Hollywood Wrapped in Febrile Production Rush
Hollywood operates at peak pace as studios race to finish TV productions for the fall season. About 79 shows are in production including 25 new series across the three major networks with stars traveling for publicity. Specials, event television, and reruns shape the lineup as executives forecast a busy season with high promotional costs.
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Hollywood
Washington, D.C
NBC
ABC
Joey Bishop
Milton Berle
Carol Burnett
Jerry Lewis
CBS
Hall of Fame
Elizabeth the Queen
San Francisco
the King
Dream Factories
Noted Drivers Opening Annual Acton Fair
The Lucky Hell Drivers thrill show opens Acton Fair on Aug 24 at 8 p.m. at the grandstand with Dick Cobb Hank Thompson and Billie Mack. They perform speed runs rollovers and stunts in Mustangs and jalopies as part of the four day program through Aug 28.
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Acton
Dick Cobb
Los Angeles
Hank Thompson
Detroit
Marian
Billie’ Mack
Hollywood
Lucky Hell
Thompson
Bob Connors
Miss Mack
Church Service Reflects Saco Centennial Traditions
At First Parish Congregational Church in Saco a Centennial observance unfolded in old time fashion. The organist and soloist led hymns from a century ago while Deacons and the pastor’s wife took seating roles reminiscent of the era. The Rev. Paul K. Weimer preached on global and local events, urging faithfulness to church and country and prayers for justice and peace.
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Saco
First
Wesley Boynton
Carl Deis Jr
Samuel Longfellow
Gottschalk
Subtle Effects From Censure Mark Senator Dodd's Year
Washington AP report details how Sen. Thomas J. Dodd remains active in the Senate while visibly bearing the 92 to 5 censure. Colleagues note changed invitations and lingering self doubts, though Dodd maintains no wrongdoing and continues chairing juvenile delinquency hearings on gun control.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
Dodd
Senate
Senate Ethics Committee
Moise Tshombe
Congo
Tshombe
Algeria
Johnson
Whist Parties Held At Le Foyer Sunday
Le Foyer at the corner of Foss and Pool Streets in Biddeford hosted whist parties. The organizing committee included Antoinette Chretien Joseph Plourde Suzanne Chouinard Donald Elie Richard St Onge Joseph Chouinard and Alma Morin. Special prizes went to Joseph Chouinard Andre Pineau and Catherine Malone with Ronald Dumont as high scorer. Additional prizes were awarded to Edward Gallant Flora Lambert Albert Coulombe Joseph Gosselin Alphonsine Bolduc Eugene Neault Michael Picard Laura Neault Alma Morin Malvina Gaudette and Richard Pendleton. Mabel Ayotte won a consolation prize and Catherine Malone and Alva Jones received further special prizes. The events will repeat next Sunday night at the hall per the committee.
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le Foyer
Foss
Pool Streets
Biddeford
Antoinette Chretien
Joseph Plourde
Suzanne Chouinard
Donald Elie
Richard St. Onge
Joseph Chouinard
Alma Morin
Andre Pineau
Catherine Malone
Ronald Dumont
Edward Gallant
Flora Lambert
Albert Coulombe
Joseph Gosselin
Alphonsine Bolduc
Eugene Neault
Michael Picard
Laura Neault
Malvina Gaudette
Richard Pendleton
Mabel Ayotte
Alva Jones
Camp Wagon Train Nears Home on 12 000 Mile Journey
Camp Wagon Train on the last leg of a six and a half week trek departs Biddeford in mid June. Director Joseph M. Wood says the expedition has traversed over 12,000 miles across the United States and Canada. The group arrived in Montreal last week and plans to return to Biddeford tomorrow.
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Biddeford
Joseph M. Wood
United States
Canada
Wood
Montreal
Layless must be stopped and hatred confronted
A compact call to action urging people to overcome causes of hatred and injustice. It emphasizes that freedom comes with costs and that society must strive for change. The message centers on collective responsibility and perseverance toward equality.
World Almanac Facts on Tourism Rise and Maine Wedding
Tourism grows as more states deem it a major industry with 24 states once listed it and 37 now. Miss Linda Dale Wakefield of Kennebunkport plans a fall wedding to Joseph E. LaRoy of Portland. she is a Maine graduate and Canal National Bank employee.
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Linda Dale Wakefield
Raymond C. Wakefield
Maine Street
Kennebunkport
Wakefield
Joseph E. LaRoy
Philip E. LaRoy
Portland
Helen Daly Wakefield
Biddeford High School
Colby College
University of Maine
Canal National Bank
Saco
Lafou
Cheverus High School
International Business Machines
Fishkill
N. Y
Anastasoff
Liechtenstein Crown Prince Weds Countess in Lavish Vaduz Ceremony
Crown Prince Hans Adam of Liechtenstein married Countess Marie Kinsky in a Roman Catholic rite at Vaduz Castle. About 300 guests celebrated as 3,995 citizens and 25,000 tourists joined, with vast feasting and revelry that overwhelmed local police and infrastructure.
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Vaduz
Liechtenstein
Austria
Marie
Prince Franz Joseph
Rueler
Europe
Nation Asks Prayer for End to Riots Across Nation
In response to President Johnson's appeal, Catholics Protestants and Jews in New England prayed for an end to urban violence. Boston leaders urged action against ignorance and inequality, while Maine and Boston churches held services and issued calls for restraint and reform. Marcus Rhoden named top kickoff returner in 1966 with 26 returns for 572 yards.
