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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1967
Page
7
Omar Sharif suffered a broken nose when his horse reared during filming 43 miles southeast of Kanab Utah. Sharif and co stars Gregory Peck and Eva Newmar work on the desert shoot as Columbia Pictures reports the incident and Sharif expects to return to work.
Circle 5 of the Women’s Fellowship of Christ Church held an outing and buffet supper at Mrs. Fred Holmberg’s cottage on Square Pond in Shapleigh. A social evening followed.
In Hollywood Dinah Shore was at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital for minor surgery. In Rome Irene Pappas, the Greek actress known for Electra and Zorba the Greek, said she will not act in Greece again until liberty returns, after declining a major role with Orson Welles filmed in Greece.
Attending were Mrs Ronald Robertson circle leader Mrs John York Mrs Frederick Perkins Jr Mrs Robert Jellison Mrs Fred Holmberg Miss Margaret Littlefield and two guests Mrs J Frank Harrison and Mrs Joseph Haves Jr.
Indian Affairs Commissioner Edward Hinckley invited 21 Indians from the Poland Spring Job Corps Center to join the weekend Penobscot Pageant at Old Town. The fourth annual event reenacts Maine Indian history legends and tribal customs on the Penobscot Reservation. Three corpswomen from the center’s Indian Lore Club will participate in tribal dance ceremonies.
National League standings show St Louis leading with a .589 mark and Chicago at .578 followed by Cincinnati and Atlanta. Weekly results include New York beating Houston 8 7 and Chicago routing Atlanta 7 2, with games in progress and upcoming twilight and night matches through Friday.
Senator J W Fulbright urges moving future foreign policy briefings for congressional leaders from the White House to Capitol Hill. He says current Johnson administration practices turn meetings into ceremonial events, hindering candor and meaningful consultation with Congress.
The Boston Red Sox won 6-4 in Baltimore as 10-year-old Ricky Williams son of manager Dick Williams served as batboy. Williams credited fitness for the club’s rise to pennant contention and discussed player conditioning and a note on Gary Bell’s load.
The Air Force tightened security for officers and enlisted assigned to presidential support activities around President Johnson. A July 6 directive requires renewal of national agency checks older than one year and extends eligibility to a wife who must be a U.S. citizen. The policy covers personnel with frequent unescorted access to presidential facilities and includes honor guards and musical groups.
Gen. Maxwell D Taylor to lead a mission to allied nations aiding Vietnam. The group will brief on McNamara’s findings and likely visit South Korea the Philippines Thailand Australia and New Zealand. North Vietnam beefed up coastal artillery while U S ships intensified coastal bombardment reducing supply efforts.
In Maine about 200 teachers operate 100 Head Start centers serving more than 3,600 preschool children from low income families. Head Start specialist Mrs. Lillian Frost notes families and children gain interest in education health and social improvement with parental advisory committees forming.
Mexico City authorities say they halted a $1,680 a month Red China backed conspiracy to overthrow the government and establish a Communist regime. Eleven Mexicans and two guerrilla experts from Venezuela and El Salvador face charges of sabotage and insurrection after arrests. a leader reportedly fled to China.
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc. launches as the first statewide legal aid program in New England. The Portland office serves York, Cumberland and Sagadahoc counties with plans for Lewiston Waterville Bangor Rockland and Presque Isle offices. President Millard Emanuelson notes federal funding supports the nonprofit to provide free legal aid to the poor.
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