caron Delia Normand Flora Lambert Joseph Chouinard Laura Neault. Committee members listed: Bernice BeauLieu Lucienne Chouinard Antoinette Chretien Medley BeauLieu Wilfred Morin Alma Morin Joseph Chouinard Aurore Soucy Martial Perreault Alderic Soucy Conrad Nolette.
Our Lady of Victory Circle held its annual luncheon and whist party at the Fremont Club rooms Biddeford. Mrs Anna Forcier president and Mrs Juliette Quinn honorary director led arrangements assisted by Mrs Aurore Pinard vice president and other committee members.
AP reviewer Cynthia Lowry notes The Final War of Olly Winter stars Ivan Dixon as a humane veteran guiding a wounded, starving group through war torn Vietnam. The teleplay portrays destruction and hunger, ending with Winter shot down after choosing mercy over killing.
Luke E Hart Council organized a Pepperell Mfg Co Biddeford tour for Cub Scout Pack 309 and Boy Scout Troop 309 on Saturday afternoon. Cubmaster Joseph Bastarache and Den Mother Theresa Bastarache led a guided mill visit by Robert Poire showing cotton bales and processing to finished sheeting. Scouts listed include Donald Beaupre Ronald Gagnon Robert Bergeron Steven Moody John Ledoux David Collard Guy Beaulieu Maurice Paquette Roger Bastarache Cubs Leo Lambert Rene Bastarache Daniel Bastarache Richard Bergeron David Lowell Peter Boilard. A National Geographic note on elephants states a grown one eats about 800 pounds daily.
NBC presents a News Special from 8:30 to 9:30 EST focusing on China's internal troubles. The program highlights political and economic strains and offers analysis of potential impacts abroad.
Mrs. Walter Day and Mrs. George Lamontagne attend a two day College of Scouting conference at Westbrook Junior College in Portland. Myrtle Lodge Knights of Pythias hosted Mousam Lodge IC0F members for a social evening at the Knights of Pythias Hall on Main Street with refreshments by A. Wesley Leech Henry Smith and Jack Ephross. Poor weather reduced attendance. Miss Judith Dickinson and Miss Janet Thompson Becker Junior College students from Worcester are spending the week’s semester break with Judith's parents on Summer Street.
The article states that 87 per cent of milk is water while the remaining fraction consists of fat protein carbohydrates and minerals, outlining the basic composition of milk.
The 13 stars in the original U S flag were placed in a circular pattern to prevent any state from claiming precedence over another. This design choice emphasized equality among the thirteen founding entities and avoided hierarchical ordering.
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