Old Orchard Beach C Of C Funds Decision Sparks Debate
The Old Orchard Beach town council voted to withhold funds from the Chamber of Commerce following a complaint about hotel advertising. The chamber secretary said 1968 funds remain largely unaffected, with about $950 tied to publishing a booklet. Council actions included advertising screening, motel inspection, and various municipal approvals and bids. In separate items, Medicare house calls, street name changes, and drainage work were approved or discussed. A No Parking ruling near the post office was lifted due to hazards.
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Old Orchard Beach
Canada
Medicare
Helen Curry
Curry
Hobson Avenue
Saco Avenue
Charles Avenue
Joseph Quinn
Little Town League
Quebec
Funeral services for Mrs Emilie D Houle Biddeford
Funeral services for Mrs Emilie D Houle of 14 Pine Street Biddeford were held at St Josephs Church Biddeford celebrating a solemn requiem high mass officiated by Rev Valmont Gilbert, with deacon Rev Sylvia Le vesque and subdeacon Rev Donald Daigle. Interment followed in St Josephs Cemetery. Bearers included Raymond Ouellette Gerard Ouellette Raymond Jariz Leo Cloutier Armand Ouellette and Roger Poisson.
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Emilie D. Houle
Pine St
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Valmont Gilbert
Sylvia Levesque
Donald Daigle
Diana Rousselle
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Gilbert
Raymond Ouellette
Gerard Ouellette
Raymond Jariz
Leo Cloutier
Armand Ouellette
Roger Poisson
Twelve Exhibits To Feature Arts Festival
Openwide festival in Kennebunk and Kennebunkport features 12 free exhibits across area churches. Highlights include aquatints by George Rouault Miserere and Passion at South Congregational Church and Gibran sculpture at Christ Church. Other shows cover Israeli works at First Congregational, Black is Beautiful at Universalist Church, and photography by Gordon Converse at West Kennebunk Methodist Church. The festival also includes studio tours of 14 local artists.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
George Rouault
South Congregational Church
Christ Church
Kahil Gibran
Gibran
Prophet
Vytautas Jonynas
Kennebunk Beach
Boston
Negro Artists’’ Association
Unitarian Universalist
First Congregational
Village Baptist Church
Russell Peppe
Gorham
Gordon Converse
Christian Science Monitor
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
Dahlov Spear
St. David's Seiesunet
Judy
Todd McKie
St. Martha's
Wall Sane
M. Gertrude Kuhn
Cape
Catorpoise
Constantine Arvanites
Trinity Episcopal Chapel
Openwide
Car Fire Doused By Beach Firemen
Firemen extinguished a car blaze in the rear seat of an automobile owned by Armand Fortier on Imperial Street yesterday afternoon. Officials say the fire was caused by a cigarette and started in front of the residence.
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Old Orchard Beach
Armand Fortier
Imperial Street
Oils Lead Mixed New York Stock Market Gains
In a cautious session oils showed strength while overall activity slowed after Thursday’s decline. The Dow rose 1.68 to 887.15 as Standard Oil and Gulf Oil boosted buying. the AP average gained 1 to 333.0 with industrials up, rails steady, and Jersey Standard up about 12. Trading on the American Stock Exchange was mixed and slowed.
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NEW York
Petroleum Group
New York Stock Exchange
Dow Jones
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Gulf Oil
Associated Press
Jersey Standard
American Stock Exchange
Local Hospital Patients List Names and Addresses
Edward Demeule 31 Bacon St Biddeford medical patient at Webber Hospital Armand J Mercier 41 Thornton Ave Saco surgical patient at Webber Hospital Denise St Ours 246 Elm St Biddeford surgical patient at Webber Hospital
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Edward Demeule
Bacon St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Armand J. Mercier
Thornton Ave
Saco
Denise St. Ours
Elm St
Biddeford Cub Scout Pack 309 Plans Sunday Outing
EWS Biddeford Cub Scout Pack 309 will hold a family outing Sunday starting at 1 p.m. at the camp of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Anette, Bunganut Lake, Red.
