Astronauts Splash Down Safely After Moon Mission
Apollo 11 crew Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins ended the Moon Age with a Pacific splashdown nine miles from the Hornet at 12 50 p m EDT The landing appeared upside down in waves as Armstrong described stable status and the three astronauts prepared for a 21 day quarantine in Houston NASA and President Nixon oversaw the recovery with protective measures against lunar bacteria The trio later thanked the world in a televised goodbye before continuing their voyage home
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Hornet
Pacific
Nixon
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Armstrong
Houston
Tex
Earth
Discovery
Aldrin
Collins
Let Me Guess Your Weight by PEC Hendrick at Old Orchard Beach
Dave Glovsky, a 60 year old carnival guesser in Old Orchard Beach for 23 years, claims to guess occupations and other details with high accuracy. He recalls weight shifts, boxers, and past performances, including a 1950 fire and a 1941 hero moment rescuing a crippled woman from a blaze. He is a comedian and ventriloquist with two Boston University graduates as children.
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PEC Hendrick
Old Orchard Beach
Jace
Palace Playland
White Way
Playland
Dave
Glovsky
Ol Satchmo
Gilovsky
Rogues
Dorsey Brothers
Sammy Kaye
Vaughn Monroe
Four Aces
Liberace
Duke Ellington
Peter, Paul and Mary
Jane Morgan
Jerry Vale
Portland
Aome
Jim Feeney
New England
Feeney
Ting
of Columbus Hall
Boston University
University of Chicago
Traffic Circle To Be Widened In Biddeford
The city of Biddeford enlarges the Green South Crescent Street traffic circle using land bought from Lucien Dutremble last month. City engineer Richard Potvin says the widening improves traffic safety with 10 to 15 foot enlargements on the South Street side. Progress includes drainage work and digging for 72 inch pipe, with installation planned soon to handle storm drainage.
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Lucien Dutremble
Biddeford
Green
South
Crescent
Richard Potvin
Potvin
Clay Is Sentenced To Five Years
HOUSTON Texas AP A federal judge resentenced Cassius Clay to the same five years in prison and 10000 fine from June 1967 for draft evasion. U S Dist Judge Joe Ingram imposed the unchanged sentence without comment. Clay’s lawyer Charles Morgan Jr filed notice of appeal to the Seventh Circuit Court in New Orleans. Clay remains free on 6000 bond posted at the time of his first appeal. He sought exemption as a Black Muslim minister and as a conscientious objector.
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Houston
Tex
Cassius Clay
Clay
U.S. Dist
Joe Ingraham
Charles Morgan Jr
Atlanta
Sun Circuit
New Orleans
State Engineer Warns Pier Unsafe For Public Use
State Engineer Willis H. Young warns the rebuilt pier may be delayed after a Wednesday inspection. He cites broken pilings, cap damage, deck settlement, decayed stringers, and bracing issues. A diver is advised for further study before reopening, with condemnation possible if found unsafe.
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Bill Houston
Old Orchard Beach
Willis H. Young
State Department of Civil Defense and Public Safety
Young
Buiding
John McNeill
Hhe
Garriepy Named Acting Fire Chief
Paul Garriepy deputy fire chief was named acting chief of the Biddeford Fire Department by city council confirmation. Council plans a formal vote next month to choose who will replace the late Arthur King, who led the department since 1949. Garriepy has 17 years with the department and became deputy chief in 1962.
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Paul Garriepy
Biddeford
William Sheehan
Garriepy
Arthur King
Saco River Inn Is Sold to Durfees of Old Orchard Beach
The Saco River Inn at 63 Stor er St in Saco was sold to Joseph and William Durfee of Old Orchard Beach. They plan to run it as a rooming house and apartment rentals. The Carons, longtime owners, operated the home for 24 years and expanded it to 18 rental rooms, four kitchenette apartments, a three-bedroom unit, and a three-car garage. They will move to Old Orchard Beach. Sale negotiated by A N P Scontras Agency.
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Saco River
Storer St
Saco
Joseph and
William Durfee
Old Orchard Beach
Durfees
Albert Caron
Carons
N. P. Scontras Agency, Co
Apollo 12 aims longer moon walks and later flight
Apollo 12 plans longer lunar excursions than Apollo 11 with two moonwalks totaling more than five hours. Launch may occur between November 10 and 17 from Houston Space Center, with Conrad Gordon and Bean exploring near the equator and new experiments left on the surface.
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Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Alan L. Bean
Wilmot Hess
NASA
Manned Spacecrft Center
Hess
Cordon
Lunar
Conrad
Bean
Neil A. Armstrong
Moon
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Robert R. Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
Armstrong
Aldrin
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Chick) Tanguay
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Main St
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Armand J. Mercier
Claude Dubois
Atkinson
Saco River Inn
Alan B. Shepard Jr
America
Edgar D. Mitchell
Stuart A. Roosa
Ted H. Foss
Censorinus
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Feinberg
Alfred Street
Old Orchard Beach Pier
R.A. Tousignant
P. O
Main Street
G.E
Whirlpool
Wyeths
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