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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1963

Page

2

Local Personal Notices From Maine Hospitals

Louis Parisien of Free Street Saco is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Josephine Coffin of Hill Street Ext Biddeford is on a week’s vacation from Haven’s Candy Store Portland. Isabelle Vanasse of Locke Street Saco has returned home from Notre Dame Hospital after surgery. Bryant Labrecque son of Mr and Mrs Roland Labrecque of Prospect Street Biddeford is a patient in Notre Dame Hospital Biddeford.

Louis Parisien Free St Saco Webber

Sunday Evening Religious Services Across Coastal Towns

An array of church services and youth fellowships are listed for Sunday including Advent Christian in Biddeford Route 35 Kennebunk Lower Village and Old Orchard Beach Faith Tabernacle First Assembly of God Saco and Wells. Attendance times range from 4 p m to 7 30 p m with various youth groups meeting earlier in the day.

Advent Christian Church Corner of Hill Chapel Streets Biddeford Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Church Atlantic Avenue Third Street Old Orchard Beach First Assembly of God Pleasant Street Advent Christian Church Route 35 Kennebunk Lower Village Saco Avenue Christ Ambassadors Group First Assembly of God Church Ahepa 22Leasant Street Saco Lyman First Baptist Church Goodwins Mills Salvation Army Union Avenue Salvation Fail Gospel Wells

Khrushchev Backs Nonaggression Pact During Talks

Khrushchev states the nonaggression pact and a ban on surprise nuclear attacks would please him and world public opinion. Washington seeks a full text of the nuclear test ban before advancing other proposals. Soviet deputy foreign minister Valerian Zorin says talks may finish by next week. The discussions began July 15 and were projected to last about 10 days.

Khrushchev Washington Valerian Zorin

Five Guernsey Cows Lead Production Records at Cole Farm

Five registered Guernsey cows in the Cole Farm Dairy herd Biddeford Maine completed top official DHIR actual production records. The cows are milked twice daily and the testing was supervised by the University of Maine.

Peterborough N. H Cole Farm Dairy Biddeford Maine American Guernsey Cattle Club University of Maine

Gwynn Oak Amusement Park to End Racial Barriers

An 11 year battle ends Aug 28 as Gwynn Oak Park owners James David and Arthur Price agree to end racial discrimination at the 68 acre Baltimore park and picnic grounds. They also drop charges against about 380 demonstrators from July 4 while an integration committee halts protests.

Baltimore Gwynn Oak Baltimore Park James, David Arthur Price

Man Killed In Head-On Crash Near Crescent Lake Village

A head-on collision near Crescent Lake Village Friday night left Guy Emery 51 dead and four Lewiston youths injured. Paul Gagnon 17, Edward Fretes chi 15, and Ronald DeBlois 18 listed good. David OConnell 18 in fair at Maine Medical Center. Emery alone in his car when struck into a ditch by another vehicle.

Calcop West Poland Lewiston Crescent Lake Village Guy Emery Maine Medical Center Portland Paul Gagnon Edward Freteschi Ronald DeBlois David O'Connell Emery

Saco Committee Plans Public Briefing On River Project

A Saco panel discussed a river cleanup plan including a briefing at city hall next Wednesday night and a photo effort by Raymond Gannon and Daniel Dearborn. The $2.5 million project seeks grants totaling $1.7138 million with a $600000 city share, to build two treatment plants and curb raw waste pollution.

Raymond Gannon Daniel Dearborn Scontras Leroy Waycott Stackpole Wavycott Dearborn Gannon Donald Waterhouse Richard Charles Binette Saco Junior Chamber of Commerce Saco Saco Boating Organization Saco River Standard Oil Company Front Street Hobson’s Lane

Weather outline for Maine tonight and Sunday

Partly cloudy showers in the southern portion with little temperature change tonight. Lows 55 to 65 degrees. Sunday expected mostly fair conditions and a slight cool down.

Maine

Fragmented timetable fragment with unreadable lines

A damaged OCR snippet shows unclear time stamps and stray words like cakes and dear with random numbers in Eastern Daylight Time. The readable portions reveal no coherent events and no identifiable persons or organizations.

Daughter Born to Airman 2/c Shorey at Laughlin AFB

Airman 2/c and Mrs. Richard A. Shorey of Laughlin AFB Del Rio Texas welcomed a daughter Susan Faye on July 17. The mother Madeline Wyman, and grandparents Lesley E. Wyman Sr. Old Orchard Beach Maynard Shorey Old Orchard Beach and Mrs Andrew Barber Mattoon Illinois are named.

Richard A. Shorey Laughlin

Keep Children Busy On Long Automobile Trip

New York counsel from Mrs Mildren Rabinow urges planning and simple activities to keep children ages five to ten engaged on road trips. Pack snacks and drinks, make toys from empty cans, use paper crayons poster boards and shoe boxes, include sing alongs, jump rope and a soft ball for stopovers, and maintain patience for a joyful family vacation.