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Biddeford
Arthur An Ette
Bunganut Lake
Red
Boys' Fellowship Meet at Lyman Baptist Church Saturday
The Boys' Fellowship of the Lyman Baptist Church, Good wins Mills, will meet Saturday at 10 a.m. at the church for a scheduled gathering and activities.
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Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Ocean Park Free Baptist Woman’s Society Elects Officers
The 95th annual meeting re elected officers led by President Adelbert M. Jakeman and Vice President Lyndon Bickford. Honorary president Nellie P. Hager, with guest speakers from Hong Kong and Massachusetts. A noon invocation, soloist, and a showing of the film A Man for All Seasons rounded out the day.
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Ocean Park
Free Baptist Woman's Missionary Society
Adelbert M. Jakeman
Lyndon Bickford
Waterville
Daniel C. Tuttle
East Winthrop
Albert A. Gordanier
Stanley A. Bennett
Saco
Philip R. Webb
Nellie P. Hager
Providence
R.I
Frank H. Knight
Hong Kong
China
Rhoda E. Young
Medford
Mass
Thyra F. Bjorn
Longmeadow
Priscilla Koelb
Stewart Shuster
Ortland
Berniece F
Governor Curtis Calls for Comprehensive Pollution Plan
Governor Curtis urges Maine to go beyond enforcement and seek a cure for water pollution. He plans to seek a broader program from the next legislature, citing funding gaps and a failing system while Atty. Gen. Erwin pursues action against Wahlsing’s Prestile Stream plant for public nuisance.
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Augusta
Curtis
Portland Press Herald
Fred H. Wahlsing
Aroostoo
James S. Erwin
Maine
Marshall F. Burk
Natural Resources Council
Water and Air Environmental Commission
Commisseria Ae
Erwin
Aroostook County
Repetior
Wahlsing’s
Robert G. Fuller Jr
Fuller
Wahlsing
Biddeford Fire Crews Contain Grass Fire at Clifford Park
Biddeford firefighters quelled a grass blaze in Clifford Park this evening. Earlier a booster line fought a fire in a junked car on Main Street Biddeford. The car owner is unknown. Arctic icebergs melt completely about 400 miles south of Newfoundland.
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Clifford Park
Biddeford
Main Street
Arctic
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Portland Weather Forecast Quiet Night Then Warming Day
Portland expected clear and cool tonight with lows in the upper 40s to 50s. Saturday should be fair and warm but cloudiness may increase from the north later in the day.
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Portland
Weather outlook for northern New England and Massachusetts
The Weather Bureau five day forecast for northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island expects near normal temperatures. Highs will be in the low 80s inland and mid to upper 70s in northern and eastern Maine and Cape Cod. Lows mostly mid 50s to low 60s with warmer weekend and cooler Monday. Precipitation about a quarter to half inch, mainly Sunday or Monday.
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Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
Cape Cod
Czechs See Army Shake as Dubcek Reform Strain
The article notes Czechoslovakia’s move to liquidate Prehlik’s department as part of the reform program removing the army from direct party control. Soviet pressure on Prehlik fuels Prague’s view of a retreat by Dubcek and allies from resisting Russian demands. Interior Minister Josef Pavel and party secretary Cesimir Cisar also face Soviet blasts.
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Czechoslovakia
Prehlik
Old Guard
Antonin Novotny
Alexander Dubcek
Novotny
Prcehlik
Prague
Dubcek
Soviet Union
Josef Pavel
Cesimir Cisar
Post Office Staffing Cutbacks Tied to Turnover Rates
Department postmasters say mail service changes depend on job turnover in three areas. To reach 1966 staffing levels, post offices have been ordered to fill only three of four vacancies as they occur, affecting overall employment cuts though total figures are not yet known.
Richmond Shooting Ends in Fatal Brother Sister Tragedy
In Richmond Virginia a 13 year old boy Andrew Lee Mason was shot in the neck by his 9 year old sister Rita after an argument over a bicycle outside their home. Police described the incident as an accidental shooting with a .410 shotgun.