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Boston
New England
Johnson
Massachusetts Council of Churches
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Center-City
America
Samuel Korff
Rabbinical Council
Shaarey Trphiloh
Portland
Maine
Peter L. Gerety
Mississippi State
Marcus Rhoden
John Ginter
Indiana
Holidays on Mondays Move in Congress
A House Judiciary subcommittee will hold Aug 16-17 hearings on bills to fix most national holidays on Mondays. Targets include Washingtons Birthday Memorial Day Independence Day and Veterans Day with Thanksgiving possibly added. Authorization would affect federal government only while states may set their own dates.
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Washington
Congress
House Judiciary
Commerce Contest Awards Announced
The winners in the Canadian Day Sales Contest sponsored by the Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce Merchants Committee were announced this morning. Three prizes were awarded with cash amounts of 10 and 25 dollars. Marie Stone of Granite Point Jr Fortunes Rocks won the first prize and Denise A. Du won the second prize.
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LD Commerce
Biddeford-Saco
Executive Sets Precedent With Non-Stop Solo Flight
James F. Nields 65 of Falmouth Foreside completes a 2650 mile solo Beechcraft Baron flight from Portland Oregon to Portland Maine in 11 hours 41 minutes despite 20 minutes circling for poor visibility. He joins a Portland to Portland air caravan of 34 Oregon businessmen and families on 120 planes covering 4227 air miles. Flight delayed by fuel tank work. returns to Maine ending tour in Williamsport and Lock Haven Pennsylvania.
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Portland, Maine
National Aeronautic Association
Portland
Ore
James F. Nields
Falmouth
Leverett G. Richards
Oregonian
Nield
Nields
Oregon
Lock Haven
Williamsport
Portand
Barbecue Sparks First Sneider’s Discount Outing
The first annual Sneider's Discount Food Store outing at the Cartier home on Ferry Road Saco featured a barbecue and games for all ages. Prizes went to Miss Joan Belair and Richard O'Brien amid a gathering including Florian Turcotte Louis Gendron and several O'Brien, Belair, and Lemovitz families.
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Sneider’s Discount Food
Elm St
Biddeford
Philip Cartier
Ferry Road
Saco
Joan Belair
Richard O'Brien
Florian Turcotte
Louis Gendron
Richard O’brien
Ivan Menard
Jean Belair
John O'Brien
Roland Bois
Daniel Lemovitz
Carleton Pendleton
Prize Winners Named in Local Chamber Draw
Winners listed include M. Pigeon of Montreal for third prize ten dollars and a Stacy Street address in Saco. Recipients must call tomorrow to collect at the Chamber office on Adams Street in Biddeford.
Notable Names Gather for Society Event
Beverly Donovan Mrs Florida Guignard Mr and Mrs Edward Bedard and family Peter Du repois Mr and Mrs Allen Sneider and family also Mr and Mrs Angela Chaloult Mr and Mrs Raymond Duranceau Mr and Mrs Denis Lewis and family Highland Ind Miss Phyllis Schultz Portland Md Miss Cheryl Antman Mrs Bertha Kaplan Chicago Ill and the hostess Mr and Mrs Cartier attended.
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Beverly Donovan
Florida Guignard
Edward Bedard
Peter Durepois
Allen Sneider
Angela Chaloult
Raymond Duranceau
Denis Lewis
Highland
Ind
Phyllis Schultz
Portland
Stephen Conner
Sanborn
Cheryl Antman
Bertha Kaplan
Chicago
Cartier
Four Climbers Missing After Mt McKinley Search
Anchorage reports a rescue party searched Mt McKinley as a storm closed in. At least three climbers were confirmed dead, with four others missing and feared dead. Names include Stephen A Taylor of Chicago and teammates from Oregon, Indiana, New York, and Oregon.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Mt. McKinley
Park
Stephen A. Taylor
Chicago
Hayes
Taylor
North America
Stephen Taylor
Jerry Clark
Mark McLaughlin
John Russell
Eugene
Ore
Henry Jones
Lafayette
Ind
Portland
Dennis Luchterhand
Scarsdale
N.Y
Walter Taylor
Sole Owner of Krupp Empire Dies At Home
Al fried Krupp von Bohlen und Hal bach, 59, died Sunday night at his home on the Krupp estate in Essen. Cause listed as a weak heart. he had been treated for bronchitis. He was transforming his holdings into a public corporation, with his son Arndt, 29, renouncing inheritance. The Krupp name, once famed as armorer to Europe, had wartime ties and postwar reconstructions.
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Essen
Germany
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen Und
Halbach
Krupp
Europe
Arndt
Alfried Krupp
Krupp Corporation
Metal Shop to Move to New Elm Street Home
Prescott Sheet Metal Shops plans October opening at its new upper Elm Street location in Biddeford after cement foundations were poured. President David P. Twomey notes 8400 square feet of floor space, with girders to be erected in two weeks. The plant aims for an attractive modern functional design to improve Biddeford's appearance. India’s area is about two fifths that of the continental United States.
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Prescott
Biddeford
Upper Elm Street
David P. Twomey
Twomey
Claire
Creative Advertising Agency
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Kennebunk Town Hall
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Commerce
USDA
Bic
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Saco Valley
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