New York

Railroad labor dispute over work rules and featherbedding

Congress asks a three man board led by Judge Samuel Rosenman to revisit the case and issue detailed recommendations on all aspects. A 30 day bargaining window follows for rail lines and unions, with unresolved items to be decided by the board. Dispute centers on eliminating diesel freight firemen and related safety training concerns.

Samuel Rosenman

Burglary Attempt Ends in Small Cash Windfall for Store Owner

In Lumberton Mississippi at about 3 a.m. Fred Tyner awoke to a burglar grabbing silver in a paper bag by the dairy bar register. Tyner halted the man as he fled, causing the bag to drop coins. The owner found $1.55 more than expected when counting receipts, while a nearby grocery reported a minor coin loss the same night.

Lumberton Miss Fred Tyner Tyner

Five Cars Damaged In Two Biddeford Mishaps

Two separate accidents on Elm Street Biddeford within 20 minutes damaged five cars and sent three people to Webber Hospital. A 1954 sedan driven by Joseph Pilon collided with a Biddeford station wagon wounding Phyllis Labbe and John Pilon. minutes later a three car chain crash near Diamond National injured Lawrence Cabot.

Elm Street Biddeford Joseph A. Pilon Kennebunk Phyllis Labbe Smith's Corner Labbe Pilon John Webber Hospital Diamond National Retail Lawrence D. Cabot Pearl Ave Old Orchard Beach Raymond L. Potvin Fern Park Ave Old Orchards Beach Cabot Therese G. Brunelle South St. Biddeford

Arundel Day Camp Winners and Passamaquoddy Debate

The Arundel Day Camp lists winners across tether ball horseshoes library nature leadership and more with about 55 children enrolled. Washington figures defend Udall's Passamaquoddy tidal power report against GOP attacks while Maine's Muskie and McIntire push bipartisan support.

Scientists Observe Solar Eclipse For Tests Of Einstein

During a total eclipse scientists plan multiple experiments. They will study stellar positions for light bending, photograph shadow bands, and measure temperature changes with a new photometer on Cadillac Mountain. Billy Switzer of the High Altitude Observatory will oversee a long chain of cameras from Alaska to Boulder for color corona photos.

Albert Einstein Cadillac Mountain Anchor a_ scientific Billy Switzer High Altitude Observatory Boulder Colo Alaska Canada

Theft Reported From Empty House In Saco

John Booth of Storer Street told Saco police tools and a fishing rod were stolen from his unoccupied Foss Road house in the past month while he was away. He said all windows on a car left beside the house were broken. Police are reviewing the lease records.

John Booth Storer St Saco Foss Road

Rams Fullback Dick Bass Rejects Picture Image

Noted Los Angeles Rams fullback Dick Bass, a 200 pound player, says he is not a picture fullback or anything else and speaks frankly about his image. The quote reflects his straightforward view of his role with the team.

LOS Angeles Dick Bass Los Angeles Rams

Time lapse view of a total solar eclipse explained

The text describes a total solar eclipse as a rare sky spectacle visible only from Earth. It notes the sun and moon sizes and distances align to reveal the corona, a phenomenon not repeatable on other planets due to different moon sizes and distances.

Planet Earth Earth

Mother With Child Invades Jungle for Study

Marie Latham, 13,000 feet up the equator, explored Colombian jungles to study poisonous frogs and giant earthworms. She and daughter Jackie collected frog skins and a five foot worm, then moved to Peru to study monkeys for scientific work and potential virus research centers.

Quito Ecuador Marie Latham Lathan United States Colombia Peru Pittsburgh University Cali Jackie U.S. National Institute of Health Choco Latham Amazon Pucallpa Asia Africa

Deer Struck and Killed Near Saco Turnpike Exit

A deer crossing North Street by the Saco exit of the Maine Turnpike was struck and killed by a car driven by 42 year old Albert Gadbois of Biddeford yesterday. The driver escaped injury while vehicle damage was about $95. Saco police and state Fish and Game Warden Thomas Bryant investigated the incident.

North Saco Maine

Area Painters To Show Work At State Festival

York County artists will be featured at the Fourth Maine State Art Festival opening in Room 105 of the State House in Augusta on Sunday August 4 with a reception for the artists. The exhibit runs August 5 through August 31 daily 9 am to 5 pm except Saturdays closed and Sundays 2 to 5 pm. The invitational show is sponsored by the Kennebec Valley Art Association to promote interest in fine art. Artists include Ralph Booth Ogunquit Edward H Hergr roth Cape Neddick Robert E Moore York Edna Perkins Kennebunk Beach Chris Ritter Ogunquit Everett Simoneau York Henry Strater Ogunquit and many others with past winners Stephen Etnier South Harpswell Peter Cook Wiscasset and Edythe A Laws Brunswick returning. Bradford Brown will organize with KVAA hanging committee. Over 80 artists represented including William J Dow South Portland Vincent A Hartgen Harry Greaver Zorach family Robinhood William Zorach Marguerite Z Orach Spear Jason Schoener Sylvia and William Manning Portland John Muench Portland Sarah Harmon Shaw South Portland George A Curtis Owls Head and Margo Liebes Harris West Bath.

