State of Maine Day Set At Fenway Park
Maine Day at Fenway Park returns with Governor Curtis launching a statewide committee led by Augusta Mayor Sylvia Turk Gilbert The event will raise funds for the Jimmy Fund drawing broad support from Maine citizens and Red Sox fans on July 16 with the State of Maine flag ceremoniously raised.
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Earle Doucette
State of Maine
Fenway Park
Maine Development Commission
Maine Department of Economic Development
Maine Central Railroad
Red Sox
Richard O'Connell
Maine
New England
O'Connell
DED
Old Orchard Beach
Curtis
Augusta
Sylvia
Turk) Gilbert
Boston Children’s Hospital
Trend Away From Trends Is Trend In TV Programs
Hollywood AP Bruce Geller notes a shift away from trends in television with Westerns remaining. He cites Gunsmoke Bonanza and The Virginian as enduring, while others fade. Mannix debuts, Get Smart spurred zany comedies. Mission Impossible wins Emmys with a filmic approach and sharp cast. Cuzco, Peru is noted as oldest continually inhabited American city.
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Hollywood
Bruce Geller
Rawhide
Laramie
High Chaparral
Medic
Casey
General Hospital
Richard Diamond
Geller
Don Adams
Captain Nice
Mr.errific
Adams
Barbara Bain
Brigadoon
Five
Yale
Cuzco
Peru
Americas
Hastings
Today in History highlights and notable events
On June 7 1967 key historical moments include the Battle of Midway ending in U S victory in 1942 and Daniel Boone beginning exploration in 1769. Other entries cover Richard Henry Lee’s 1776 resolutions, Zachary Taylor’s 1848 nomination, Lincoln’s 1864 renomination, and George VI visiting the U S in 1939.
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Associated Press
Midway
U.S
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
Richard Henry Lee
Virginia
Continental Congress
Whig Party
Zachary Taylor
Abraham Lincoln
Baltimore
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
United States
Norway
Poland
John F. Kennedy
Congress
Alma
Havana
Florida Keys
Kennebunk News Briefs Include Local Moves and Navy Leave
Kennebunk residents report changes from dental to home moves. Mrs. Edmund cashen and Marion Bedard relocate within Kennebunk. Charles Coffin recovers from a heart attack at White River Junction VT with plans to return home. Dexter Smith hosts Concord visitors while Barbara Hopkins buys and occupies a Colonial Drive home. Peter Nadeau completes Navy electronics training at Great Lakes and will spend 12 days with family in Kennebunk before 12 more weeks of schooling. Grebes build cup shaped nests of waterweeds and decaying plants in shallow water.
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Charles S. Coffin
Fletcher Street
Veterans Hospital
White River Junction
Coffin
Woodstock
Kennebunk
Marion Bedard
Pleasant Street
West Kennebunk
Lena Reserve
Dexter Smith
Kelley Ann
Concord
Mass
Ernest Smith
Smith Home
Ralph Smith
Kennebunkport
Barbara Hopkins
Brooklyn
N.Y
Arthur Hendrick
Colonial Drive
John Milligan Co
Peter Nadeau
Raymond Nadeau
Mousam Road
U. S. Navy
Great Lakes
Ill
Boston
City Mayor Collins rules out third term amid Roxby tensions
Mayor John F Collins, a Democrat, announced he will not seek a third term and said Roxby rioting did not influence his decision. He gave no plan for future steps but ruled out a federal appointment. The report notes his stance came after weeks of consideration.
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Associated Press Bctton
John F .Collins
Roxby
Collins
Marjorie Hall Honored At Saco Kitchen Shower
Old Orchard Beach reports a kitchen and money shower for Miss Marjorie Hall daughter of Mr and Mrs John Hall at K of P Hall Main Street Saco. Guests included Mrs Winfred Bliss Mrs Hall and Mrs Richard Sweet Jr with substitutes. The couple to wed June 24 at Christ Episcopal Biddeford.
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Old Orchard Beach
Marjorie Hall
John Hall
Central St
Ivy Bliss
Annie Cowgill
Kenneth Libby
Sharon Libby
Elizabeth Horsfield
Violet Gobeil
Dianne Guay
Shirley Janelle
Vera Eaden
Helen Peele
Dora Young
Beanor Bradeen
Beverly Bryant
Mary Day
Margaret Day
Everett Henry
Cecile Perrin
Simonne Bergeron
Urbain Lambert
Alto Gobeil
Claire Cyr
Leander Morin
Philip Cantara
George Simms
D. E. Giroux
Lorraine Giroux
Fierce Wildlife in Guyana Highlighted by World Almanac
The forests of Guyana hold fearsome animals such as the pingo a savage pig that travels in packs and can assault hunters. A school of piranha fish can rapidly strip a cow to bone, per The World Almanac.
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Guyana
South America
Reverend Alfred Ives Honored Before Departure
A dinner party at West Kennebunk Methodist Church honored Rev. and Mrs. Alfred Ives who will leave for South Portland after six years as pastor. Donald Harrison acted as toastmaster and presented a stereo radio to the couple. Mrs. Elsie Taylor was noted as the church’s oldest member. About 65 attended the W.S.C.S. hosted event.
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West Kennebunk
West Kennebun Methodist Church
Alfred Ives
South Portland
Mr. Ives
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
South Portland Methodist Church
Donald Harrison
Harrison
Elsie Taylor
Supreme Court decisions cannot be overruled
Supreme Court rulings cannot be overturned by ordinary action. only a constitutional amendment can set aside a decision. The text clarifies the higher legal authority of constitutional change over court rulings.
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Supreme Court
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