Former Local Pastor Guest of Youth Group
Rev. David E. Wigley, pastor of United Federated Church in Fort Fairfield and former United Church of Christ leader, visited Biddeford with his church’s Youth Group guests. Local hosts housed the youths and arranged meals, with a Saturday swimming party and cookout at the Kennebunk Pond home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Pierce.
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David E. Wigley
United Federated Church
Fort Fairfield
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
Albert Worden
Kennebunk Pond
Donald Pierce
Worden
Clayton Cartmill
Robert Leslie
Jean Michaud
Kenneth Armstrong
Flora Harpoothan
Cheryl Michaud
David Leslie
Barry Cartmill
Frances Gleason
Katherine Marshall
Laurie Beckwhin
Christie Armstrong
Craig Larson
James Lockhart
Marilyn Jean Donovan
James E. Donovan
Hills Beach
Gardner R. Walls
Ruth Walls
Common Street
Saco
Lawrence Walls
St. Mary’s Church
John P. Donovan
Winthrop
Walls
St. Andre's High School
McIntosh College
Dover
N. H
Moorpark wedding tragedy claims groom and best man
In Moorpark California 118 near the city a car driven by 18 year old Larry Diaz lost control on a curve minutes after a wedding. Diaz and Raul Torres 23 best man at the Moorpark ceremony were killed when their car struck a utility pole. Delia Diaz 19 the bride and guests in a following car were not reported injured.
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Moorpark
Calif
Larry Diaz
Simi
California
Diaz
Raul Torres
Delia
Classifieds In Want Ads Prove Their Worth
A bustling page features 92 want ads inviting readers to place notices for jobs services and items for sale. Local readers learn how to reach advertisers and how quick responses can be for buyers and sellers alike with practical tips.
Heavy Rains Fill Northeast Reservoirs
Heavy May and June rains eased a Northeast water shortage threat by filling reservoirs to capacity or near, with record stream flows in Ohio New Jersey and New York. Officials noted New England had adequate water though not heavy rainfall. NYC water supply exceeded 100 percent capacity. Quabbin Reservoir in Massachusetts stood 48 percent full on June 1 with potential four to five years’ supply at current level.
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New York
Washington
Ohio
New Jersey
Weather Bureau
Boston
New England
Northeast
New York City
Quatcin
Safe Freeways Safer Than City Streets in Fatal Accidents
The record shows that free ways are twice as safe as city streets in fatal accidents and five times as safe in total accidents, highlighting significantly lower risk on limited access roadways.
Broadway Tryouts Staged In Summer Lineup
A limited summer season features pre Broadway tryouts including Sweet Charity and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. Noisy favorites like The Odd Couple and West Side Story receive repeat runs while Noel Harrison and Geraldine Page headline revivals in New England.
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Page One
Chita Rivera
New England
April Shawhan
Zina Bethune
H.G. Wells
Noel Harrison
Rex Harrison
Neil Simon
Robert Cummings
South
Geraldine Page
Shirley Booth
Miss Booth
Noel Coward
Joan Fontaine
Sound of Music
South Pacific
New York
New
Promising Preproduction Works for Berkshire Theater Festival
England this summer presents Toscanini and Picasso a two character comedy by the Graduate and Bridge on the River Kwai screenwriter. Everybody's Girl by John Patrick features Vivian Vance as a praised mother not a wife. A Matter of Position by Elaine May, part of Nichols and May duo, will be staged in New England at Stockbridge Berkshire Theater Festival. A Cry of Players by William Gibson with Anne Bancroft opens at Berkshire Theater Festival.
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England
Toscanini
Picasso
John Patrick
Vivian Vance
Elaine May
Nichols
May
Mike Nichols
New England
Berkshire Theater Festival
Stockbridge
Mass
William Gibson
Anne Bancroft
Police Start Sweep Through Camping Site
Washington police began a sweep of Resurrection City to clear remaining residents after a 10 42 a m evacuation deadline. Officers moved from the east end toward the Lincoln Memorial as National Guardsmen stood by and demonstrators pledged to march on Capitol Hill led by Rev. Ralph Abernathy.
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Washington
Resurrection City
Grant Wright
U.S. Park
Wright
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Agriculture Department
Abernathy
Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Orvil L. Freeman
Senate Agriculture Committee
Capitol Hill
Capitol
Local Boy Scouts Head to Camp Hinds on Weeklong Trip
Biddeford Troop 346 sponsored by Tighe- Beaudoin- Farley Post Amerian Legion left for Camp Hinds in Raymond for a week of summer camping. Scouts John Dryden Tony Potvin Peter Nadeau David Goulet David Boynton and Carl Leonard Jr. attend. They will work on merit badge requirements after recently earning new ranks.
