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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1965
Page
2
Miss Annie Gagnon of Foss Street, Biddeford, is listed as a medical patient at Notre Dame Hospital on Pool Road. Mrs. Anna Forcier of Graham Street, Biddeford, has returned home from Notre Dame Hospital.
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes for grades 1 to 5 at St. Monica's Kennebunk on Saturday at 9 30 a m. Grades 6 to 8 meet Friday after school. A Prayer and Praise at Advent Christian parsonage Biddeford Friday 7 30 p m. Grades 6 to 8 also at St. Monica's Friday afternoon. Crusader Choir for grades 4 to 8 rehearse tonight 6 30. Adult Sanctuary choir rehearses tonight 7 30. Mrs Carl Deis director Miss Mary Robbins organist. Higher Grade Cadets Saco Salvation Army meet Friday 8 30 p m. Vacation Bible School closing program Friday 7 p m at First Parish Congregational Saco United Church of Christ house.
A strike halted production at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics in Groton Connecticut as a three year contract with 12 500 workers expired. Nine submarines under Navy contract plus three in overhaul are affected. Federal mediators hope to resume talks after a last minute union offer failed to meet the company and union demands.
A Viet Cong assault at a southern airstrip left one killed and two U.S. Marines wounded. Two C130 Hercules transports and an F102 Delta Dagger were destroyed, with another Hercules and two Delta Daggers damaged. A guerrilla from North Vietnam was captured and admitted involvement.
The Lombard family and the Lavigne family express gratitude to Drs William B O Sullivan Ger main Binette the Webber Hospital nurses and staff and all friends and relatives for kindness and sympathy during their bereavement.
Willie Corriveau 59 of 65 Brown Ave Holyoke died June 26 after a long illness. Funeral services were held at Messier Funeral Home and Blessed Sacrament Church followed by burial at South Hadley Falls Cemetery. Surviving: widow Jeanne, two sons Richard and John, daughter Mrs Rene Beaulieu, brother Ralph, four sisters, six grandchildren. He was born in Canada and worked for A R Green and Son Corp.
Funeral services for Ernest W Day of Hoffman Street Old Orchard Beach were held at Cote Funeral Home Saco with Rev Stanley Bennett officiating. Buried in Evergreen Cemetery Kennebunk graveside prayers led by Rev Bennett. Bearers were Michael Wodraska David Turgeon Robert Pettengill Elliot Crown Frank Sawyer and Elmer Pepin.
The Viet Cong strike Da Nang air base killing one American. Three planes destroyed and three damaged in the attack as U S forces respond.
A 20 inch cast iron water main on South Street near the Turnpike in Biddeford split this morning at 12 30. The 80 year old line disrupted service to about 15 houses from the South and Main Streets intersection to Carroll Kendrick’s home. Crews expect repairs this afternoon.
The Saco Recreation Commission launches a citywide youth work program with two youths assigned to the recreation department. Old Orchard Beach youths start at 7 am cleaning seven miles of beach under Foreman Armand St Hilaire. Enrollees work on the high school athletic field and library cataloging. Various projects include playgrounds on Staples Street and Atlantic Avenue, Town Hall duties, treatment plant tasks, and street cleaning.
Tonight in Portland expect a clear sky and very cool conditions with lows in the 40s and some upper 30s in deep valleys. Light northwest winds and calm periods will give way to Friday's fair weather and a modest rise in temperatures.
The New Hampshire House approved a constitutional amendment to establish annual legislative sessions by 291 to 22, sending it to the Senate. If the Senate backs it with three fifths, voters will decide next year. The session extended past midnight as lawmakers adjourned temporarily. Additionally, a separate bill to empower the State Athletic Commission to cancel motorcycle race meets was sent to the Legislative Council following a June riot at Weirs Beach.
President Johnson signs a compromise law setting a $100 wholesale duty free limit for U S tourists purchases from abroad, effective Oct 1, preventing a return to the old $500 limit. Senate confirms Gen William F McKee to lead FAA despite opposition over civilian control issues. Appropriations panel approves large agriculture and space funding totaling over $8 billion and $5.19 billion respectively for the new fiscal year.
Canberra AP reports that 172 026 people married in Australia last year with 46 271 under 21. Among them 10 775 were grooms and 35 496 were brides including four 14 year old girls and 73 aged 15 and 12 boys aged 16 and 176 aged 17. The share under 21 has risen five consecutive years.
