Death of Ross M Knox Antique Dealer at Estate Auction
Ross M Knox 71 of Stowe Vermont died unexpectedly yesterday while attending the Kenneth Roberts estate auction. Born August 8 1895 in Brooklyn he traveled to auctions across the east. He is survived by a son Robert of Gettysburg Pennsylvania. Funeral services will be held Friday in Stowe. Arrangements are by Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
Ross M. Knox
Stowe
Kenneth Roberts
Brooklyn
N.Y
William
Emma Westin Knox
Robert
Getteysburg
Bibber Memorial Chapel
Kennebunk
Death of Fred H Robinson in Middletown
Fred H Robinson 64 longtime summer resident of Kennebunkport Maine died at his Middletown residence after a lengthy illness Born in Lynn Massachusetts he was an industrial arts teacher in the Middletown school system Survivors include Ardena F his widow Dana his son Helen Hodges a sister and three grandchildren Committal services will be held Friday at 2 p m in Arundel Cemetery Arundel Maine Friends may call Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk Maine tomorrow 2-4 and 7-9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Del
Kennebunkport
Maine
Fred H Robinson
Lynn
Mass
Robinson
Ardena F
Dana
Caribou
Helen Hodges
Connecticut
Arundel Cemetery
Arundel
Bibber Memorial Chapel
Kennebunk
Memorial Service for Napole Martel at Local Post
Members of the Tighe-Beau doin-Farley American Legion Post meet at 7 tonight at Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford to conduct a memorial service for Napole on Martel a listed member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley, American Legion Post
Sansoucy Funeral Home
Stone St
Biddeford
Napoleon Martel
York County Bar to honor Napoleon Martel at Biddeford funeral
Members of the York County Bar gather at 7 tonight at Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone Street Biddeford to pay respects to Napoleon Martel a veteran and member of the bar who served in World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County
Baragi
Sansoucy
Stone St
Biddeford
Napoleon Martel
Runoff Set For California Senate Seat In San Francisco
Republican Milton Marks and Democrat John Burton will face off August 15 in a runoff for a San Francisco Senate seat. Marks led the three man special election with 47.7 percent, Burton had 40.19 percent, and William Blake 12.12 percent. The race decides control of the California Senate with 20 Democrats and 19 Republicans. a Marks win would tie the chamber, with Lt. Gov. Robert Finch breaking ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Milton Marks
Ronald Reagan
John Burton
California State Senate
Marks
J. Eugene McAteer
Burton
William Blake
NSA seeks funds to buy building with foundation backing
Groves says the National Students Association is pursuing grants from the Independence Foundation and two others to cover a $75,000 mortgage on a building. He notes accounts show underspending on prior projects and denies CIA ties while citing a $800,000 NSA budget and a $500,000 Educa tional Travel subsidiary funded by federal grants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
Washington
Independence Foundation
Groves
Foundation For Youth and Student Affairs
New York
NSA
CIA
San Jacinto Foundation
Houston
Tex
Educational Travel, Inc
Barn Fire on Flag Pond Road Suppressed Quickly
Firefighters responded to a barn blaze on Flag Pond Road owned by Charles Prior. Officials report no damage and the fire was extinguished swiftly with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flag Pond
Charles Prior
Funeral Directors Listings for Saco Maine
Funeral service details for Saco area including Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street and Dennett and Craig at 368 Main Street. Also mentions Emond's Funeral Home and directors Philip H. Gross Sr. J. P. Conroy and Frank X. Emond with listed phone numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Dial
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Mrs Cora Tarbox 95 Biddeford widow taught rural schools
Mrs Cora E Tarbox 95 of 512 Pool Road Biddeford died Monday night in a Biddeford hospital She was the widow of Fred Tarbox born February 23 1872 in Biddeford daughter of Henry and Ella Whitten and was a Biddeford High School graduate She taught in Biddeford rural schools retiring in 1942 and belonged to the Biddeford Teachers Association and Maine State Teachers Association Surviving are a niece Mrs Dorothea Harty of Lawrence Mass and several cousins Funeral services will be held at 2 pm tomorrow from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco with Rev Paul K Weimer officiating Interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco Friends may call today at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora E. Tarbox
Pool Road
Biddeford
Fred Tarbox
Henry and
Ella Leavitt Whitten
Gorham Normal School
Biddeford Teachers Association
Maine State Teachers Association
Dorothea Harty
Lawrence
Mass
Dennett and Craig
Main St
Saco
Paul K. Weimer
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Funeral Rites Held for Miss Ma rie Claire Cote
Funeral services for 21 year old Miss Ma rie Claire Cote of 472 Alfred Road Biddeford were held at 8:30 this morning from St Josephs Church. Rt Rev Msgr Elie Hevey celebrated the requiem high mass with Rev Paul Plante as deacon and Rev Sylvia Levesque as sub deacon. Interment followed in St Josephs Cemetery with graveside prayers by Father Plante. Bearers named: Roland Cote Roger Cote Laurier Cote Gerard Cote Romeo Ruel and Richard Bisson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Claire Cote
Alfred Road
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Elie Hevey
Paul Plante
Sylvia Levesque
Diana Rousselle
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father Plante
Roland Cote
Roger Cote
Laurier Cote
Gerard Cote
Romeo Ruel
Richard Bisson
Pessimism Grows Over Vietnam War Conduct in Congress
congressional leaders differ on how to fight the war with rising pessimism about progress. They warn the conflict is becoming an American war and debate troop requests and the size of the defense budget. Rep. Laird cites casualty disparities while Sen. Byrd urges stronger allied and U.S. effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vietnam
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Asia
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Melvin R. Laird
Rwis
Byrd
McNamara
United States
Senate Armed Services Committee
Laird
House Republican Conference
Johnson
Clarence D. Long
Dmo
Long
House
Appropriations
Saco Driver Injured After Car Hits Trailer On Hill
Saco police report Wayne N Walls 21 of Lincoln Road suffered a cut lip when his car struck a trailer pulled by Elwin Libby 59 of Heath Read on Heath Road. Walls skidded 95 feet. auto damage listed at 250 dollars and trailer minor damage.
