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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1968
Page
12
Hal Boyle recalls jokes and jests heard by elevator operators as Rodney steers the car through offices in New York. The state of mind on the job, passengers’ questions, and the ups and downs of daily rides reveal humor amid routine duties.
Old Orchard Beach Town Council debates firing Town Manager Leon F Jones after Councilman Leo F Larochelle accuses Jones of dereliction of duties and poor communication. Larochelle vows to push for removal at every meeting while Jones cites printing delays for late town reports and defends progress.
AP report highlights Turkey issuing four stamps for Tourism Year 1967 with a dove and olive branch motif. Denominations 50 to 100 kurus feature Karagoz puppet theater, sword and shield dance, Janissary Band, and a puppet theater figure. Europa stamps show a common key design. Fiji issues a new definitive series with Elizabeth II portraits and various fauna and objects. Belgium honors Mexico City Olympics with five semi-postal stamps depicting gymnastics, weight lifting, hurdles, cycling, and yachting.
News networks respond to the civil rights commission report by expanding programming on race relations. ABC plans six one hour specials on white racism. CBS launches a 62 hour series across July to August. NBC mounts a multi part urban crisis exploration with education housing and employment topics. Floyd McKissick welcomes the shift.
A Waltham burglar locked in a bathroom escaped through a window after failing to jimmy the door. The Frizzells found he took 15 dollars but left 25 behind. Kevin George of Northland New Zealand proposes swapping homes and cars with a Burlington Vermont family for a year. George touts U S conveniences and Vermont appeal. July 4 in Greenfield Mass ends dog ban as 1400 dogs roam tulips gardens and potato patches.
Police in Salem New Hampshire search for a blue and white bird described as a fighter pilot patrolling the area between a maple and mulberry tree in Earl Maddoxs yard on School Street. Officer Joseph Carberry investigates the birds aggressive pecking at children as Tech Sergeant Robert A Conner credits his wife with a birthday message on a billboard from Thailand. A Boston hospital warns cats may become addicted to red tuna and refuse other foods due to vitamin E deficiency.
Navy fans learn its 1960 football slate includes Notre Dame Georgia Tech Syracuse and Army. Notre Dame and Army games are scheduled to be played in Philadelphia with the other pair on neutral or specified venues.
Morally outraged letter from Frances Sedgwick Colby, daughter of Bainbridge Colby, describing Kennedy assassination shock in England and urging Americans to reclaim national soul amid violence. She cites Malcolm X Medgar Evers and civil rights leaders, condemns materialism and gun culture, ends with homesick call to return.
Sixty children organized by Mrs. Geoffrey Horne collected 74.50 to purchase a stock of toy guns and won an agreement from a Riverside toy store to stop selling them until the Vietnam War ends. They sold bumper stickers and literature to raise funds.
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