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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1968
Page
2
The notice lists Mrs. Sarah Emery Doe of Saco aged 81 dying after a long illness with details of her birth, family, affiliations, and funeral plans. It also reports deaths of Margaret Price, James T. Babb, and Rear Admiral Maurice R. Pierce in New York, New Haven, and Hollywood with brief bios and locations.
A roller coaster derailed at Lincoln Park in North Dartmouth Massachusetts injuring nine, four kept overnight at St Luke's Hospital New Bedford and five released after treatment. Most seriously injured were David Bennett Russell Souza and Carol Sanderson. Other patients from nearby towns were treated and released.
Funeral services for Warren Clinton Thompson Sr of 104 Graham St Biddeford were held yesterday at Foss Street Methodist Church with Rev Robert L Rand officiating. Burial followed in Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford with graveside prayers. Honorary bearers were Arthur Maxwell Edward Harriman Carleton Davis and Robert Johnson. Active bearers were Norman James John Richard Harold Thompson and Walter Emerson.
Funeral services for Frank W. Andrews of Wollaston Massachusetts were conducted yesterday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home in Saco. Rev. Stanley A. Bennett of the Saco United Baptist Church officiated. Interment followed at Hillcrest Cemetery in Hollis.
Funeral services for Alfred Chretien of 17 Foss Street Biddeford were held at St. Andre's Church. Rev Charles Rivard presided with choir and organist Laura Proulx. Burial followed at St Joseph's Cemetery with prayers by Rev Roland Sirois. Pallbearers included Jules Hevey Emile Goulet Norman Goulet and Roland Goulet.
LBJ urges governors to back congressional action to shield citizens from guns in criminal hands while seeking state level steps on crime. He notes a gun control resolution favors state action without naming laws. In El Paso two teenage bandits robbed a bakery of 75 and doughnuts. Astronomers posit the moon and earth formed separately then the moon was captured by Earth's gravity.
Medical patients include Roland Guertin 91 High Street Biddeford Samuel Beane 56 Prospect Street Biddeford and Amede Gagne of Biddeford Pool at Webber Hospital Richard Southwick 81 Seaview Avenue Old Orchard Beach a medical patient at Portland Osteopathic Hospital T Sg Jean Paul Belisle U S Air Force son of Mr and Mrs Roland Belisle 3 Vabonte Avenue Saco on three day leave after a year in Viet Nam will report to Loring Air Force Base Limestone after leave
A meeting of the Tighe-Beau doin-Farley Post American Legion is set for tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the Post home on Elm Street in Biddeford.
A series of Thursday prayer meetings and choir rehearsals are listed for several churches: Bible Baptist Church in Saco, Salvation Army Hall in Old Orchard Beach, Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Church, South Biddeford Methodist Church, Advent Christian Church at Hill and Cha Streets Biddeford, and School Street Methodist Church in Saco with junior and senior choirs scheduled.
In Boston a midnight to 7 am curfew is imposed on the downtown Common as hippie groups vow to return after police clears. Officials call Frog Pond a health risk while arrests rise. judge warns that crowds turn peaceful youths into a menace.
Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight with scattered showers and thundershowers developing. Lowest temperatures in the 60s. Showers and scattered thundershowers with little temperature change Thursday.
The five day forecast covers Thursday through Monday with near normal temperatures for Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Highs range from the middle 70s to low 80s, with 50s in the north and 60s in the south. Expect a warm start, cooler Friday, and warmer again Sunday. Precipitation total will be ¼ to ½ inch inMA and RI, more than ¼ inch in northern areas, mainly showers or thundershowers on Thursday and across all areas on Sunday.
Ly man and Jayne Goding operate the Hang-In a summer coffeehouse in Wells housed in the former Wells Congregational Church parsonage. The multi room venue offers free coffee and snacks a reading room and two game rooms with a barn style space. Open Tue Fri 9 p m to 2 a m peak 11 p m to 1 a m about 30 nightly crowds with bands planned for Saturdays August near Route 1 beside Sleepy Town Motel.
The article notes U S officials rejecting Hanoi's four point statement linking the South Vietnamese Liberation Front to a broader alliance and questions the Alliance of National Democratic and Peace Forces of Vietnam. It mentions Paris talks, a militia court in Saigon, and U S curiosity about North Vietnams stance while unrelated notes cover climate and art facts.
Police fought snipers holed up in an East Cleveland neighborhood as fires spread. A supermarket burned and an apartment building was heavily damaged while conflicting accounts described who opened fire first. The violence followed days of racial tension in nearby Negro areas with leaders trying to maintain peace.
The piece outlines a bipartisan push for an electoral college contingency with a Wallace split feared by some governors. Humphrey hints at choosing a running mate, while Kennedy lingers as potential strong addition. Protests erupt outside Chicago events as Humphrey’s campaign stresses seven platform themes.
In a quieter scene than the earlier Hough riot, scattered gunfire erupted as looting and selective arson occurred at stores. Roof top snipers were reported among the elements observed, with no large mob action noted.
In Baltimore McCarthy urged citizen participation and urged Maryland delegates to remain uncommitted before the convention. He criticized Humphrey for unclear Vietnam stance and warned of a possible White House isolation of the vice president. He noted no progress toward settlement despite the Hawaii summit. Meanwhile Illinois Bell talks eased after IBEW strike, and CBS reached a settlement over preparations for the Republican convention. Louisiana and Massachusetts activities also shaped the week.
Rear Adm. Richard Byrd completed polar feats with first flights over the north and south poles in 1926 and 1929. Rep. Jeannette Rankin of Montana stood alone as the only woman in Congress to vote for women's suffrage.
A concise definition identifies the Pentateuch as the first five books of the Old Testament, outlining its scope and place in biblical canon. The term denotes Genesis through Deuteronomy.
Purple and white parakeet missing. Contact 20 Bradley Street Saco if found.
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