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Richmond, Va
Richmond
Andrew Lee Mason
Rita
Area Resident Buys Ski Mobile Amid Heat Wave
Albert V. Cote sold a ski mobile to an area resident on South Street Biddeford yesterday. The sale occurred during a heat spell and was completed without any advertising for the machine.
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South Street
Biddeford
Albert V. Cote
Cote
Biddeford AL Squad Accepts Parade Bid
A Biddeford American Legion post color squad will join tomorrow's parade in Sanford honoring the town’s bicentennial. Commander J Edmond Pinard led last night’s meeting at the Biddeford post home with members including Royal Sheltra, Roy Mendros, Ralph Croteau, and Joseph Angers planning to attend.
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Tighe
Beaudoin-Farley
American Legion Post
Biddeford
Sanford
Elm Street
J. Edmond Pinard
Pinard
Royal Sheltra
Roy Mendros
Ralph Croteau
Joseph Anger
St. Joseph’s
Roland St. Michel
Webber Hospital
Joseph Hanusek
Sheltra
Joseph Bastarache
Nasson College Names Psychology Faculty Member
Springvale Nasson College announces the appointment of Mrs. Jaylene Tilton Summers to the First Division psychology faculty funded by Dr. Donald C. Ziembe. Tilton, a University of New Hampshire PhD candidate, has earned an MS in 1967 and studied at Tufts NYU and New Hampshire, with publications on programmed instruction and social issues.
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Springvale
Jaylene Summers
Nasson Co
Donald C. Ziembe
Tilton
University of New Hampshire
Tufts Unversity
Medford
Mass
J. L. Summers
Lorraine St
Beugepest
Conn
Philip H. Tilton
Norwood
Proctor and Gamble
Kennebunk
Kennebunk Antiques Fair Opens at Town Hall
The 31st Kennebunk Antiques Fair runs July 29 to Aug 2 at Kennebunk Town Hall. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, with a 6 p.m. close on Aug 2. Managed by Mrs Nat H Lunt of New Hampshire, the event has been a noted New England fair for 30 years. Antiques may be purchased.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk Town Hall
Nat H. Lunt
New Hampshire
New England
Births at Webber Hospital Holiday Week
To Mr and Mrs Roger Huot a son Mark Edward seven pounds eight ounces born July 15 at Webber Hospital. To Mr and Mrs Merton Palmer a daughter born July 24 weight ce pounds 742 ounces. To Mr and Mrs Raynald Martin a daughter Carolyn Rae born July 24 weight seven pounds 62 ounces. To Mr and Mrs Paul Conran a daughter born July 26 weight nine pounds 10 ounces. To Sgt and Mrs James Aitkin a daughter Karen Ann born July 26 weight five pounds 1542 ounces.
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Webber Hospital
Roger Huot
High St
Biddeford
Mark Edward
Merton Palmer
Buxton Road
Saco
Raynald Martin
Miller Ave
Carolyn Rae
Paul Conran
Dayton
James Aitkin
Grove Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Karen Ann
Head Start Picnic Date Set In Kennebunk
A Kennebunk Head Start group plans a picnic for families and children at Park Street playground on Sunday July 28. Officers elected include President Claudette Thyng Secretary Evelyn Donovan and Treasurer Arline Leavitt. Contacts are Mrs Donovan or Mrs Donald Drew for information transportation and volunteers.
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Kennebunk
Cousens
Claudette Thyng
Evelyn Donovan
Arline Leavitt
Park Street
Mrs. Donovan
Dorothy Turner
Friend Street
Donald Drew
Arundel
Turner
Drew
Donovan
Field Day At Franciscan Monastery Scheduled
Kennebunk residents are invited to the Franciscan Monastery field day and picnic on Sunday August 4. A Solemn Mass at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes is set for 11 a.m. with dinner at noon and a 3 30 p.m. folk dance program directed by Mrs Anna Ivasa.
