Nicklaus Opens as Heavy Favorite in Cleveland Open
Jack Nicklaus, fresh off a record breaking U S Open title, is the heavy favorite for the Cleveland Open at Aurora County Club. He faces strong rivals including Palmer Casper Boros and Sikes while he tests a tight 6,611 yard par 70 layout after a 34 nine hole tune up.
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Curtis Calls 21 a Mystic Number at Inauguration
Gov Curtis labels 21 as a mystic number in reference to the legislature's refusal to lower citizenship age to 20. He spoke Wednesday at Jirigo Boys State inauguration ceremonies, urging the group to consider living without the age milestone as bills progress.
Two Golf Tournaments Slated at Biddeford-Saco Club
Harvey Lamontagne Jr of the Biddeford Saco Country Club announced Maine State Amateur Golf Association will stage the State Tournament at the club in Saco Friday and Saturday. On Monday the Pro-Am Tournament by the Maine Professional Golf Association will be held.
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Biddeford-Saco Country Club
Maine State Amateur Golf Association
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Maine Professional Golf Association
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Record Rainfall Drenches Southern Maine Area
Portland recounts the heaviest non hurricane rainfall in southern Maine history with 5.69 inches before tapering Wednesday night. Flood damage hits coastal towns including Old Orchard Beach Kennebunk Beach Saco Falmouth Yarmouth Brunswick and Rockland.
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Maine
U.S
Daisy
Edna
Old Orchard Beach
Kennebunk Beach
Saco
Falmouth
Yarmouth
Brunswick
Rockland
Recall Election Movement Seeks Five-Member Recall
Organizer H Gordon Crowley filed petitions with 3148 names with the Portland city clerk to force a recall election of five school committee members. The push followed the appointment of a Massachusetts man as Deering High School principal.
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H. Gordon Crowley
Massachusetts
Deering High School
Stalingrad Siege Endures for 166 Days
World War II battle near Stalingrad stretched across 166 days as Russian defenses resisted the German Onslaught. The protracted engagement tested endurance, tactics, and urban combat in a pivotal Eastern Front confrontation.
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Stalingrad
Legislature set to pass measure on annual sessions and council abolition
The article notes momentum in the legislature for a bill that would institute annual legislative sessions and abolish the Executive Council, with passage expected soon.
Dunfey Family Buys Lexington Motor Inn in Massachusetts
The Dunfey Family Hotels and Motor Inns have purchased the Lexington Motor Inn on Route 128 and plan a 52 unit expansion this fall. The 65 unit property will be renamed the Sheraton Motor Inn, joining the Dunfeys’ Sheraton Eastland Motor Hotel operation in Portland.
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Sheraton Motor Inn
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Wimbledon Seeds Fall At Queen's Club Tournament
Wimbledon seeding committee faced embarrassment as eight seeds for the singles drew were cut to quarterfinals at Queen's Club. Okker, Taylor, Barnes, Davidson, Roche, Cooper, Metreveli, and Newcombe advanced, with Satana Emerson Bowrey and Drysdale eliminated by strong forehands and surprise challengers.
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Tony Roche
John Cooper
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Calif
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Yugoslavia
AMA Adopts Liberal Policy On Abortion
The American Medical Association adopted a liberal abortion policy after decades of silence, endorsing guidelines for abortions when continued pregnancy threatens the mother’s health or life, results from rape or incest, or when the infant would have severe deformities. Colorado, North Carolina and California have laws similar to the new AMA policy.
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Four Arab Terrorists Are Killed In Aden Clash
AP report from the South Arabian protectorate says four Arab terrorists manning a machine gun were killed by a British armored car in Aden's Crater district as troops faced heavy sniper fire. One British soldier was injured and the day closed with the area sealed off amid renewed violence after a mutiny on Tuesday.
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Court Arraigns 20 Members of Tijerina Group in Rio Arriba Raid
In Santa Fe AP dispatch, police plan heightened precautions for the arraignment of 20 members of the militant Spanish American group led by Reies Lopez Tijerina. They face 26 charges including first and second degree kidnapping for the Tierra Amarilla raid on the Rio Arriba County Courthouse.
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N.M
New Mexico
National Guard
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Alfonso Sanchez
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Reies Jr
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Joe Angel
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Parliament hears Britain casualties in attack clash
Thomson told Parliament 11 Britons were killed and 30 injured aiming to stop the fighting on Tuesday. Earlier officials cited 18 dead and 23 wounded while unofficial counts rose to 20 or more. Arab casualties remain unreported.
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Thomson
Parliament
Death of Mae Totman Former Ocean Avenue Resident
Mrs. Mae Totman aged 87 died in Covington Kentucky after living 17 years on Ocean Avenue Old Orchard Beach. Interment took place in Sturbridge Massachusetts last Friday. A fashion show by the Ladies Sodality was postponed due to the storm and will be held next Tuesday June 27 at 8 PM at St Margaret's Parish Hall.
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Ocean Avenue
Covington
Sturbridge
Mass
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St. Margaret’ S Parish
Maine grads see higher starting pay in some fields
AP reports University of Maine placement bureau found 1967 average salaries for graduates were below the national average but higher than 1966 in several fields. The survey also shows Maine elementary and secondary schools offered graduates $738 less annually than out of state systems.
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University of Maine
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Bureau
Maine
Program Planned About Marinelife
Kittery New Hampshire? Correction: Kittery Maine AP reports approval for a federally sponsored marine life program. Robert L. Workman says $81,000 has been allocated for the Regional Academic Marine Program to fund high school oceanography instruction once final Congressional approval is secured.
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Robert L. Workman
Kittery Schools
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