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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1967

Page

10

U S Jets Hit Rail Network as Vietnam Battles Continue

U S forces report 143 Communist troops killed in two central lowlands battles while waves of jets strike rail yards from the DMZ to Hanoi. Air strikes target Thai Nguyen steel works and rail lines as the Intrepid returns with carrier aircraft.

Saigon U. S North Vietnam U.S Navy Demilitarized Zone Hanoi Thai Nguyen 25Th Infantry Division Quang Ngai Sty Quang Ngai Binh Dinh 1St Cavalry Airmobile Division Red China Panhandle South Vietnam Intrepid Suez Canal Thank Oa

Woman mislabels road markings during license test

Norman Allen overheard a driver during a Prestonsburg Kentucky license exam claim the white line in the road is for bicycles. A state trooper asked what the line is for and the woman answered with certainty that it serves cyclists.

Prestonsburg, Ky Norman Allen

Saco Jaycee Wives Officers Assume Duties

New officers of the Saco Jaycee Wives took charge at a meeting last night at Mrs. Arthur Huot home Union Street Mrs Huot became president succeeding Mrs A Raymond Gannon who opened the session The group announced awards for outstanding chairman of the year and outstanding Jaycee wives and named committee chairs Also reported were scholarship recipients plans for a fall booklet distribution and a Miss York County scholarship pageant winner preparing to enter Miss Maine Beauty Pageant with a July 1 pageant rehearsal in Portland A Hawaiian luau is planned for July 15 at the Waycott home and the July meeting will be at Mrs Donald Waterhouse Locke Street Saco

Saco Jaycee Arthur Huot Union Street A. Raymond Gannon Huot Gannon Claude Belanger Jaycee Wise James S. Ward I Leroy Waycott Barry E. Gallant Willard Stackpole Webber Hospital Daniel Dearborn Jaycee Sherman Letellier James Cartier Ellena Joyce Kelley Thornton Academy Main St Saco Donald Waterhouse Locke Street

Pope Paul VI to reaffirm clerical celibacy in encyclical

Vatican officials say the pontiff will issue an encyclical on Friday upholding priestly celibacy amid still rising numbers seeking release from vows. About 10,000 of 420,000 priests have asked for dispensation in the past decade.

Associated Press Vatican City Paul VI Vatican Paul

Two Accidents Reported in Biddeford Parking Lot

Biddeford police listed two collisions yesterday with no injuries. The first involved Mrs. Mabel Perrin, 57, of 14 Travers Street, and Dennis Rioux, 19, of 31 West Street. The second crash at Main and Alfred Streets involved Esther Murphy, 58, of 3 Harvey Street, and Gary Merrill, 18, of 54 Park Avenue, Old Orchard Beach.

Biddeford Sampson's Super Market Mabel Perrin Travers St Dennis &. Rioux West St Esther E. Murphy Harvey St Gary E. Merrill Park Ave Old Orchard Beach Main Alfred — Streets

Summer Fair Slated During Saco Centennial

The Women's Fellowship of the First Parish Church in Saco hosts a July 28 summer fair to mark the Saco Centennial. Chairmen Paul and Dudley Roever lead booths including Aprons, Nearly New Clothing, Home Cooked Foods, Needlecraft, Gifts, Candy, Books, Attic Treasures, Lady's Boutique, Ye Flower Shoppe, Dress Up Corner, and a children's Wishing Well. Coffee, doughnuts, hamburgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, coffee, and ice cream will be served from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The kitchen crew includes Cobb Reever and Roy Tounge. publicity is led by William Marston.

Saco Women’s Fellowship First Parish Congregational Church United Church of Christ Paul Cobb Dudley Roever Paul K. Weimer Fene Truax George Goodchild Melville Stackpole T. H. Hanscom Ethel Smith Philip Cross Carl Bohlin Clyde Mailman Donald Lane Albert Coleman Janet MacMillan Philip Parlin Herbert Dyer Joseph Whitman Walter McKenney Lester Austin Milton Atkinson Herbert Coffin Howard Hooper Roderick Johnston Alfred Kennedy Gilbert Harrison Paul Jones John Roberts A. L. Huot Victor Skonberg Henry la Vallee Cochairman Dorothy Dennett Carl Parcher Chester Pease Olive Dutton Candy Stephen Stanton Lawrence Dearborn Leonard Gray Marion Lowell Harold Stevens Robert King Oliver Johnson Walter Sorgens M'lady’s Boutique Alvin Tetley John Tarvox C. Cheney Austin Lester Black Jayson Ramsdell Albert Cowles Susan Smith Elisabetha Stearns Hazel Bishop Cobb, Reever Roy Tounge Lloyd Anderson Harry Nielson William Marston

Rain Eases Tension After Atlanta Disturbances

Four nights of gunfire in Dixie Hills leave one dead and several injured as rain softens streets. Stokely Carmichael faces a hearing on a contempt charge while Atlanta officials relax a curfew from midnight to 6 a.m. Police report conflicting witness accounts but no further violence Wednesday night.

