Spelling Winners Announced at Old Orchard Beach
The final spring spelling contest for first and second grades at Old Orchard Beach elementary schools awarded twenty seven prizes. Grade 1 winners include James Van Horn Michael Skinsacos Joleen Mills Beverly Spear Dennis Coffey Kimberly Jordan John Merrill Rita St Michel Zoe Lewis Danny Guarino Jimmy Cullinan Barbara Nye Todd MacDonald Robert Shaw Karen Merrill. Grade 2 winners include Christina Girard David Presley Scott Bemis Paula Nason Marc Cloutier Darrell Amsden Allison Durfee David Ham Donna Cloutier Scott Plante Christopher Allen Steven Bailer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Elizabeth Caler
James van Horn
Michael Skinsacos
Joleen Mills
Kathleen Huot
Beverly Spear
Dennis Coffey
Kimberly Jordan
Gertrude Thompson
John Merrill
Rita St. Michel
Zoe Lewis
Dorothy Wilson
Scott Plante
Christopher Allen
Steven Bailer
Lois Martin
Installation of Officers Conducted at Old Orchard Beach Assembly
A large group attended the Rainbow installation at Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall in West Grand Avenue. The ceremony listed many officers and advisory members, with Cathy Cushman installed as Worthy Advisor and a long slate for 1972-1973 including Kelley Fitzpatrick Recorder and Wendy Peterson Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Cathy Roberge
Hope Perkins
Lois Speed
Pam Witham
Pam Emerson
Doreen Olson
Kathy O'Brien
Fidelity
Jodie Olson
Elizabeth Bradford
Linda Lonsdale
Confidential
Pat Loring
Rebecca Waddell
Mary Dawn
Sue Johnson
Bertha Dawn
Lynn Scammon
Paula Roberts
Cindy Leddy
Kimberley Tierney
Kelley Fitzpatrick
Wendy Peterson
Olga Dayton
Patricia Strickland
Ellen Clark
Ruth Durant
Helen Speed
Dean Speed
Mildred Nowell
Donald Nowell
Minivanca
Annette
Saco
Jane Lamison
Lydia Flood
Marion Johnson
Adah
Biddeford
Susan LeGallee
Frances Smith
Gordon Smith
Travel Ease Expands for West Berliners Under Berlin Accord
West Berlin residents gain up to 30 visiting days per year in East Germany as the 1971 Berlin Accord takes effect. The pact, signed by the United States Britain France and the Soviet Union, marks a thaw with East Germany expected to follow with talks in two weeks. Andrei Gromyko visited Bonn in a landmark trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Engineer Charged in $303000 Skyjack Case
William Hahneman, a middle aged engineer, is charged in a $303000 international skyjack. He turned himself in to U S embassy officials in Honduras and awaits removal hearings in Dade County jail. The May 5 hijack of an Eastern jetliner over Pennsylvania led to ransom at Dulles Airport before the aircraft headed to Central America. The ransom collector parachuted into Honduras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami, Fla
William Hahneman
Dade County
Alexandria
Hahneman
U.S
Honduras
Pennsylvania
Washington
Dulles
Central America
Vatican City
Paul VI
Moscow
Nixon
St. Peter’s Square
Tel Aviv
Lod
Marine Ecology Offered at Husson College York Beach
Husson College Bangor announces a three credit Marine Ecology course for eight Saturday sessions from July 8 to Aug unknown ending at York Beach. Professor John Jordan will teach the site lab course with meetings at the Chamber of Commerce building Short Sands. Tuition is 60 dollars with mail registration to William Read External Degree Program Director. The course is approved for teacher recertification where applicable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Husson College
York Beach
John Jordan
University of Maine
Chamber of Commerce
Short Sands
City Growth: Brooklyn Staten Island and Queens Join NYC in 1898
The text notes that New York City grew into a major metropolis only after 1898 when the independent communities of Brooklyn Staten Island and Queens merged with the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Queens
Festival of Waters Talent and Variety Show Opens
Old Orchard Beach High School and the Chamber of Commerce announce the Festival of Waters Talent and Variety Show June 20 and 21 directed by Donald Hamalainen with grades 6 12. Auditions were held May 30 to June 1 and another session runs tonight from 7 to 9 in the high school gym. Open to tri city area students from Old Orchard Beach Biddeford and Saco with cash prizes in multiple categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach High School
Tri-City
Biddeford
Saco
Hamalainen
Bowdoin Grad Details Degrees for Guerin and Pipinias
Bowdoin College awarded bachelor of arts degrees to Paul Robert Guerin of Biddeford and John Pipinias of Old Orchard Beach at the 167th commencement. Guerin, a Dean’s List economics major, studied pollution economics on the Androscoggin River, participated in Alpha Rho Upsilon, Student Union, Franco-American Society, Bowdoin Band, and WBOR. Pipinias, a physics major, studied at Smith College via the Twelve College Exchange Program and belongs to Delta Sigma Fraternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Paul Robert Guerin