York County Maine State House Augusta Kennebec Valley Art Association Ralph Booth Ogunquit Edward H. Hergelroth Cape Neddick Robert E. Moore York Edna Perkins Kennebunk Beach Chris Ritter Everett Simoneau Henry Strater Stephen Etnier South Harpswell Peter Cook Wiscasset Edythe A. Laws Brunswick Bradford Brown Portland KVAA William J. Dow South Portland Vincent A. Hartgen Harry Greaver The Art Despereenens University of Maine Zorach Robinhood William Zorach Marguerite Dad‘or Spear Jason Schoener Sylvia William ‘Manning John Muench Portland School of Fine and Applied Arts Alice Harmon Shaw George A. Curtis Owls Head Margo Liebes Harris West Bath

Chinese Communist Party Plans Broad Broadcasts Over Soviet Debate

Red Tung pledges mankind will not be destroyed despite imperialist nuclear war threats. The Central Committee calls an epoch making plan to publish and air a June 14 statement attacking Khrushchev’s peaceful coexistence policy and the Kremlin rebuttal. It will also distribute Yugoslav, U S, and Indian statements backing the Soviet position to present all sides and reveal the truth.

Tung Chinese Communist Party Central Committee Khrushchev Kremlin Yugoslavia United States India

Santa letter lands early as 4 year old asks for five toys

In Arkansas City a four year old boy named Don Miller sent a Santa Claus letter with the plea to bring five toys this year instead of three. He said his family had twins last month and enlisted an older cousin to print the message for the post office.

Arkansas City Kan Don Miller James K. Miller

Civil Defense Instructors To Receive Training

State civil defense director Leslie H. Stanley announced a 70 900 dollar contract with the Office of Civil Defense and the University of Maine to train instructors in radiological monitoring and shelter management. Coordinator Jasper Crouse will lead the Educational Project with radiological monitoring instructor Cranston Jordan and a shelter management instructor to be named.

Augusta Leslie H. Stanley State Civil Defense Office of Civil Defense Department of Defense University of Maine General Extension Service Stanley Civil Defense Agency Jasper F. Crouse Brunswick Civil Defense Educational Project Winthrop C. Libby University of Maine Extension Service Crouse Maine Maritime Academy Castine Ricker College Cranston Jordan Pensacola Junior College Pensacola Ila Jordan Maine Edward Little High School Auburn Colby College

Bay State Teacher Found Dead in Arundel Cottage

Charles D. Perry of Natick Massachusetts a 34 year old physics instructor at Wentworth Institute and summer worker at the Trolley Car Museum was found dead in an Arundel cottage from asphyxiation due to nitrous oxide gas An autopsy at Webber Hospital Biddeford confirmed overdose with no signs of force or struggle County Attorney Lloyd LaFountain awaited the report before ruling on the death

Perry Wentworth Institute Trolley Car Museum

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Ichurch Bible Baptist Church Ferry Road Odd Fellows Building Main Street Youth Fellowship of the Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society Kennebunk Landing Methodist Youth Fellowship of the West Kennebunk Methodist Church Baptist Youth Fellowship of the Junior Beacons For Christ Baptist Methodist Youth Fellowship of South Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Oo Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship Saco United Baptist Church Youth Fellowship Maryland County Human Relations Commission Price Brothers Ple Pee County Sipper Music Cairo Egypt Congress Muskie McIntire Arundel Arundel Day Camp Leo Martin Martin Park Street Charles Towne Gregory Seekins William Bryant Byron Lowell John Chabot Newell Bryant David Peterson David Chamberlin Tommy Tomas Allan Goodwin Robert Meserve Donna Nadeau Deborah Burgess Michael Austin Glenn Goodwin Michael Emmons Betsy Perrow Stephen Saxe Joyce Stevens Peter Crowell Sally Logan Debra Seeley Robert Williamson David Derham Robert Baum Bruce Nedeau Judy Welch Gretchen Kline David Littlefield Bruce Emmons Scott Bradbury Bruce Nadeau Robert Emmons Mary Irish Scott Condon Wayne Merrill James Challis Harry Joyce Deborah Harrington Duane Preble Barbara Kotlewski Elizabeth Kotlewski Debra Rose Leonard van Gassveek David Stewart Ruth Kozlewski Deborah Rose Steve Rose Swan Pond Lyman New Dam South Sanford Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall Republican Congressional Committee Edmund S. Muskie St. John Fort Fairfield Clifford G. McIntire GOP Committee Passamaquoddy Edmund Kkennedy Udall Margaret Chase Smith Stanley R. Tupper John H. Reed Reed Passamaquoddy Bay Allagash River New England Lis Ibrahim Ibn Suleman Rahimah Saudi Arabia Arabian American Oil Co Middle East Chicharra Machado Machu-Picchu Philadelphia Civil Defense Bay State Lord’s Flower Shop
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