Atlanta Dixie Hills Stokely Carmichael Carmichael Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Ivan Allen Leroy Johnson Allen Johnson Willie B. Ross Reginald Rivers Jessie Hill W. K. Perry

Omission in Honor Roll List at Old Orchard Beach Junior High

Maureen Staples was left off the honor roll list at Old Orchard Beach Junior High School. The omission concerns the students attaining the honor roll.

Old Orchard Beach Maureen Staples Old Orchard Beach Junior High School

Contempt of Court Citations Threatened in Shaw Kennedy Case

A New Orleans criminal court judge said contempt citations will be issued after Clay L. Shaw's Kennedy assassination probe trial for violating pretrial guidelines. Judge Edward A. Hagerty warned violators acted at their peril while not naming individuals. The guidelines bar public statements on innocence guilt or evidence in the Shaw case.

New Orleans Clay L. Shaw Kennedy Edward A. Haggerty Hag Herty Shaw John F. Kennedy Dallas Nashville Tenn The Tennessean Dist. Atty Jim Garrison St. Tammany Parish Garrison Miami Fla Cuba United States

Anne Gallagan Wins DAR History Award at Wells High

Wells Maine. Principal Mathew J. Flaherty announced Anne Gallagan received the Daughters Of The American Revolution award for excellence in history in a ceremony in the principal's office. A junior, she will enter her senior year in September and is a multi sport athlete and student leader with biology honors and prom committee service.

Wells Mathew J. Flaherty Wells High School Anne Gallagan John Gallagan Post Road Robert K. Brown Rose Anne

Special Police Officer Named In Biddeford

Biddeford Police Commission hired a new special police officer Wilfred J. Perreault 69 of 188 May Street Biddeford. Chief Edgar Sevigny recently completed a two week University of Maine course and received certificates from the Maine Bureau of Public Administration and the International Association of Chiefs of Police for management training. Awards were dated June 16.

Biddeford Police Commission Edgar Sevigny University of Maine Sevigny Maine Bureau of Public Administration International Association of Chiefs of Police Maine Wilfred J. Perreault May St Perreault Civil Defense Roy and Perreault Oil Co

Beach Honor Roll Released at Old Orchard Beach High

Old Orchard Beach High announces the fourth ranking quarter Honor Roll with seniors Koss Marston Pamela Martin Joanne Roberge. Juniors Betty Gordon John Pipinias Joseph Pipinias sophomores Ronald Dyer. Freshmen John LaPointe Thyra Murphy and others attaining honors include Richard Boissonneault Raymond Dudevoir Ferdinand Dumont Janice Hamilton Marcia Jones Gary Lanoie Denise Larochelle Cathryn Mullen Richard Norris Stephen Zafirson.

Old Orchard Beach Old Orchard Beach High School Koss Marston Pamela Martin Joanne Roberge Betty Gordon John Pipinias Joseph Pipinias Ronald Dyer John LaPointe Thyra Murphy Richard Boissonneault Raymond Dudevoir Fernand Dumont Janice Hamilton Marcia Joneas Gary Lanoie Denise Larochelle Cathryn Mullen Richard Norris Stephen Zafirson

Saco Minister Attends United Church of Christ Synod

Rev. Paul K. Weimer of First Parish Congregational Church Saco Maine attends the sixth General Synod in Cincinnati Ohio as a Maine delegate. About 725 delegates gather to guide church policy for the next biennium amid discussions of upcoming church issues.

Cincinnati Ohio Paul K. Weimer First Parish Congregational Church United Church of Christ Saco Maine General Synod

Curtis Praises Maine Pavilion At Expo 67

Gov. Curtis said Maine's colonial design at Expo 67 shows the state honestly. He believes the pavilion will draw more Canadian and out of state visitors despite critics who call the design old fashioned. Curtis returns from Maine Day at Expo confident it reflects Maine well.

Augusta Curtis Maine

Reverend Weimer’s Clergy Roles Spotlight Maine Leaders

The Rev Mr Weimer, former Biddeford Saco Council of Churches president, now heads the Arundel Clergy Association. He has joined area ministers in Thornton Academy baccalaureate services and led Church in Town and Country efforts supporting small churches and ministry access.

Weimer Biddeford-Saco Maine Council of Churches Arundel (Maine

Far-Reaching Auto Safety Rules Seen

The federal government plans to require more than a dozen new safety features within three to six years, according to the Wall Street Journal. Potential items include a built in speed limiter at about 80 mph a redesigned shift mechanism with buttons or dials and a unitized seat that wraps around the occupant to restrain movement in a crash.

New York Wall Street Journal Washington

Quality Merchandise Want Ads Offer Fast Effective Deals

A brief classified item announces inexpensive, fast, and effective sales services for active buyers seeking bargain merchandise. The ad emphasizes quick turnover and value for customers.

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