Biddeford
John Pipinias
Old Orchard Beach
Bowdoin College
Guerin
Robert G. Guerin
South St
St. Louis High School
Bowdoin
Androscoggin
Maine
National Science Foundation
Alpha Rhopsilon Fraternity
WBOR
Bowdoin Band
Pipinias
Biddeford Car Reported Stolen
A car owned by Edward Dupont of 14 Acorn Street Biddeford was stolen from his driveway early today. Police said a tele type was sent out on the theft. West Berlin lies 110 miles inside East Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Dupont
Acorn St
Biddeford
West Berlin
East Germany
Wanted Man Captured in Wiscasset Maine
An LA man wanted on a federal charge in California was captured in Wiscasset Maine. Wayne H. Nunn age 44 walked into the Lincoln County Sheriff’s office for directions and was recognized from a teletype description. He faces a charge of making a crime on government reservations for forged worth less checks. He was moved to Kennebec County Jail and then to Portland with U S Marshals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
FBI
Los Angeles
California
Maine
Wiscasset
Wayne H. Nunn
Lincoln County
Nunn
Richard Bault
San Diego
Kennebec County
Augusta
Robbery Reported To Biddeford Police
Mrs. Jeannie Lizotte of Granite Street Biddeford was robbed of $10 Saturday. She rode with a young couple who offered her a ride and then demanded her money. Police described the car and issued a teletype.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannie Lizotte
Granite Street
Biddeford
Beach Woman Is Designer Of Plate
Mrs. Almonza Souliere of Old Orchard Beach, member of the Art Association, designed the souvenir plate for the First Annual Festival of Waters to be held June 17 to 26. She will also give a painting demonstration during the Fifteenth Annual Art Festival at the Masonic Hall on West Grand Avenue from June 18 to 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Almonza Souliere
Old Orchard Beach Art Association
Souliere
Association
Masonic Hall
West Grand Avenue
Area Tenor Will Present Concerts Across Maine Hotels
Area tenor Wesley Boynton will perform concerts of theatre music yesterday and today at multiple hotels in the region. Schedule includes Bethel Inn Bethel July 9 August 20 The Colony Kennebunkport July 25 Graham Ogunquit June 26 July 10 23 August 9 23 Narragansett Kennebunk Beach July 2 16 30 August 13 27 September 2 Shawmut Inn Kennebunkport June 15 30 July 11 17 31 August 6 15 26 September 1 He also appears as soloist at United Church of Christ Sacaw and at the Christian Science Society Kennebunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Boynton
Bethel Inn
Bethel
the Colony
Kennebunkport
Graham, Ogunquit
Narragansett
Kennebunk Beach
Shawmut Inn
United Church of Christ
First Parish
Sacaw
Christian Science Society
Kennebunk
Boston Mutual Names Top Agents Returning From London Trip
The Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company announced three local top sales agents who recently returned from a five day business convention in London England. Hebert L Estes and Ralph L Caron of Saco and Maurice A Sayer of Biddeford qualified for the trip through exceptional sales performance and service to clients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company
London
England
Hebert L. Estes
Bradley St
Ralph L. Caron
Cumberland Ave
Saco
Maurice A. Sayer
King St
Biddeford
Shots Fired At Columbos In Brooklyn Ambush
Early today unknown gunman fired on a car carrying Anthony Colombo and Joseph Colombo Jr. in front of their father’s Brooklyn home. No injuries reported as gangland violence surges with six murders between March 30 and April 10 including mob rival Joseph “Crazy Joe” Gallo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anthony Colombo
Joseph Colombo Jr
Brooklyn
Joseph Colombo
Columbus Circle
Joseph “Crazy Joe” Gallo
the Colombos
Biddeford High Class Holds 30th Reunion
Members of the Biddeford High School class of 1942 gathered at The Forefathers Inn in Kennebunkport for their 30th reunion. The event featured a social hour, buffet, and dancing with class advisor Mrs. Charlemagne B. Fournier and arrangements led by George Spirounias and Joseph Kenneally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Buckley Mont‘pas
George Day
Bessie Small
George Spirounias
George Hamer
Barbara Banks
Lorenzo Huot
Charles Haureas
Joseph P. Kenneally
Benny Woodbury
Alexander Economos
Mary Danton
Paul Laflamme
Claire Dubuc
David Woodbury
Muriel Binette
Raymond Cantara
Pauline Pacquin
Paul Garnache
Mary White
Marcel Daignault
Paul Ouellette
Arnold Howe
Priscilla Wheeler
Paul Parenteau
Gertrude Hanna
Charles Nadeau
Atty
Edward Caron
Betty Tibbetts
Nick Tarazewich
Stella Regina
Charles E. Gendron
Leo Marchand
Muriel Fortier
Harry Thompson
Eddie Lane
Maurice Trafton