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Kennebunk
Our Lady of Lourdes
Anna Ivasa
Two Cars Involved In Saco Mishap
Saco police report a car driven by Alfred Monder Sr. aged 65 from 25 Wakefield Ave. Saco backed from a parking space on Main Street yesterday afternoon and struck a car driven by Shirley H. Duross aged 34 of 284 Bradley St. Saco. No damage estimate available.
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Saco
Alfred Monder Sr
Wakefield Ave
Main Street
Shirley H. Duross
Bradley St
Terrorists Battle North Vietnamese Near Hue Killing 13
News of a 14 hour fight 13 dead 27 wounded near Hue as American forces report 20 enemy killed. Air Cavalry and air power strike supply dumps west of Hue and near the Laotian border while B52 and Stratofortress bombers hit troop concentrations bunkers and storage areas across the region.
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North
South Vietnam
Air Cavalry Division
Hue
Imperial
Oulgarized
U.S. Air Force
Shan
Loc Ninh
Saigon
Smokey the hero shepherd to be awarded medal
Hillsboro Missouri Smokey the German shepherd who saved 13 year old Marie Myers from a copperhead snake will be awarded a heroism medal. Myers is the son of a Jefferson County deputy sheriff and was bitten on the foreleg during the event. Smokey knocked the boy down and fought the snake before receiving a bite himself. The infection cleared up and the medal is to be presented by the German Shepherd Club of St Louis on Saturday.
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Hillsboro
Smokey
Marie Myers
Jefferson County
Marie
St Lawrence Seaway spans 189 miles with seven locks
The St Lawrence Seaway extends 189 miles from Montreal to Lake Ontario and includes seven locks along its route.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Montreal
Lake Ontario
Saco Man Is Sentenced To Two Years
Sherman R. Thorne a 21 year old from Saco received a two year prison term in U S District Court for stealing two M60 machine guns from Marement Corp where he worked The guns were a key supplier for the Vietnam War The judge noted parole eligibility after 60 days and referenced Thorne’s prior legal troubles Stanford B McKay of Bridgton received 30 months for interstate transportation of a forged check with other counts dismissed and credit for time served
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Portland
Sherman R. Thorne
Saco
U. S. District Court
Thorne
Marement Corp
Edward T. Gignoux
Gignoux
Stanford B. McKay
Bridgton
McKay
Clark Defends Fortas Nomination Amid Civil Rights Clash
Atty Gen Ramsey Clark blames partisan politics and civil rights opposition for attacks on Abe Fortas nomination to chief justice. He also calls Cleveland killings a random act, not a nationwide conspiracy, and defends the Justice Department memo backing Fortas. Endorses Katzenbach testimony and cautions against emotional counterclaims.
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Washington
Ramsey Clark
Abe Fortas
Clark
Cleveland
Johnson
Fortas
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Justice Department
Senate Judiciary Committee
Department
Eerencete
Rying
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Atty
Icholas Katzenbach
Mississippi
John D. Coleman
AP Tabulates Death Toll In Vietnam War
The AP-compiled tallies show New Hampshire, Hawaii and Massachusetts with the highest percentage losses relative to draft and enlistment, while California leads in total war dead at 2,399. The report notes provisional counts and address variations for state tallies.
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Vietnam War
Washington
New Hampshire
Hawaii
Massachusetts
Associated Press
California
Department of Defense
New York
Ollows
Texas
Vietnam
Pentagon
U. S
Arizona
Guam
Florida
Maine
Nevada
Colorado
Oregon
New Mexico
Vermont
Idaho
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
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Leo F. Larochelle
Baseba
Seacliff Avenue
Uniformed Fire Officers Association
Joseph Lovett
Uniformed Firemen’s Association
Palo Alto
Calif
Shumway Funeral Service
Sons Street
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Dial
Emond
Fr X. Emond
J. P Conroy
Memoriam
Yvonne Dutremble
Paquette
Caven
Emilie D
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M. P.mee
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Nasson College
German Shepherd Club of
Saco Man
Volkswagen
King’s Motors
Nolette & Payeur
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Dearborn
Alfred St
Beachway’s
For All
Beach Street
City Limits
Pluana
Merchants Committee of
The
Biddeford-Saco
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