Smokey Bear highlights over a million forest fires prevented since 1942 and urges public help. Authorities note nine of ten fires stem from carelessness and remind people to douse campfires completely, crush out ashes, and keep matches cold.
Public service message urging wildfire prevention appears in cooperation with The Advertising Council. The slogan emphasizes individual responsibility to reduce fire danger nationwide during campaigns and awareness drives.
Biddeford's School Board discussed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and potential use of land on the West Street elementary plot for a West Biddeford Little League park. Transfers in English and sixth grade staff were approved along with boiler repairs at Biddeford Junior High and a new sixth grade teacher hire at Emery School.
Massachusetts Crime Commission files remain in a Worcester bank vault as the Senate fails to act on a bill for final disposition. The measure would appoint two custodians and restrict access to court orders, with vault entry limited to defense and prosecutions. Gov Volpe calls the delay irresponsible amid political tensions.
The pro Chinese Communist party in India secures legal recognition to use the hammer and sickle plus star as its election emblem. The ruling comes amid a tense political backdrop and signals the party's formal access to a national ballot symbol.
In Boston the First Church of Christ Scientist reveals a private urban renewal plan valued at 71 million dollars for 31 acres around the Back Bay site. The proposal adds a seven acre park and a 22 story administration building with underground parking, plus three 34 story mixed use towers and 3,500 housing units over the remaining 16 acres. Completion is projected over ten years.
Joseph G. Grondin president of Biddeford Saco Rotary Club spoke at the Hotel Thacher Biddeford. He reviewed the year ending as president thanked committees spoke on work for crippled children Rotary Foundation District Conference and the community blood bank. He urged members to support the community project and the club ideals. Next week Harry M Wooster will be installed as president. Visiting Rotarians named Wendell Fessenden Kennebunk Robert Ross C Hall Baker Richard Lyman Portland Robert Poirier Quebec Phil Duffy Framingham Mass.
Police reported a rear end crash on Elm Street near Water Street in Saco yesterday afternoon. Leo St Amand 61 of Old Orchard Beach stopped for a left turn when Ernest Messenger 41 of Sanford struck him, saying heavy traffic prevented him from seeing the stopped car. No damages were reported to either vehicle.
The House approves a four year plan funding 150 million in rent supplements for needy families not in public housing and income rules vary by city. The bill also adds no down payment FHA loans for veterans, mortgage insurance for land development, and grants for slum upgrades and neighborhood facilities. The Senate plans to consider its version around July 13.
Prague based C T K reports coalminer Josef Czekaj who tore over 2000 crowns into bits and dumped them into his mine shaft at Ostrava has been declared legally insane. The unusual act prompted a mental health evaluation and official determination by authorities.
Police raided a sporting goods shop and seized mortars machine guns pistols and ammunition believed shipped to an anti Castro group in Cuba. Three men including a Cuban were arrested charged with state anti weapons law violations and conspiracy to sell weapons illegally. Prisoners listed include George de Meo 31 of Brooklyn.
Mr and Mrs Conrad G Leclair of Poughkeepsie New York welcome a son Craig Matthew born May 28 at St Francis Hospital Poughkeepsie. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ovila Morel of Biddeford and paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Fernand A Leclair of Elm Street.
Maine's first potato inspector Vernon L. Palmer, age 70, retires after 43 years with the State Agriculture Department. He has led the Caribou office since September 1922.
Lyn, proprietor of the store,Antonio Guardino, 36, of Brooklyn an employee, and Louis Marti, 33, a Cuban of the Bronx, are described by police as connected to an anti Castro organization with members in Cuba and Miami.
A 13 year old asks how often she should see her boyfriend and how to balance looks with study. The reply urges focusing on schoolwork, attending grades activities, and dating on weekends, with a later note that looks matter less than brains for parental pride.
In Concord New Hampshire Asst U S Attorney John D McCarthy testified that he warned Charles S Cohan he could be prosecuted if he mailed information about the New Hampshire Sweepstakes The Teaneck New Jersey man is charged with mailing a reprint of a newspaper article and with two bulk mailings advertising that his agency would buy sweepstakes tickets He pleaded innocent to a three count indictment with a maximum penalty of 1000 dollars and two years imprisonment on each count
Exterior work to the Saco City Hall has been completed by the St. Hilaire Waterproofing Co. of Auburn. City Clerk Robert J. Fenderson said today that window frames are being given the first of two coats of white paint as the final outside renovation step.
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