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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1969
Page
5
The public school menus list daily offerings for Biddeford Thornton Academy Old Orchard Beach and Kennebunk Public Schools. Items include spaghetti and meat sauce, turkey fricassee, hot pastromi, beef in gravy, and soups with sides like green beans carrots and salads plus fruit and desserts. Milk is served with most meals and changes may occur.
Cranberry sauce ice cream and Thursday Hamburg Patty mashed potatoes buttered carrots hot biscuit butter fruit Jello with topping and milk Friday Tuna Pie cheese wedge buttered Pete een roll butter brownie and
Real estate notices report multiple transfers in Kennebunk Wells and Arundel. George Weyant and family purchase on Western Avenue, moving in soon as Weyant retires. Graffam buys Cliff Brown home on Pine Street and relocates. Levigne buys Quimby home on Clarks Road and moves in while running own business. Gordon buys Denison residence in Wells. Haines buys Mayo home on High Street and Graffam and Guilfoy involve in local property deals with Downing Agency handling land sale in Arundel.
A brief Q and A notes the origin of the word point from an old Angl word and recalls milestones in recording history. It cites June 21 1948 when CBS demonstrated long playing records transforming the recording industry and compares modern output per man hour to 1850, noting a dramatic efficiency gain via technology.
A reader details a failing marriage where a wife, mother of five, handles all child care and housework while husband offers no help. Dear Abby suggests closing the baby factory and points to Planned Parenthood. The column also answers brief etiquette questions about standing for a guest, clothing ownership fights, and pallbearers. John A Olson signs off.
A letter column clarifies how disability benefits interact with retirement at 65, noting that if disability persists to age 65, retirement benefits equal disability benefits. It covers spouses, divorced wives, widow benefits, and rules for disability duration, work credits, and wartime survivor cases. It also explains earnings effects on benefits for seniors at age 72 and the 1968 income rules.
AP reports from Beverly Drive on Lalo Schifrin prolific composer known for Mission Impossible themes earning Grammies and an Oscar nomination for Cool Hand Luke. At 37 he churns out scores for The Fox The Brotherhood Bullitt Hell in the Pacific Coogan's Bluff and 20th Century Fox Che plus TV and concert works. He fills a windowless office with multiform projects and seeks steady growth while describing music as a grammar he can rapidly compose once fluent.
Kennebunk event features the Trafton Senior Center Rhythm Band, formed last spring and using kitchen utensils as musical instruments. The group, sponsored by the Sanford YMCA, performs at the Pens of RoLo-Mer North American Family Campers Association event on February 15 in the dining hall of Chiat Guard Dane Street. Meetings are monthly, third Saturday, at Christ Church. Open to camping enthusiasts. used trucks are listed in Section 12 of want ads.
Richard Pate of Biddeford received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration at Husson College commencement exercises held recently. The Maine Audubon Society reports the chimney swifts’ wintering area was not found until 1943 after Indians in Peru shot some banded birds from Tennessee eleven years earlier.
The Commerce Department notes U S packaging firms may gain from Spain bans on bottle throws at public venues and bullfights as fans injure themselves. Spanish demand for beverage containers could rise, aiding U S manufacturers in plastics and paper products and related machinery.
Sgt Richard Schmit of Klamath Falls Ore and his wife visit his parents on Maple Avenue before a three year tour in Japan. He served two years at Klamath Falls Air Force Base and attended Old Orchard Beach High School. Eastern Star and Pocahontas council meetings slated for Monday evening. Mothers March of Dimes continues door to door due to bad weather affecting several areas.
Col James A Cross, once President Johnsons White House pilot, is set to become a brigadier general and commander of the 75th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Bergstrom AFB. Dr Denton Cooley says artificial hearts may appear within 10 to 20 years, with mechanical implants possible.
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