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Saco
Wayne N. Walls
Lincoln Road
Elwin Libby
Heath Read
Heath Road
Walls
Biddeford Officials Attend Maine Municipal Seminar
Four Biddeford officials and clerks travel to Brewer for a Maine Municipal Association seminar on tax collecting and treasury management. Chief Assessor Richard Sevigny Building Inspector Rita Dunton and secretaries Patricia Marcotte and Joanne Laliberte attend the one day class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Brewer
Maine
Richard R. Sevigny
Rita Dunton
Patricia Marcotte
Joanne Laliberte
Maine Municipal Association
Personal notices from Biddeford and surrounding towns
Alcide Gagne of 11 Mason St Biddeford is a patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Marion Cousins of Main St Saco is on a two week vacation from Butler s Dept Store Biddeford where she works. Lillian Kennedy of Amherst St Biddeford returns to work Monday after a two week vacation. Florida Belanger of Smithwheel Rd Old Orchard Beach is a surgical patient at Maine Medical Center Portland. Napoleon Martel of 83 Water St Biddeford died yesterday. WWI veteran and member of York County Barracks Veterans of WWI and Tighe Beaudoin Farley American Legion Post. Fraser Lewis assistant manager of Day s Jewelry Store Biddeford is touring the Canadian Northwest with family. will end vacation in New Brunswick Canada and Expo 67. resides on Highland Ave South Portland.
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Alcide Gagne
Mason St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Marion Cousins
Main Street
Saco
Butler’'s Dept
Benoit
Portland
Napoleon Martel
Water St
York County Barracks
Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley
American Legion Post
Fraser Lewis
Day
Canadian Northwest
New Brunswick
Canada
Highland Avenue
South Portland
Biddeford Groups Plan Evening Meetings on Local Events
Members of the St. Jean Baptiste Bienfaisance Society meet at 7 30 tonight in the hall at Main and Elm Streets Biddeford. The Biddeford Standby Radio Club Inc will meet at 7 30 at Leo Bourque's home 311 Pool Road to finalize plans for the August 6 jamboree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jean Baptiste Bienfaisance Society
Main
Elm Streets
Biddeford
Standby Radio Club Inc
Leo Bourque
Pool Road
Midweek Prayer Meetings and Choir Rehearsals Noted in Local Churches
Church notes outline Thursday prayer meetings at Bible Baptist Saco and Salvation Army Old Orchard Beach, Pentecostal services in Kennebunk, and multiple choir rehearsals across Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach. Additional Advent Christian and School Street Methodist choirs listed with times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Saco
Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Church
South Biddeford Methodist Church
Foss Street
Crusader
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
School Street Methodist Church
Weather Bureau backs Kyros on forecasting plan
In Portland the Weather Bureau said it works toward the same goals outlined by Maine Rep. Peter N. Kyros. Kyros urged broader sharing of weather observations with local news services and closer cooperation with coastal radio stations to improve forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
U.S. Weather Bureau
Maine
Peter N. Kyros
Kyros
Department of Commerce
Lunar Explorer mission seeks radiation data before Apollo
Explorer separated from Delta stage and deployed four solar panels and two seven foot booms with sensors to measure magnetic fields near the moon. Dr Norman F Ness cites it as a final radiation study before the Apollo program, with no funding for a follow up craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman F. Ness
Earth
Apollo Project
Portland Weather Forecast Night Fog and Thursday Showers
Portland tonight clouds and fog redevelop with lows in the low 60s. Light variable winds. Thursday fog thins in morning then partly cloudy afternoon with a chance of scattered showers or thunder showers. Highs near 75 to 80 degrees.
