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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1969
Page
8
In week two of the Men s Speed League at A-Way Lanes Foss Metal leads 16 8 while Molt A-Way and Milkmen post 12 12. Strikers and Bombers with Foss Metal combine for a 1 149 team total and high marks include Marcotte 601 and Detellier 148.
Baseball standings by division with team records and percentages. Highlights include Chicago leading the NL East at 38 18 and Atlanta top NL West at 33 22, plus upcoming games across leagues featuring Mets Dodgers Cubs Pirates Phils Astros and more.
Weekly standings show Lucky Strikes leading at 26-10, followed by The Po p at 22-14 and Go-Getters at 20-16. Rollers, Martinis, Ice Cubes, Sharpies, each 18-18, Two V’s 16-20, Spernice 14-22, The Mama’s 10-28. Team totals list Lucky Strikes 1,045 with Two V’s 225 and High Five Logg’ 573. High single goes to A Hubert with 133.
Buttercups 24 8, Doves 24 8, Daffodils 22 10, Scooters 22 11, Jetsons 19 13, Misfits 19 13, Starlings 17 15, Sheltra Realty 16 16, The In Laws 14 18, Jets 14 18, Daisies 13 19, Minis 13 19, Peanuts 12 20, Slow Pokes 12 20, Mod Squad 9 23, Wildcats 7 25. Starlings lead team totals with 1 149 and 403 for single high. E Binette 347 high three, B Demers 131 high single.
The standings show The Trotters 20 4 and The Love Birds 20 4 as top teams, followed by The Clam Diggers 19 5 and The Newlyweds 18 6. Individual highs include E Gonneville 376 for men and R Parsons 318 for ladies, plus D Letellier 141 for high single men and P Parsons 127 for high single ladies.
League tallies from Century Lanes show Telstars 28-4 and Raiders 24-8 with Rascals 18-14 and Turtles 18-14, Beatles 6-20 and Tornadoes 2-30. Telstars lead team totals 1,086. Tornadoes 392. A Caron tops singles for Allied. L Beaulieu and D Gillis post high scores. A Henry Wadsworth Longfellow statue noted in Westminster Abbey’s Poet’s Corner stands as the sole American honor.
The World Almanac notes the White House received its first telephone in 1878 during President Hayes. It highlights 1963 as a pivotal year with the direct teletype Hot Line to Moscow, whose need was driven by the Cuban missile crisis and public broadcasts after communications failures.
Kennebunk hosts Boosters Baseball League for 13 to 15 age group. Opening Sunday at ark Street School field with E. R. Warren versus Rotary Club at 1 30 pm and Knights of Pythias against Kennebunkport at 3 30 pm. Eightee games scheduled June 15 to Aug 24. Additional contests listed June 16 June 19 with multiple pairings. All 6 pm starts.
AP Special Report from Dak To details a month of fighting between South Vietnamese and North Vietnamese forces with heavy casualties. Observers call it a draw as both sides test capabilities in the central highlands, amid debates on American withdrawal and strategic objectives.
AP photographer spends days with Vietnamese forces, noting improved coordination and discipline in the field. Reports describe unit readiness, tactical adjustments, and rising morale amid ongoing operations.
Dear Dr Willeford explains hoarseness after colds and a 16 year old misinterprets tongue tied. Peter replies most tongue ties limit movement but not all speech issues. He advises tongue mobility test and consulting a school speech therapist or speech teacher for evaluation.
The Dak To area north of Kontum sees intensified combat as North Vietnamese regiments shift in May. U S advisers report stubborn Vietnamese resistance, heavy casualties, and difficult jungle terrain with foxholes and bunkers, while American engineers face ambushes and reinforcements arrive to sustain the fight.
Miniwanca Chapter of the Eastern Star joined the First District School of Instruction at Beacon Chapter in North Berwick. Attendees included Mrs. Constance Warren hostess, Mrs. Helen Speed station of Esther, and others led by District Deputy Grand Matron Annie Ford.
Q on what cane the whale shark feed. Although they have jaws wide enough to swallow a man they are not man eaters but feed on seaweed and small surface fish. OS Games what do the fee linked rings link the five main continents Europe Africa Asia and Australasia. Q Who was the first U.S. Lance to see iomminees office r John Tyler who remarried in 1844. His first wife had died 22 months earlier.
The district gathering drew a large crowd with all 14 chapters present. Beacon Light’s Ethel Hatch presided with Annette’s Gordon Flood as Worthy Patron. Elizabeth Crown and Susan LeGallee readied for degree work. Grand officers, matrons, and the Grand Patron’s wife assisted. Dinner by host chapter followed, with new legislation and procedural changes discussed.
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