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Biddeford
Tighe- Beaudoin-Farley Post
American Legion
Camp Hinds
Raymond
John Dryden
Tony Potvin
Peter Nadeau
David Goulet
David Boynton
Carl Leonard Jr
Switzerland remains neutral avoids military alliances
Switzerland continues its policy of neutrality by not joining any military alliance and not becoming a United Nations or NATO member. It engages internationally through various UN agencies, including the World Health Organization, to participate in global health and other cooperative programs.
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Switzerland
U.N
NATO
World Health Organization
Birthday Party At Daigie Home For Richard Valade
The 20th birthday of Richard Valade was observed with a party hosted by his mother Mrs. Rita Daigie at 194 Alfred St Biddeford. He received a purse of money and gifts. A buffet lunch and cake were served to numerous relatives and friends, including Ronald Valade and several Auger Grenier and Credit family members. Some guests, including Maurice Auger and Diane Credit, were unable to attend.
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Richard Valade
Rita Daigie
Alfred St
Biddeford
Ronald Valade
Bobby Daigle
Leila Auger
Romeo Grenier
Philip Auger
Raymond Ruel
Wilfrid Labbe
Real Credit
Richard Auger
Ronald Auger
Francoise Auger
Thomas Martin
Gerard Picard
Dennis Grenier
Bernard Grenier
Marc Auger
Doris Ruel
Richard Ruel
Guy Labbe
Linda Labbe
Paul
Jannine
Denise Credit
Michael Auger
Thomasina Auger
Lynn
Three Cars Collide In Beach Accident
OLD ORCHARD BEACH A three car collision last night caused minor damage police say. Roland Frenette 31 of Biddeford was turning left on Saco Avenue when Donna Boisvert 45 of Saco Avenue stopped behind him. Harold Ouellette 21 of Saco failed to stop and all three cars touched. a parked car owned by Ralph Tanguay 14 Pike Street Riddeford was damaged slightly.
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Old Orchard Beach
Roland O. Frenette
Oak Ridge Road
Biddeford
Saco Avenue
Donna R. Boisvert
Frenette
Harold Ouellette
Henry St
Saco
Ralph Tanguay
Pike St
Riddeford
Saco Youth Corps Vacancies Open in Area Program
Saco Neighborhood Youth Corps Director William Farrington announced three vacancies in the area program. Workers will be paid $1.40 per hour for 26 hours weekly, with eligibility for low income families, such as a family of six earning no more than 4200 yearly. Interested persons may call Farrington at Thorn ton Academy Linnell Gym, or apply in person.
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Saco
William Farrington
Farrington
Thornton Academy
Linnell Gymnasium
Cal Tech classroom uses gold rug to boost student involvement
In Pasadena California psychology professor John Weir notes a busy experimental room at California Institute of Technology used by biology logic English mathematics and psychology classes. The gold rug bright chairs colorful panels and white draperies create a relaxed setting that encourages student participation and responsibility.
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Pasadena
Calif
California Institute of Technology
John Weir
Weir
Charlotte police halt BB gun sale at auction
Charlotte police chief J C Goodman Jr witnessed three BB guns listed for sale at a police auction and intervened to stop the sale citing potential danger to children. Separately Kristi Lee Anderson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lloyd M Anderson of Saco, earned a bachelor of arts degree from Elmira College during its 110th commencement.
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Charlotte
N.C
J. C. Goodman Jr
Lebanon
N. H
Kristi Lee Anderson
Lloyd M. Anderson
Ferry Road
Saco
Elmira College
Elmira
N. Y
Thornton Academy
Anderson
Baltimore Congressman Receives Gun Control Pressure
Baltimore AP reports Representative Clarence D Long has received about seven hundred messages urging support for gun control legislation. One caller threatened, If Long doesn't pass a gun control bill in two weeks, I'll shoot him. The incident highlights intense pressure on Congress amid rising safety concerns.
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Baltimore
Clarence D. Long
Long
Congress
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Red and Gyn Club
Theodore Greenier
George Harrison
Patrick Lunetta
F. Howard Shaffer
Maine
Kennebunk
Maine Employment Security Comm
Main Street
Airlines
Universal Airlines Personnel Schools Dept
International Airport Br
Miami
Florida
Fey
Allen Ludden
Betty White
Clifford L. Swan Co., Inc
Larry’s
Forest Ave
Portland
Reznor
Chrysler
National Cash Register
Adilware
Seegar
Garland Range & Grill
Frialator
Tragaser
Boy Scouts
University of Eastern New Mexico
Roger St. Louis
Charles St. Louis
Elm St
St. Louis
Phi Epsilon Kappa
St. Louis High School
Daigie
Saco Youth Corps
Park &Tilford
Pat
Park & Tilford Distilling Co
Playtex
Willycra
S, M
G. Wat
Ondex
Fyeli
Wali
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