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Portland
Looking Ahead At Weather For New England Region
The five day forecast for northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island calls for average temperatures near normal with highs between 80 and 85 degrees and lows 60 to 65. Rain is expected as scattered afternoon thunderstorms with total precipitation around one-quarter to one-half inch, lighter in northern portions of Maine New Hampshire and Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Draftsmen Strike at Bath Iron Works Continues Into Day Two
In Bath Maine 149 draftsmen walked off for higher wages and vacation benefits as talks stalled. Hyde Corp across the street reported 22 draftsmen there accepted a company contract by near unanimous vote. BIW employs about 3400. the Bath Marine Draftsmen's Association represents 124 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BATH
Bath Iron Works
Hyde Corp
BIW
Hyde
Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association
Afl-Cio
The
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Red Guards Cross Border With Taunts Near Soviet Frontier
Pravda reports hundreds to a thousand Chinese crossed the eastern Soviet border near Khabarovsk and taunted frontier troops as they drove toward a line of Soviet soldiers. No clashes occurred and timing and exact location were unspecified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Pravda
Konstantin Simonov
Khabarovsk
Vladivostok
China
Issuri
Simonov
New York Man Rams State Trooper's Car
A Schenectady man, 30, led a 100 mile per hour chase that ended when his stolen car struck a trooper cruiser in Lynn. Trooper David Knight escaped injury. Daniel A. Hills faces reckless driving and fleeing police charges with extradition pending after his arraignment in District Court at Saco.
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Alfred
Schenectady
N.Y
Lynn
Wolcott Gaines
David Knight
Knight
Daniel A. Hills
Hills
Sgt
Gaines
Milton
Mass
Saco
South Vietnam to end political censorship
Saigon AP report says South Vietnam’s military government will end political censorship Thursday two weeks before the presidential campaign. Premier Nguyen Cao Ky will sign a decree abolishing the censorship tonight, though military censorship for national security remains. Thieu, Ky’s running mate, accompanies the move during a northern flight on the eve of the Sept. 3 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Israel Left Four Planes For Defense
CBS Television credited eleven Israeli air strikes with crushing the Arab air forces on June 5 and leaving Israel with only four planes on the morning of the attack. Brig. Gen. S. L. A. Marshall said eight of 12 nonattacking planes flew defensively, leaving exactly four reserves. He said Israel timed the strike to catch the U N Security Council unaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Israel
CBS Television
S.L.A. Marshall
United Nations Security Council
Saco Legion Votes To Hang Two Citations
Owen Davis Post in Saco voted to hang two citations for membership quota and child welfare at the Beach Street post home. Ed Mund Rowell elected second vice commander. Rob ert Green presided providing a state convention report. Allan Lucas discussed Oro no Boys State experience and will speak next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Davis Post
American Legion
Beach Street
Saco
Edmund Rowell
Calais
Robert Green
Allan Lucas
Owen-Davis Post
Allan
Orono
Department
Robert Morse
Harry Rowell
Kezar Falls
Harry Townsend
Housing starts rise in June but gains slim
Commerce data show June housing starts at 1 302 000 annual rate, up 0.3 percent from May yet near postwar lows last October. Permits suggest stronger growth ahead, aiding administration forecasts of a late year economic surge and a tax proposal amid inflation concerns. Apollo crew members say post fire safety improved. Saco Centennial meeting set. U.S. trains Arab officers amid diplomatic strains in the Middle East. Wolff calls for probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Johnson
Pentagon
United States
Jhhat
Middle East
U.S
Sudan
Iraq
Syria
Lebanon
Lester L. Wolff
D-N.y
House Armed Services Committee
Zoning Board to Hear Appeal for Sign at 598 Elm St
Biddeford Zoning Board of Appeals meets at 6 30 pm to hear John Donnelly and sons appeal to erect a 12 by 50 foot advertising sign at 598 Elm Street on property owned by Patrick Clair in a B 2 zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Zoning Board of Appeals
John Donnelly and Sons
South Portland
Elm St
Patrick Clair
Jet Career: Positions Vacant at Qantas Plant
The sign outside a Qantas plant near Sydney Airport advertises vacant jobs including an office cleaner position for a female. The snippet reflects a 1950s era employment notice and uses gendered phrasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JET Career Sydney
Qantas Airline
Sydney
Quote on Iran progress and change cited by official
An official remarks on modernization and rapid change credit the organization with contributing to progress in Iran today. The statement frames ongoing reforms as a positive shift shaped by collective efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iran
Senate petition on August recess rejected by party leaders
A petition signed by 31 senators requesting an August recess was rejected by Democratic Leader Mansfield and Republican Leader Dirksen. Sen. Hart asked Transportation Secretary Boyd for estimates on how new required safety equipment would affect 1968 car prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Secretary of Transportation
Alan Boyd
Tamil Nad the new name for Madras in India
Foreigners in India must cope with many languages as Tamil Nadu adopts a new name for Madras. A neon sign in Tamil at Fort St. George reads Tamilaghaarasu Thalaimak Chevalgam meaning Tamilnad Central Secretariat.