Leo Chretien
Ruth Dow
Genevieve Yegeshian
Solange Drouin Demurs
Leda Regina
Therese Bourque Armstrong
John Poli
Harry L. Abelevitz
Dorothy Normand Amirault
Leonard Roy
Dorothy Williams
Leo Montpas
Lorraine Buckley
Donald Bruce
Lorraine Reilly
Jacqueline Thibeault Moses
Jean Thompson Neiley
Donald Tibbetts
Geraldine Towne Bacon
Margaret Welch O'Neill
CEP to Recruit at Old Orchard Beach Town Hall
Maine's Concentrated Employment Program plans a June 12 drive at Old Orchard Beach Town Hall. Lorraine Masure says the day-long event targets underskilled and unemployed residents to learn about CEP, its rural focus, and potential pathways to urban employment and placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Old Orchard Beach
Lorraine Masure
Sanford
Masure
York County
Nixon invited to vacation in Ireland this fall
Irish-American industrialist John A. Mulcahy says President Nixon accepted an invitation to vacation in the Irish Republic for two weeks in September after the Republican National Convention, though Florida White House spokesmen say they know nothing of the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dublin
Ireland
Nixon
Irish Republic
Florida White House
John A. Mulcahy
Nixons
Regional Library Districts Planned in Maine
Preliminary plans to form regional library districts in Maine will be announced at the Maine Library and Trustees Association conference. The draft proposes legislation for the 106th Maine Legislature to improve library service efficiency and economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Maine Library and Trustees Association
Shawmut Inn
Kenne
Maine Library Advisory Committee
Sign-up Hours Set for Monday June 12
Sign-up hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday June 12 for the event.
Four wounded in Northern Ireland as bomb hits Antrim hotel
In Belfast area gunfire from a passing car wounded two in a Catholic district. An IRA guerrilla pair reportedly wounded in clashes with troops. A 30 pound bomb damaged a hotel in Antrim. UDA vigilantes patrolled Londonderry as 20 000 Protestants marched to demand IRA expulsion from Catholic sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Antrim
Ulster Defense Association
UDA
Londonderry
IRA
Appreciation Night Honors BHS Musicians At Parish Hall
Biddeford High School musicians were feted at St. Andre Parish Hall with a supper for the band majorettes chorus and color squad. Attendees included area principals and the Biddeford Music Boosters. The group announced a June 8 spring concert and reported a uniform drive at $11,265 with $800 still needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andre
Biddeford
Emery
Birch Street
J. F. Kennedy
St. Joseph
St. Louis Band Club Inc
Robert Hodges
Paul Phalen
Richard Burr
Jane Beaudoin
Middlesex Regional
Queen Liliuokalani Writes Aloa Oe Farewell Song
The popular song Aloa Oe Farewell to Thee was written by Liliuokalani the last reigning queen of the Hawaiian Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aloa Oe
Liliuokalani
Hawaiian Islands
Kyros praises Maremont loan creating jobs in Saco
U S representative Kyros tours Maremont land in Saco and commends an Economic Development Administration loan that helped expand to shock absorbers for Sears. He notes about 400000 absorbers produced monthly and cites federal public works grants for Biddeford area sewer projects and modular housing loans. He urges broader access for labor surplus and tourist communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maremont
Saco
U.S
Peter N. Poe
Economic Development Administration
Biddeford
Saco-Sanford
Congreeman Kyros
Pepperell Park
Kyros
Sears, Roebuck, and Co
Phil Bartram
EDA
Maine
Kennebunk Man Treated For Lacerations After Wreck
Kennebunk man Donald M. Reynolds age 23 was treated at Webber Hospital in Biddeford and released after a single car accident on Sanford Road Route 109. He suffered head lacerations and cuts and bruises. The car, a 1963 four door sedan registered to Stephen Rowan, was a total loss. Police measured 248 feet of skid marks and continue to investigate the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Kennebunk
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Sanford Road
Donald M. Reynolds
Brown St
Wells Beach
Reynolds
Stephen Rowan
Kennebunkport
Keith Goodwin
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Donald
Danny Guarino
Paula Nason
Christina Girard
Allison Durfee
Electrolux
John Durfee
Columbos
The
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RE Port
CEP
Old Orchard
Phoenix
Manila
Imelda R. Marcos
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Malacanang Palace
Santa Fe, N.M
Rock Hudson
Hudson
Kublai Khan
Japan
Old Orchard Beach, Me
BHS
Rene’s Florist
Main St
High St
Saco Tel
By A. Victor Fleurant
Vic’s Appliance Center
Main Street
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