Biddeford Savings Bank Buys Fire-Vested Masonic Building
The Biddeford Savings Bank purchased the burned Masonic Building on Main Street Biddeford for 62500 after noon auction. Bank president Arthur Maxwell cited land control and future expansion plans including reserving thirty feet of land for growth to attract improved development. Auctioneered by Archie Maxwell in Biddeford with bids from Staples and Alley and the savings bank, the sale was supported by the Masonic Building Association and city officials.
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Biddeford
Biddeford Savings Bank
Arthur Maxwell
Maxwell
Saco School Board studies education plantation plan
The Saco School Board discussed an education plantation project funded by Sears Foundation to aid emotionally disturbed students by purchasing and developing a farm in Saco, at no city cost. They reviewed a professional negotiations agreement with teachers, accepted resignations of Mavis Thompson and William McKay, tabled hot lunch and personnel rules, noted 8th Grade Awards Night at Burns School, and voted to skip July and August meetings with the next session set for September.
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Saco
Mavis Thompson
Jordan School
William McKay
Burns School
Howard L. Cushman
Linnell Gymnasium
Silent spring quiets Washington social season
Washington society slows as parties fade and caterers cry red ink. The city’s social scene, once bustling during April May, grows sparse as new residents and political shifts dampen gatherings. Ambassadors, officials, and hosts speculate Vietnam stays, guest lists tighten, and the town sits around waiting for a change in tone.
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Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Pennsylvania Avenue
Embassy Row
Everett M. Dirksen
George Hamilton
Gerry van der Heuvel
Liz Carpenter
Marine
Betty Beale
The
Washington Star
Miami Beach
White House
Yolande Fox
America
Cherif Guellal
Yolande
Algeria
Guellal
Barbara Howar
Yesteryear
Johnson
Panorama
Martin Luther King Jr
Robert F. Kennedy
California
New York
Department of State
White Sea
Nixon
Today's Chuckle An Optimist Joke
An optimist sees a housefly as seeking a way out of the house and keeps hope alive. The quip plays on bright perspective, turning a tiny nuisance into a hopeful punchline.
Testimony Begins In Goodwin Murder Trial
State witnesses told of a July 16 Sanford shooting of Marilyn Lawsen Goodwin by Ralph Francis Goodwin in York County Superior Court. Prosecutor Lilley described deliberate actions from 3:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. including threatening with a cocked gun and a fatal shot outside the Joffre Street home. Defense says the killing was accidental. investigator testimony covers police responses, a failed surrender, and Goodwin’s statements during the standoff.
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Ralph Francis Goodwin
York County Superior Court
Goodwin
Carol
Marilyn
Lawsen Goodwin
Joffre Street
Daniel Lilley
Goodes
Sanford
Portland Weather Bureau
Armand Gendron
Statent
Baton
California
Dover
Somersee
N.H
Maine
Atty
Gendron
Somersworth
George Bassilio
Bassilio
Scott Hoar
Wgan-Tv
John Meserve
Foster's
Daily Democrat
John Field
Second Little League Planned For Saco
Saco Little League President Andrew Scontras says a second league could start this summer if more adults volunteer. Two coaches and six team officers per team are needed for each of four new teams, with 114 boys turned away from 148 registered. A trial “farm system” will run this year while official paperwork proceeds for next season.
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Bill Houston
Saco
Little League
Andrew Scontras
Scontras
Apollo 11 lunar landing target set for July
Apollo 11 aims for a July 16 launch with Armstrong Aldrin and Collins undergoing heavy simulations and training. Armstrong is slated to be first on the moon July 21, followed by Aldrin, while officials weigh crew readiness and potential delays and address camera plans for the command module.
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Aldrin
Donald K. Slayton
Armstrong
Moon
Slayton
Charles Berry
Alaska Oil Pipeline Plan Faces Senate Approval
Interior officials envision granting a 800 mile right of way for the Trans-Alaska pipeline to ARCO Humble BP, with a 100 foot wide corridor and associated facilities, pending committee approval and native land settlement progress. The project aims to move oil from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez by 1972.
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Walter J. Hickle
Alaska
Interior Department
Iihe Senate
House
Harrison Ft
Publicc Land Management
Senate
Hickel
Hickle
Senate Interior Committee
Henry Jackson
Jackson
Loesch
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Eger
Congress
Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
Atlantic Richfield Co
Humble Oil and Refining Co
B. P. Oil Corp
Prudhoe Bay
Valdez
Trans-Alaska
Bureau of Land Management
South Koreans Sink North Korean Spy Boat in Trap
South Korean forces sank a North Korean spy boat off Huksan Island after luring a patrol craft toward Kim Yong-ki. Fifteen enemy crewmen were killed. two bodies recovered. South Korean casualties were nil. The agency noted the vessel was 75 feet long with four engines.
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South Korea
Central Intelligence Agency
Ish Poleel
Laos
Bean Dh
Huksan
Kim Yong-ki
Army
Navy
Dio
Kim
Dennett's Garage Sold in Saco Estate Deal
A large dwelling and garage at 34 Franklin St Saco, once Dennett's Garage, owned by Atty Udell Bramson of Portland, sold to Norman ce of 54 Adams St Biddeford. Sale arranged through Edgar Morin Rea Estate Agency Biddeford.
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Dennett's
Franklin St
Saco
Atty
Udell Bramson
Portland
Normance
Adams St
Edgar Morin Rea
Adams Street
Biddeford
Shoe Import Restrictions Requested
President Nixon urged to begin voluntary talks to curb shoe imports into the United States. A 301 member delegation led by Rep. James A. Burke seeks negotiations with top foreign suppliers, citing a 600 percent rise since 1960 and factory closings in seven New England plants. They call the issue immediate and critical.
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Nixon
United States
James A. Burke
Dmass
White House
New England
U.S
Burke
William H. Bates
Rmass
News At A Glance AP Roundup Highlights Milestones
AP dispatches summarize fast moving events from across the globe. ALPA hit Northwest Airlines as talks continue while Saigon reports a major Allied sweep near Da Nang. Nixon taps Gen Ryan for Joint Chiefs amid bomber force debate. Apollo 11 clears launch but crew readiness questions persist. Fulbright calls for detailed Vietnam talks and Nixon assurances. South Korea claims success against a North Korean spy boat and CIA notes. Interior Department actions and stock markets slip to yearly lows despite Alaska pipeline talks.
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Claude Dubois
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Milliken St. Old Orchard Beach
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Airlines Pilot Association
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Joint Chiefs Staff
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