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New Delhi
India
Fort St. George Secretariat
Madras
Tamilnad Central Secretariat
Tamil Nad
Stuffing ratios for poultry cooking explained
A 1 pound loaf of bread yields about 8 cups of loosely packed stuffing cubes. For stuffing a chicken or turkey, use 1 cup of stuffing per pound of ready to cook weight.
George I Could Speak No English
George I of England reportedly spoke no English, relying on translators and advisors as he governed during his early reign. The detail highlights language barriers in the early 18th century and the reliance on courtiers for administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George I
England
No Sewage Found Going Into Etherington Pond
City plumbing inspector Philip Cantara found no sign of raw sewage entering Etherington Pond at Fortunes Rocks after checks of the pond waters homes and grounds. Cantara reported residents use septic tanks and no piping indicating sewage deposits was detected. City Clerk Norman Racine said the insinuation was unfounded and Fortunes Rock Association counsel Atty Robert York called it city harassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Norman O. Racine
Philip Cantara
Etherington (Peter
Fortunes Rocks
Cantara
Destruction of School Delayed in Biddeford
The Washington Street School in Biddeford is to resume demolition tomorrow after a two week halt. Lucien Bourque, contractor, cited crew redeployment to annual maintenance at Saco Tanning Corp. and New England Division Maremont Corp. The project funds include a $3,000 chamber appropriation toward a total cost around $6,000 to clear space for a municipal parking lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Biddeford
Lucien Bourque
Saco Tanning Corp
New England
Maremont Corp
Biddeford-Saco
Black Power Conference Set For Newark
The Newark four day event gathers moderates to militants from the Negro leadership to search for cures to chronic community ills. Dr. Nathan Wright chairs the conference which the city hopes will aid Newark after five days of violence. Fifteen workshops led by civil rights leaders will cover self esteem and economic stability with educators labor leaders clergy and students taking part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N.J
Nathan Wright
Richard J. Hughes
Hughes
Adam Clayton Powell
New York
Episcopal Diocesan House
Wright
Powell
Rimini
Harlem
House of Representatives
Railroads Move Toward Normal Service After Nationwide Strike
Railroads regain momentum toward normal operations as most lines restore service while a few remain halted awaiting court rulings. Courts issued injunctions to return workers to their posts in Cleveland and Chattanooga as a wage dispute mediation panel forms led by Senator Morse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
California
Sigmund Arywitz
Los Angeles County Labor Federation
Congress
Cleveland
New York Central
U.S
Ben. C. Green
Collinwood
Louisville & Nashville
Kentucky
Southern Railway
U.S. District Court
Chattanooga
Southern
Johnson
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Fred Kappel
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Theodore Kheel
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Orthodox Patriarch to Visit Vatican for Talks on Reunification
Istanbul AP Patriarch Athenagoras announced plans to visit the Vatican a month after Pope Paul VI's upcoming trip to discuss reuniting the Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches. He also supported free interfaith access to Jerusalem and holy sites. He said to follow the Pope's lead on Jerusalem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istanbul
Turkey
Athenagoras
Vatican
Paul VI
Paul
Jerusalem
Ker-Splash Mystery Lures Coast Guard Search
Searchers abandon large-scale hunt for a mysterious event near Kittery as reports of a light aircraft crash prove unfounded. Coast Guard and state police say no missing plane is confirmed. sightings range from a flare to a lost boat with no distress signals. Local observations of a Tuesday night explosion spurred initial crash theories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittery
U.S. Coast Guard
Kittery - York
Federal Aviation Agency
Maine
New Hampshire
Maine-New Hampshire
Portsmouth
N.H
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Fred H. Robinson
Cora Tarbox
Marie Cote
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
E. Terry Courtney
Knights of Pythias Hall
Advent Christian Church
Hill and
Chapel Streets
Tides High A.M. P
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Paraguay
Bolivia
Alfredo Stroessner
Aeroparque
Juan Carlos Ongania
Tehran
U.S. Agency For International Development
Edward F. Tennant
Saco Legion
Apollo
Joe Henry Engle
Alfred Merrill Worden
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Engle
Worden
Astrotee
Saco City Hall
Cindy Sackles
Nebraska City
Nebr
Iowa
Carey Bros. Jewelers
Thacher Building
Metropolitan
Roland A. Rioux
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
New York, N. Y
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